The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-02-13
LOCAL DOCTOR RE-
TURNS from FRANCE
CAPT. A. F. MOUNTAIN MIGHTY
GLAD TO RETURN TO OLD
HOME TOWN.
AMERICANS HAVE The pep"
EXPECTS TO RECEIVE HONOR
ABLE DISCHARGE WITHIN
NEXT 3O-DAYS.

left his wife and five babes to answe,
his country's call last July, arrived
in Sank Centre Tuesday of this weel
on 36-day sick leave.
I The doctor became attached to ;
provisional medical corps upon enter
I ig the service and was sent to Cam
Custer at Battle Creek, Mich, fol
preliminary training. Later he wa.
made member of Evacuation Hos
pital Unit No. % and transferred t,
Camp Sherman at Columbus, Ohio
to prepare for immediate oversee
shipment. An epidemic of the flu de.
tanned ernbarkation for some time, but
the unit finally sailed from Hoboken
on the George Washington Oct. 81
They arrived at Brest, France, two
days before the signing of the armi-
stice.
Speaking of Brest, the doctor stated
to the Herald that before the break
ing out of the war it was considered
the poorest seaport in France, but
with the taking over of affairs by the
Americans it is now the largest and
most efficient in the entire country
and will remain so. - - -. :,
Dr.. Moynihan is enthusiastic over
the things his country has accomplish
ed over there. He says of course there
has been some waste, and probably
some graft, but these things are in
significant as compared with results.
The unit Of which the doctor was a
member were camped at Brest for IL
days after which they were sent clear
sIsross France to Bedford on the
'Alsacian- Swiss border, where they
were to.be located. 1t is-not violating
military secrets to state that It was
plannesH 10 start y big American drive
up the Rhine Valley in the early
spring with Beaferd as the base of
Operations: Tie Ssth Division, made
up largely OF Northwestern men was
to have been one of the principal
units of the American army for this
drive. Belford is the best fortified
town IN France except Metz. There
are IL large forts surrounding the
city. In past wars, as well as the
recent one, sieges have been made
against this city but the enemies of
France have newer succeeded IN tax
ing it, Serious fighting was seen In
this locality m the early part of thu
war. No. mans land and trenches are
within a few miles of Bedford.
Or. Hoynihan states that Il Ill
he absolutely Impossible for an An,er-
can to visit France under present CON
dtlons without becoming sn intensi-
fed and enthusiastic Amersczn Th
morale Of the Americas soldiers-aH
Il revelation to the French and the
British Their conradeship and
willingness 10 60 the limit for eacf
other was beyond the understanding
of their Allies.
Dr. Moynihan says the ~YaHk" sold
ser il an outstanding individual; he
clean cut and has the swing and pep
that would throw the fear of God into
any adversary. Now that the war is
over they are anxious to get back h
their homes. However, none are COM
planning they are willing to serve az
long as their country needs them.
Of course out of two million men
picked at random all over live wire
country like the United States there
will be some bad actors, but the Saul
Centre may says he did not see one
intoxicated American while he was il
France.
The Captain brought home seyera
interesting souvenirs. One of them
was German sword given him by a
German patient. II one asks . Ger.
man prisoner who captured him he
will invariably answer "the Ameri-
cans" Among the collection there l.
camafouged German helmet whic'
the doctor picked up on no mans land:
there is one of the Kaiser's iror
crosses Of the second class; there are
belt buckles Of German officers
Scottish highlanders, British officers
and others. The American gas mas
brought back by the doctor is Yer.
interesting thing. It is the most ap
proved and safest mask for warfar
and is of American manufacture.
The rainy season was on when tht
medical unit LANDED at Brest. The
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