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Show WOUNDED Will BE IN U. S. BY APRIL!- Ever since Captain E. S. Budge returned re-turned from New York, Tho Rcpub-Ucnn Rcpub-Ucnn has been trying to got a few words from him, but he has been .kept so busy attending Influenza patients pa-tients that it has been Impossible. Recently, however, since tho "Flu" Is subsiding wo caught him for a few moments and asked him to give an account of himself. J 'He had fairly started when the phone rang and within five minutes he had his coat on and cap in hand and was on his way to tho sick room. During the five minutes we learned that It Is tho intention of ot U. S. to have all wounded in our own hospitals hospi-tals by tho first ot April. Whllo nt Now York Captain Budge was in charge of tho medical work of. a hospital that hud accommodations accommoda-tions for '1,000 patients. In this hospital hos-pital thoro wcio 82 doctors and 480 nurses. Thero were 2900 patients In the hospital whon ho left, and during his. administration, as many us 1300 had been admitted In a single night. Tho hospital had been full to capacity capa-city several times. In the hospital were sufferers from wounds and diseases dis-eases of 'all kinds. Cuptaln Budge had been notified of his discharge for April 15th. On account of the condition of his fathor President William Budgo, he applied for a furlough to come to the bedside; bed-side; and as the 'time was so 'short, the official In charge Issued his permanent per-manent discharge. All Logan ana Cacho valley have rejoiced In the record made by Captain Cap-tain Budge. From the first day he entered Camp Fremont he achieved distinction, and to rise within such a short time to the officer in charge of the medical work ot one ot the large hospitals Is a distinction of which he might well be proud. Captain Cap-tain Budgo carries his honor with becoming be-coming modesty and Is glad to bo back home again. |