Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-09-05

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 hierry. AS these
heroes modestly related their expert
ences, one had mingled feeling of
worship for them and intense hatred
for the blood-mad dened 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
in the most terrific pain, but managed
to keep down the slightest groan.
Nothing could have drawn whisper
from him before his French comrades
In arms.
A Red Cross doctor asked him II
there was anything he wanted.
"Just a 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 wound that had scorched
It's way across his hips, to say moth
| ing of an injured arm, he was perfect
~ 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 1t had in the hands Of those who
were still able to use them. The more
seriously injured, Of course, Were thu
first to be removed by the long line
Of waiting ambulances.
lndomItable Spirit.
Before the train pulled in the ambu
lances were drawn up and waiting. 81
was a small crowd. AS the first am
bulance quit the station the crowt
started to cheer. There was dough
| boy on the front seat with the driver
one arm in a sling, the other stuff1nl
q sandwich into his mouth. He waved
the sandwich In acknowledgment
while contented look came over hi
drawn and tired face.
The crowd increased as the ambu
/ lances formed almost continuous
train. Words Of sympathy were hear'
on all sides not unmingled with tear
az the flower Of Young America tina
had marched forth so valiantly few
short months before was painstalking
| " transferred to base hospitals.
At the end Of the procession cam
n cortege that the crowd grasned TIL
meaning Of In moment. They wer
ambulances, but their destination wa
the cemetery and not the Hospital
The women wept openly and crosses
themselves, while the hat of ever
man In the crowd came off in re
spectful salute to the dead.
The sight was one to wiring til
heart, but the indomitable spirit @
America bobbed up whenever a ma
able to talk above a gasp was fount
Many of the wounds were from shraI
uel. Where they were not reall
serious the possessors told the tai
Of what they had been through.
| 1t was five o'clock in the morning I
July IS before the platoon to whic
Louis Cooke Of Rayville, La, belonge
saw the Germans approaching
sour officer just yelled. Lets g
EN-, boys!' and we started afte
them" said Cook. "The Heinies wer
coming up on the south bank of til
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