The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-14

preaching coal box" and then my
! prisoner stretcher bearers and
would tumble in one indiscriminate
Group into the nearest shell hole. II
we did that once We did 1t a half
dozen, times. After each dive the
four would patiently reorganize and
arrange the improvised stretcher
! again and We. would proceed. Fol-
lowing every tumble, however,
would have 10 tighten my tourniquets
and despite all lGouid do the hemorr.
hage from my wound continued to
flow so profusely that was Begin.
ming 10 feel very dizzy and weak. On
the way in l sighted our regimental
dressing station, and signed to my
four bearers to carry me toward 1t.
] couldn't talk German. The station
was in an. old German dugout. MJor
Gilday was at the DIOR. He laughed
when he saw me with my own spe-
cia ambulance detail.
We'll, what do you WANT" he
asked.
Most Of ALL" ] said, I think 1want
drink of rum"
He produced it for me instantly.
is to keep on travelling. You've got
a fine special detail there to look
after you. Make EN- carry you to
Poizers. It's only five miles; and
you'll make 1t all right. I've got this
place loaded up full. 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 a week,
just keep right on going. now" :.
AS we continued toward the. rear
we were the targets for number OF
humorous remarks from men coming
up to 90 into the fight.
"Give my regards TO Blighty. you
lucky beggar," was the most frequent
saying. =
my. There goes one O tn Cana.
dams with an escort from the
Kaiser"
Another man stopped and asked
about my wound.
Good work." he said. I'd like to.
have a nice clean one like that my,
self" -
noticed one OF the prisoners grim.
ming at some remark and asked him
lif he understood English. He hadn't;
spoken 10 me, though he had shown
"Certainly understand English"
he replied, speaking the language
perfectly. 81 used 10 BIZ a waiter at
the Knickerbocker hotel in New
York" That sounded like voice
from home, and I wanted to hug him.
I didn't. However, I can say for him
that he must have been a good wait
er. He gave me good service. =;
OF the last stages OF my trip to-
Poizers T cannot tell anything. for I
arrived UNCONSCIOUS from loss or
blood. The last remember was that
the former waiter. evidently seeing
that was going out. asked me TO-
direct him how to reach tine field.
10 ask for when he got there. came
back to consciousness in clean hos:
pital cot the next modrning.
realized as I lay on that cot 4
was out Of the modern hell for q
time, and my mind drifthd back over
the days just past. Wounded men,
grim reminders. were all about me
many of them worse off than / was. ,
had seen all kinds OF bravery.
British officers climbing calmly over
the top with 4 monocle in their eyes
and a cane in their hands into ~.
most certain death-lke man get.
ting into a tub Of water where be
knew he would get wet. =.
Come on. Let's co." they would
drawl. My respects to them.
And also TO the enemy. The Ger!
man officers fight TO the last. Few
surrender My hat of 10 them. And
the dead. brave Major Lewis and
poor Macfarlane. my close comrades.
And ONLY the other day 7 read Lance
Cnrporal' Glass. the man I carried IN
after our first bombing raid IN Bel;
GUM. had been killed in action In
II saw it in Montreal paper.
while ' with tho Misunderstanding ex:
cent against being shot. II man
could invent an anti-toxn for that
well, he would be a hero.
(Capyright, 1917. by the Bell Syndi.
cate. Inc.)
The sixth article Of this remark. =.
able personal narrative will appear
next Saturday.