The Hennessey Clipper (Hennessey, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1916 Page: 2 of 10
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YALE STUDENTS ORGANIZE' A FIELD BATTERY
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BANKER'jT^ypHTER.
TELUI Oft' EXPERIENCE
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WAif ATtA^H'EDTG AN
AMERICAN RftfCROSS
HOSPITAL
> ale has completed Its military preparedness by organizing a hattery In which nearly five hundred undergradu-
ates have enlisted. It will be equipped with three-inch field pieces, which are similar in construction to the famous
Krench 75 millimeter gun. The first gun has just arrived and has been added to the equipment of the battery. It
maximum range is four miles, and it cost, with two limbers and a caisson', $2,500. The Yale battalion consists or fou
companies of 138 men each. The government will supply each of these four companies with four of the above threw
luch field pieces, making a battery of 16 guns in all.
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WOUNDED
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BRITISH AND GREEK TRANSPORTS CONTRASTED
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I1 N July. 1914. 1 left America
to travel abroad on pleas-
ure bent 1 had as little
idea of the coming war as
anyone else, ami even when
J5 the clouds swept dark
^3^ across the hori/on, I did not
really believe the storm would break.
We arrived in Had Kissingen on the
day before the troops were mobilized
People stood in excited groups,
ilennans were preparing to leave for
their homes, while Russians and other
foreigners were wondering what
would become of them if it came to
war The mobilization proclamation
came the following day and suddenh
on a Sunday, war was declared
Dismay and consternation were
written upon every face The strange
tales of other wars came fleeting to
our minds, and we conjured up a thou-
sand thoughts of hunger and discom-
fort. We were sure that within a
few days not an able-bodied man
would be left at home Quitt natu-
rally we did not anticipate the sys-
tematic regulation uhich eliminated
all danger of famine in spite of the
proclaimed food blockade, nor did w
know that an army is so organized
thai millions of strong young men
are not called into the service until
absolutely needed
Had Kissingen the gathering
place for the reservists from all the
surrounding countryside Early Sun-
day morning the troops cam** pouring
in. They assembled in the famous
kurgarten and in place of the utual
gayly dressed throng then were non
thousands of stern-looking men in
rough clothes. Here they were sol-
diers in name only for their uniforms,
guns, and other equipment awaited
them at Bamberg an hour distant
In the larger cities where fully
equipped soldiers leave for the front
it is a most iuspiring Mght to see
them march away to the strains of
military music, their caps and lapels
bedecked with flowers. Here m this
little country town the sight was not
thus inspiring. It was only inexprts
sibly sad.
Most of the men were accompanied
by their wives and sweethearts, and
had come to bid a farewell which per-
chance would be the last. Nothing
has impressed me quite so much as
the spartan way in which thes* ger-
man women say good-by to thtir men
1 have seen the soldiers leaving for
the front from town and city, in
companies or by twos and threes, and
1 have never seen a woman shed a
single tear until her husband, son or
lover had vanished from sight.
It is not that they do not realize
to the fullest extent the danger their
men go off to face—alas the> know
that full well—but they seem to teel
it their duty to make the parting as
cheerful as possible So dry-eyed and
smiling, they wave their handker-
chiefs until they can see uo longer.
For two weeks Kissingen assumed
quite a military characur The men
came straggling in and their shon
sta> was made as comfortable as pos-
sible by liberal portions of hot cof-
ihe transportation of troops. Kveu
when news came of the fall of Liege
and Brussels, there was little excite-
ment It was only when the Bava-
rian crown prince won a victory near
Melt that the people forgot their
calm and cheered and wept lor Joy.
On September I I arrived In Mu-
nich. the itavarian capital. The life
here was as different as could be
from that in Kissingen. The streets
and cafes were crowded, the theaters
j and museums all open. Orchestras
I played popular music Singers sang
I comic songs One would never have
realised that a war was going on.
had it not been for the yellow tele-
grams pasted on the bulletin boards
and for the throngs of soldiers.
The cit \ swarmed with men in
gray And the remarkable part of it
all is that one sees just as many sol-
diers now as one did a year ago last
September. There are soldiers every-
where— in the streets, at the theater,
in the cafes strong, healthy-looking
men. some of them already decorated
with the Iron Cross.
After a week or so of aimless sight-
seeing. my conscience began to trou-
ble me I felt it was wrong to stay
idle in these earnest times, so I
set about to fliul some occupation. 1
started in service at a day nursery,
where poor children were taken care
of while their mothers were at work.
