Bisbee daily review., 1918-01-06
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great effort l expect MT DouSLas back before l finish this letter
 I met a young naval officer in .he hotel last night who was on the patrol yacht that was tOrpedOed- He was m bed at the time and as he was stunned by a niece Of wood hitting him in the head he regained consciousness only after a sailor threw him overheard from the sinking vessel They finally got in some boats tRat were floating around and managed 10 reach shore after facing death thirteen hours m a >-srong sea. The commander of the sIbuarine informed them how far It was to land and then left them to co the best they could
 Praises the Work
 Sometime in the future l shall call at the headquarters of the Society or the Fatherless Children of France. but cannot afford the time al present. as cur work is too pressing and a great deal of organization is needed It is a great big affair and I under stand that German influences are spreading bad reports about the Red Cross in the [. & Put 1t all down as lies pure and simple The men at the head here are big able men. wno are bending every energy to spend the money and distribute supplies where they do the greatest good The number of volunteer workers who have left big positions in the U- $ is surprising and among the ablest or them I count cur mutual friend Nr- Douglas They already sit up and take notice when he has a suggestion to make His power of observation is exrraordinary also his method of getting things done I should have ne-er tackled this job without him
 A Trip 10 Nancy
 Well, here il is Sunday evening again and a lot of interesting things have transpired since I ended the last page of No. 2 on Friday night MT. SDOuSias returned from his trip and l spent a couple of hours listening to his very interesting account He was at Nancy, which is not very far behind the lines where the fighting is going on We have a warehouse there al- ready He heard the big guns boom ing and saw lots of aeroplsnes flying around They received a warning of a proposed air raid, but a heavy fog prevented, it being carried out The people in the district close to the lines have cellars where they hide during air raids. At several places he visited where we are operating. he found that under the directions of the proper departments concerned We are doing splendid work. Daily I see letters crossing my desk from individ- l uals. associations. etc, expressing their gratitude and praise for the re lief sent to the stricken ones that are being taken care of. We are now pre- . pairing a shipment of a trainlOad of provisions for Italy and another tor Belgium. It is amazing the lists Of supplies that are coming forward from 4 England and AmericS-iIems such as I 100000 pairs of blankets and 100000 I pairs of shoes and 1.000. 900 yards of cloth do not surprise me now. IL will \ be needed ] have not seen the sun }fcr week except yesterday. and then l fIt was very dark red-the people 1 called il a bloody sun Poor people, l ] do not wonder Mourning everywhere I and think that il is France and Eng land who are now stopping the enemy l in their Italian offensive. The French | are indeed wonderful and I am told the organization and bulldog tenacily ] of the British forces cannot be ex-i celled- They now have a better ma chine than the Germans and as Lloyd 4 George aptly put it. no nation can win I in this war unless conscious of the rightfulness of their cause and this spirit certainly animates the French and British forces as il will ours two fold.
 Discipline Rigid
 Tell Frank that discipline of the strictest kind shall be called for SnI must De carried out in our army. . Hsrdships will have to be endured. | unoOnplsiningly and men will have to 4 make up their minds to undergo wOrk 1 Aead fatigue undresmt of in previous ~Irs- Tell him 70 keep his French I Crushed up as it will be wonderful asset for him if he is able 10 speak the language upon arrival If he could spare the time to procure the services of a French teacher t would be very profitable All the army men I meet tell me this.
 Yesterday. Saturday morning. 10 my cAS~N S--- N- -lI- NA-l c4utl-Q meet lEL Captain Power Conway who had just arrived from a French port. IL was like ray of sunshine to meet a man from Arizona and then today noon Major Greenway showed up and NIT. Douglas took sH of us 10 lunch at FOyOt Restaurant IL was certainly ] good to see them and ger all of the lat- l est news from hone and hear their stories of their yOyase which I hare not time now 10 relate The Captain is not assigned. neither iS Major Greenway, but both will be started m l very soon ! may see more of them during the next few days. Their trip vas most exciting but they have all arrived safely [Oralmon was along ~sud and remained at a place near the coast He may perhaps get leave later On If he cones to Paris I am sure to see him From now on I imagine shall see many from America.
 An Old Cathedral
 Captain Conway. Captain Dulane of the 18th Engineers and went 10 Norre name Cathedral this morning