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WAR SURGERY.

An American Woman's Wonder ful Work.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1917.

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THE OLD CHATEAU.

(By C. Vince.)

The Colonel motioned to me. "Moneiour le➡". I began, in atinolively, though I did not know what word would follow, but be cut me short,

THE WOMAN OF FORTY-FIVE.

What of Her Future ?

cords at an angle of about twenty | ago. At present s is at For I did not britate a fraction of degrees. "A #mple invention trean Boyen, near that dirty little a second. I perdited my baggage to send you back at anor, other too, and we had looked twice be "Wall, you know that I ought bed but one side was beyond it was put on which he has worn hole, Loetzen. No castle there Ij to be taken into a first-class com-wise £ abellrink getting the sack fra wa realised that deep in its {for several weeks; the deflation can tell you.”

partment and the train started. We myself; still, an all ordinary train-Į shadow was a figure. |is now only about eight-fira de When I alighted from my tazi had only gone a few miles when service between here and Posen grees. This result was secured at the Frisdziobairasse station we were side tracked to permit will be suspended the next four as we came to the bedside and The servant moved the candles. by a gradual puubing, the appli- there were a number of soldiers the up-express to pass. It was days, the only way for you to get then we saw a face that would ance regulated by a system of standing at the entranos. They the Berlin night train. The back is by molor-car. It would have astonished me if I had not The adaptability of the Americrew. His neck will soon be all jumped into position and change at Korchen was affected be a pity to come all the way to bean struck first by ita fitness in ein woman has often been com.straight. The treatment he had | salated. That gave me a sudden without mishap, sùd at 7:30 a.m. this Biberian cold and not see that place. It was a face of the

Writing in the Daily News, mented upon. It would seem to painful and unsuccessful, Soms wearing a uniform, of course, I had

had was a pulling procem, very inspiration. Though I was not we arrived at Festa Boyen. 1

something of the campaign. old Latin aristocrat, with the high Patience Paterson asya :--- have resobed its limit in the case

At Allenstein, the day before, Traveling by motor car you will narrow forehead under the close of Miss Grace Gapestte, a Chiosgo

are restoring the next best thing to it. I wore had bought a huge portrait of have ample opportunity to see cut hair, the long proud nose and woman's cap dies hard. It was s of these devices

The tradition of the married -artist resident in Paris, who has crippled hands, generally the my long British-made automobile Hindenburg. Approaching Hin-¡ something of the country and of the sharp pointed baird. It was Jusp, sedate if beribboned, with broome, since the war opened, right hand. Here the need is coat, buttoned bigh dla militaire, denburg's headquarters I had fighting as well."

appalling.

an extraordinarily long face, and world's greatest

a green peakless cap with ohin this ander my arm. Under the authorities in the invention and from another of Hies Cassette's of a neutral coat of arms.

Hise Lerter quotes in addition strap and on it the large badge other I carried a large umbrella the Eastern front and then re-bones, but the unchanging life of woman covered the beauty of her Beaufort spent two weeks on old, with the skin close on the which every respectable married ase of surgical appliances for the letters, written on March 31 last

and in my hand the letter of tarned to Berlin without diffen- race was in all its linee. The old hair. and head when she had relief of the wounded. Garsette, who had scarcely seen The writer says:

"Here yon! I bawled in introduction. On my face I wore tr Mise with no thought of publication. beat imitation of

man raised h: wolf a little.

• German the beatific, enthusiastic ex.

Gentlemen "he said "I make

achieved her fall duty in the the inside of a hospital three years

lieutenant's tone of voice. The pression of" the innocent abroad." "I did not realize that I was effect was dynamic. All five ren bed blossomed out into that

you welcome " ago, is now called frequently into doing anything extraordinary toward me, clicked their heele modern pest-the autograph

world. Her duty was to many Bud have children. It was her consultation by the foremost aoT-

life's whole pleasure also. There geops in Paris, and ber remark- until doctor after doctor told me, and shouted in a chorus: 2 hanter.

after the married woman's cap, able work in tentoring to wound- and the French doctors begged Befehl " I sent one of them to

1.80 diers the ass of their limbe me to help them. At first I gave the office to buy me a ticket to the little wooden gate. I produced Two Landsturmers' guarded

the folded bands to indicate her half of my time to this new Allenstein. He returned with a the letter. Both of them saluted ie known and admired by sur work and half of my time to the Militarbillet. Of course I was and one of them ran ahead toring

