Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-02
TULSA GENEROUS
10 NtLUr '''''ss r1%n%@,m' '':~e,.'
Nearly $1,000 Donated for
Ambulance Work at Front
After McFadden Talks.
SHOWS UP K. C. AND DENVER
Three Ambulances Pledged at
Theater Meet Here; War
Suffering Is Seen.

tulsa in very subtantial way ox-
tended its sympathy to France last
night when, following lecture by
John NJ, McFadden. jr., in the Males
tie theater, S6,iS7 was donated to the
work of the American Ambulance
fleld Service on the western battle
ines OF Europe. MIR McFadden has
been Identified with the ambulance
service in France since the outbreak
of the war. and returned TO the United
States for "A flying tour in an effort
TO raise $4,000 with which to pro-
vide three additional ambulance sec
tions.
Fine Comparison.
The contribution of this city is one
of the largest he has received outside
of New York city. II is l6 times the
amount given in Kansas City. wherc
the reponse netted only $4OO. and ten
times Denver's donation of 5000. Mr..
McFadden will remain I'm Tulsa today
to continue his campaign, and 1t is
expected that the fund will he in
creased to at least $4,000.
\ profound impression of the hor-
rible suffering among wounded
French soldiers was made by Mr. Nc
Fadden upon his audience last night.
Some Of the slides which showed the
condition Of men brot from the bat
tie lines were grewsome. but served
to carry out the speakers appeal for
greater assistance for the American
ambulance corps.
official War Pictures.
Four reels of motion pictures. made
under the direction of the French
government, We're shown. These for
the most part, showed scenes about
Nerdun taken i'm n snowstorm. To
| the disappointment of some OF the
audience. there were no actual battle
scenes shown in the films.
The American ambulance field
service was organized a few days
| after the outbreak Of the war in Au-
/ gust. 1914, by few Americans in
| Paris. It's work consists in trans
| porting the wounded from the dress
| ing stations to the field hospitals. At
| first the equipment consisted of ten
| ambulances but now there are I'm the
, field l3 sections. each consisting of
| twenty ambulances and auxiliary cars.
Friendships Ccmcntcd.
Probably no one thing has done so
much to cement the feeling of friend
! ship between the UnNed States and
| France as the work done by the am
bulance service. MIR. McFadden said
last night that every French soldier
Is acquainted with the work being
done by the Americans.
Work of Surgeons Marvellous.
The work done by American sur
geons at the war front is barely short
of miraculous. Mr.. McFadden said.
| one of the photographs showed n sol
der with the lower part of his face
practically blown off by a shell. An
artificial nose was constructed by the
American surgeons, and thru skillful
treatment he had recovered until in
n later picture he was shown with
only a few scars about the cheek.
The local contributions consisted OF
1857 in cash and pledge for three
ambulances, costing $1,000 each. one
was pledged by the University Men in
/ Oklahoma, another by the Tulsa
Country club and the third by the
Young oil Men of Tulsa. Pledge
cards were distributed in the audience
and taken up during the intermission.
1t was announced that additional con
tributions may be mace thru O. *.
Leonard, vice president of the EX-
change National bank.
Mr.. McFadden was introduced by
Cant. Pat Hurley, who recalled the
valuable assistance France had given
the United States during the early
days of this nations struggle for eX-
istence and Of Americas everlasting
obligation. Members of the Tulsa
Ambulance company attended In a
body.