The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-03-06


whsclsrs. but one was from New York
and one from Pennsylvania.
l have just been 10 the hospital and
found vhols ward fun OF boys back
from the front four DAYS. all ssssed.
Al we're recovering one hSd the devil
ish mustard gas which leaves horrible
ll.'ers and they take months 10 heal
what an invention of the dc.l' And
10 think drceut nations h1yr 20 turn
10 devils ana fight back with the same
weapons.
Tho othrr day was AZ tho station
nrd saw q troop train como In. ! went
W. and talked 10 bunch Of about ons
hundred boys a. they ,at vn tho blg
truck waiting Tor the train 70 start
after thry had had coffee ana sand.
WlrUss They siid ih"y we're NJ happy
10 bo going 20 the front. They had
waited for a year FOR This day. asked
whore they we're from in America.
They replied, I'VE arc all on thl, train
from WlscCua'r I told them who !
Vas. and there MAS great social time
aft.r mat,
Nucr they pulled out waving their
Gag, and smiling. We turned and saw a
hospital train had pulled IN. iust from
the front We saw dozen carried OF
In stretchers 10 the hospital Al we're
French on tllt train. | talked with
many Of them They we're So hravH
md smiling. but every man was wound.
81, II seemed strange tho tao trains
lhoull have pet there.
These gAsNcd boys at tho hospital
wcro crazy 10 get hack to the war zone
sgaln Two air men who had JislOCatsi
tH'lr necks were recovering and both
Had thcy'Wouli he ,ylng soon again.
rhry said | coul1 never understand the
fascination of flylng until | tried H.
Another interesting thing happened
4 doctor at the hospital says he had
Hpd = letter yesterday from q soldier
boy In pjon. who Snid the most won
IL 'ul nnd uplifting thing which had
happened 80 hm IN France was meet
ius i1h W, What had been tuch
hoip % him have no idea which
boy T. WIS u tho thousands | met
That mnic me lsugh again at the
people Who were opposed 10 my coming
telling the there was no food or p'ac"
or work for mo here md had better
s'ay az home. Oan young woman was
most impcft.cnt about II. When she
was told | would find many people here
Interested m my poems she saii IN
wartime the world so, along very
well without poetry, ! have had the
pleasure ol writing her mother In law.
who read, her an my letters. the won.
dcrful experiences | have had with the
soldiers. aud sent my publishers letter
which .hli my books sold better since
tho war than ever. and that many sol
dltrs took no hooks with them 10 the
war NNc one Of mnr'
Here Is something cnr'oos too. 7 wN
Just beginning to take moro N-ray
treatments In Paris. Ms ! thought ~
best. when | came away after two. At
p.lou | could no, find any doctor who
gave the rays. My ,rnSytlc wrote you
ahou, seemed 70 h" returning to some
extent. expected 90 be under my
friends care In London. who is the
head of that work there, Then when
came hero made inquiries And was
told there was nothing doing here. my
need Of It seemed 10 Increase, 80 when
found | was not going to rsris. and
even New York In August seemed
doubtful was bit disturbed and
that special road 10 exit from varth
dii not waat 10 tread.
Wei. Robert sent me Q message say.
INK TO keep M faith aud tho way
would be shown 10 me for help. SEQ
Il good doctor. help will be given to
YOU: | am watching over yor." was the
message.
That was yesterdsv. To-day while