The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-27
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lowed hN - tableau ~ ptd Glory and
it, protector Uncle sam Ns the chous
OF the star ]spurplrd Banner was sung
the audience rose To Us feet \ spc-
ciai number not ou th" program was
the dancing uf the Highland FLING hy
eight lassics IN Scottish costume mem
bcrs Of the freshmen class. pupils
81 Miss Fadncr This number caused
the walls tu ring with cheers. The
technical training noticeable tn th"
flexible eloquent feet of the dancers
was commented ON hy many present
Part two OF the program was &c lee
turc 3d., carl McGcc lately back from
the midst uf the conflict in Franco"
where he served his country on the
firing line and was within fifty feet
OF the enemy trenches ON several uo-
caAions Mr. MCGrc's address was %
that will live forever in the memoir
OF those who heard him. \ sturdy
stripping. filled with the vaEerncss
aud fire youth. touched 10y the solem-
nifty uf actual war service. Mr.. Mc6ee
was 70 striking ngu that typified Ia
an the Thousand of young Americans
following in his Footsteps tie was
interrupted many times with applause
Ia part his address was
Ladies' and Gentlemen Tonight 7
ann going To- try to- tell YOU e. little
about the life Of the men in the
uenchcs as q soldier would see II
II has been my privil"g" for the last
-four months 60 work i'm the French
ambulance service together with them,
to have seen them wounded and to see
them die believe that tonight |
can give you u little ~ the life OF
the men close To the front line OF
the French ! have been In the
French service at the French front
saw the attacks tho Last Of July
and the first of August
some uf our boys have served since
the first ur the war with the French
~ the front. About the time Amer
lea declared war there about coo At
the FIRST of July there were about
500 think COO out OF The 500 start
eel ia the French ambulance service"
our work consisted Of bringing u
the wounded. when q man is wound
ed he is brought back uu strctcherS
to the third lin" three miles from IN"
firing line he is put t an ambulance"
aud brought back at night to the base
hospital We start bringing the
wounded ir FROM the lines ls soon
49, II rs dark We had to gn under
,xnos.d fir, for half q mile II would
hny, pc.n suicide in dav time Dur
ing IA. J,y tn, wounded are brought
back ON rollers through th, trenches
tn the woods four miles behind the
lines to the hospital
Nh Mage. told OF 10 corner In 1
Frcuch town where thr Buchcs
drnpppd shells every. thirty seconds
The |ambuiau,. ON the way to the
lines Ia get the wounded l,d to pass
around TINS corner ON the wt, to
get the wounded they used tu AXE
tho ro,d through the woods. bat on
the way back thry hud To- take the
ro.I through tho town hcsauS, the
road through the woods was so bad.
when they came 60 the CORNER they
would time tho shells with their wrist
watches. They usually came about
thirty seconds apurt Just l- soon as
% shell landed they would throw the
throttle wide open and cover the
seventy Yards around the corner ~
uuipkl, ,s pusSibl. 81 wtss necessary
10 get AZ least seventy yards ON the
other side byfnr. they were safe.
Tho has, hospital at which Mr..
Narcr WIS stationed WI. lu am old
chateau loo the wine cellar. with 7s
ftci Of sand bags steel and stone hc-
tween them and the oNpusrl portion.
They humbarurd all the dressing
stations. uII the rouds and the ann
mani,iou stations every day at (
o'clock and az , o'clock ai night We
were newer disappointed aud they
kept IL up au,wh,r. from five min
utcs 90 half au hour
Nh. Mar,o told uf two American
boys who were Eillod Dos "a Buch,
shell We were used tu seeing ia,
French KILLED IL hJpp,ur: cyorN du,
hut IL was p different matter whct
our own boys were Killed. / don.