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13 NURSE DESCRIBES LIFE IN WAR ZONE Heroism of Soldiers and Ef ficiency of Surgeons. De dared Beyond Words. THE SUNDAY OltEGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER .17, 1916. AMERICAN CORPS LAUDED Mrs. M. D. Bruntoa In Portland Vis iting Sister After Three Months' 6ick Leave, Points to Evi dence of German Weakness. "Beyond Words." is the description of nursing life in a French hospital on the Aisne and Oise front within three miles of the first line of trenches, as riven by Mrs. M. D. Brunton, Nursing bister of the Canadian Army Medical Corps, who Is In Portland at the close of three months' sick leave. She has been visiting her sister, Mrs. R. S. Hurd, 699 past Forty-ninth street North, and has Just left Portland to return to Edmonton, Canada. Mrs. Brunton was for five months a nurse In the hospital of Mrs. Mitchell DePew. an American, at Chateau Annel in the Complenge district. There the wounded were brought direct from the trenches within two hours after being wounded. They were given first aid and then hurried to the hospital. "The firing one could stand quite well," said Mrs. Brunton, who, in the hospital could hear the battles going on nearby. "But when the bombard ment that preceded an attack was under way It was like ten thunder storms overhead. Attack Is Described. "The bombardment would last for perhaps two days to clear away the wire entanglements, and then at a given mome"nt the troops would spring from the trenches, under cover of the smoke left by the big guns, and cap ture enemy trenches at the point of ( the oayoneu -Overhead there would be the Taubes constantly flying. The anti-aircraft guns were going, and with trenches on all sides, it was not an entirely peace ful place to be. However, the work done there was wonderful. Dr. Stand ley, an eminent young English surgeon, was in charge and he performed won ders. "One could not Imagine that men could undergo what they have to stand in this war." continued Mrs. Brunton. "They do not complain. The wounded, no matter what they suffer, make no outcries, and it is marvelous what they go through. "The gas attacks overwhelm the men In fogs of chlorine gas and the effect is a slow drowning. The Germans are great on mining underneath the allies' trenches -and these explosive mines are terrible. Men will be burled under neath the dirt that is thrown up and sometimes it will be two days before they can be got' out. Then they suffer from shell shock, which brings a com plete loss of nerve control. f Doctors Work Miracles. "The doctors are working miracles in this war. The American Ambulance In Paris is recognized as the. best of all hospitals In the French capital. It is where Jaw oases are taken and the best possible treatment is given. Absolutely new Jaws are given patients after constant care that covers 11 months. Mrs. Vanderbllt is In charge of auxiliary help there. There Is no doubt that the war is marking ad vances In surgery that are beyond any other possible means, so Immense Is the scale of work carried on. Dr. Car rell, of the Rockefeller Institute, is ac complishing wonders with his new anti septic, now generally used in hospital work at the front. He Is at Compeigne. "The Channel Is well protected against attacks from hostile craft at all times. Wounded can be shipped to London from the French front and re ceived at Paddington Station In 86 hours after being wounded. This sched ule can be counted upon and shows how well the seas are in command of Britain. French Soldiers Heroic "Too much praise cannot be given the French. The soldier gets perhaps two bous a day In pay and he can have no comforts save what are given him by those at home. Still he fights with great spirit and is a wonderful soldier. "There are no casualty lists pub lished in France. The wife, mother or sweetheart of a French soldier may not know what has happened to him until after days or weeks. In Canada three lists are published every day, at morn ing, noon and night. Women with rel atives in the army scan these lists and the time in between Is filled with hoping and praying. The women of Canada are doing their bit. "French officers have said the Ca nadian troops are really too brave; that they expose themselves to fire need lessly and are so courageous that they do not safeguard their lives as they should." Zeppelfn Bomb Seen. Mrs. Brunton left Complegne last , December, after five months, and went to London, where she Joined the Ca nadian army medical corps and was cent to duty at the Granville Canadian Special Hospital at Ramsgate. This institution cares for 650 patients. She was there five months, after which she went to Oxbridge Convalescent Hospital for four months. While at Ramsgate. which is in the Zeppelin belt, on the east coast of England, a bomb dropped among them once, but of that experience the plucky nurse does not care to speak. She will leave the city tonight to return to Edmon ton to await orders. A memento of the strenuous days of the battlefields adorns one finger. It is a ring made by a wounded sol dier from the aluminum ring off a shell that came Into the British lines from a German gun. Germans Are Praised. The Germans, says Mrs. Brunton, are not short of anything and they are fighting splendidly. The only thing that might be noticed, she says, is that lately the German soldiers give themselves up more readily than earlier in the war. She also mentions the fact that instances of German troops being chained to guns have been found, this means being taken to prevent deser tions. Mrs. Brunton is doing everything she can. by working In the hospitals, to relieve the sufferings of the men who have taken up arms for their .king and country. She Is anxious that the need for smokes and gum for the 1 soldiers on duty in the trenches be sup plied. She says there are not enough of these things to equal the demand. Portland people who would like to help out In this respect, she says, may do so, giving any sum, no matter how small, to the St. Johns' Ambulance Association, Edmonton, Canada. The exact address may be obtained within a day or two from the British war re lief, which has offices in the Spalding bldg. aCkthebbest8 . WILEE . In GUI's Gift Shop I Fiction, History, Philos- SSgWs ' (Tn'TT 'TS'TT'fe sA0 ateg&tf or Sey?u ' f&nrt JTOntnr?PiS-rvIRiii. """SPSSSXfcx 11 Ii 11 l) l frn?j&?