The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-11-21
sG'rIs Behind the Men Behind the
4 Guns Are Doing Great
= Work.
IpvER 12,ooo NOW There
They Know They Have Man.sized
JOB and They Are Tackllng It In q
Mans Way-MoraIe Is
\ Perfect,

s#veritable army of her womanhood into
n War-torn Europe. TO date over $4,000
,% american nurses have been sent over.
Within the year there will be right
SaEhere on the ground more than 24,OOO
SSMof these American "glrls behind the
\ men behind the guns"
Ihis Is the estimate Of Miss Carrie
M. Hall Of Boston, head Of all Aneri-
can Red Cross nurses in Great Britain,
or the $4,000 now here, between
Goo and 700 are working in Great Brit
ain In the dozen or more American
hospitals that have sprung into being
within the past six months. The re-
mainder are Stating hospitals behind
the Hues in France.
with the arrival Of American SOL
diers at Vladivostok came q contin-
gent OF nurses from the American Red
Cross unit at Toxic, Japan. AS hos
tlhtles and American casualties begin
there more United States army regu-
lar nurses probably will be sent to
Russia.
All Highly Trained
All women sent over so far are high
~ framed graduate nurses, bacteriolo-
giSls, dietitians and college trained
hygiene experts. The war department.
in Washington has ruled that only
these trained women may be sent over
FOR the time being, at least.
For this reason General pershinp's
recent call for 5000 girl workers with
the American army in France will be
nlled by British instead Of American
girls. England's women's army, the
Waacs" CWomen's Army Auxiliary
Cofps) is now conducting nation
wide recruiting campaign here for
these British girl volunteers for duty
rs clerks, chauffeurs, typists, orderlies,
telephonists, etc., with the American
army.
Practically every troop convoy
from the United States brings scores
moro Af these women experts. From
peace loving American homes that
have not vet felt the grim hand of
war these blue-clad Yankee girls, like
their Dig brothers, are plunging into
this maelstrom of war with deter
mination and efficiency that has won
for them already the unstintcd praise
OF all the allies.
They know they've got man-sized
Job before them, stripped Of all the
so-called glamour of war, and they're
tackling it in a mans way. Up in the
feld and base hospitals under she'll
ire and vnliantly Drawing air raid ter
rors, they're carrying on" untirngly,
night and day, working INCREASINGLY to
save the lives Of our boys.
Miss Hall xuho Ht,oo ono 30 A. a,,o1
American nurses to arrive in France
Immediately after the United States
decided to jump into this job Of wind
ing up the watch on the Rhine, was
witness Of the sterling quality Of
American wOmanhOOd in this war un-
der fire.
Morale Is Perfect.
II was one Of the first to come over
with the Harvard Base hospital unit.
No sooner were we landed than we
were attached to the British and hur-
ried up near the first line to staff q
little tented hospital city near Cam
iers. There were two other American
field hospitals near us.
ut was q bright moonlight night.
Our tents were shown up like silver
city. At midnight the alarm sounded
We leaped from our beds. There was
no panic. The hum Of the Boche ma
chimes was plainly audible Suddenly
five deafening explosions told us they
mad gotten our camp. 1t only lasted
about five minutes, but in that short
time their five bombs dropped in a
straight line had nearly demolished
our camp.
"Tents containing American wound
ed were ripped to shreds, temporary
hospital buildings moved down like
pack Of cards. Six soldier patients
were killed and score or more in
jured. The morale Of the nurses and
doctors was wonderful. Forgetting
self, they plunged into the work of
rescue.
"One girl, Eva Parmalee of Boston
was on duty In one Of the tents most
badly hit. One bomb fell so near her
clothing was ripped and torn by bits
Of flying debris and pieces Of sand
lodged In the flesh of ner face. Un-
daunted, she carried on through it all,
rushing here and there aiding wound
cd and assisting in the work Of rescue.
Not until 1t was all over did sine no.
tice the state Of her clothes or the bits
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