The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-03-13
BADGER MEETS
ENGLISH PRINCE
Captain J. r. Eastman Of
Kenosha is Formally Pre-
sented to Heir to the Brit
ish Throne
Captain Eastman Has High Praise For
Prince of Wales-Will Visit Battle
Fields-Is Called THE HUI
name Doctor.

To have been presented to The Prince
of Wales in company with General
Pershing and his staff and thereafter
to have been styled "The Humane
Doctor" by the privates and nom
CONS under his care-this is the double
honor recently accorded Captain j. r.
Eastman, Kenosha doctor now with
the American Expeditionary Forces in
France The news Of Captain East
man s novel experience has been
brought to his friends back home in
letter written by him from General
Pershing' Is headquarters at Chaumont,
France The communication reads in
part as follows:
1T have been here six months and
have my first gold service stripe. ] ex-
pected to have left for the United
States by this time, but we are more
busy than ever here. Today in addi-
tion to my regular duties as attending
physician and surgeon, was appointed
on the board of examiners for men en-
tering the regular army. The board con-
sists of two colonels, two lieutenant
colonies and myself. / have been at
tending a major general, very sick
man, and when he is well enough we
will take a little trip into the surround
ing country in his private car. I am
entitled to seven day leave and we
expect to go up through the battle
Scared region and probably to Treves
and Coblenz.
The most noted eventlsince the visit
of President Wilson and wife happened
today, when the Prince of Wales arriv-
cd here. He has been visiting the
United States army all over France.
The different departments planned re
ceptions for him and was invited to
the one which General Mosley and his
staff gave. With the General, three
colonies, two lieutenant-colonels an
other captain and General Gibbs, head
of the Signal Corps, we were formally
presented to the young prince. He is
small in statue, blonde, very modest
in manner and quite reticent. He looks
about twenty-one or two years of age
and weighs about one hundred twenty
five pounds. He was dressed in the uni-
form Of captain Every similar to the
United States uniformly and of course
carried a swagger stick. He was ac-
companied by an aid. After the recep-
ton we all went down to the Guard
Mount, the regular eleven O clock stunt
here, and then the Prince was driven
out to General Pershing's chateau to-
have dinner with him.
We are told to look for two months
of continuous rain from now on, but we
are all so accustomed to the damp, chilly
atmosphere that we have ceased to
grumble. If the sun does come out for
day or two, the dust is more disagree
able than the mud We had quite a
fall of snow here but not sleigh made
its appearance, not. even sled for the
Riddles, although the hills afford an
excellent opportunity for tobagganing.
Many Of the base hospitals have been
evacuated and some are being used for
the university courses now offered by
the government. An enlisted man in
formed me today that / was Lnown as
the Humane Doctor by the privates,
and / consider it the greatest honor /
have yet received. 1t is a pleasure in
deed to me to minister to the physical
neels of these boys who have endured
so much for the United States and for
humanity"