Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27
CONTRASTS FEAR
AND SHELL SHOCK
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph
Sailer Defines Latter as
Nerve Condition
d CITY DOCTORS HOME
Philadclphian Was Consulting
Physician for War Hospitals
Containing 10000 Beds
d CITY DOCTORS HOME

Joseph Sailer, l7ls Spruce street, one
of four Philadelphia doctors to arrive
homo from the war zone today.
The others arc Major II. +. Baer, eo39
| Chestnut street Major G. +. Nassau,
| 1915 Wallace street. and Major A. i.
Franclne. all of whom arrived in New
York aboard the President Grant yes
| tcrday, and we're given twenty-four
hours leave before reporting 10 Camp
Dix for rehabilitation.
Shell shock is = nerve condition pure
and simple, aud is entirely different
from cowardiCe," Colonel Sailer said,
Many men who displayed great bravery
at the front gradually were broken and
became shell-shock victims as their
nerves submitted to tie terrific strain.
The men were removed from the front
to isolated sections during the early
stages OF the war for treatment, but TINS
plan was found to be a failure.
Later shell-shock victims were re-.
moved from their units and placed in
hospitals constantly within hearing dis
tanCe of the fighting, and as their nerves
became attuned to conditions they grad
ually adjusted themselves to the nor
nal again and complete recovcrics were
| recorded"
Colonel Sailer, In his capacity of con-
! sulting physician, visited many sections.
He has high praise for Philadelphians
! he saw at work.
Colonel Sailer held a most important
! post during the last six months OF the
war. As head consulting medical officer
/ of the hospital area around Nlchy, he
was identified for much of that time with
| the dictatorship of hospitals containing
| D 10 oil HI1aI NNith wounded
/ and sick Americans
1 Colonel Sailer was commissioned q
major shortly after the declaration Of
war He trained at Camp Wheeler and
was commended for his work during
an outbreak Of pneumonia. When he
went overseas and was assigned 70
| EiChy his services as a consultant were
much in demand, and headquarters
! found II necessary to relieve him of all
, other duties so he could devote all his
| time to aiding his fellow physicians.
Major Baer an Eye Specialist
/ Major Baer is an eye Specialist or
note. He went abroad with Base Hos
pital No. 20, the University Of Pcnnsyl-
vania unit and saw service in the heavt-
est battles in which Americans partici-
pated.
/ lie Tenldl1leu Will tIlt bdS' tA'N'l '''N7'
July when he left It at Chatel-Guyon to
go 10 Boulogne to engage in special work
with Colonel Lister, head occulist of
| me British expeditionary force. In
! August he was transferred 10 Mobile
/ Hospital No and served with that unit
at ST. Mihiel and the Argonne.
4 feature noted was that compare
lively few cases Of damage done to the
eyes occurred during the last months
of the war, direct contradiction to facts
| of the first days of gas. when thousands
of soldiers were blinded by the fumes.
| Most of the operations were surgical IN
character and many were extremely dell
cate. Major Baer pays high comTii-
ment to the cheerfulness and spirit OF
the soldiers who were blinded.
On November 10, Major Baer was or
dered to the hospital at Mars and served
there until relieved from duty to return
TO the United States.
Major Nassau skilled Operator
Major Nassau became famed for his
4 difficult and dangerous operations, NO
hand was more steady than his when
the life of a doughboy depended upon a
swift and sure operation. so we'll
! known did he become for his absolute
Indifference TO surrounding conditions
. while WOFhlHB lOI a iAAp NAieNN ''N'' ''''
immediate operation on a service man
= aboard the President Grant was found
to be imperative Major Nassau was
intrusted with the task.
The operation was performed during
the height of the recent storm that swept
the Atlantic The man, a marine named
Hoffman had been wounded In the thigh
during the battle at the Argonne Wood
His condition did not improve materially
and he was shipped back to this country
on the transport.
Major Francine Tubercular Expert
Major Francine became known in Tho
revolutionary force because of his sue
cess with tubercular cases. He achieved
the same sort OF reputation at home be
fore volunteering for work overseas. III
has acted as associate in medicine a.
the University of Pennsylvania, visiting
physician in the department Of tuber
culosis at the philadelphia General Hos
pital, and physician-in- charge of tn,
state tuberculosis Hospital No 81.
. Major Baor widely known in Phila
delphia, was promoted to his presen
rank from that of captain shortly afte,
his arrival in France. He is member
of the medical staff of the Cnversit,
( Hospital. and went over with Base 90
dent Grant had an exciting trip. TIL,
ships wireless picked up fourteen call
for help from other vessels during th,
height of the storm. and helped one, tn
Polar Bear, reach Bermuda.
Philadelphians' aboard the Presiden
Grant in the, 164th Infantry includ
Pasquale Simonetti, 922 South Sevent
; street, Philadelphia John Temperinc
so4 Green street, Philadelphia; Theo
dore Parente. 1926 South Garrtt stree
: Philadelphia Joseph Sonken, SAB Frank
| lin street, Philadelphia Lester L. Pen
nypacker, Pottstown; William Snyder
Allentown; John A. Ryan, Girardvllle
Edwin Roberts. Slatington: Ralph r
Flyti. Wilkes-Barre Patrick Burk,
1886 West Oakdale street, Philadelphia
5 Harry ]. Bynch. 1851 East oxfor
street, Philadelphia; Michael Hamilton
Harrisburg: Carl c. Kaag, Reading
- Felix r. Greek, Manayunk; William .
5 Liking. Allentown Vernon J. Hanle,
I phia Howard Lowry, 1910 Mort
y American street Philadelphia: Andre
!. II. Gum, 1896 South Rlnggold stree
!, 1 Philadelphia; John J. Hamlll, lgg
!. Christian street. Philadelphia; James
; Hoover, 1851 North Chadwick stree
n Philadelphia. and Fred NJ. Maher, 12C
South Twenty-eighth street, PhlIade
y phla.
y Mere PhiisdeIphians Aboard
q other Philadelphians are David I
l. Hoffman, 36i jackson street Frederic
: Difeo, 1929 South Eighteenth street
n Henry Meyer, 1927 Federal stree
Francis J. Cavello, 1913 MlfiIn street
g Emil NJ. rDietz. 1345 Earl street; Henr
Il r. Brdman, 250s East oakdale stree
- and Daniel o. George. 1886 Hick stree
!, Joaeph Whitehead, 1914 Cresswe