Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-08-24

| ~on8S UV&x1u~ ~ ny b'Nh0s1s wv pes
no need to threaten them. They ball
dragged me toward the rear
Carried 70 the Rear.
II was q trip which was not without
incident. Every now and then we
! would hear the shrek OF nh approach.
ing coal box" and then my prisoner
stretcber bearers and ! would tumble in
one indiscriralnsfe group Into the near
eel she'll hole, II We did that once we
| did II q half dozen times. After each
dive the four would patiently reorgan-
ize and arrange the improvised stretch
cr again, and we would proceed. Fol-
lowing every tumble. however. would
have 10 tighten my tournIquets. and.
despite all could DO. the hemorrhnge
from my wound continued to flow SO
profusciy that WAS beginning to feel
very dizzy and weak. On the way In
sighted our regimental dressing sta
ton and signed 10 my four bearers to
carry me toward H. | couldn't talk
German. The station was In an old
German dugout Major GlIday was at
the door. lie laughed when he saw
me with my own special ambulance
detail.
We'll. what do you wantf' he asked.
Most OF ALL" said. II think | want
q drink OF rum"
He produced II for me instantly.
sNow," said he. my advice 10 you Is
10 keep on travelling. You've got fine
special detail there 10 look after you.
Make 'ern carry you 10 Pozieres. It's
only Ave miles, and you'll make Il all
right. I've got this place loaded up
fun, no stretcher bearers, no assistants,
no adequate supply OF bandages and
medicines and a lot OF very bad cases
II you want TO get out OF here in
week Just keep right ON going now"
AS we continued toward the rear we
were the targets for number OF hui
morous remarks from men coming up
10 go into the tight
"Give my regards 10 Blighty, you
lucky bcggar.' was the most frequent
saying
"Bli me-" said ono cockney Tommy.
there goes one o tn Canadians with
an escort from the kaiser"
Another man stopped and asked
about my wound.
Good work." he said. I'D like TO
have nice clean one like that my
self"
| noticed one OF the prisoners grin
ming at some remark ana asked him II |
he understood English. lie hadn't spo-
ken TO me. though be had shown the
greatest readiness TO help me.
Certainly understand English" he
replied. speaking tho language perfect /
Iy. II used 10 DO walter at the |
Knickerbocker hotel In New York"
That sounded like n voice from home.
and wanted TO hug him. / didn't.
However, can say for him he must
nave been good waiter He gave me
rood service.
or tho last stages OF my trip to Pc
,Ieres cannot tell anything, for | ar
lived unconscious from loss OF blood
rho last / remember was that the for
uer waiter, evidently seeing that !
vas going out. asked me TO direct him
low TO reach the field hospital station
4 P0zieres and whom to ask for when
ie got there. came back TO con
ciousness Ia a clean hospital cot the
lext morning.
realized as / lay on that cot | was
mt OF the modern hell for a time, and
ny mind drlfted back over the days
ust passed. Wounded men, grim re-
were all about me. many OF
hem worse of than | was. ! had seen
II kinds OF bravery British officers
calmly over the top with a
In their eyes and cane In
heir hands into almost certain death.
Ike man getting into tub OF water
rhere he knew he would get wet.
Come on. let's go!" they would
rawL My respects to them.
And also to the enemy. The German
Ulcers tight TO the last. Few surren-
er. My hat Off TO them. And the
cad brave Major Lewis and poor
my close comrades And
My the other day read Lance Cor
oral Glass. the man carried In after
ar first bombing raid In Belgium. had
cen killed In action In France. saw
In Montreal paper.
They vaceinated me for everything ,
lille with the army-eserything ex
spt against being shot II a man
suld Invent m antltcxln for that
ell. he would be hero.
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