Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-15
GERMANY FEELS
EFFECTS OF THE
war BUT LITTLE
Omaha Man Says Huns Have
Been Defeated, But Not
Crushed; Looks for
Another Outbreak.

The war is not yet over. according
TO Capt John R. Nilsson. 1925 North
Thirty-third street, who has just re-
turned from Paris, where he was at
iaehed to American Red Gross mill
tary hospital No. 8.
Though the Germans have been
defeated they are not crushed and
have felt the effects OF the war but
little. Now with the imposition Of
heavy indemnities and terms they
are desperate. They know that the
allied armies have been demobilized
and that the English and French are
so weary of war that they could
hold them off for some time. If
the terms imposed on the Huns by
the peace conference are too severe
we may look for another struggle.
Many of the most important Eng
lish and French officers are willing
10 wager large sums that another
war with the Germans will be
fought" said DR.. Nilsson.
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DR.. Nilsson enlisted in February,
1913, and was sent to France in July
of the same year. He was originally
with the Nebraska base hospital unit
No. 40, but was detached and placed
with the American Red Cross MILF
tary hospital No. in Paris. This
hospital is the only one of its kind
in France. Only officers are treated
at this hospital and some of Ameri-
cas- most noted military men were
cared for there.
Many of them were under the per-
sonal care of DR.. Nilsson. Two
other Omaha men were with Dr.
Nilsson in this hospital. They were
Capt. B. c. Russum, graduate of the
Creighton medical school, and Capt
Oliver Chambers, graduate of Me-
braska university in the surgical de-
partment at the hospital. COL
Samuel Lloyd, founder Of the New
York Post Graduate Medical school
is in charge. Eddie Rickenbacher
Archie Roosevelt, Generals Barnett
Lyon and Hoffman were some Of the
men treated at this hospital.
Founded BY Mrs. Reid.
The hospital was founded by Mrs
WhiteIaw Reid, wife of Americas
late ambassador to England. Mrs
w. Z. Corey, of $4,000 coat fame,
contributed her chateau, consisting
OF 800 acres and considered one of
the most beautiful in France. to men
convalescing in this hospital.
At present the hospital is admins
tering to the health of the members
Of the American peace delegation.
DIR. Nilsson described a converse
ton which he had with a wounded
German colonel. The colonel. ex-
planned to him that the Americans
knew very little about the art Of
warfare and the Germans did not
fear the Americans on that score.
''We knew when we saw your men
coming that we could kill more than
half of them, but we also knew
that they were such daredevils that
the remaining half would get us all.
This took the heart out of our sol
diers and we were forced to quit"
said the German officer.
DR.. Nilsson witnessed the armis-
tice celebrations in Paris and the
ovations extended to King George
OF England Albert of Belgium, En-
manuel of Italy and to President
Wilson. OF the FIVE celebrations
that for President Wilson was by
far the greatest and most spon-
taneous stated DR.. Nilsson.
Most of the men who were in
jured and recovered were wounded
either in the arms or legs. A very
small percentage of the men wound
ed in the head or abdomen ever re-
covered. Nearly all of these were
mortal wounds from the start, ac-
cording to Captain Nilsson.
Raps Y. M. c. A.
AS to the Salvation Army and the
Knights Of Columbus, DIR. Nilsson
reiterated statements made by many
Of the returning soldiers. They did
magnificent work." he stated. "The
Y. M. c. A. sold the things il was
supposed to distribute free. Of
charge" and that was all the return
ed officer would say Of that organi-
zatiun.
CAPTAIN Nilsson returned on the
liner Saxonia. On the same ship
were IS blind soldiers, and accord
ing to the medical officer, these
blind soldiers were the most cheer
FIJI men on the ship. Returning on
the same liner was Maj. H. D. Par
Kin Of the Three Hundred and Six
tenth infantry. This officer had
been wounded four times and had
been captured By the Germans,
spending several months in the Ger
man prison camps. He was the IN
innate companion of Captain Nils
SON on the way over and described
many of his experiences in Ger
many.
Captain Nilsson will resume his
practice here in the near future.