Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-04
DELAWARE SOLDIER
AGAIN IN HOSPITAL
Earl Stouffer, Wounded at Toul
Over Two Years Ago, Still
Suffers From Effects.

The proposed bonus for the soldiers who
served America in the World War, and
which has been provided for IN a bill
= which has passed the lower house OF Con-
aress but likely to die in the Senate, would
come in mighty handy and timely now
with one Delaware soldier who IS lying
on a sick bed, suffering from wound
received more than two years ago IN
action on the French front.
Earl Stolffer, OF 1917 Nandever avenue,
after hravely trying TO overcome the
effects of a shrapnel wound in the right
Ice inst above the knee, received AT IOut,
France. on the 18th day Of March, 1918,
which had him in the hospital behind the
front lines for three months, ana IN other
bosnitais several times after that IN the
months intervening before he was sent
home for discharge, was carried TO the
UomDpathic hospital from his home this
morning suffering intensely with his
v,ound II has not vet been determined
what kind of an operation will he necessary
To relieve HIM. 1t IS thought possible
that there is still fragment Of shrapnel
in his leg. although for 4 time the wound
seemed 10 completely heal.
Stouffer enlisted IN the regular army
early in 1916. applying for enlistment
here. and completing his enlistment at
4shGAa0HIfttEta.
and later to the Mexican border, where he
served for nearly year. until this coun-
Try got into the war with Germany. He
Was with the Third Infantry on the Mexi-
con border. From there he was trans
ferred to the 10Th infantry. and was among
the first to go to France, His division was
~ the Brest camp for awhile, but soon
went Ia the 'front.'.
In the action at Tou, on March II
StnIfTer was wounded BY slHapnel. and
was sent to the hospital behind the lines,
where he was for three months, lie insist
ed on going back TO the front, and was sent
10 the Ecrdun front. where his company
was for awhile during the fighting there,
hui his wound began to trouble him again,
and ne was again sent TO the hospital be-
hind the lines.
WOUND GAVE TROUBLE.
This happened FIVE or SIX times: each
time he was sent TO the front lines on his
own request his wound breaking out and
giving him trouble. and he would have 10
nc sent behind the lines again. II FINALLY
came 10 pass that the authorities would
not let him go TO the front again. and lac
remained In hospital in camp, until his
regiment, the Goth infantry, was sent
home for discharge
The regiment landed IN New York, and
ne with Others was gwen n pertunctorH
phvsical examination, his people say, tht
officer glancing at his wounded leg
and saving that it appeared to be al
right. From New York he was sent t
Camn Meade. where he was discharged
on Nav s, 1919.
Since that time Stouffer has been work
ing at the Pullman plant and at th'
harlan plant. He had been at the Harlai
phnt. where be was employed as
rlveter. Tor two or three weeks, but va
compelled to quit work last week, whel
his wounded leg began to swell. am
seemed to he getting in worse condition
than ever.
He was forced TO take 70 bis bed q
home, and q physician called, who mad
an examination. reopened the wound, an'
ordered him sent to the hospital il
probable that an operation will be nee
essarv for his relief
StoufIer married after he returned iron
the war, and states that he IS recelvin
and has received no compensation froT
the government on account Of his woun
and the time he has lost from work on &c
coun o It. He held tn rank of corpora
al the time Of his discharge.