"I bare no title" he said "I resignation of life' activities, gical experts in all parts of the American Ambulence. I decided much Farprised at that because I the bell." An orderly asbered me world The French Government

pat it away, France has no titles Oonsider the thensdays wo hae made her a Chevalier of the to give all my time to the French had not told the man to ask for a into a sitting-room. Later a young France has become now more everything I serve France. We

All this country of Northern Bow. She desired none; and in man. She never did anything Legion of Bonoar-30 anal when I left the American Ambul-ule now to change, and eo, general would be back by noon men then all of England except for a little before he went on. formations since November 6, military ticket; but it was too fficer entered and told me the familiar to thousands of English-have always served France".

bat potter about the house, honour Lr a woman. Evidently the knowledge of saatomy, which ace. I have had a broader accompanied by a faithful soldier Would I condescend to wait? I the little circle about their homes.

He looked at us, standing there, take a slow, short walk to Icok all sriste must possess to some I never could have done had I not through the gate, taking the ble sad discussed the military, years ago it was still itself, un-men. It is strange that there fancy work. Any actual work

cope and have done things that carrying my baggage, I passed would. The subaltern was volu. But on that autumn day three

at the abope, drive out à little "I desired to see you, gentle if she was rich enough, and do extent, has in this instance borne been working with the biggest salate of the ticket panther, the situation freely. In the midst of changed as yet by war, and to us in France. I am glad that I have unexpected frait, but this kno7- ledge has been sopplemented by I do I do not know, but I just do

men in France. How I do what policemen, and varione soldiers.

should be English armies again a graphic diecassion of the plight an untravelled country. We were an anastal amount of Yankee it, and the doctors give me their entered my compartment and car had halted outside. A moment column, we were travellers to

At the next station. en eneign of Russia be suddenly stopped. A moving through it a solitary seen it; and can welcome you, togeanity, sympathy, and pare cared with a free band, and so far selated. He begged pardon for or two later the door opened and whom anything might harpen, Yo: English have been in France

it is only from my bed. "grit." We quote from an ar- the results have been beyond disturbing me, but I sopa pat Germany's gisht idol eatered. I not because war whe near (for of before."

nity. The word "euitable" the expectations of every one. bim at euse. What I have done almost sounded him my letter of introduction two soldiers clicked their heels road) but because we had never the old armour on the wall, with playthings of the young, change-

Later, when fahow rows and bowed. The officer and war there was no sign'slong that

soon have altered an opinion st And at that he turned towards "her age" as fis. Opinions were (St. Louis, August) by Fanny B. like miracles. I never get used to von Hindenburg, he jumped andibly and replied to the travelled on that road before, and a fierce and endden gesture.,, Lester, of Chicago. Writes Misa Lester:

to it myself, 88 an American op, salated, and asked me if he atentorian. "Morgan,

able and inaccurate. Her heavy At the beginning of the war, genn who is here for our couldn't bring in some of his Herren," with s briek," Margen, We knew that English horsemen ried" he who fought with Josp and mind. If you doubt it, look meine the very air was of a foreign land. "That was my ancestor's", he expression revealed decay of life ake and other American women be had passed his morning in my this way I met young von Beth-

Government told me to-day after friends to pay respects to me.. Ia Excellenz." in Paris gave their services in the clinic. You will pass the reet of mann Hollweg, cousin of the at me, but I thought I would let end "rosted to flowers and frait "The o

mast many times have ridden of Arc and drove you English in your portrait album. surgical dressing-room of the

Hindenburg looked questions that way, fought in those fields out...... Louise, give me the What did all this mesa ? That American Ambulance at Neuillyultant. Every one tells me in action).

your life as an orthopedic con- German Chancellor (later killed my friend do the talking. He without feeling. We felt only the wall and laid on the bed.

in that soil. But we knew this France. For twenty-eix months that my methods are entirely

The old woman lifted it from than half the span of yeare allot. when a women had passed less sbe superintended this depart-

We arrived at Posen at 48..and introduced me

bauded the marshal my letter

ted to her she deliberately gaya ment. In the eargical work of

There are few families of up life, both physical and mental. As we had half an hour to wait I

were the art of oa France" he said who count She let mind and body decay as "Herr the ambulance it we soon die make and supply free all kinds good, eo Lelippped my great-coat with me, affaring me of the covered that the ordinary or of appliancee, which I

bis nephew's letter, shook hands that rosd. thopedic appliances would not worked out for hospital ate. Since feet into pumps, and a moment have over my priams, throat.my bare

All day we went quietly, not the many that great past is for version of "dignity."

