The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-02
DOUGHBOYS HEROIC
AND UNC0MPL A|N|NG
Nws stuart McGufre DoNs Military TwGs
For pinin Citise nw' Dudn.

For PLATA CttixS nx' Duda.
LAeutenant-co Stuart Mcclure In
back In Richmond after ak months In
the thick Of 1t over there. The MCGUIRE
hospital unit recruited In Richmond.
which he commanded, wAs stationed
eight miles from. the nring line during
the ST. Mihiel drive, WHARF fts heaviest
work was done Colonel MCGUIRE says
that the entire unit Ia at Toul and viii
rnbark tor home soon
Receiving his discharge at Camp Dfx
Friday. Colonel Mcclure got to Rich
nond at r. n yesterday after a ak
weeks trip across the pond. delayed
because his ship had to go to the res
cure OF the Polar Bear" large
steamer. which broke . rudder and was
In trouble not far from the Bermuda
1siandA
DR. Mcclure WAS ono Of R3chmonfs
famous surgeons before he did his BIZ
but today he viii be in civilian harness
again TO reassun1s his duties in the city.
He brought back from France the same
impression OF the American doagheoy
which every officer ia the allied
armies holds
They are the most heroic and On
corp planning soldiers tho world haa
ever known" be declared Infantry
ri GERS told me that they couldn't re-
strain them. and that II 5000 Germ Ans
rouid not stop them from going ahead
past their harrage- how could they
stop themT'
lar. Mcclure was q captain when no
'ett town.. and the fact that ho Ia .
lieutenant coicnel nov bears testi-
Faouy 10 the work he did In France.
He tells stories OF how nobiy his men
worked under the nerve-racking con-
ditionr at tho front and OF how the
wcunded and gassed soldiers stood Up
unGer the strain with . smile.
"oh. yes. have ridden In An air
~ 4 -
TO a query, ~Once boy took me on
cross country trip all over France
to Nancy. Tout. yerdun and many other
historic places. and when he got back
over camp he topped the loop without
asking me. There was m aviation
carp not far from our base hospital
and the dying officers used to come
over and dance with the nurses every
week. and they were not very popular
with our officers" The colonel con-
eiuded- because they would take all
the pretty girls"
ment IN regard to the Y. n C.. A. In
France had new note in II. being
different from the usual criticisms
which have como back from the dough
boys. especially.
The Y. NJ. C. A. ala good work IN
France he said. but their personnel
was at fault. being mostly composed
sf former ministers or school teachers
who were not good mixers and who did
not understand the plain Yankee sol
der.
General Pershiny suggested they
lake up canteen work. which they
failed in because their men were not
business men and were entirely un-
suited for the work Doughboys In
France had heard Of the money being
90 freely given In America for the "Y''
work and when they visited a hut and
found out that they had to pay money
which they did not possess for candy
consulate and sought refreshments
from the Red Cross. Salvation Army.
or Knights OF Columbus who wern
giving away their things freely.
Then army canteens came along and
undersoid the Y. n. c. A canteens and
the mixur started I did not know
that America had heard OF Il From
what had seen OF the " work In
cantonments on this side I waa disar- /
pointed with the organization which
they had in France.
AN the boys over there were
homes'ck and anxious to see Il
through" continued Or. Mcclure. INIT !
they were determined to stay until
they finished the job. When they got |,
into the smoke of . fight they went
wild and wanted to go right to Berlin !
without stopping over
During the nrSt part OF his stay on |
the battle line the speaker served As !
nrst aid surgeon IN tho front line, SO !
he got the opportunity to sec many |
hot scrimmages
DR. Mcclure was busy 'yeste RAY art I
erroon receiving visitors who wore
welcoming him back home. He looks !
like "A true veteran in his overseas uni. |
form. with divisionand corps insignia, |
but he said that today he would take |
II of to don SNe 1arb OF civilian !
or,e more, |