The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-09-06

paris.--Thc indomltable and nncon-
.aerable spirit Of the soldiers from
the United States Is one OF the out
standing characteristics that excite
the admiration Of all who come In con
tact with them. They make the Amer
lean proud OF his nationality ana
arouse the envy Of those who. by cir
cumstances over which they have no
control. are denied the privilege to be
one of them.
II there In yet nm American who
does not hate the Hun. he or she
should have seen the first tralnload
VI American wounded that arrived
iers from Chateau-Thicrry. As these
heroes modestly related their expert
ences. one had mingled feeling or
worship for them and Intense hatred
for the blood maddened beasts who are
responsible for the awful agony which
the world In now suffering.
In n compartment with number OF
French wounded was II nlneteen-year-
old boy from Chicago. He was all
alone and surrounded by men who
could not speak his language. He was
In the most terrific pain, but managed
to keep down the slightest groan.
Nothing could have drawn whisper
from him before his French comrades
In arms.
A Red Cross doctor asked him II
there was anything he wanted.
"Just drink OF water. please" was
the low answer.
He got H. The doctor asked II there
was anything else he wanted. The
boy wanted 10 be turned on his side.
With machine-gun bullet through
his leg and wound that had scorched
It's way across his hips. to say moth
Ing Of nm injured arm. he was perfect
~ incapable of helping himself.
The doctor turned him ON his side
and then discovered the lad had had
nothing To eat for 81 hours. Unfor-
tunately he was only one of many In
the same AK. The Red Cross did Its
best and seen had what emergency
food II had In the hands OF those who
were still able to use them. The more
seriously injured. OF course. were the
irst to be removed by the long line
of waiting ambulances.
.indoritabie Spirit
Before the train pulled In the amhn-
lances were drawn up md waiting. SO
waS small crowd. As the first am.
| buianre quit the station the crowd
started to cheer. There was dough
boy on the trent seat with the driver,
one arm In sling. the other stuffing
n sandwich Into hts mouth. lie waved
the sandwich I'm acknowledgement
while contented look came over his
drawn and tired face.
| The crowd Increased as the ambu
iances formed almost continuous
train. Words OF sympathy were heard
ON all sides not unmingled with tears
a. the flower of Young America tina,
had marched forth so yallantly few
short mouths before was painstaking
~ transferred 20 base hospitals.
| At the ond Of the procession came
a ecrtege that the crowd grasped the
meaning Of IN a moment. They were
ambulanees, but their destination was
the cemetery and not the hospital
The women wept openly and crossed
themselves, while the hat Of ever,
nan In the crowd came OF In re-
| 'rectful salute TO the dead
The sight was one IL wiring IN,
aeart. but the indomitahle spirit oI
America eohhed ur whenever mar
lhle To talk above n gasp was found
Many Of the wounds were from shrap
ael. Where they were not reall,
serious the pcsseSsors told the tai,
II what they had been through.
II sas Ave o'clock In the morning a
fuls Is before the platoon to which
Louis Cooke Of Rayviile, La. belonge,
cav the Germans approaching.
| "our officer just yelled, let's &c
@,n. boys" and we started afte
BEN" said Cook The Hetnies wer
'atns VI On the south bank Of tn