New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-08-07
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take run to Paris and visit Otto.
Greet all my friends with best wishes. -
"Coach."
No Signs of "Subs''
''To begin with, landed in France on
the 9Th day of May after an uneventfu]
voyage on rolling, tumbling, COM
Wandered German liner. I was pretty
seasick the first few days out, but the
last four days were delightful and its
pleasantness compensated somewhat for
the ugliness of the Atlantic of the previous
days. Only once was there an inkling
of the "Subs." We felt pretty safe all
the way. The manner in which life
boat drills are conducted by the naval
officers would make the most fearsome
feel safe. 8 Our navy must be given
great credit for the manner in which they
are handling and transporting our troops
across the dangers of the submarine
zone. They are efficient in every respect
and do their work we'll. Of course, we
realize that we will lose ship here and
there but the loss is infnitesmal in
comparison with the safe landings. l
cannot tell you the number OF troops
nor the number of ships in the convoy.
Suffice to say that Uncle Sam is doing
his duty in protecting his soldiers.
Everything Goes Like Clockwork
hot
when we landed was the despatch with
which the unloading of the ships is con-
Quoted in order to get back again to
the States and bring more food or sol
diers. Everything seems to work like
clock work. We were placed in an old
French barracks which was monastery
before the French Revolution. Re-
mains of the old chapel are still standing.
From here we went to the interior OF
France and passed thru some of the
most beautiful scenery | have seen. In
town after town thru which we passed
the French people hailed us and seemed
to be glad of the coming of the Amer
leans. There is no question but that
they look upon us as their deliverers.
received my hospital train at :,
and l can tell you, Bill, it is "a beauty.
1t is modern and up-to-date hospital
on wheels and has all the comforts Of
a home and the conveniences of a
hospital. 1 have sixteen coaches, con-
sisting Of two kitchens all finished in
white enamel with white enanaeled
Dishes Their cleanliness and sanitary
aspect would please the most fastidious
American housewife. Then I have an
operating car containing the operating
room very beautifully equipped and
a pharmacy which contains everything
in the line of medicine and surgical
dressings that you find in any modern
American drug store. Then I have a
private staff car on the rear of the
train, a car for the enlisted men, con-
tagious ward car for contagious diseases
and nine ward cars holding 345 patients.
We have lots of work to keep things
clean and when we are transporting
patients from the front it simply means
often times night and day work. We
gladly do this, especially when we see
some of those poor fellows who just have
come back from the trenches. The
surgical business, of course, is very heavy
with us but variable Some days nothing
md oil n
Travelling Constantly
In these hospital trains we get to see
a lot of France. We travel in different
directions all the time, going to the
front to get our patients and then to
various bases thruout France. I have
already seen quite bit of the country,
especially in south-central, western and
northwestern France. Days when we
have towait for orders we take the op-
portunity and visit some of the interest
ing towns and villages. Of course, we
have to take our turns at this. I have
seen so much that it is hard to know Just
where to begin to describe it. All that
l will say is that the country is absolutely
beautiful. 1t may be that we are just
now in beautiful season, but it seems
that around Tours, or Bourges or Autun,
or in Normandy, any of those places
would be nice to live to at any time of
the year.
Putting France On Its Feet
1T would surprise you the amount of
work Uncle Sam is doing over here.
One simply cannot get over it to think
that all this was accomplished in this
short space of time. Large railroad
shops, the largest in France 1 believe.
railroads, manufacturing plants, ware
houses are being built. 1t is simply
immense. Uncle Sam certainly is put
ting France on it's feet again, and you
can rest assured that France is thankful.
Wherever we go the French people treat