El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-29
Drive Ambulances Under
Fire; Save Wounded by
Quick Work.

nAEIS, France, Nov. o9.-Over the
/ shell SCARED ground Of Flanders,
and in practically every danger
zone on the war map Of Europe, wom-
en- ambulance drivers are today win
ming laurels for the sex because Of
/ their unfailinE courage in time OF
] danger and for their splendid ability
as drivers and mechanfcians.
( In the ante-belIum days OF 1914.
/ breaking the speed limit in 4 car
stripped to its best racing trim. was
one OF the chief outdoor sports Of
many OF the rich young women in
America and on the continent. but the
! soldlerly clad patriotic girls. who are
doing their bit at the front TO-DAY are
getting more thrills 70 the minute
than any speed enthusiast who has
paid thousands OF dollars in fines for
the privilege
Collect the Wounded.
Collecting the wounded is not the
SIMPLE thing OF running over to the
station TO meet the trains and trans
porting the wounded to the nearby
hospitals. Indeed. not. The women
drivers Of the ambulance 80 right
up TO the clearing station within
reach Of the big guns
They think nothing OF getting a
bit Of shell through the bonnets of
their cars and il has vet to be re-
ported that so far any OF the girls
who have volunteered for this dan
geTous branch Of the service have
pulled any Lydia Languish stunt in
the face Of an emergency.
Attached to the Scottish Women's
hospital, which by the way. was
planned and is being carried out en-
tirely by women, is an N-ray auto Z
mobile, driven by a woman, which T.
has saved good many lives
Women Surgeons Work Quickly.
As the wounded are taken back
from the line, a picture is taken and .
developed as the car runs back to the
hospital In this way the women .
cases and they are rushed stra light TO I
the operating table The picture OF
the wounded being ready for the
operating surgeon, she knows exactly
what she has TO deal with. Many of
the boys owe their lives to these Y
ray ambUlances and the plucky girls
who are driving them
Women Of wealth all over the world
have found they could serve their
country best by using their knovI-
edge OF how to drive and care for a
car Hundreds Of them have volun-
teered-
Miss Maria Laurence Wetherill. a
New York society girl. has been driv-
ing an ambulance on the French front
She is accounted one Of the most skill
full operators in the motor service.
She wears a new war uniform. de-
signed for women engaged in this
work The costume greatly resembles
the uniform Of the British army Of
fcer, the sam Browne belt adding the
necessary military touch.
Miss Hilda :. Amber. Of Bridge
port has Joined the volunteer ambu-
ance division She, is also an expert
iriver ard mechanic. Miss Amber has
adopted the uniform worn by the :
British royal flying corps.
Many English Girls Help.
There are many fair English lassies :
who are helping TO convey the con-
-alescent TONNES through the more
peaceful districts Of Europe and there
s pictured here a bonnie Scotch las
sic, who has discovered that a few
luffs from her CiEaret while she
.arrying the wounded, helps TO keep
Ter nerves steady for the trying or
leal
Mrs. Blance Shoemaker Wagstaff IS
mother well known New York woman
who is quickly helping in the rescue
work OF the wounded boys on the al
led fronts. She heads a number of
women drivers from the National
-eague for WOman's service who left
.arly last month for France and who
re stationed somewhere along the
ines. doing their share in the work of
Ushing the wounded to the hospitals
nd also in permitting other men TO
ush to the colors who would be
bliged to drive the ambulences had
lot women proved such splendid sub
titutes.