The herald., 1917-08-09

service and these attributes have made
the service what il is today.
II is stated that as soon as informa-
ton reached Chicago of the loss of
the two nurses on board the Mongolia
and the serious injury of a third
number of nurses in that city promptly
volunteered To fill the places of those
who had made the major sacrifice" in
the service of t.,eir country.
Red Cross nurses in Serbia, in order
that they might have better facilities
In caring for the wounded, elected 10
20 Ia Belgrade, on the Austrian front,
taking up position in q hospital ex-
posed 10 shell fire of the enemy. These
nurses remained in this dangerous pO-
Sition through the capture OF Belgrade
by the Austrians. followed by its re-
capture by the SerbianS and later by a
subsequent recapture by the PruSSiap
and Austrian armies, all the time di.
rcctly in the line Of fire.
That II is impossible 10 anticipate
and provide against danger is demon
Strated from the fact that not nurse
among the number of more than 30
sent by the Red Cross To foreign bat
tlc1ieldS since September. 1914. has lost
her life, while it remained for two
nurses peacefully seated on the deck
If a ship in midoCean to meet with
fatal accident which occurred during
practice firing.
Nurses working IN Belgium occupied
Il spot situated in the line of flight
Frequently travelled 10y Zeppclins in
crossing the English channel. In some
instances windows in hospitals occu-
pied by these Red Cross nurses were
broken by bombs east by the aircraft
yet not Il nurse suffered injury.
Experience of Two Nurses.
Red Cross nurses have been assigned !
to duty in all European countries and |
not a single nurse died from accident |
since the opening of the European war. |
The experience of Miss Helen Scott |
Of Illinois and Miss Rachel Torrance |
Of New York is a drama of thrills. |
These two nurses were sent out on |
board the Red Cross ship in Septem- |
Der. 1914, TO Russia, where they helped |
Ia organize a Red Cross hospital at |
kieff. After about one years service |
In this city, at the urgent request Of |
the queen of Bulgaria, they were trans
ferred 10 her country to aid the Bull
Garian government in establishing n
nursing service for the Bulgarian army.
In this work a nurses school was eS-
tahlished in Sofia, into which many
native women graduated from the
American college at COnStantinOple.
were received for training These two
American nurses continued their work
n Sofia until the hospital service there
was taken over by the Germans. Dur
ne this time they We're always under
he direct patronage of the Bulgarian
queen. After the assumption of the
work by the Germans, Miss HAY and
Miss Torrance went TO PhilippOpolis
md took over the relief work in that
part Of the country at the request of
he bulgarian queen. These nurses
we're recalled 10 the United States i'm
ncdiately after the declaration. on
April 6, Of the existence of state of
var by the congress of the United
States and have already reported to
Red Cross headquarters in Washing
on
In war expert services must be con-
crved. and while it seems necessary |
- hold our enrolled Red Cross nurses
or the technical hospital service. there
: still ample opportunity for the Serv-
e. of the patriotic women throughout
America. To meet the needs of the
resent situation every woman must
" willing to perform the duty for
which she is best qualified. believing
hat every service rendered to once's
ountry is equally important.-New !
,Ork Herald. I