She not serve for the extraordinary frac-we started in the fall we have later was on the platform.

pleasure it gave him to meet me. urging our horses. Tae air wae gotten. What is

the past of only let Leraclf decay, bat en tures of battle, and then it was supplied fifty hospitals, two in

Now for my impressions of grey with rain, the country still France to them who deny the couraged the process. Though and empty. Nothing moved in it Faith and have forsaken her there might be forty years of life that Mies Gassette began to in-

But when I wanted to return

Germany'e and as some people Roamania vens simple devices to aid the and yesterday they came for a side the ticket collector, eoldiers world's greatest military genius. took them, and the little guests now. But some have remember or to gather lift in. Healthy, run by the Frencb. to the train the fan started. Be try to make us believe, the bat our colums, and the tops of kings. And yet (and bie hard yet to be lived, women held that the poplar trees when the wind voice softened) they all serve her it wasn't decent to look young, surgence. These devices held the limbs in position so that thebig hoepital in Saloniki. We and policemen stood at the doors They might be summed op of rain that blow continually ed. It has been, our pride to strong women, in the prime of

Napoleon! No ticket, no permit, over six feet high. His whole as still on the road, and weary. have not loved the English faculties,

cruelty." Hindenburg. stands scroes our faces. Night found remember, and, remembering, we life, deliberately resigned their

ticle on Mise Guspetto's work con- tributed to the Modern Hospital

new......

:

that we

if

she did was biddea shamedly..

as pasoited to her age and dig-

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a favourite of hers. She would sa

Besides the clinical work, we thought a walk would do meBeaufort." The General road people who had ever ridden along back by the centuries, and so by ugly word ocvered;ap under her

have not advertised our wares, of all compartments,

Shades of two Words "Strength in?

Some even slept on their boreer, and started suddenly awake wher,

See-"

And he took the old sword very

Ah, well, you say, that is all playing golf, taking exercise, Yachting, travelling, yes, and working.

wcunda could be drained and amputation avoided. The appli of fanda. We get our best ad- fearing that we might ran short ances wera, 20 successful that

no identification paper of any one doctor to kind, not even a vieiling card. I personality radiates strength- other surgeons and other hospitals Tertising from

msn to had been. fool. wanted them. The demand be another, and from one

brute animal strength. He after we had passed for a time reverently sad drew it from its over: look at our women now, soother. So came so insistent that a special

many dostora ssy to Of course I offered to take them when I met him, sixty-nine years beneath the greater darkness of frail scabbard committee to carry on this works. Why do you not let it be to my compartment and show of age, but looked much younger. was organieed, called 'The

generally known what you are them all kinds of permite. I was in hair sad mustache were still we came to a halt and lock- "See, there has been English Franco-American Corrective Sur fear our money will give out, for did. The eoldiers stared at my which adde to his forbidding

doing? Sometimes I worry for asked to open my great-cost, I pepper-and-salt colour. His face ed up to see a door-way, and in blood on it'

it an old woman holding & light, and forehead are deeply furrowed, gical Appliance Committee, and

He looked up vary fiercely and The golf-playing woman of Mias Gassatto resigned from the spend $2,000 a month as it purple-striped pyjamas, when

We had reached out billet.

then once more the fierceness went forty-five ia assuredly with ass in, but then we have given oat Buddenly

is the woman of that age who ambulance and became directrice

Orders were given, there was a out of his face, voice exclaimed, appearance. His nose and obin jorer 8,000 pieces of appliance, Englander!" It was finally are, prominent, but the most technique of the new work. Skilled

audden bustle and wakefulness all But you have come again, in keeps up with the new philoso- workmen could not be secured, ready for the cffensive, which has master. On his arrival we ad. appearance is his eyes. They are since 1 apoke French, was sent in to fight for France, I thank God the opera. We realise it more and have about 5,000 on hand decided to send for the station striking feature of the man's the length of the colume, and I, a greater peril, sad yon bave come phies, theories, social reform and so locksmithe sad carpenters were. pressed into the service and train: commenced, hat which so far has journed to the compartment totoo small for his head, which, in bause it was I could not tell, for you have quenched those faggots matron of old might play a tane steel bine and very small, mach to inspect our room, what sort of that I can welcome you. At last when we remember how the not caused many wounded on our verify my statements.

I had

turo, is much too small compared it was hidden by the rain and the that you lit at Rouen, They have 20w and again, but deliber

trees, but the door-way was wide barat on through the centuries in ately to take a great piece and

a

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ed. A young sculptor was found aide, so that the rear hospitale young Bethmann-Hollweg aroo10 his body. Bat what the eye and I could see that the dim hall some hearts and now you have play ber heart, her emotions, to do the modeling. The shop and are empty. In any event, we are ed and he came from the sck in size they fully make up beyond was wide and deep aleo, quenched them. Gentlemen, you into it, was considered 'bad

clinic opened in September, 1918,

doing our best."

