Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
MEN WOUNDED BY HUNS
NOW IN PARIS HOSPITAL
Members Of q. S. Railway Engineer
Unit Were Taking Part in
British Offensive.
.o--ss,o,d.,se of. IN. Associated Press

Correspondents of the Associsted Press.
PARIS, March 3.-Twelve American
railroad engineers who were wounded
while taking part in the big British
offensive near Cambria in November
last have been brought to the American
Red Cross Hospital No here, where
artificial limbs will be provided for
most of them.
All are suffering from serious wounds.
but will recover. They are in good
spirits and proud of the fact that they
were the first of the soldiers of the
American Army to see active service
high appreciation of the treatment
they received in the dressing station
behind the lines and at the Army hos
pitfalls.
Relates His Experiences.
sergt. Frank Haley of 1913 East 9th
street. New York city. one of the
wounded men, said concerning his ex-
periences:
work behind the British lines. Before
the attack we unloaded and assembled
several hundred tanks. made special
roadway for them and helped to get
them into position. When the attack
began we followed the British troops,
which Fritz blew up during his retreat.
The attacking troops moved so fast and
we worked SO hard that we were able
to hook our end of the railroad line to
the Cambria end. because. toward the
last. Fritz retreated SO rapidly that he
did not have time effectively to destroy
the road.
"A few days after the initial attack
our company was near the front doing
yard work. Shells had been falling
return to our billets. started walk
ing down the track, when suddenly
felt powerful prod in my back. I
thought railroad train had struck
me. Down I went with three wounds
in my back. / scrambled up again and
found 1 could not use my left arm.
Il ran seventy-f1ve yards and then
gava up. Two Tommies carried me to
feld dressing station. Just as they
were lifting me into an ambulance for
the ride back to the base we heard the
whirring sound of machine gun. I
felt sharp pain in my head and saw
that one of the Tommies had been hit
in the mouth.
ambulance, swooped down and fired a
round of machine gun bullets. one of
which had given me scalp wound.
while another hit the British soldier
he was not stunned and did not fall.
but grasped the rear end Of the ambu-
lance and said. 7 guess TIL ride to the
hospital with you"
Charles Geiger's Story.
Charles Geiger OF 223s Fullerton ase-
nue., Chicago. was a prisoner in the
hands OF the Germans for twelve hours
We were up near the front line when
the shells began dropping heavily" he
said We were ordered to take refuge
in dugout and remained there for
some time. but came out when the
bombardment apparently was over. As
we emerged we saw. not fifty yards
away, an advancing line Of gray-green
hgures. 1t was Fritz. He had counter
attacked. We just turned and ran.
can hear the bullets whistle yet. Sud
denly my left foot lcrumpled and over I
Tell AS lay there the Germans came
up and swept past. A German Red
cross man gave me a drink of water
and bound up my wounds. but none of
US was helped to the rear
:. we lay on the ground there for
twelve hours. while desultory fighting
was going on all day. When the
British counter attacked again the
Germans retreated. but did not attempt
to take US with them Soon we were
In British hands again. Then we were
all rushed to the dressing station and
thence to the base hospital
Gefgers wounded foot was amputated
before he was brought to Paris