Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-25

1iiH C0nyaloscent British Tommics
volunteered tu pass bread ,,
The train WIS late very lntci but
had II been on iesue those Red Cross
women would hayo been ready FOR o.
The gulct way they went about their
great preparations was astounding
In the meantime the turrld day
vas foiluwry by a sudden GOODNESS.
with pIrrulFh clouds cunning ln tho
HlF} Abruptly great black funnel.
shaped cloud d,HCeudod slowly Ike
a large ship putting into port Then
We hnd wind more wind than !
have ever known since I lofl Kansas
a small cyclone tore through France
uprUOunr frrrH unro0tuE buildings.
ana doing some damage 90 tempo
rary structures of the American
forces lt Nnrt0uB drputs n w1g dur.
INK tho more northern Visitation ~
thIH storm that Franco. American
troops made their surprise counter
attack ana started rolling tho Ger.
mans bnckwardH
WIND Cuts or Sound
Thore was NOT much rain .u the
wake ~ tho wind We were soon
pacing tho platform az the lIt'lo sta
tiuu awaiting the train uf our
wounded rOuutryWru Tho changing
wind had gut us or from th"
thfump,tug echoes ~ the front We
ceased tD speculate ON the drive ln
our Iu'rrrr BOO the ambulance irtu.
At the first distant TuucahinR uf
the French whistle 0f the train tho
hoIlH began ,hIwinp from rhurrh"a
.wuusHtrrI,s public buildings. schools
Then two .ArtIuFutr Ikr an.auiumo-
bNr'H Uut surely inis could be mo
train ~ wounded 10 was moro llt"
.Au excursion train reaching f. gay
resort Passengers were cheering,
laughing and luhur However. when
our eyes we're able to penetrate the
dim bluru'ns uf thr cars We saw tho
IuuhIo. Hfrr'rhrr b'dH. ana
heads. arms and legs 'wathrd ln
hau1aror
somr NJ the bo,s crowded 40 the
windows helping 20 pass coffee and
bread io those who could not get
OPP
Joke over Wounds
WHAT the matter with me rc-
pcutrd ono brown tighter from MI.
wlukr.. whose shoulder wun heavily
Nruupcd "uh somebody throw "a
Kitchen stove ana I tried to stop IT,
Mo got little gnR' SAID
Nank from Austin. Texas. cafeltHHlh
swinging lex oui4'd" th" car win
dow 20 didn't feel bad, Just hIIitl"
uneasy. as If mad 20 something that
didnt agree with me They said ]
would feel much worse ON three or
four days I tried tp Insist ON stick
ing with my crowd until I WAS prop
crly sick. hut the ,lpn got sore,
said I was insubordInttr under firrt
HO I beat lt'
climbed up on the car steps 10
talk TO man ln au upper stretchet
who twisted his head most uncom-
fop1ahy td see what was going on
odtsisc
MY heod is nu I can move he
smiled some ilo.uo tried tu mage
"a sieve out of me- hut ] beat him
90 lt"und made nothing out Of him
Say. have YOU Eot the official dope
ypt7'
So We were not even to get the
news from those who wcrc I'm the
great battle In % minutes they
Ncrr being trnderlv lifted out ~ am .
bulances into the big base hospital
Their clothes we're taken from them
Ina the receiving ward Then they
had "A comforting bath After mat
they we're assigned 20 heavenly beds,
In rooms loaded with flowers, looked
over by American doctors and nurses,
and adequately supplied with fruit
cigaretH. candy and games. These
extra unnecessariea all went 10 show
to the mon the love and solicitudo
nf tho homeland for which they were
fighting