Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-09-13

Paris.-The indomitable and uncon-
querable 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 and
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 trainload
of American wounded that arrived
here from Chateau-Thierry. AS these
heroes modestly related their expert
ences, one had a 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 or
French wounded was a nineteen-year-
old boy from Chicago. He was all
alone and surrounded by men who
could not speak his language. He was
in the most terrific pain, but managed
TO keep down the slightest groan
Nothing could have drawn q whisper
from him before his French comrades
In arms.
A Red Cross doctor asked him If
there was anything he wanted.
"Just drink of water, please was
the low answer.
Hs got it, The doctor asked If there
was anything else he wanted. The
boy wanted to be turned on his side.
With a machine-gun bullet through
his leg and wound that had scorched
its 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 it 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 line
Of waiting ambulances.
Indomitabis Spirit.
before the train pulled in the ambu-
lances were drawn up and waiting. So
was a small crowd. AS the first am
buIance quit the station the crowd
started to cheer There was dough-
boy on the front seat with the driver,
oDe arm in sling, the other stuffing
A sandwich into his mouth. He waved |
he sandwich in acknowledgment,
while contented look came over his
drawn and tired face.
The crowd increased as the ambu-
an,.es formed almost continuous
rain. Words of sympathy were heard |
IN all sides not unmingled with tears
is the flower of Young America that
lad marched forth so valiantly few
hort months before was painstaking-
v transferred to base hospitals.
At the end of the procession came
cortege that the crowd grasped the
meaning of In a moment They were
Dul luelI ueSlihheioh was
he cemetery and not the hospital.
rhe women wept openly and crossed
themselves, while the hat of every
nan in the crowd came off In re-
pectful salute to the dead.
The sight was one to wiring the
cart, but the indomitable spirit OF
IN erica bobbed up whenever man
Bile to talk above a gasp was found.
fany of the wounds were from shrap-
ell. Where they were not really
erious the possessorS told the tale
{ what they had been through.
1t was five O'clock in the morning Of
uly 10 before the platoon to which
ouis Cooke of Rayville, La, belonged
aw the Germans approaching.
"Our officer just yelled, Let's get
m, boysv and we started after '
,em." said Cook. 1.-THE Heinies were I
pmlngs up on the south bank of the