Ware

captora elunk away humiliated.

at

YOU

are the places that make the

country's backbone.

in the stadion of two artiste,

belf-clad. Three men, a boy, and two sewing

In a voice, that would for in intensity and penetrating women were the paid workers.

awakened the dead, Beibmann powere. Until I met Hindenburg The woman led me out of it into do the Maid's work now. You taste. These new women of forty- five are with as; but they are not All of the other help is voluntary, A PERSONAL GLIMPSE: demanded to know how they dar- always thought that the eyea of room, and all that I saw there help to rescue France". including the use of three auto-

ed have the impertinence to dis. the Mexican rebel Vills were the was a great fire. It seemed to fill He lay back again and we all the generality of women; You mobiles an auto-track, and their

tarb the distinguished foreigner. Worst and most cruel I had over the room. The shatters were stood in silence, for we had all find them in London, yea fiod drivers.The Government is

Did they realize who I was? Did eet. They are mild compared fastened across the windowe and understood, if it was only in part, them in the country.

Do you now farniebing the gasoline to

Hindenburg of the Cruel Eye. they know that I was a personal in my life have I seen sach herd, air and the noice of the men

find them in the suburbs and the with those of Hindenburg. Never opened one, letting in the cold what he had said. run them, which helps wonder-

Then the Colonel stopped for provincial_towne? And those folly, as it is hard to get apdie

friend of von Hindenburg? My cruel, alterly bratal eyes as those moving away. I could see lan-ward sad laid his fingers on the að high.':

Until I met Hindenburg, I It was smooth sailing then, and,

of Hindenburg.

terne and the flash of electric bilt of that sword which had The money to finance the always thought that the eyes of arriving Allenstein,

torebee, and buildings Leyond. Speaking about cruelty, one.

fought for the Maid,

But work, yea. That is what work has been given by the com- Vills, the Mexican rebel, were the Bethmano-Hollweg introduced story about Hindenburg is worth except the fire, but we made our are proud to serve France",

There was little in the room "Tell him" be said "that we may be the salvation of the forty- mittee, by interested friends in most cruel I had ever seen." the correspondent to General von retelling, When the Russian selves comfortable and supped;

fiver-what may give her another the United States, not a few' of) Since that meeting J. M. de Schlieffer, who promised to take General Rennenkampf was forced and some had already rolled When I told the old man and she works she keeps her body in

And he turned away.

thirty years of real, clean life. If whom are Chicagoans, From Beaufort regards the Mexican's him the next day to Hindenburg. to evacuate Lasterborg in the themselves up in their coats and made him understand that mark good physicil condition: ber October 20 to November 28, 500 eyes ae quite lamblike in com- As Beaufort was leaving head-winter of 1915 he was unable to Isin down, not waiting to see if of homage, he did not-smile bat her mind is alert by reason of Appliances of eixty different kinds parison with those of the Ger-quarters, however, he were distributed to hospitals and man Field-Marahai, Mr. de another sneg that for a time loaves of bread and he ordered stairs, when the old woman come seemed to lie more easily on the

strack find transport for about 50,000 there were rooms and beds up his face relaxed and the skin mixing with other minde. individuale. Twenty-six hospitals Beanfort had an excellent oppor- looked to be insurmountable, paraffia poured upon the lot.

What of the future? When in with a candle, have been served, and the list is tanity to study the man who in-General von Schließen asked When the Germans entered the

bones. He sat a little straighter work from the woman of forty-five growing. Within a month the vented the famous line-recently caaaally if he had all his passes town and saw what bad been done to me. "It is late and he is old. He one by one, and each laid his fin- time, will she lapse into the decay "Monsieur is in bed" she said in his bed, as we stepped forward is no longer necessary in peace French Ministry of War has somewhat beat and punctured and permite from the General with the bread, Hindenburg was regrets that he cannot come down; gera on that old s gord hilt. I was of a half-lived life, deliberately ordered 1,000 splints. One ear-end be talla in "Behind the Ger- Staff at Berlin. Beaufort saya: frantic with rage. The next day, but you would honour him very the last to go and sa I passed resigning all native share in it? geon said, With Dr. Carrel's maa Veil," a book published by I feigned great surprise at his after he had calmed down, he said much gentlemen, if you would go through the door I turned to look Perhaps it is considered priggish solution and. Misa Gassette'a Dodd, Mead & Co., how he blaff question. Of course I had my 10 one of his Aides: ! aplints we can save many limba ed his way into the presence of passport, then that letter to

