St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-09
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ton, at Uneedus, will be of interest
to our readers:
Evacuation Hospital No. IA,
American Frotn.
NY Dear Mr.. Houlton:-l have
been in France since August. Had
safe trip and because of the Ameri-
can drive, which was then about to
begin, broke up my unit into Operat-
ing teams and came right up to the
front, where have been all the time.
l have been through all the Amer1-
can drives to date and have seen con-
slant action. l have lived in tents
all the time and have had much cold
and rain. Ioperate for twelve hours
then rest twelve hours, then start
again. l work two operating tables
and 20 from one to the other. am
very glad to say that up to the pres
ent time | have lost only one brain
case-and most of them come in with
brain oozing out under the dressings.
| have been much surprised to see
the amount of brain substance man
can lose and then be fixed up. l
operate on an average of thirty cases
in IL hours.
have moved four times in the
mast month-the American drive Is
going so fast we can hardly keen up
with it. Last night l hae ~ supper
on a box beside a battery of 6-inch
rifles" in action I've were shelled
but al, -. his went wild. l pass
ed ay a German dugout that was hit
by one of our shells. l counted the
arms, legs and heads of nine Ger
mans which were caught in the
wreck, and 1 don't know how many
were inside have gone by city
after city where there isn't a house
standing in the entire place. The
roads are in excellent condition and
the traffic is very heavy-all motor
trucks. never thought there could
be so many in the world. The roads
are Just two continuous streams Of
trucks on the go all the time. If one
goes dead it is just put on the side
of the road for repairs and the col
umn goes on.
For the past thirty days there has
not been minute we could not near
or feel the jar of big guns and dur
ing the drive it is as though a
thousand were being fired every
minute, and l expect there is more
than that. At night it is like Pains
Fire Works on a gigantic scale AT
first l could not sleep for the noise
but now l hardly notice it.
When we leave the hospital we
carry gas masks and wear steel nei-
NETS. wear hobnail shoes large
enough 80 that l can wear two pair
heavy socks. l will be awfully glad
when can get back and have a not
! bath and a nice warm bed for just
| one night, and have meal withou!
beans, some fresh meat and butter
| and sugar and cream for cone--
those things which we have at nome
every day and think nothing OF would
be the greatest kind of treat at the
front.
/ There are some American negroes
around here and 1t is very comlca
to hear them. When big gun goes
of they always sing, "Kaiser Bill
count your men" heard one Say
Yesterday that "he prayed the good
Lord not to never let him hear then
big guns-but here I is." l me: one
negro who was very much disgusted
He had been trying to talk with on,
of the French Colonials (black) anc
of course could not understand him
The American negro said, that damn
fool niger can't understand his owl
language" thinking the only negro
language was English.
l trust this finds all Of you vel
and that l may soon be with yol
again.
l am most sincerely,
X. w. NEY, MAJOR, M. c.,
Medical Consultants Headquarters
A. p. O. 731, American Expedition
ary Forces, France.