The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-24
CHAPTER xlv--consinusd.


IN man IL Killed he Is buried, and
enc responsibility of the government
eesses, excepting for the fact that his
people receive pension. But II man
u wounded u takes three men from
the fring IL the wounded man aud
two men % carry him 10 the rear 10
the advanced fiFstald post Here be II
attended BY d doctor. perhaps aaslst.
90 ~ i've n. A, NJ II. men, Then he II
rat lato a motor ambulance. manned
~ crew ~ two or three. Al the field
hospital. whore be generally goes un-
der an aneathetie, either 10 have HIS
wounds cleaned or 10 be operated on,
he requires the services IL about three
20 iye persons. From thia point ON.
other ambulance ride impresaes more
men III Ms service. and then nj the ain.
hnlanee train. another corps et doc.
tors M Al. Al. q. men, Red Cross nurses
ard the traln'a crew. From the train
he entera the baNe hospital or casualty
clearing station. whore a goodsi1ed
corps Of doctors. nurses, etc. nre kept
hasy Another ambulance Journey is
arxt Ia orierthia time Ia the hospital
ship lie crosses the channel. arrives
IN filighsy more ambulanees and per,
haps q ride for Ave hours on an Eng
ilsh Red CFesa train with It's crew Of
lied Cross workers, aud az last he
reaches the hospital. Generality he
stays from twn 70 six months, or long.
er. Va this hospital. From here he IN
sent 10 a eonvnleacent home for six
weeks.
n by wounds he ID untitled for fur
ther service. be- Il discharged. given a
pension. or committed 10 soldiers
heule for the reag Of hts llfeand Sun
the expense piles up, When you real.
sze that all the Ambulnneea. trains and
SHIPS not to meutien the man power.
used ID transporting wounded man,
coaid be used for supplies, ammunition
aua endorsements for the troops NJ
the front. Il win not appear strange
that from strictly military stand.
point. dead man " sometimes better
than a live enc az woundedl,
Not long after the tisst digging party.
our general decided. after careful
tour Of Inspection Of the communities
ton tFenehes, upon 1an ideal spot" as
hs termed II, Tor a machlne-Kun EN-,
placement took HIS map. made d dot
IN 4, aud aa he was wont. wrote "dig
bore aud this next night We dug
Tbete were twenty IN she party. my-
sslf Included, Armed with picks,
shovels aud empty madbaEs we arr
rived at the sidpal spot" sud started
digging, The moon was very bright.
hut We did not care ns We were well
cot " sight u the German lines.
We had gotten about three feet
down when the fellow next 20 me. aft.
- a mlghty stroke with hts pick. let 70
q the handle, and plaehed his nose
with his thumh and fareanErr az the
saiae TINS letting ont the explosion.
etlott sisafe me piuk. I'm hloody wen
Eassed. rot pif I amt" I quickly
tnraet Ia Ills direction with an lHanir.
ing i0as AZ the same instant Fcaehlng
fer my ens tag | soon found ont what
was aslinE him one whlr wax enough
ana lpst no tinc Ia alsu pinrhiag my
nNee The stencil WINS awful The rest
~ the dlesiug party drot ped their
pScks and sipyeis aud beat Il Tor the
weather side uf that solitary pics. The
af9rfF eane OVER and inquired why the
work had suddenly ceased, holding our
ppSgs- we stmply palnted Ia the direc.
fiaa If tbs smell He went over to the
p3SA. Immediately elappeA his hnpd
over his MOSS. inside sn aabOUt turn
and came back thd then our cap.
fala eame alsnE aud investigated. but
after shout a minute said we had bet.
Ter carry un with the dlggiug that he
cd not see whY we should have
Steppgd IA the otor was very faint
h-lt u npcaasary Dc would allow as our
gas hriwrts while digging. Tie would
sfny and sse the thlng through. but he
haa q retsoTt back to brigade head.
quarters Immediately. We wished that
We Asre captHins and also hRd a date
re brigade headqaartsrs. With our gas
helmets 90 Ne again attacked that hole
sad uncovered siis deeompgsed body 81
aieruan thss pick wns sticking IN his
sheat One % the men tainted l was
that enc. Upoa this our Lieutenant
halted proceedings aud sent word back
% headquarters aud word came hack
nat after we fillsd in the hole We could
Eaeck n for the night. This was wei
e9sns ,iGings 20 "a. because
.Sext dry the general changed the
dot ca his map and another emplaee-
fsent wss completed the following
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