The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-28
Major Expresses Pride in
American Fighting Men

every day. 1t is really difficult to
find village that does not have a
certain number Of American troops
Quartered in it, and more coming
daily
Il am thinking the new draft will
probably bring more of our family
But not like family l saw the other
day. In a certain hospital were q
father and three sons all hit in the
same scrap, and luckily got together
in the same hospital They are more
than likely separated by now for two
were only slightly hit and would be
evacuated to some other place; while
the father and another son will get
while in the place where I saw them.
l expect there's a worried, but mighty
proud mother back there somewhere
She has. however, nothing to worry
about as they will all recover easily.
During the past month it was my
privilege to visit the various hospitals
and pay our men part of their pay so
that they will not be completely broke
while recovering
1T is wonderful thing to see our
boys undergoing treatment for their
wounds and with never a murmur, al
ways smile and joke.
Best Care for Wounded.
One poor boy I shall never forget.
He was in private ward in a British
hospital, and I had overlooked him
He heard that paymaster was around
and his nurse came running after me,
and asked me to come back and see
Jimmy. Well, of course, / went back
and found Jimmy in terrible shape
and he started right in to tell me that
he had real legitimate kick coming.
He had had two hundred francs in his
shirt pocket. and he got mixed up in
flock of shrapnel, and his shirt was
blown off, and Of course, the francs
with the shirt. Then the needles"
took off his right arm, he didn't OBJ
ject to that they overlooked the fact
that there was a perfectly good brand
new gold wrist watch on that arm.
However all this was not his real
complaint, but before the scrap in
which he was wounded he had traded
an Australian soldier for a brand new
pair Of shoes and they were the apple
of his eye, and when a bunch OF
shrapnel took off one foot he decided
that he was not being treated fair to
lose shoe. AS matter Of fact. how
ever, the Yank was sure that if I
would pay him some money he could
find another Australian, and get an.
other pair of their shoes-and that
was what he wanted to see me about.
Well, Jimmy got the money and hope
since he has found the Australian
and traded for the shoes. Jimmy will
get well, and in another couple of
months will be sent home, pretty bad
1Iy hut xryith MI int IN,
he knows that he has done his bit for
his country Jimmy is a man, al
though boy in years, and can well
be proud of what he has lost
1T is absolutely wonderful the work
that is being done here with the
wounded. A man has every chance in
the world when the hospital people
get ahold of him, and the nurses are
great. Every man is son to them.
1T was really funny in one hospital
that l visited up in the British area,
where we have hospital unit from
Philadelphia. 1t has been with the
British for over year. and Of course.
has had nothing but British wounded
to care for. When a convey of %
Yanks arrived in that place you
should have seen them. Every Yank
was mothered to death. The nurses.
the orderlies, and the medics fairly
went broke buying them fruits, candy
and smokes, and / expect most of
them will really be sorry to leave the
place. The English nurses are just
as good, and their isn't a patient that
is not mothered just as much as time
will permit, no matter whether the
man is a coal HEAVIER, a miner, or
whatnot He is wounded and he gets
all that can be given him"