Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
AMERICAN NURSES
SHOW Their METTLE
More Than Twelve Thousand
Have Joined Services
"Over There"
MANY HOSPITALS PROVIDED
Not Only in London and France,
but Force Is Also in
Siberia,
MANY HOSPITALS PROVIDED

LONDON. September % tby maiD-
America has poured a veritablo army
Of her womanhood into war-torn
Europe. To date over 1900 American
nurses have been sent over. Within
the year there will be. right here on
the ground, more than 24.OOD Of these
American girls behind the men be-
hind the guns"
This is the estimate of Miss Carrie
NJ. Hall. of Boston. head of all Amer
lean Red Cross nurses in Great Brit
Ian. as expressed in an exclusive in
.terview with the international News
Service here to-day.
OF the $4,000 now here between
800 and zoo arc working in Great
lean hospitals that have sprung into
being within ne past six months
The remainder are stating hospitals
behind the lines in France
With the arrival of American SOL
'liers at Vladivostok came n con,in-
gent OF nurses from the American
hostilities and American casualties
begin there more United States army
regular nurses probably will be sent
All women sent over SO far are
highly trained graduate nurses, bac-
,erioiogists. dietitians and collage
Department in Washington has ruled
that only these trained women may
DC sent over for the time being. at
For this reason. General pershing.s
recent cali for 5000 girl workers with
the American army in France will be
niied by british instead of American
girls. England's women's army. the
WPacs" tWomen's Army Auxiliary
Corps) Is now conducting nation
, wide Te I;-, campaign here for
theSe British girl volunteers for duty
as clerks, chauneu-s, typists. order
lies. telephonists. etc. with the Ameri-
can army.
Practically every troop convoy from
the United States brings scores more
OF theSe women experts From peace
loving American homes that have not
yet 1eit the grim hand OF war these
blue clad Yankee girls. like their big
brothers. are plunging into this maei-
strom OF war with determination
already the unstinted praise OF all the
allies. ''e
NO HIGH FRENCH HEELS
OR ROMANTIC DREAMS
,,d Iney come not with pneumonia
romantic girl dreams. They have no
movie visions of snow white uni
IIorm with huge Red Cross on the
bosom sitting in iuxuriant bedroom
! or Wen appointed exclusive old
french chateau reading novel may
ma 10 handsome young officer
They know they've got a mansized
ooo before them, stripped of ali the
sooGailed siamor OF war. and they're
the field and bas sean hosn Tayi UP HAN in
shelltire and valianily Drawing air raid
ii erI,. they're carrying on untir-
ins!E, night and day. working uncnas-
'AE!y to save the lives Of our boys.
MISS Hal!. who was one of the first
; ;i nurses to arrive in France
Immediately after the United states
decided TO jump into this lob of winI'
ing UP the watch on the Rhine, was
witness of re steering Quality of
der fire. go VII
II was one OF the first to como oyer
NJ Mn INC Harvard Base Hospital unit
w we sooner atfer,s were we landed than we
iieu up near the first line to staff a
i ilt.ie tented hospital city near cam
.nii mere We're two other American
"ciu hospitals near us.
was a bright moonlight night
Our tents were shown up like n silver
ea VA at ,d midnight the alarm sound
was no panic. The hum of the Roche
machine, machines was plainly audible. sud
u u hve deafening explosions told
US they had gotten our camo IL
only lasted about five minutes bu,
~ mat short time their five bombs
ui ~, IN straight line had near
~ demolished our camp
TENTS WE'RE RIPpED
INTO SHREDS BY SHOT
Tents containing American wound-
Sa were ripped to shreds, temporar,.
a q noch buildings moved down like
were Pack I.ii or cards Six soldier patients
Jnred The morale Of the nurses ana
uoctors was Wonderful. For~Gt,ino
sell. they plunged into the Work ..s,
rescue. WIN 'oi
One girl. Eva rarmalee. of Ros-
.ons was on duty in one of the tents
.iost badly hit. One bomb foil CO
near her clothing was ripped and toS so
oF pits OF flying debris and pieces
81 sang lodged in the flesh Of her
t.ce. Ondaunted She carried on throurh
~ ,, an. rushing here and there aidi5p
wounded and assisting in the wnris
Ola az resuce. Not until 1t was all over
ula Shc notice the state of her clothos
or the bits of sand in her face
was IN base hospital pear
I'oulogne during that 1errihIc c.
man air raid three days before ies,
christmas when there were nbout an
casualties In the city. No bombs ,o oro
n; ,rp near the American hosnitai
injured MY OIL the