All the children are delightful, and
these were no less so than the aver-
age but sad to relate they spoke a,
Bavarian dialect that was impossible
for me to understand They in turn
did not rccognize as German the lan-
guage 1 spoke; so we decided that 1
was no success as a disciple of Froe-
bel, and I started to search for a
new field of activity, l found what 1
sought at the American Red Cross
hospital, and soon began my work
there
1 should like to be able to say that
at once 1 attained the dignity of a ;
cap and apron, but 1 did not. be- ;
cause 1 had even less than the aver- !
age knowledge of nursing. 1 really
started as an errand girl. I shopped,
carried out propaganda, and made vis-
its. in order to Interest people in the
good work 1 chatted with Geraldine
Farrar. was respectful to Countess ,
von Bernstorff and visited enough ti- I
tied people to set mv democratic head I
in my hosp
ran to do a
little
on
miforn
h the
My s]
ision
Belgium and Russia
thundenng and mti
the thousand
aud came more
work of the hos-
ecial department
room, where the
i other luxuries that the
mmissariat did not carry
1 was the mistress of the
m ine cellar and also looked
lothmg with which we sup-
iS nothing too menial for me
1 was glad of every oppor-
service. I still have a
oor and cleaning windows,
ak of darning the biggest
1 ever saw in socks. In
we received a huge ship
American R*d Cross
had so man> boxes
thing, comforts, and
decided to give the
German Red Cross
nspect our supplies
t amiably when we
urtsies and who was
our timely gift,
ae and went. We
nen in the trenches
the
but the talent remains up to its old
standards, and one can hear a truly
fine production of an opera for sev-
enty-tire cents or a dollar.
Towards the end of January l left
Munich and made a journey to Italy.
Though Italy was not involved at
the time, one noticed the war more
here than in Germany. People were
poor fend discontented, banks failed,
one after the other; a declaration of
war against Austria was expected
daily, and everyone was in a troubled
frame of mind. It took twenty days
for letters from Germany to reach me.
1 could not stand the uncertainty and
hastened back to Munich after a scant
two weeks' absence. .*
After my return 1 worked harder
than ever at the hospital. None of
the cases under our care was serious,
| and as several of the men desired to
I team English. the superintendent of
nurses asked me to take charge of
some class-s. 1 had one class of
b ginners and one of more advanced
I pupils, and I can truthfully say I
; never enjoyed anything more than
those Knglish lessons 1 gave at the
American Red Cross hospital.
1 wa^n t a very dignified teacher—
one can't expect a nineteen-) ear-old
cirl to put on spectacles—but my pu-
pils liked me and they learned a bit,
too. However, even the English les-
l sons did not furnish enough work to
i satisfy me. So after much coaxing I
• received my official Red Cross arm-
baud and became what is called in
; German a Helferin." or assistant
j nurse.
1 worked early and late among fliese
woundtd soldiers and fouud a great
deal of pleasure in the work. It was
a revelation to note how much fine
feeling these men possess. The most
of them are ignorant and uncultured.
They were so grateful for every bit of
care, and at times when I found my-
self downcast they always seemed to
know the right thing to do and say.
After almost a year of this work. 1
took a rest and went first to Vienna
and then to Marienbad I fo md the
latter resort in strange contrast to the
Kissingen of the year before Marien-
bad was full of people and almost gay.
There was no dancing, of course, but
there were social affairs, concerts and
tombolas, where a game similar to
our lotto is played. In addition one
saw women as beautifully gowned as
the Parisienne at her best.
And here. also, as well as in Mu-
nich we found the same aston shingly
, large number of men. I used to
wonder where they all came from.
We got back to Munich jus
' to see a parade in honor of
and if I had not seen it
own eyes 1 should never
heved it possible
A curious contrast between the British and Greek transports is presented here. British Tommies look with
interest at the small, two-wheeled carts used by the Greeks, which the former pass on the highway near Saloniki.
GUARDED THE WHITE HOUSE
GAS ATTACK
AEROPLANE
"Hi ill'
'ZWL
This is Davie—the one on top of
the kennel—who guarded the White
House during the honeymoon absence
of President Wilson. He is an Aire-
dale and the property of Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones, cousin of the presi-
dent. and is highly valued as a watch
This remarkable picture, taken by a Russian airman, illustrates tlie start i Holding Davie s chain is Willis
of a gas attack in the eastern war zone, the poisoned cloud rolling before a Jackson, one of the White House me®-
westerly wind towards the Russian lines after being released from the gas sengers.
cylinders operated by the Germans in the center of the picture On the right
are three lines of German troops awaiting the moment to advance, their length- ! LLOYD-GEORGE'S CHAUFFEUR
ening shadows showing that the sun is nearly setting j
Has Made Study of Volcanoes
A Pampered Pet
AMERICAN AIRMEN WHO AID FRANCE
in time
e king.
ith my
r tl re than
«eeir.* Amer-
JSN' "A
h and
s Order
volcano of note 11
the hrst to reac
L* after lite
Oh, Sometimes. Yes. What
he knows usually knows a great < the order for riccinatjoe'
—St. Louis Glebe-Democrat. j "Easy Present tm
talking
le regi-
me gave
David Lloyd-George believes thst
every able bodied Englishman should
be working for his country, either at
home in the making of war material
or in the tre.iches righting the enemy.
For this reason the "Strong Man of*
will no longer employ men
household. His present chiuf-
a Miss Marsh, with whom he is
tisfled
Left to right: Sergt. Elliott Cowdtn. Sergt. Norman Prince of Boston and
Lieut. William Thaw, three American birdmen who. for daring deeds on the I
battlefields of France, have been decorated for bravery, and came back to the ' No
United States to spend Christmas with their folks at home Each has received much of it
the military medal and the war medal, the latter being the French equivalent an what s
I of the Iron Cross of Germany. Already they have returned to their duty at even as white as it uster be!"
I U* front. , Judge I
Snow* of Yesteryear.
you're right—ther* ain't as
an' it don't lay as long—
more—dang me, if it'«
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