The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-08

Charles Ingles was in Vinrv ridge
fight and taken i'll with trenGA fever.
ly placed his hand on his wife's
shoulder.
"Well, you must admit, Tom"
said the wife, that 1t is bad mix
ture."
Could Fight . Dozen.
Mr.. Ingles said he only regrets that
Chuck is not lighting under the
Stars and Stripes, for he is quick and
would just as soon fight a dozen Ger
mans as to waste his time on one
Of them.
For several years Chuck was en-
ployed as a messenger at the West
ern Union Office in Fargo and again
worked for his father. Many win
ter night, Little "Chuck" was called
to make run TO Moorhead and often
in the saloon known as the Bucket
OF Blood" Dutch" gave hot
wiener sandwich, just to warm up
the little fellow before he returned
to the North Dakota side. It was
this hospitality that "Chuck" could
not forget when Dutch" tapped him
on the shoulder on the battlefield in
France. Fate's shuttle had piled
back and forth between the firing
lines from the two hostile trenches,
and had destined that the two should
be brought face to face under most
remarkable circumstances.
Mother does nothing but knit
socks, more socks and more socks for
her boy-arst-and then the Ameri-
can Red Cross" said Mr.. Ingles, "be-
cause Chuck often writes and says
wooden socks are needed in the cold
damp trenches more than anything
else and that q soldier with cold feet
cannot fight"
Care Well For Boys.
How the British Red Cross in con-
junction with the Canadian Red
Cross works in caring for the wound
ed or sick prisoners is shown in a
letter which Mrs. Ingles received
shortly after her son had been taken
to the Woolwich hospital, suffering
from trench fever. The letter was
written by Constance HI. Scott from
the Canadian Red Cross Information
bureau and reads: .~..
Dear Madam:--I beg to inform
you that Pie. c. r. Ingles, No. 204,-
$50, Fifteenth Canadians, who is now
at Brook war hospital, Woolwich,
London, England. has been seen there
by our Red Cross visitors who re-
port that he is suffering from trench
fever. He is going on we'll. You
may be sure that he win have every
care and attention at the hospital.
''He will be visited regularly and
should he be In need OF any COM
forts other than those supplied by
the hospital, we will gladly send
them from our parcels office"
Interesting Provision.
One of the interesting points in
connection with relief service in the
British empire. that relatives
may get to see their sons should
the wound or wounds give indication
to the attending physician that there
is little hope for life is the railway
fare which is allowed to the nearest
kin, providing he or she is living
less than 80 miles In the outward
direction"
If the soldier is in grave condi-
ton, the medical officer in charge Of
the hospital Is authorized to issue a
free railway warrant to one relative
to visit him, provided that the, rela-
tive is not in position to pay the
fare.
Should the medical oficer in
charge of the hospital telegraph to
the next-of-kin to proceed to the
hospital without delay, a refund of |
the cost Of the railway will be made |
under certain prescribed provisions.
Medical officers in charge OF hos |
pitfalls are authorized to issue vouch- |
ers for cheap tickets, which allow |
the double journey at the single |
fare, to soldiers relatives under the |
following conditions:
A.-That the journey IS not less |
than 80 miles in the outward direc-
lion.
B.-That tickets win be issued for
not more than two adults. or one
adult and two children under IL.
Only one visit is allowed in each
ease unless the medical officer in /
charge Of the hospital should con-
slider a second visit desirable.
Occasional flashes OF humor are
seen in the letters Charles Ingles
has written home, touching at times
he tragic side Of the world conflict
Is viewed from the trench and at |
1ther times that side of the world
var as seen when off duty.
Not Dead Vet.
Under date OF May 27, 1917, Ingles
writes, "just q line to let you know II
am not dead yet He inquiries why II
lis folks had not written him and II
seemed to be provoked over the fact. II
lie was then on a period Of rest.
i have funny feeling" he wrote
tome in that letter that It is going II
% be my last trip in for some time, II
1ut we live in hopes for better
lays"
Tells Of Meeting Dutch.
It was in this letter that Charles
r "chuck" mentions OF meeting
"Ask pa" he writes to his moth
If, eff he remembers that old Ger
nan Hun who used to run the lunch
n Sam dement's saloon.
II saw him over here In a prison
amp, but he would not say very
much, but he knew me as soon as /
poke. He came back to the Hun
AXE message and the Germany
.rabbed him for the army and he
las been at ever since until taken
lehind our lines"
Calls For HE @Makin's.g
Ingles asks his mother what's the
natter with the United States and if
he country had quit growing and
cling tobacco.
Il say has that old country quit
making Bull Durham smoking to-
aceo? III 1t has not just put a few
acks and some Yankee candy ia
box and send them here along
nth a nice homemade cake. II Is
1st Ike being there to receive q
arcel from home"
He says the war isn't SO bad "out
ere after you get used 70 it, but the
rst seven years are the worst. Az
or the next ten years SOU don't pay
ny attention to IT."
Under date or November ~ he
rites his rfat~r HFfau Nft4SraH IN