Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-02

ara then along tn" canal to Port said
where I Joined ths ship / had left az
Alexandria.
we then sailed for Salonica and
wli the first Scottish regimen, to land
IN Macedonia and the Skirt of the
bagpipea rs We marched thru salon
ict Was something new for the COG
mCpolit1n population f the ancient
city which was twice visited by ST.
Paul. to the Jewish inhabitants OF
which he addressed two opistlcs.
After Hard Winter.
after a hard winter and summer
got leave to proceed home for four-
teen days leave in England avd sailed
right up the Mediterranean sea, call
Ing at Gibraltor H. July. 1915.
Il returned to Saonica after my
holiday via Folkestone, Parts and
Mtrseilies from where | sailed on a
French tranHoprt. We called at
Naples. where we stay ID three days
and ! was able TO spend "A day visiting
the ruins nf Pompcii. From Naples
we vert thru the Straits or Mcssna
~ which we could see on tho aicilian
shore the ruirs OF buildings destroyed
in the earthquake Of "A few years ago.
"Idck to Salnnica again and out TO
rejom the hatthlicn In the middle OF
August. on the night of thc 9Th of
September when going Tp TO take
over Some trenches. I had "A narrow
escape. n shell bursting over my head
and killing a man about five yards
from me to whom | had Just beer
speaking.
I'VE were now In Serbia and the
next dav there was lot OF shellng
pGinr on. ami about midday was hit
with . piece OF shell which hurst he
hind me. The piece went into my
h: ck. ius. missing the left of my spine
hv \ hairbreadth, and went thru my
lungs and was taken out of my right
side at Malta four weeks later.
Journcyci by Night.
After | was hit | was carried to
the regimental aid poe- and after the
doctor got me fixed up ] was stuck In
" 'C'o w IN" eitc Of the hill urti IL
was lark, as the wounded could not be
moved iipm the positions during day
| light
when II was dark | was sent of
/ on my long journey of about twelve
miles 10 the casualty clearing station
where ! was kept for -four days before
| they would move me on to hospital in
| Salonica. When ! was strong enough
TO travel, ! was sent ON To Salonica IN
AN ambulance train and went To a
| Canadian general hospital.
nc dhtlOI WIN tNillllItu NV
chest next dav came from Montreal
and his remark to me was, Well
major. you were nearer To glory thai
/ time than you ever have been How
ever next day he told Colonel Robert
the commandent of the hospital tha
The majo was n hard man to Kill
so he was not so bad after all.
After l6 days in this hospital,
was sent on to Malta where | was KEEP
a. Il. 1. 4 -.
der chloroform. one when they cut til,
piece OF shell out of my side and thu
other when they drew the blood OF
from my right lung.
Three Months Leave.
AT the end of "A month. | was in
valided to England and after a weel
in the Russian hospital in London, wa,
granted three months sick leave by {
medical board
This leave does not expire unt
February Is. but as | am feeling very
fit, have applied to go back to duty
at once, hut will have to tie passed by
n medical board first.
Il know and realize that we have q
long and weary road TO travel befor,
we are victorious. but the longer tn,
road, the more thoroly will the enemy
he trodden under foot and even th'
German people delivered from their
iunker oppressors, so that the world
will he so much nearer the day.
When man tae man
The warld DER
shall brithers he for n that
My wife and family came home
from South Africa last year and are
now living here in Rothesay on tho
Island OF Butte. down the Clyde about
two hours from Glasgow. We have
III thTRp girls NnFUuIRf lpNStA "A nd Mary
1 You see. | have stuck to the good old
II Scots names.
II Perhaps when war Is Dover and
/ gentle peace returning, we may meet
again, but meanwhile. III be glad 10
get n limo from you"