South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-10
!. N. {. A. LOST
LIVES IN WAR
Association Carried Red Tri-
angle Into Camp and Trench
With Following Fatalities.

NEW YORK. March 10.-The
Young Mems Christian association
carried the red triangle into the
camps and trenches abroad at "A cost
of 81 lives, a sacrifice proportiOnate-
ly one-quarter as great as that in the
American army, according TO a state
ment issued Sunday by the National
War Work council of the Y. NJ. G. A.
OF these fatalities 80 were due to
disease. and the remainder to she'll
fire, bombs. gas fever. drowning and
wounds. Ten of these were women.
one of whom was killed by shell fire
and another in a German air raid.
There were also 50 non-fatal
casualties. These were due princi-
pally to machine gun fire, gas, shell
fire. and motor transport accidents
Numerous cases of slight wounds
and gassings which were attended at
dressing stations. but were not re-
ported TO headquarters are not in
cluded.
These casualties occurred in a
force which at no time exceeded
5000 workers. of whom il is reckon
ed that more than one-half were
ployed in the hundreds OF huts main
tanned throughout the training areas
and the leave areas"
Sixty-three "Y'' workers were dec
Grated. while in all more than 152
received official recognition for dis
tinguished service. Thirteen Of
these were decorated with the croix
de guerre, while 80 received other
decorations. OF these, three recivd
the distinguished service cross: three
the order of St. Stanislaus: five the
italian cavaliere del corona: IS the
Italian war cross, and one the
French decoration OF the corps
d'armee Seven were cited for the
crOix de guerre. and seven for other
decorations six commended for mer-
itorious conduct. and % received
honorable mention in dispatches.
Several units were .sceo in their en-
tirety. those serving with the third
division being cited twice. More
than score more reported decora-
tons have not vet been confirmed
Not one OF these men under 30
was ft for military duty but the
citations show that they carried on
with the same courage and spirit
that identified Americans through
out the war These records show
that they went over the top with
the assaultine waves. that they ex-
posed themselves unde r machine gun
- -ss-4 .
wounded. that they worked indefati-
gably as stretcher bearers and that
they drove ambulances into tho
midst OF battle 10 rescue the wonnd-
ed.
Others were sacrificed in the less
heroic but no less etessary work
behind the lines Among these
stands out Mis-. Winonl Martin NJ
Rockville Center. L. T.. Y. III. G \.
secretary. who was the h~st Ameri-
can woman killed in the war She
was killed bv a bomb during Ger
man air raid. and her death made a
deep impression on American minds.
Miss Martin had been in Paris
only a month. but had already done
valuable work in stimulating an in
terest among the soldiers in the Y.
NJ. c. A in Paris.
Miss Marion @. CrandelI OF Ala
media. Calf. killed by shell FIRE near
Chalons March 26. 1918. was another
Of the women sacrificed in helping
the soldiers.
The citation OF the units attached
TO the third division. consisting Q
- men and six women. by Maj. Gen.
Dickman reads in part:
The commanding general desires
20 make of record in the general or
ders OF this division his appreciation