Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-14
''1RLD NOT SAFE FOR
WOMEN IF GERMANS WIN
" Writes Rev. Edward T.. Lane, OF
'h,istian,bure. Now in Army
Y. VI. G.. \. Work.
DESCRIBES HIS EXPERIENCES
Duties of Field Secretary With Army
Hut Arc Many and Naried-Sol-
dicrs Feel Effects OF German Gas
Attacks.


dicrs Feel Effects OF German Gas
Attacks.
Rev Edward =. Lane. formerly pas
/ tor Of the PRESBYTERIAN Church "a
| "hristiansburg. Va. aud a graduate If
| mon Thcoloc zeal Seminary. Gintcr
! "rh. now cn.aGcd In army Y. NJ. {.
! \ work In France, has written to
| 'ricnds here an interesting account OF
| his experiences. lie says:
These arc days when everything
moves at a sallop All around me are
| evidences of tho immense scale Or
| which America T. attempting 10 saYc
| the world from tho worst Of ;yrannie5.
| - is encouraging 30 soc that the great
! var machine that is /" stem tho Cor
| man onslaught is being built In true
| american fashion.
| 81 havc two stories at hand That
| night help 20 make clear the issues
| How at stake one was told me Us
| 40 soldiers that me, at = Rcd Cross
| hospital near here both OF whom wee
! ronvalcscents from a gas attack TIE
most terrible feature OF German war
| fare Is the poison gas. first used ~
thc Canadians our soldiers got used
it'" shcllg bu' gas is the Dcs,ilcn"o
i'hct wstlkcth in darkness. In the cas-.
Z - the two hoys > change IN tho wind
hah driven the ga back on our 'ucn.
I
ne gas masks could he attached. Trio
| damage had boon done. y gas na$'t
'pr safety -hould hc adjusted in eight
s"conds. Thcs" young men were as
lean. wholesome sHccimens as oar
country arord. Indeed. the army SUI
ICONS said their clean lives was II
nat had saved them from almost i'm
mediate death. for - * true to-day il
the gas attacks - ever that those sue
rmb most uuickly tina, have icd dis
."iute lvcr
'st,lI AN Internal method or wa
are has condemned the" splendid
men TO months Of lnyalidsu. Thcir
piri; even in their suffering was IL
,pirinS They were given the privilege
90 returning home 80 r"cupcrate. TIL
declined - 60 they felt thar th"v
had srca, work TO do and they pouit
WIS accomplished They reminded
mo %! 'ha, Gur Biblc character wi,r
sIii. Tho ark and Israel abide IN
-rris ana are cncanrod in the orcu
fields shall 'hcr 20 into mine hous
80 cat ana % drink 80 multitude.
AZ our soldiers fool They long for =
"e>'wa-dbouuG ship aud for that Land
where the fields arc fun 81 flowers AMI
he Tag ~ full or stars. hut not un'il
he nu-dercr E put down from his SEE:
iii they return.
WOULD not III: SAFE TuT
WOMEN II GERMANS WIN
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vo;tn= daughter the oniN child. She
mad Eon. 10 the bakers shop ono morn.
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