Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-01

instance OF tho attitude of our
wounded men.
Tulsnns Did Wonderful Work.
oar own Tulsa company did won
.d"rful WORK aa they have done ir
the past As you know We operate
iu three sections. being an urgunizl
OF go pf 70 triple chifutter pperatin,
Ho SOUND Of litter. hearers uf som
eighty men who follow the troopt
and Iufr from the battle line uaQR
tu the dre sing station whiCh js as
close up as possible 10 tho line. 4
dressing station body consisting OF
medical VffiCcra and men ana "a
transportation dcpartnD- nt consist
luE uf our ambumnCpr which cyucu-
ate from the line 90 the field hos
pliaH In this work We arc con
sbnty under fire the men bcinl
uhlrurcd tu machine gun fire and
infantry the aWbulnnecs 20 M,
Hcrnplducs which fpllpw tho roads,
artillery which constantly seeks TO
destroy them ana our dressing sta
Ipus which are constantly shellcd az
7 nJrr th,H" conditions tho most
trrrorlHIuE nud we are unable 10 sock
HnD''rr oH1eciBliy In this mobile
4 warfare thrt we have been fighting
Lost In German village
.- our Tulsa ambulance men have
won fur themselves wonderful
record have gone at all times. day
and night and ono squad OF four
oven g9t lost I'm a German town
amongst the Germans before they
hIl gotten out ana they only es-
capped hy crawling on their hand,
ana knees through the debris. cs
Gaping detection ana finding their
way hacksto our lines Fortunately.
ANA by the grace Of God. In this OF.
fen~Ne we have had but six casual.
Tics ana none 10 serious but what
viii recover Three were replace.
W'uiH who came into our company
10 fill vacancies They are Carna
han. schwartz and NieyinsN These
three were wounded And nf our
own who came from Tulsa. Emmett
Ely WAS shot through the leg Rueli
Humphrey wDs shell shocked and
gnssed. ana Ross @ Owens was
glsged On the other fronts VIC had
church. who Is back with us wound.
ed by shrapnel. Baber and Pyle who
were gossed and Lloyd G Beach who
had his right arm shot of This r.
the extent ~ my own casualties. and
assure you that Providence must
be with MS sherman did not know
what he was talking about when ne
said war was hell ! have a bette
definition Tor II than that but IL will
not look good In writing.
Ns | mentioned to the Rotarians
The daS they had dinner with us Al
me fairgrounds that the Tulsa spirit
or agErosslyeucss would be carried
ny this company wherever II went I'm
rance ! am here 10 assure you that
they have not failed In those predic
uuhS and Tulsa needs well be proud
or the men which she sent here Il
TINS company That they have played
an important part In this campaign
~ revealed ln orders ON the other
mana the men never forget that they
came from FRlsl and we are known
aU over the division as the Tulsa
otlahomn Indians" a nickname Of
which I am proud.
Helped Stop Offensive.
We played part In the stopping
" the Offensive together with our
allies. We have been no small fac-
tor In bolstering up the spirlt OF the
allies ChateBp Thierry was the
turning point OF the second Marne
The about-face OF the Huns wns
made az the muzzle OF the American
guns and since that about face ne
has been unable 90 look back. Tho
American has been on his heels N
sun on his heel and will continue 10
DE on his heels until Kaiser Bil hol-
lors quilts
In our successes, however. we
must not be too overcoufident for
we know what overcontidence ala
TO the English at Montdidler. we
must 40 on beth here and at home
with "a grim determination that we
have not done sufficient In our prc.
phrednesd and must contlnuously
hammer from every possible angle
mat We may come back home vic
torious and have avenged those
whom We leave behind in their silent
graves upon the battle fields Al
MY letter ls getting long ana again
ls | know YOU are Interested In the
Tulsa nmbulaucers and the Rotar-
.ans OF whom you are president. and
ou the other hand since Tulsa is our
home where at the present time We
arc Obliged 10 live IN spirit only
where our minds dwell when we
start TO talk 10 you we DO not know
when TO stop
To the Rotarlans who have been |
so good To this company. / hope that |
since distance forhids me TO be there |
I'm person 90 accept your invitation |
Boz your luncheon. N you choose YOU |
may read this TO them instead
Express to them our warm friend |
ship to the Rotarans the company
B whole feeling that In them W. /
have adopted them as our organiza- /
lion and appreciate very much IN, /
work which the Rotarlans /
have done 90 smooth the way for us /
who are al the front
Found Blg Gun Site.
! have one more description 20 |
give you, which has come under my
observation. which may bt
II interest as It has caused com.
notion throughout the entire world
When coming on this particular sec
or ! was sent 90 certain town
ahead ~ the troops for the purpose
VI opening dressing station The /
Germans had evacuated that town In /
ne morning or during tho night ans |
arrived thcrr the following night
rhe town WAS deserted excepting for
he dead Huns with dead horses that
we're strcwcd about the streets
About o o'clock IN the morning m
ambulance came In the drive havinr
tith him a huge empty shell meas
ring about eighteen TO twenty