Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-07
No. 8
DECORATED FOR
BRAVERY B R. I !: HO NE AND
UNCLE SAN

Copyright. 1911. BY the Ben syndic.te. Ino

cspyright. 1871. by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.
In the hut which constituted the
special ward for leg wounds I was
lifted from the stretcher on which
had travelled oil the way from Pozieres
into q comfortable bed with fresh,
clean sheets, and instantly found my
self surrounded with quiet, trained,
efiicient care. forgot the pain of my
wounds and the dread Of the coming
operation when.a tray OF delicious food
was placed beside my bed and 4 nurse
prepared me for the enjoyment Of 1t
By bathing my face and hands with
scented water.
On the following morning my leg
was X-rayed and photographed. I told
the surgeon ] thought the business Of
operating could very well be put. OF
until had had about three more
square meals, but he couldn't zee It
that way. In the afternoon, Igot my
first sickening dose Of ether, and they
took the first lot Of iron out Of me.
suppose these were Just the surface
deposits, for they only got I'VE or six
pieces. However, they continued sys-
tematically. I had I'VE more opera.
lions, and every time ! came out Of
the ether the row Of bullets and shell
scraps at the foot Of my bed was {
little longer. After the number had
reached TWENTY-FIVE they told me that
perhaps there were . few more In
there, but they thought they'd better
NY wounds had become eeptic. and
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% drainage and cure. II was ABOUT
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I sincerely regret, d MORN vo,, that ~.
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rsposted danserously 1l in No s general
Furthsr nsrticplsl. .unnlisd y . ,st. .n'en.
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q sppeafs tnal our1n9 the nme Of
my auventuies VAN tne oiack dog ana
.ne anattenuye nurse my temperature
ma sscendeo % tne stage when the
ooctofs began % ADMIT another meth
oo oI treatment might nave been guc'
not dldn,s9 pass out. Inc
~ tnls : mcst regret ABOUT my
s.o.e eau - tn .l1E my parents IN Lex
anstoa we1o ~ unreheveu suspense
auOut ny eono ula'1n un ln mySei1 sent
lnem = SsDie 1rom London on Decem-
per 10. AFTER tne nrst oincial mes
s.se, seeInlnsly prepared almost as
pleIace g tEe ahnouncement OF my
u,s' my ia'ne1 .ecelvea no news
- me wna.ever.t ana. as ! dion,t Know
tnet .ne omclai message nad gone
caDieo notnang 70 MIN until I was feel-
ing larry cnipper again. ron can't
nave wars, tnougn.- without these little
misunderstandings.
II 1t were possible I should say
something here which would be fitting
ana adequate about the English wom-
en- who nursed the 2'SOO wounded men
nnt general ta.t Hospital i.a+ No. at Rous