Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-28
IN PARIS BOMBARDMENT
George Phillips of Glover Hears Long
Distance Shells Explode.

The following are extracts taken
from letters written by George Phil
lips of Glover, who is Somewhere in
France" working with the Red Cross,
to his parents:
May 27, 1918,
Paris France,
i I woke up this morning at little
before seven with the vague feeling
that [ was late or ought to be some
where else than where l was. l look
ed at my watch, saw that L didn't
need to get up for while and turned
over for another bit of sleep. At 7.15
the same thing occurred. At 7.3O l
was again awake and was certain
that l had heard an explosion of some
sort. At 7.45 there was another
clearly-defined smash and when at
another came it was pretty plain that
the 76-nnile gun had recommended
bombardment of Paris. l cannot
give many details because of the CEN
sorship. l have not seen where any
that [ thought would split my ear
drums. Two of the boys working at
- about miles from here
in direction got one so
near that the glass in the windows
shook.
| May 20, 1918.
| We heard our alarm clock promptly
this morning but went to sleep after
a loud one at siX.After eating break
fast, Cocks, Schmoe, Shore, Graham
and myself went to Charles Evans
and from him to the main office,
where we secured passes to visit
Base Hospital No. 1, which is within
ten minutes walk from Paris at the
Maillot Gate. We got there about II
o'clock and after wait were given
guide. The building is devoted to
French and American soldiers and to-
day fresh load was coming in from
| the front, nearly all our own boys.
The hospital specializes in wounds of
the legs, arms and jaw. The doctors
which prevents gangrene. A bottle
Of the stuff is hung over the bed so
adjusted that it runs very slowly
down tube and is absorbed by the
bandages. There are also all sorts
of carriages which can support a
broken or shattered arm or leg. We
were shown only into the wards where
the cure had progressed considerably.
There was one fellow, a New En-
glander, who had had both legs hung
in a fixed position for the last four
weeks. He was nearly able to have
this carriage removed and felt very
happy over it, though he would have
to stay in bed some time longer. At
the last they showed US the plaster
casts and pictures of the work they
have done in building up faces. They
can take a man without a chin, nose
or tongue and send him out a fairly
presentable man. They sometimes
have to take a fellows rib out to get
bone to give him new jaw, but they
get it someway. Most of the nurses
are French and so good looking you
cease to wonder why there are no
more pretty girls on the streets Of
Paris.
"Somewhere out Of Paris"
July 8, 1918.
I started work at $50 this morning
and was very busy until one in the
afternoon. They started me in by
having me help hold the patients
while they chloroformed them for op-
erations. They were all children,
mostly small, and very well rolled up
in big blanket so it was rather easy,
but some of them certainly tried to
flop around. Eight of the operations
were for tonsils and three for various
other things. In the afternoon | was
working mixing up SOllle saves ilooC
" Of vaseline and sulphur. This lasted
only until a little after four and [ had
the rest of the afternoon to watch
aeroplanes and to read.
July 9.
This morning the operations were
all for tonsils and there were twelve
cases which took up the time until |
1 o'clock. In the afternoon helped
mix some more medicines and was
through at three. After that l went |
for walk with DR.. Lowe over on the |
hills behind us. There were some |
signs of war about but not many. The
country looked like the land back of
Stone pond.
July 16.
This morning everything went fine.
There were ten tonsil cases and most
of the youngsters were scrappers
when taking ether. This evening fell
low came in from the front driving
generals car. He thought things
were going fine, but saw no reason
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