South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-18

there found the Red Cross young
ladies. like Miss Louise Studebaker
Of South Bend. happy i'm their work
At these etnteens the soldier may
secure bed for the night for "A
franc, II lunch FOR a 2 franc and
a full meal for - OF franc
Organization - Everywhere.
Wherever I have gone INA city. in
camps or in hospitals / have heard
Only words Of praise for the Amer
ican Red Cross During the war
wherever and whenever there was a
need. this organization has never
failed. / have visited the great hos
pital az Tours and the camp hos
pitfalls at ST Afghan and Gievres and
ia each saw evidence OF the noble
work Of tho Red Cross. a major iu
charge of one Of these hospitals said
C me. THE United States army has
Yer made "a call for bandages. f4r
drugs, for beds. for dental or medi-
cal equipment. that has not been
promptly filled by the Red Cross. 40
words OF COmmeudation can be too
strong for this fine organization. II
surely has been "a great blessing 20
the American soldier"
And let me here pay my tribute
% the American doctor and dentist,
who. ever since we entered the
war have given Of their time and
talent iu ministering TO the soldier.
Here / have found some OF our most
skilled surgeons physicians and den
lists. who have voluntarily left in
America a large practice and in
serve humanity and At the same
time their country.
Within the past few days i have
Witnessed more than once a surgeon
operating with def hand. while the
perspiratiOn stood in great beads
upon his face, on the body OF a sol
die that ne might save the life Of
that soldier man, who otherwise
would never be able 70 return 20
home and country. And these sur
geOns and physicians have been do
ing this day and night for nearly
two years. Surely some of these
men, though they may never have
faced the lannon's mouth or gone
over the top armed with shot and
shell. deserve the Distinguished Ser
vice order of the roix de Guerre.
Visits Dentist.
have had occasion. in order that
certain tooth might be preserved.
TO visit the dental infirmaries at ST.
Aignau. at Tours and at Gievres. At.
each have received the finest treat
ment by "A most skilled dentist
which involved at the Gievres in
Urinary the taking of a number of
N-ray pictures-and each time
heard the welcome word NO
charge. go thy way in peace. We
serve freely and gladly. TO the best
OF our ability any man who is
member OF the American Expedi-
tionary Forces" And let US remem-
Der that as long as the American
solder is here the physician and
the dentist viii be here, and many
OF them have been in France ever
since we entered the war. They
the doctors and the dentists-in ev-
cry camp will be the last TO hear the
joyful word, 'honorably discharged.
You may now return 10 your home
and family"
] sincerely hope that when the
history OF the great war is finally
tor and the dentist, through whose
skill and self-sacrificing labors
thousands of lives have been saved.
may receive their proper recogni-
ton. Surely the historian may well
devote "A chapter or two to these
noble, trained men. by whose efforts
many "a soldier lad has returned or
will return 20 his beloved American
home. instead of finding a resting
place beneath foreign soil
Tells Of Gievrcs
Pick up your map of France and
you may with difficulty be able TO
locate Gievres. 200 miles south Of
Paris and on the railroad mid
between Tours and Bourges. Gle
vres may look small 10 YOU on the
map. but II you We're 20 visit the
place it WOULD seem tremendously
large.
Ever since the United states en-
tered the war. Gievres has been one
of the most important. II not the
most important military Centers in
France. Here are TO be found the
second largest storage plant and the
largest :. %. :. base in the world
Here are 1870 buildings built by the
United states army averaEiuE 500
feet long. Included In this area Ave
miles away near Romorantau, is
The great aviation field. where the
Liberty motor was first tried out
Here. during and sid o. the war. the
United states army has maintained
one OF the largest camps i'm France
AT the height OF the war. there were
chartered in this vicinity from SO.
eco 90 $4,000 men. Here. scattered
over an area covering a number OF
square miles the y VI. e A. has to-
day sixteen large huts. an actively
engaged in ministering every day to
thousands OF soldiers
l. Not Small Town.
From these facts 60 Will be easily
seen that GIevres Is mo mean city
and yet I do not doubt that every
American soldier would sadly leave
d. tomorrow, if ne could. 90 go back
10 the United states to live in any
city In that great republic
The other day ] was CARVING a
large bag toward the depot when I
passed au American soldier lad He