The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-22
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unfortunate men is looked into.
Oftentimes as long as three
weeks elapse before it is possible
to notify the next Of kin if a
soldier has been killed, wound
ed, gassed, taken prisoner or
missing. In the cause Of the
wounded there are a number of
developments the casualty re-
port must go through. For in
stance, a man is wounded in ac-
ton. He receives his first med
ical treatment near the front
line where his wound is bound
up and disinfected but no record
taken. Next he is moved to the
advance station usually in a
dugout about two miles behind
the line,) where the wound is
then dressed and again disinfect-
ed, a record Of the name and
regiment taken and q tag label
ing the man for Identification
purposes attached to his cloth
ing.
In line with the gradual
movement Of the wounded to
the rear the victim reaches the
main dressing station, where a
close examination of his hurt is
made and a detailed account of
it is taken. He then goes to the
main casualty Clearing house."
still several miles back, where a
surgical operation is performed
If need be and a complete record
is made of The casualty, with
resultant classification into the
slightly wounded" severely
wounded" or dangerous ! y
wounded" groups.
From each station reports are
sent to the medical department,
where they are tabulated and
compared for verification. All
this takes considerable time.
When reports are found to
agree they are sent to Washing
ton headquarters, where the
next of kin to the wounded or
killed soldier is notified by tele-
graph.
+ In the case of the slightly
wounded it is aimed to let their
relatives know by letter or cable.
Here, too, the news is held up
by the censor, so that delay is
bound to be occasioned.
Judson King on the League.
Back from a speaking tour
through Minnesota, North Da-
kota and Idaho, Judson King,
secretary of the National Popu-
lar Government league, has re-
turned to his office here, jubi-
liant over the way the folks out
West are waking up to the need
for democratic progress.
"The rank and file of the vot-
ers feel that their day of protest
is over, and the day of construc-
ton is GOMEZ" is the way he sizes
up the situation. "They are will
ing to back up a sensible con-
s%tructive program. They know
the regulation of big business
has failed, and they are going in
for public ownership of public
utilities. They do not seem to
take the slightest alarm when
the cry of socialism is raised.
"E Everywhere I found the peo-
pie determinated to keep the
railroads. They are delighted
that President Wilson has taken
over the telephones and tele-
graphs. They are squarely back
Of the presidents war program.
The federal trade commissions
report on war profiteering has
stirred the people to the bottom,
And they have no use for the big
meat packers.
II am convinced that the Ma
tional Nonpartisan league is the
most vital constructive political
force in America today. No
merely because it presents the
constructive program that the
people want, but because the
men in the League-the men
that are right down raising tur.
nips-have got the pep"
S0uris News.
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