The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-11-01

pr Ralph = edward Of Price VA.
me NJ the first physicians and sur.
Eeohs w Utah tc enter the service of
nus country After enIsting locally
ne was sent ~ Fort Riley. Kan ana
utter some training went overseas. Us
mas been on the western front since
Several letters have come 10 friends
mere. but perhaps the most interest
ing of all Is one given 10 SUNDAYS
salt Lake Tribune by friend here.
To u pr Coward says
We arrived at Hrusscrios ON the
night of July 26th II was raining
Nurseries, probably YOU know is n
very short way. about two miles. from
lclleau Wood. where IN. marines
made their deadly stand The, mad
advanced three DAYS befor. our ar.
rival We were 20 omen up Ia ftctJ
hospital To- an Did chateau al that
place Ny gud. the sight when dav.
liEht came. The chateau in which
We were to operate had the roof and
upper story entirely shot of some
u tho rooms On the lower floor were
stu intact but were piled fun Of
trees and rubbish to protect the base
ment below, and we were g. no ready
Tor patients that afternoon.
Well. I am here tn admit that We
did some work. carrying shuyeiing
sweeping and scruhhlnE ~ noon
We were ready Tor business \ hun.
df,d men can accomplish wonder.
iul amount ~ work when properly
directed. After "a ration dinner some
."f us took little hike ont through
the fields ~ was my first expert.
once on an uncicnncd battlefield.
There were dead lying everywhere.
Some had fallen in the fight. others
were still sticking o. their guns. and
rtill othcrH were rruuyhcd In little
pits they had dug Tor rcclurinn
~ We assembled the iitti. Hill Into
h"llcau Wood. utterly torn a. pieces.
Ia sadness our eyes fcii upon the
bodies ~ our own dead American
comrades. II was q RhaHtiy sight
some ~ our men returned aud re-
ported that they had found the head.
81 German regiment ttI
was % real cave. dug into the side ~
q hili Tor several hundred feet. tim.
hercd aud substantial. There were
several compartments each contain.
ing some ~ the most elaborate
French furniture have ever seen.
taken from an Did chateau
In one room was plano baby
grand, bat IL. too. had suffered some
The entrance a. the cave had been
partly closed by big she'll striking
IN the immediate vicinity. neressitnt-
Ink our removing the i.gr 81 the
piano a. obtain csr-ss We were well
repaid Tor our efforts We got the
plano back O. the chateau. repaired
nud ready o. play How We lid en-
iuy H. The heavy artillery was be.
hind us And the Germans were In
front WIKI, bump German she'll
would come over and whiz. bump.
Dur guns replied
Under tho are nf the meeting
sheilH We were an very busy dressing
the wounded ~ prrchnnc- carefully
laying aside some poor Ruddio who
had been little too close. Hut when
The sounds from our piano. Pack Up
Your Troubles IN Your old XII BAG"
fell on the ears of the wounded or
DIVING II invariably brought forth
smile ana q word ~ appreciation.
Thank God fnr music Ana this. Ia
brief, b. the story of the plano. Il
rnnnot bee told IN detail nor IN fun
only hy those who came he 90 we're
brought into the hospital. tired wet.
torn aud bleeding
we are now In rest camp tor
short time. prnhahlA not long We
will be glad a. got through aud re-
turn 10 dear old America again. with
All the historic and proverblnl beauty
n France. I prefer my friends and
home In the mountains"