The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-11

ntaysa Dsath to Save Life Of
E Alnbul1nce Driver at
=. FORK ID France.
.leat illogical Semi
/, E1ai Course to Fight
si0r His Country.

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fulton. Mo.-"sonewhere In France
o. John .WoodbridGe. q former student
oesvVestmipstef college in this city and
8 couain 81. Presidslt Woodrow Will.
500. wsert1g tho French medal. Croix
aSyuyessu and m additional star. de-
mating ,Sxceptlonal bravery on the bat
fjefllnesaeEHt ambulance driver. Rela-
1tve6 o. the young man have Just re-
ceived from him q graphic account of
heEavents that led up to his winning
the hcnors.
III gives W Church carssr.
wocdbeidge glve up ministerial
carees, u 5oin SCORES Of other students
Of Nflhcetons Theological seminary in
offeEang .thedri services to Uncle Sam
wha4 4se war started. Two brothers
Of NeSdbtldte. also cousins Of Presi-
dent FfSph, ARE serving the United
Sta4es They are Woodrow Wilson
Wood 3dge. who H. q first lieutenant
at Rert 1s1exsAvtorth Kas., and Casper
WoQ0b1t6ge. Tor some time In the
sssS5o6 6f the r. n. C. A. in Mesopo.
tamia. Their father. Dr.. 8. !. Wood
bridge. ID Ii Shanghai. China. where
he ~ "sditoFtof the Christian Chinese
IntSt1isencer.
John woodbridge describes his ex-
pesteness AZ follows:
= have Just climbed the hill after
= combination swim and wash in the
old Marine river, and consequently feel
. better man. We have been here
resting tor almost four days--a well
como change. tar from the continual
iafefno Of shells, the nightly dread Of
q air attacks, Of which We have had
sxpxricnces. and the gruelling work Of
ambulance service.
Two Comrades Killed.
we have been through seven DIFF
Yerent kinds of hell since wrote last
to you, on July 10. and I have lost two
~ my comrades, Jim Galley and Perley
RaAnllton, who werc blown to pieces
whom they were loading their ambu-
lance at q peculiarly dangerous poste de
secours. WE never dwell on morbid
s1hjects II IRE do mot have to. but the
war hAs been forced on our minds as
u never has been before. ..s
my partner. Long John. and myself.
the two OF ua who drive old Becky II.
have been exceeding fortunate in win
ming the much coveted medal for
btnHery. the .Eroix de Guerre. with an
additional star denoting exceptional
bravery.
ION the morning Of July os our dis
trict. was being shelicd most severely.
BY the way. we have been on the busi-
est sector Of the entire French front
Our car was at the poste de sccours
at O. that morning. and had Just
returned after carrying eight blesses
to the hospital at NJ. r. When We re-
turned to O. we found poor Jim
Galley there. who ran out and said
For Gods sake, go into v and &c,
Gill. Our car was broken down there
and he is almost killed. For God,
sake hurry up and get Gill.'
"V- was being shelled like the
mischief then. at the rate Of at leas,
$50 shells a minute, but We drove int.
the little village. Into that hell o
bursting shells. and saw the car. w
could not find Gill or any one. al.
though We looked all over. so We un
loaded the couche dying down blesse
into our cara four man job. and har,
at that-alone and drove him to NJ. r
then we returned into that para
disc at ". and I ran up the stree
halt blinded by new smoke and dus
from falling walls. and finally foun,
Gill and two blesses In q dangerous
dugout.
II picked up the couche on my bacl
and started TO carry him to the cal
but found shortly that he was to-
heavy. SO made him hobble on with hi
pig ieg. q most ridiculous sight whe
~ had .time to think over. -
Escape Wearing Wings.
Then we started out and. believ
ms. we did some tall starting out! W
almost skidded into pile Of unex
rloded, shells: II We had hit them "
would be wearing wings now.
certainly Is q wonder to me We wer
not wiped out. I believe in a God
heaven most implicitly NOW!
"Qur car had several holes in !
from falling fragments Of shells an
stones. dents innumerable all over III
radiator and roof. My helmet has
couple Of dents In It and I thank
for saving me from two bumps on m
head.
u. Last Monday one week ago We wei
decorated aleng with an America
lieutenant by no less parsonage tha
the general Of three corps. who kisse
each, Of us on both cheeks after
had pinned the Croix de Guerre on II
1t would not have been SO bad, but Il
old boy had not been shaved for tv
days, and my face Is just healing fro
tho scratches he put on said face.
most impressive ceremony.
Nov. when we 60 down in our ne
uni5orms and our pretty croix-m-m-u
81 had my first hot bath in tov
two days ago; stayed in the tub I
one hour and q half. soaking. New
felt cleaner in my life."
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