up, that he may give himself the again. The old woman had not just now to learn lessons from Well, it seems to be a matter pleasure of welcoming you.” that would otherwise be ampatat the commander. He says:- Hindenburg, and aleo one to von of thate. If the Russians like I told the others, and the the far side of

come with me, she still stocd on nature. Otherwise the forty-fiver ed. The surgeons are introduc. For weeks I had used every Balo-assuredly all my papers their bread that way, very well Colonel leading, we went with her but she had raised a candle above which is with me, so strong and the bed,might learn from the autumn ing them as fast as they can be effort at my command to find out were in order but what he means give it to the Russian prisoners," through the hell where our order- her head to light us through comely, so unyielding to time or produced.... Miss Gussette where Hindenburg was. The was a permit to visit the front. The order was carried out. Trites:

headquarters on the Eastern front I aseared him that. I had no "The best tealimoniale come were a carefully concealed secret desire to go to the front-only to ly, discussing various topics con against the panelled walls, antil ing, and fell fall across on old the promise of spring, or the Hindenburg talked quite free followed apataire feeling our way the first time to the carved ceil- ita fruits garnered is lovelier then lies already lay sleeping, and the door. Its light reached for weather. The autumn that basssen from the men who are helped. It in Berlin. Finally, one night, shake, hande and pay my respecte nected with the war, and especial the old woman opened a door and painting which, before, the dark-reatless passing of summer. It would do your heart good could I had Major von Bitterfeld, of the to the Field-Marshal. It was no ly the Russian campaign. Baan we went into a room, which like usse had hidden. Out of ite is fulfilment itself, and pride of you see their happy faces when General Steff, in my room at the use. There was a train back at fort, however, found it impossible that we had left below, had tall black background looked a face, life. And it is pride of life she they find their helpless arms and Hotel Adlon, with three bottles 11 pm, and Schlieffen insisted to get a definite statement on the diamond-paned windows, and was The half length figure below it lacks, the woman of forty-five, legs restored. Ons poor fellow of rate French wine. The major that I should take it,

probable outcome or the duration lit by a few shaded candies. It was dark and dim, yet I could with her resignation, her matron' with two braken” vertebræ had grow ́very genial toward the end, I waited at the station despon- of the conflict, save that it would was a large room and seemed just see the fashion of the dreer, cap, that diotates to nature and been helpless for months, most of I know that Hindenburg had dently. The Berlin train was not end antil " we have gained an immense, for the far corners were of centuries ago, and a word hilt corrects nature for ber gilts of the time in a plaster cast so heavy been at Posen for some time, and Inte. At 2:30 I was the only bono-able. pease. that he could not walk. Forhim in the course of the conversation civilian left in the room. Sudden sathor:

Baye the dim among the shadows and that the side. Bat the face looked health and pliability, I made an aluminum corset well I remarked on the beauty of the Iy a train official rushed up to me Be refused to state what in his darkness. The few candles were the same face that lay on the bed with dyes and powders is con-

ceiling was altogether lost in the out of it white and clear. It was padded inside. The first day he osetle there occupied by the and announced the arrival of opinion was an honorable-pesce set together on a table at the side below. Then I looked down sidered a eosndal. The women The women who fights nature-

wore it he walked about normally, Field-Marshal.

military train.

programme. When he learned that of an old square bed. A pris- ander the shadows of the canopy, who fights kindly nature by into as happy. as a child. Another *"Why, man," roared the be "Where for ?" I saked in-I had come all the way from Bordien of carved wood and worn The old man had dropped back tion, by a willing paralysis, that man was wounded in the neck in fuddled von Bitterfeld, " 'you differently

lin without s pass from the velvet, that stood near, and some sud was half hidden, but he still makes a death in life, is culpable such a way as to draw his head must be drunk or saleep. You're For Korchen, Insterburg; and General Stuff he appeared very dark armour and a sword appa clasped the sword. It lay on his to a far deeper degree; for the down toward his shoulder, where fine wide-awake journalist! Loetzen. You change at Korchen mach amused; but in a quse the wall were just beyond the breast like the swords on the uses wespons whose wounds wil "it was held by the tightened Hindenburg left Posen mouths for Leisen.”

serious manner he said fall circle of light. All of the recumbent Ageres on old tombs, never heal, neither do they