The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-10
RETURN HOME
WITH ONE LEG
How Spartan American Moth
er Welcomed Her Boy as
He Limped From the
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AMBULANCE aEcKED
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HospIt french Honor
Pinned on
AMBULANCE aEcKED

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Nov. 10
One American mother. Mrs. McQuil-
len, of Philadelphia, gave proof to-
her spartan like spirit OF sacrifice to
patriotism when she met her wound.
ed son, Price McQuillen, at the head
OF the landing stage when an Ameri-
can liner came in.
McQuillen, hobbling ON q crutch
with his entire right leg gone, and
prondly wearing his uniform as .
member of the American field ambul-
ance service, was greeted by his
mother with the words:
'eWelooufe home son" and the two
then fell into each others arms.
With McQuillen, also on erutches.
was his chrlm, Wayne Vetlerine, also
of Philadelphia.
Both boys were badly wounded be-
fore Verdun on August z. They had
three wounded Trench soldiers In
their ambulance and were hoisting
in Q fourth while under shell fire,
when projeotile exploded IN their
midst. The four French wounded
were killed, the ambulance wrecked
and both Americans terribly mang-
led. When they recovered, they found
they had received the medal mill
tarie and the croix de guerre, with
palm and star.
The ship which brought MoQuillen
and Vetlerine carried Representative
Medill Mccormick of Illinois. just
back from q survey of all European
fronts. He left the ship hurriedly,
refusing to talk and presumably to
catch a train to Washington to re-
port to President Wilson.
Other passengers told of their ship
repelling submarine attack when in
the Irish sea, one day out, Of q Brit
ish port. Passengers IN the salon at
6:45 in the evening were startled by
the sudden roar Of the aft gun man
ned by one of the prize gunnery crews
Of the navy. Those who rushed out
on deck caught glimpse of a hur.
riedly submerging submarine. On
that same evening the American liner
picked up two calls from ships in dis
tress, both Of whom reported subma-
rine attacks.
Isaac F. Marcosson, writer. return
ed on the ship after several months
stay abroad. He was in Monte San
Gabrielle when the Italians held that
peak and attributed the present 1tal-
ian defeat to lack Of guns and shells.
General Cadorna," Marcosson said,
'is victim Of circumstances. have
seen nearly all soldiers in the war
and to my mind the Italians are the
best in appearance and action.
"'Lenine," :" he continued, discussing
the Russian situation. will undoubt-
edly head the new government there.
He is undoubtedly a German agent
and he is the most dangerous man in
Russia today"
Panic on Transport.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-The un-
authorized lowering Of boats was the
cause Of several deaths when the
American transport Finland was tor
pedoed, Admiral Simms today re-
ported. This, regarded as indication
Of a slight panic on the transport,
verifies the drowning of Seaman Hew.
ton R. Head, whose body was recov-
cred by the patrol boat Alcedo. The
Tlcedo was torpedo's victim about
weak later. Two other seamen,
James w. Henry and Porter Hilton,
previously listed as missing, we're
drowned, Simms reported today.