Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-20

son 80 terribly mutilated can possibly i've
but some of these men seem to be at
least holding their own.
have number of beautiful bamboo
sticks, huge club and have added TO
nv collection a nice long sharp SWORD
dropped by fleeing Northern soldier.
Next week school begins and l am
going to start one class in entirely CHI
nese-second year Bible stories from the
Life of Christ. 1t will be hard but VIII
be great experience.
May 9th.
Today school opened, and number OF
new pupils enrolled. We did not care
about taking in young children at this
time, but finally formed class OF hve
year old youngsters. They are mostly
children of the evangelists, teachers and
servants living on the compound, ana
they were learning such naughty Things
from the soldiers we decided to take
them and keep them out of mlschief.
At present conditions are not very
promising. Fighting continues some dis
tance away. Every day the Southerners
90 pouring through on their way to the
front, wounded come by the score, and
the turmoil is constant. The Southern
ers are being beaten and unless rein
forcements come within the next few
days, Yochow will again fall into the
hands of the Northerners. A Human
robbar chief with band of two thousand
offered to help the south, but they, hav-
ing too many of that kina already, did
not look upon the plan very tayorehiy'
so they Immediately turned to the north,
who equipped them with arms and now
they are fighting like tigers. They know
al! the highways and byways and by a
secret way reached the topof mountain
in the rear of the southern fighting line
so the poor Southerners arg compelled TO
fight on all sides.
Fearing for the safety of the many
Northerners in the Red Cross here if the
Southerners retreat, the foreign men
tried to arrange with the southern COM
mander to send them to Changsha, as
there are so many foreigners there to
watch them up and see that nothing hap
pens. But the southern commander re-
fused, saying that the northerners could
not be trusted, SO they must stay ON in
the hospitals here. Poor chaps! In the
main hospital where both north and south
are kept, great objection is often made
by each and both to having an enemy IN
the next bed. One especial case must
mention. A young southern soldier ~
years old. discovered he was lying next
to a nortkerner. The northerner who is
badly wounded, suffers greatly and
screams terribly when his dressings are
are being changed. The southern boy,
badly wounded himself. foundgreat pleas
ure in mocking the cries of the north
erner. Finally he called DR.. Heinrich
sohn and asked him please to move that
man away, that he couldn't stand him,
couldn't even look at him. DR.. H. pro.
ceeded to talk to the lad bit, telling
him they were both of the same nation.
both wounded and needed care and at
tention, and then added don't you sup
pose he could feel the same way about
you" When the bed of the northerner
was being moved the southern lad, over
come by feeling of shame, reached out
for his precious cupof brown sugar which
they all love so much and placed it in the
hand of the northern soldier. think
his peace offering was very human, don't
you? Many more cases are here which
are so interesting, but now must close
at once.
Have begun the teaching of Bible sto-
ries in Chinese, and will soon begin teach
ing singing. Love. M. 2. F.