$' may desire to remember. Aooks?T ther you have little or tional Books, Children's Books and others. 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Here we have assembled broken lines and samples used by our traveling men in the wholesale department and marked each item so extremely low that those finding the gift they are seeking will effect an unusual saving. A short list of Star Bargain items follows: Brush and Comb Seta, Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, Smoking Sets, Cigar Jars, Collar and Cuff Boxes, Candlesticks, Bud Vases, Metal Clocks, Bread Plates, eta, etc, etc TMIR J.K.GillCo. ellers, StMiotvers Complete Office' Outf ittre D Of ALDCR.STS. For Home or Office, Globe Wernicke Sectional Bookcase M ORE TALKS LISTED Reed Announces Lectures in Response to Demand. STUDENTS ARE- TO SPEAK Social Problems of General Inter est Are to Be Presented, as Well as Some of Issues Recently Before the People. In response to petitions from hun dreds of people who have attended the Reed College extension course on pop ular service at the Turn Hall, which has Just terminated, several additional lectures have- been scheduled and ar rangements made for a new course. Another course oh "Social Problems" will be delivered before the Women's Political Science Study Club of Port land by students of Reed College. The first lecture of the new series on pop ular scientific subjects was given at the Turn Hall last Friday night by Dr. Eleanor Rowland on "Buried Cities of Pre-Christian Times." - Dr. Rowland gave tha audience an account of the' excavations recently made on Crete and other Grecian Is lands. Dr. Rowland spent the greater part of a year as a co-worker with Dr. Hall, curator tha UalTersitz gf Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology. In carrying on excavations in Crete. She recounted numerous incidents of the archaelogical finds. Sw Series Opens la January. The next lecture will be held at the Turn Hall on December 22. Dr. Will iam F. Ogburn will discuss "Economio Interpretations of History." The next regular series of lectures at the Turn Hall will begin on the first Friday In January and continue for several months. Dr. Ogburn has charge of the arrangements for the lectures. - Although the Reed extension course at the North Portland Branch Library will terminate' next Tuesday night, De cember 19, with a reading by Mrs. Rob ert D. Leigh, a new course has been arranged to start on the same day at the Woman s Political Science Study Club. Students of the sociology de partment of the college, under the di rection of Dr. William F. Ogburn, will present a series of lectures dealing with local social problems. The lectures will be delivered at afternoon meet ings of the club between December 19 and May S. Lecture Dates Announced. Lectures, dates and speakers will be as follows: On December 19, Esther Kelly will speak on "Health Insur ance"; January 2, Harry Moore on "The Labor Movement": January 9, Horace Miller on "The Operation of the Initia tive and Referendum"; January 16, Del vin Peterson ' on "Proportional Repre sentation"; February 6, Clara Eliot on "The Function of the Government"; February 13, Delvin Peterson on "The Cost of Living"; February to, Harry Moore on "The Causes of Poverty"; March 6, Clara Eliot on "Taxation Re form"; March 13, Clara Eliot on "The Single Tax"; March 20, Bessie Kelson on "Society and the Feeble-minded": April 8. Arllen Johnson on "Eugenics"; April 10, Esther Kelly on "Prison Re- ,form"i April 17 Bessie. Cel$oa cu "The Juvenile Court": May 1. Gertrude But ter on "The Changing Family": May 8, Gertrude Rueter on "The Woman's Movement," and May IS, Arllen John son on "Recreation." ALBANY FIREMEN ELECT W. A. Eastburn Is Retained as Chief at- Albany. ALB ANT, Or, Dec 16. (Special.) W. A. Eastburn, of Albany, was re elected Fire Chief of Albany at the firemen's election held this week, al though he was unable to attend the election and had not been out of his home for over two weeks. Mr. Eastburn has been prominently Identified with the business history, having been the head of several busi ness firms, director of the Chautauqua Association, president and secretary of the Commercial Club. He resigned the last-named position here the first of this month and will go into business here the first of next month. TRAINING HEARING SET SENATOIU C1IAMBERLAIV AND BRADY OS SIB-COMMITTEE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Paine. and one oi tne most popular young women of the city, was married Friday to T. A. Reed. Hoqulam lumberman. Only immediate relatives attended the ceremony. Miss Winifred Paine, a sister, acted as bridesmaid and Kenneth Hayes was best man. The couple went to Portland on their honeymoon. Library Well Patronized. HOOD RIVER. Or., Dec 16. (Spe cial.) The report of Miss Alice See. Hood River County librarian, shows that the institution has had a success ful season. A total of 2020 persons registered as patrons of the Central Library, an increase of 491 over last year. A half dozen branch libraries are maintained at central valley points. Miss See's report shows that 17.244 vis its have been made to tne reading rooms of the Library the past year. As sistant librarians during the past year have been: Miss Etle Goudy, Miss Dor other McLucaa and Miss Florence Gould. Read Tha C-regonian. classified ada. Unlveraal Military Service Bill to Be Taken ITp for Dlacusslon by Army Officials and Civilians. OREGONIAN NEWS BURLAO. Wash ington, Dec. 16. Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon; Senator Brady, of Idaho, and Senator Thomas, of Colorado, today were designated a sub-committee to hold hearings on the proposed bill pro viding for universal military training and universal service in the' United States as a substitute for the present National Guard system. The hearings will begin Monday, and It Is Senator Chamberlain's hope to have them com pleted in time to lay the sub-committee report before the military committee early In January. It Is proposed to open the hearings not only to Army officers, but to civ ilians interested. The hearings will be given on the Chamberlain Swiss system bill, but will not be confined to that measure, as the sub-committee is appointed to develop all facta bear ing on the subject in order that the military committee. If favorable to the general Idea, may formulate a plan that will be applicable and suitable for the United States. 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