Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-11-26
Good OLD pep" never LEAVES
YOUR UNCLE SAMUEL'S FIGHTER
the Battle Line Lying Wounded Hospital His Chief Charac-
terstc Is His ndomitabe Spir-If There Is Yet
American Who Does Not Hate the Hun He Should Hear
the Tales OF the Heroes of Chateau Thierry.

Paris.-The indomitable and uncon-
QuerabIe spirit of the soldiers from
the United States Is one of the out
standing characteristics that excite
the admiration of all who come In con
tact with them. They make the Amer
lean proud of his nationality ana
arouse the envy of those who, by cir
cumstances over which they have no
control. are denied the privilege to be
one of them.
If there is yet an American who
does not hate the Hun, he or she
should have seen the first tralnload
of American wounded that arrived
here from Chateau-Thlerry. AS these
heroes modestly related their expert
ences, one had mingled feeling Of
worship for them and Intense hatred
for the blood-maddened beasts who are
responsible for the awful agony which
the world Is now suffering.
In compartment with number of
French wounded was nineteen-year-
old boy from Chicago. He was all
alone and surrounded by men who
could not speak his language. He was
I'm the most terrific pain, but managed
10 keep down the, slightest groan.
Nothing could have drawn n whisper
from him before his French comrades
In arms.
A Red Cross doctor asked him II
there was anything he wanted.
"Just drink Of water, please" was
the low answer.
He got 1t. The doctor asked If there
was anything else he wanted. The
boy wanted to be turned on his side.
With machine-gun bullet through
his leg and a wound that had scorched
It's way across his hips. to say moth
ing OF an injured arm, he was perfect
ly incapable of helping himself.
The doctor turned him on his side
and then discovered the lad had had
nothing to eat for 80 hours. Unfor-
tunately he was only one Of many In
the same fix. The Red Cross did its
best and soon had what emergency
food II had In the hands of those who
were still able to use them. The more
seriously injured, of course, were the
first to be removed by the long liue
Of waiting ambulances.
Indomitable Spirit.
Before the train pulled In the ambu
lances were drawn up and waiting. Sc
was small crowd. AS the first am
bulance quit the station the crowt
started to cheer. There was a dough
boy on the front seat with the driver
one arm in a sling, the other stufiinl
n sandwich into his mouth. He waved
the sandwich in acknowledgment
while a contented look came over hi
drawn and tired face.
The crowd Increased as the ambu
lances formed almost continuOu
train. Words Of sympathy were hear'
on all sides not unmingled with tear
as the flower Of Young America tina
had marched forth so valiantly fey
short months before was palnstaking
ly transferred to base hospitals.
At the end of the procession cam
cortege that the crowd grasped tn
meaning Of in a moment. They wer
ambulances, but their destination wa
the cemetery and not the hospita
The women wept openly and crosse
themselves. while the hat Of ever
man In the crowd came Off In a r.
spectful salute to the dead.
The sight was one to wiring III
heart, but the indOmitable spirit (
America bobbed up whenever ma
able TO talk above a gasp was foun
Many of the wounds were from shra
mel. Where they were not real
serious the pOssessors told the ia
of what they had been through.
1t was five o'clock In the morning
July 10 before the platoon TO viii,
Louis Cooke of Rayville, La, belongs
saw the Germans approaching.
"Our officer just yelled, Let's 6
'em, boysp and we started aft
them" said Cook. 1.-THE Helnies we
coming up on the south bank of Il