The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-08

Df. Magee, whose very interesting
letters written to DR.. H. J. Smith Of
Moscow have been read with such deer
f interest by people of this section
where Dr.. Magee visited before going
8 to war, has written another letter con-
tanning more of interest than any letter
yet received from the battle grounds
bered as the surgeon who wrote in
, March to DR.. Smith, stating that mono
valve machines for administering anes-
! thesia were badly needed and every
machine received at the front would
mean the saving of valuable lives. The
letter was published in this paper and
that night the Moscow chapter of Red
Cross telegraphed the factory and had
one sent to Dr.. Magee and the bill sent
to the Moscow chapter.
DR.. Magee was a noted surgeon and
gave up practice worth many thous-
ands of dollars per year to work on
the battle front and is just as much
of a hero as are any of those in the
trenches. His letter to Dr. Smith fol-
lows:
No. 2 Camp, C. C. S., 4-4-1S.
My dear doctor:
Since my last communique we have
had strenuous times. The attack was
launched so miles south of us and our
front being quiet we were despatched
q q rI1I.z
located all along the line in the for
ward area and convenient to railroads
for evacuation. Now can you imagine
the situation?
The Hun came rolling on in 100, ,000s
irrespective of his losses, with no at
| tempt or intention or desire to look
after the wounded-our units, the field
ambulances, G. c. SIS, labor compan-
les, railroad troops, transport bases,
ammunition dumps, etc. ETC., having to
retire, practically millions going and
they knew not where
The confusion among the civilians
was beyond description. The boys, |
16, H. Is years old, all had been hus-
tied off in advance to prevent their |
capture by the enemy
One of our teams with a sister from
Winnepeg, had to beat it and they
lost all of their equipment and per-
sonal effects. T he sister was the
daughter of a very prominent Mason
in her city Che is dead now and he
bequeathed her his Masonic jewels.
She evidently thought she was on one
of the Cook tours of Europe" for she
had just arrived from London shortly
before and had all her very costly
clothing and these valuable jewels
with her. Now she has them not
Had it not been for our marvellous
air service our retreat would have !
been much more disastrous. l worked {
whole days and nights. The wounds
being largely shell wounds were ter |
'ific and as we had to be so mobile
t was impossible to get water, heat '
'r light satisfactory for our work. Of |
necessity many good boys died who t
night have been saved under favor a
ble circumstances and. conditions. v
But when one thinks of those Huns Il
imply ignored-used. as cannon fod- S
er and as soon as wounded and no II
onger available for attack were aban- S
oned in March weather to their fate, Il
nd their hospitals in Germany and C
,elgium have received so many
rounded that they cannot care for
hem
Men with single wounds do pretty nj
vell. For example one case l was re
Torking on when we were ordered to m
love. He had been shot-a large slug az
assing through both hips in front fiji
{ the sacrum and tearing him fear in
lily. 1t had severed both gluteal ar w
cries, the middle sacral and caused =
,rrible muscle destruction in both r
ips, more particularly at the point
exit. I cut away most of his hip l
uscles, tied all bleeding points, sew r
the wound, inserted Carrel tubes,
Id I had letter from him last Fri
ly stating that he is in England and
ling we'll. y
The multiple wounds fare worse. Y
ley have more shock-lose generally Y
ore blood-more heat, and they have Y
much larger surface for infection so NJ
at lot of them never get beyond NJ
. Chest cases suffer most-chest p
d abdominal are still worse-head e
ses suffer little but a big percent M
e died withous recovering conscious Hi
SIS. Hi
We are making great advance in Hi
r surgery. We are miles ahead of Hi
e Germans and you know I have ",
ways had a high regard for their
aching, but have just finished a n
otracted communique covering thou \
nds of cases such as hip joint, knee