New-York tribune., 1917-06-23
Salvation Army Is Equipping
p Ambulances for U.S.. Troops
10 Be Sent with First American Detachment That Goes
to France-Four Sretcher Bearers, a Driver and d
Mechanic to Accompany Each Car

, throughout the parish tho following
extract taken from the diary Of a.
ambulance driver 10 show the impor-
tance and the great necessity OF these
ambulances and the invaluable work
they perform:
Tuesday. April l..
"The call which | said might come
at o'clock this morning came at 1880
a. N. instead. We received word from
the fort that the wounded were simply
pouring in, and that they wanted all
the cars we could send. Therefore. ~.
a. m. fifteen cars left here and after
a perfectly terrible run arrived at the
fort The roads were simply alive with
, bursting shells. Two of our cars were
nit and shot full OF holes None OF the
fellows. however were touched. Up a.
the fort we saw sights this morning
that we shall never forget. The long
tunnels wero simply lined with wound
Cd. Many OF them had arms and legs
shot of. II seems that during last
night the Germans made an attack on
the French first lines. This meant
hand-to-hand fighting. which lasted for
more than four hours. In this time the
French lost more than 1000 men and
had about $50 wounded. We worked
steadily back and forth from the fort
from a. m. to - noon. We then all
went 10 bed. At 7 p. m. ! made two
more trips and brought back a dozen
or so wounded. At II p. m. had fin
ished up and went 20 bed. | don't
know at what time we will be called
out tomorrow morning, but ] suppose
that it will be around or o'clock
List night, or rather this morning, our
cars carried 1,15O wounded from the
fort TO the evacuation hospital at Dug
ny, a distance OF fifteen kilometres.'
The Brick Presbyterian Church, on
Fifth Avenue, already has its ambu-
lance At the front. II was procured bv
the efforts Of the Women's War Relief
Society, who engaged Lieutenant George
Roeder TO tell OF his service along the
entire Western front, from the VosCes
TO the sea. and how in the course Of the
service he received a wound from an
exploding shell which also killed two
men Of his ambulance unit. After his
story Of the work of the American Am
bulance members of the Brick Church
contributed $1,000 for an ambulance,
which was at once dispatched TO France.
Service for Hospital Unit
A most impressive service took place
recently in Boston when Bishop Law
renee dedicated and bid godspeed 20
Base HOSPITAL Unit No. s.. from the
historic pulpit of Phillips Brooks in
Old Trinity Church. The Rev. Henry
X. Sheriff. for several years the curate
Of Trinity, will accompany the unit as
its chaplain. In the service were 25
officers. 125 orderlies and 55 nurses.
in dedicating the flags that are sent
with the ambuances Bishop Lawrence
used this prayer:
80 Lord, our God, to whom alone
belongeth power and from whom COM
eth our salvation, bless US. We pray
Thee, a5 we dedicate this flag. which
shall be 70 US the symbol Of justice,
liberty and mercy
"We remember before Thee the men
who beneath this banner, in war and in
peace, have fought the battles of the
right They loved not their lives unto
death, but laid them down that this
nation might be one and free. Help
US. we beseech Thee, 10 maintain that
which they achieved And as. when
strong man armed keepeth his palace,
his goods are in peace, teach our hands
10 war and our fingers 10 fight against
all who would take from Us our fathers
heritage Of freedom.
"Sanctify our allegiance to the Re-
public for which this banner stands;
that by Thy mighty aid 1t may continue