The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-16
RED CROSS NOTES

artlcle by private Peat, young Cana
dian, and gives us little insight into
how the boys at the front feel about
the work of the Red Cross:
In my case one side was totally
paralyzed as a result of the explosive
bullet which hit me. For long l suf-
fered torture with the weight of my
knapsack pressing into the gaping
hole below my right lung, through
which the bullet had exploded. At
last l chewed through the strap of it,
and at length, too, l was able, with
my left hand, feeble though it's move
ments were, to loosen the string of
the emergency dressing with which
every soldiers tunic is equipped in a
| concealed pocket. I was able to plug
roughly and only temporarily the
bleeding cash. What if the supply of
emergency dressings had given out be-
fore reaching me" If all the Red
Cross workers who handle surgical
dressings could realize even to half
the extent, the Importance, the vital
Importance, of their work. there would
be three women to each job where
there is only one now.
"You may save the life of your own
h1IChord
by commencing to work for the Red
Cross within the next hour.
az could not die We youngsters
who get into the trenches for the first
time know that some time. somehow.
some place, we are going to get
plugged We are rather curious
about the matter We see
man who is wearing one or two or
maybe four or five of the gold honor
bars on his tunic cuff. We know the
insignia Of honorable wounds. We
ask him questions. If he is a French
poilu, or an English Tommy. or
Canadian Canuck, or an Anzac, or vet
Boer from South Africa, he will tell
you of the impossibility of dying once
they get hold of you He will tell
you of the treatment in hospital
Excellent He will tell you of the
Magnificent He will tell
you OF the nurses-'Angels of Mercy
-O-
F. w. Shaw is in Ray on business.
L. S. Gates was Phoenix visitor
this week.
M Brody, business man of Den
yer, was in Ray Tuesday.
Mrs. S. M. McInturf is spending the
week in Ray visiting friends.
R. ]. Holmes of Phoenix was a Ray
visitor the fore part of the week.
c. b. Adams of the Hercules Cop
per company spent Monday in Phoe-
nix.
Sheriff Henry D. Hall was in Ray
the fore part of the week on official
business.
Sidney Goldman, wholesale grocer
of Phoenix, was a business visitor
here this week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. @. T. Grammar mo-
tored to Ray Saturday for a few
days visit with relatives.
Geo. J. Cansen was registered at
the Ray Con hotel this week. Mr..
Cansen resides in Superior
Mrs. c. E. Adams, Mrs. T. Rob
erts and Miss Ada Roberts spent the
fore part of the week in Phoenix.
Ray last week. DR.. Holmes is a mem
Der of the medical advisory board
Burt Harris, who has been ill for
the past few, days, has fully recov-
cred and is back to his usual duties.
The many friends of Mrs Mike
Cowan will be glad to learn that she
has fully recovered from the scarlet
fever
Steve Branaman of Florence was in
Ray the latter part of the week,
where he appeared before the medi-
cal advisory board
VIM. McDermott, a prominent min
ing man of Tucson, spent the fore
part of the week in Ray looking after
his mining interests.
Fred j. Joyce of the Mutual Life