The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-24
(By e. u. TosTEVlN.)

American Base Hospital No. 6,
France, June 18.-"Scout around and
zee IL you can find anyone from the
ines. My twin brother is in it, and
I'd kinda like to know how he's
making it," asked a chap in the hos
pital this morning
Today two hospital trains came in
with some 800 United States soldiers
on board from the units which had
been making history at Chateau
Thierry and that sector.
AS a conyalescent I was able to1
play sleuth on a search for news for
this twin. \
Fact and everyday life over here
are not only stranger than fiction
mere fiction is hopelessly out of the
running. For, by the time had re-
turned fellow out of the brothers
company had been brought to the
ward and bunked beside the anxious
one. I came in to report but saw
there was no need
Propped up, in bed, bandage around
his head, his eyes flashing with ex-
element and pride, Roy Judd yelled
at me, "Hey, got the dope. Bill
here is out OF my brothers platoon;
says that the last thing he saw Of
Ralph, he was acting lieutenant, the
fellow alongside Of him had been
wounded, another one was killed and
he, was plugging Heine who had
just shot an American. Seems that
ell the officers Of the company were
killed or wounded and Ralph as
senior non-commissioned officer was
in command. They tell me that he
had blood all over his arm. but he
was standing up giving the, Dutch
HE'LL" ..u.
No worrying about this brother.
He may have been wounded, per-
haps even--but the boy in blighty
isn't worrying: He is rather seeing
a picture of his brother standing
beside his machine gun and with his
automatic revolver splitting Aneri-
can death at the Heines.
This afternoon I have visited and
seen approximately 800 wounded
American soldiers. have visited
perhaps 30 wards and never heard
q groan.
one artillery man. He had a piece
of shrapnel through his left shout
der and machine gun bullet
through his jaw and skull back of
the left ear. Hurt like hell for a
while, but I haven't anything to
groan over compared to what I
handSu ABOUT a dozen bocneS DeGor0
they got me-"
AS have remarked before there
is only one word in the English
language that describes the Ameri~
cans attitude. Tommy, Amaze
Poilu, Chasseur stand aghast at the
"guts" OF the sammies. -.
Back from one wildly contested
point on the American lines stood
(n1aybe it's still there) French
%e1s III nj 7es%1 10 TO-
rear were constructed of stone, and
were seized by Red Cross and army
units for use as a first aid station.
Following their usual practice,
German gunners let drive at 1t
with their heavy artillery. One big
shell hit the roof of the house and
sent a shower OF rocks and roof tile
and timbers into the room used as
a dressing station. Miraculously
none were hurt. This originally was
the dining room of the home. Large |
and plentifully lighted it was ideal |
for the use it. was put to. Men Were1
rushed in here, tourniquets ami |
bandages applied on the battlefield |
examined, replaced or changed and |
the men then taken to the stable to |
wait for ambulances. .s,--.. ..
Shell after shell burst about the |
house and then finally one hit the
roof. ..
Rush those ambulances,', yelled |
a doctor. Get out all the men who
can walk, we'll dress the rest UP |
and have them ready for you as fast |
as you can move them"
Never a suggestion Of evacuating !
the place for safer dressing stat
ion. Stretcher to the right Of you.
stretcher to the left of you wound
ed men in all directions waiting at
tention.
In came another. sergeant out Of
the til engineers.
Pretty crowded in here aren't
you, doc" as he propped himself UP
on his elbows. Guess I'll stand up
and give you more ROOM" this en-
gineer sergeant remarked.
Ten minutes later it was his
turn. The doctor used as he was to
the indescribable 'guts" with which
the American soldier stands his
wounds stopped a moment to take a
closer look at his patient A piece
OF razor edged high explosive had
ripped his left thigh from just above
the knees to the hip.
''Got that fixed, Doc?" he asked.
Eyes, anything else?"
well, I've got a hole in my right
leg that feels as though 1t might be
pretty good sized"
The doctor found a big sized
wound in the calf of the leg.
.'Now, Doc, il youth fix UP this +
hole in my arm, Ill be through"
Then and not till then he added,
shave you chair. Guess I'd better
sit down while you dress the arm,
and say, can have a glass OF
Water?"
Three wounds finally dressed, this
American calmly got up. walked in
70 the yard and disdaining help used
his one good remaining member, his
right arm, and pulled himself intoI
the ambulance He is recovering
now, nicely. OF course he is; nerve
like that cannot be overcome.
That lis only one striking example.
on my rounds / had a chap yell at
me: aren't you out OF the 164th?'
1T was III. @. Poor of Dickinson, NJ. d.
fsWhat hit your" I asked. after
greetings were over.
Got al hunk of high explosives in
the hip. Don't hurt much. But what
have you heard from homer"
L told him all the home news
knew Of. The chap in the bed next
him was taking it all in and finally
fred question of his own.
sI,fz from Casse1ton, Pete Dunno,
haliated lest year when the war was