The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-08-29
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By the time we had the room fixed
up it was late in the evening and we
were mighty hungry. So we sent two
of the boys out to scour the village
to see if they could find some place
where we could eat. The only thing
they found was one place, where they
secured dozen eggs, tin cup Of
new potatoes, but the people Of the
house refused to cook them for US.
So then we all left to find some kind
lady who would cook them for fair
consideration. The first place we
struck the lady said, "Wee, vice."
when we popped the question, 80 we
sat down and waited. She built
fire in the fireplace and then left US
and went out to the harm to milk the
COWS. That took her about an hour,
and we were getting hungrier all the
time Finally she came back, said
something we couldn't understand and
told us to get out as it was her bed
they could and had brought us the
remainder. So l and the other ser
geant finished the eggs and bread.
The cook refused to cook the tin cup
full of new potatoes, so they were
thrown away.
Harvey Parks and Earl Graham
were also among those who were or
dered to move to the new billets, and
they thought they would move down
early and get the choice locations.
They did, but by mistake they got in
the room reserved for the sergeant, |
so when we arrived on the scene our
room was already occupied and none
of the owners was about. So we had
to move their bed out doors. There
they found them an hour later when
they came down to fix up their room.
OF course, Harvey and Earl blamed
me for the whole business and already |
l am hated and. despised, as all SER
geants are, and they have placed me
on that list with whom they will get
even when the war is over and one
man is as good as another again.
Right here 1 want to say good
word for the Red Cross. While we
were in the States we didn't see much
of the Red Cross, but since coming
over here, and especially we who are
connected with the hospitals, can't
say too much of the good work that
this organization is doing in the hos
pital at this place. They have taken
over the issuing of tobacco to the
soldiers, so at present all tobacco, as
well as other things sent out by the
people at home for the soldiers, are
handled through the Red Cross. Mag
azines are distributed regularly to all '
the patients and every evening two !
daily papers are given to each ward
by them. In addition to that a large {
part of the linen and other necessary
supplies are furnished by them. Of
course, the government furnishes an
immense supply of linen for a hos {
pital of this size, but owing to the '
absence of modern conveniences it is s
not sufficient, so the Red Cross fur I
nishes US what additional supplies we
need. But their greatest assistance l
comes in the operating rooms, where q
all the bandages, sponges, ETC., come
through them. According to the new 6
plan, the Red Cross will also take
over the canteens at hospitals in No
vember, which at the present time
are operated by the Y. M. c. A. So in
the future all work connected with I
hospitals will be handled by the Red X
Cross.
Work is continually on the increase c
and if we get much more to do we y
will have to work at night as well as
at least 20 hours out of the day.
August 81 have had a visitor the o
past week. Last Monday ! was sur
prised when one of the ambulance
drivers told me that a soldier had
inquired about me at one of the C.
camps and said that he would be up t.
to see me that evening. That even tt
ing Claire Haylor came walking in a
the office. He has been up to the
front for the past two months and cl
on July he was sent 10 the nosp1tal e.
suffering with gas burns (external Of
and was on his way back to his old is
company. He has been here for a
week now, but is expecting to leave g
any day. He is feeling fine and is m
anxious to get back to his old COM c
pany, the principal reason being that ty
no knows he has a big bunch of mail G,
from home awaiting him there. Sat 81
nrday evening he and / went over to tt
St. Afghan and as his old company is st
located there, we called on them to tn
see if perchance there were any mail al
that hadn't been forwarded to him at in
his new address. He was lucky and 81
found about dozen letters, the first II
nail he has received for over two or
months 1St