East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-01

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/ miles In the nlr. The German avldtors
accepted them merely as excellent tar
gets. Their bombs quickly knocked
three or four cars from the rails and
killed several of the helplessly wound
/ ed men. The rest of the patients, weak
and nervous from recent shock and In
jury, some of them half delrious ana
nearly all of them absolutely helpless
and in pain, were thrown into near
panic,
Two of the nursing sisters in charge
Of the train We're the coolest individ-
uals present. They walked calmly up
and down its length, urging the pa
tients to remain quiet, directing the
male attendants how to remove the
wounded men safely from the wrecked
cars and paying no attention whatever
to the bombs which We're stlll eXplOd-
ing near the train. l did not have the
privilege of Witnessing this scene my
self, but know that have accurately
described it, for the details were told
in an official report when the king
decorated the two sisters with the Roy
al Red Cross for valor in the face of
the enemy.
The trip from Contay to Rouen was
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS hours travel
ing $50 miles on train which was
forever stopping and starting, its jerky
and uncertain progress meaning to US
just hours and hours of suffering.
do not know whether this part of the
system for the removal of wounded
has been improved now. Then, its in
conveniences and imperfections must
have been inevitable, for in every way
afterward the most thoughtful and
tender care was shown us. In the long
rows Of huts which compose the Brit
ish general hospital ut Rouen we
found ourselves in What seemed like
paradise.
In the hut which constituted the
special ward for leg wounds | was
lifted from the stretcher on which /.
had Travelled all the way from Pozieres
into II comfortable bed with fresh,
clean sheets, and instantly found my
self surrounded with quiet, trained,
efficient care. l forgot the pain of my
wounds and the dread of the coming
operation when tray Of delicious food
was placed beside my bed and nurse
prepared me for the enjoyment of it
by bathing my face and hands with
scented water.
on the following morning my leg
was X-rayed and photographed. l told
the surgeon / thought the business of
operating could very well be put off
until 1 had had about three more
square meals, but he couldn't see it
that way. In the afternoon / got my
first slckening dose OF ether, and they
took the first lot of iron out OF me.
suppose these were just the surface
deposits, for they only got five or six
pieces. However, they continued sys-
tematicaly. 1 had five more opera
tions, and every time l came out of
the ether the row of bullets and shell
scraps at the foot of my bed was
little longer After the number had
reached twenty-five they told me that
perhaps there We're Il few more in
there, but they thought they'd better
let them stay.
My wounds Ind become septic. and
it was necessary to give all attention
to drainage and cure. II was about
this time that everything for awhile
seemed to become haZy and my mem
orlcs got nll quecrly mixed up and
confused. 1 rccollcct I conceived a
violent dislike for a black dog thut ap-
peared from nowhere now and then
and began chewing Mt my leg, and |
believe "gvc the nurse n severe talk
ing 10 because she insisted on going
10 look on ut the ball game when she
ought To he sitting by to chase that
dog away. And 1 was perfectly GER
tain about her being at the ball game,
because I saw her there when l was
playing third base.
The Alarming Cablegram.
1t was at this time Con Nov. 2S,
1916, ten days after / had been wound
ed) that my father in Lexington re-
ceived the following cablegram from
the officer in charge of the Canadian
records in England:
Sincerely regret to inform you that Ser
geant Alexander McCiintock is officially
reported dangerously Ill In No. general
from gunshot wound in left thigh.
Further particulars supplied when re-
ceiyed.
tro be continued Wednesday
WEAK BRAINS IN SCHOOLS
3 PER- CENT IN THIS CITY