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Show jFirst Detachment of Wounded Reaches' Fort Douofas Smifingfy" Telfs ExDeriences in fiohtino the: Germans )K3SwwywaBw mm-r- . .i-ry-ll-.m,.. .,i TTPPEB LEFT Private Herbert Sprmgstead of Bountiful, stepping from the train into the ; I I ! welcoming aims of his sister, Mrs Florence Fauldi, 416 I street, city I r - x ' I ; Upper light Members of the Red Cioss canteen committee, wjio were on hand to shower ! t . ' ' ; the letunmig soldieis with flowers and bid them welcome Left to right, Mrs E F Iloot, Miss T - " Jennie Mtensen, Mrs Fiank Hegmbotham, Mis Grant Swan, Miss Gay Groesbeck, JMiss Julia L I stevelw. Mrs George W Reed, Miss Florence Sullivan, Mrs L W Snow (lieutenant of Cam- '. r - " 4 paign Service), Mrs W H Ellison, Mrs Hairiet Coveit, Mrs C E Corey ti :: z --: i !; Lower The six returned heroes bedecked with flowers and escorted to the ambulances at ', ft -. :' ".!' f ' - ;t,:v'K':v:K4 ;. the depot by Red Cross -women. The patients, from left to right, are: Private Herbert Spring- ! ,ls:. ': --s d i-mii:-: V stead, 83rd company, prisoners of war escort, of Bountiful; Private Herbert O. Llnse, L com- ; .:.:z;i -. Wt-.nl-.f-t-.'s'i ' pany, 28th infantry, Sawyer, Idaho; Private Joseph Riding. G company, 364th infantry, Delta, ! stoi vfei' . X i .s;r". (v Va. ;W-v.K'?!':?.9 ; Utah; Private Frank McDonald, 1 company, 39th infantry, Los Angeles; Private Lloyd McKee, i e;, 4,t ..'V sx- ;:;-'r!ms ' 3rd company, military police, Woodburn, Ore.; Private Elvan Moore, I company, 306th infau- , ! ia,A SV'-X ' try' sPrmSston. Iadho. 1 'v-A C ;i -r-..- ti i" If i ,i ... i A -S4 ?-'L- iAr 1 V 1 . - : -.-.J-!tiVi E - uy ( Vrix rV4 ,A4ivvv ; 1 - - , " ' ? ' i C " j Two Utahns and Two Ida-hoans Ida-hoans in Party Sent to Post Hospital. ' TK.MI'tJliAl.Mlfv hruk-cn in h0i.K 1'iit ant si-irit. with vri titles in theft u ti i forms from a lony .journey, hut no ruffles in their liiftjMt ion, with smi lcs on t.Iicir faces and checrv wort-N nn llicir !ips, six of I'iM-h' Sain 's wtnnnlcil ; 1 11 1 1 sick -ihlicrs from tin.1 j,al I Icfichls of l'r;jiir-c arrive. I in -S'lli Lake ycslcr da v imrxi on he-Short he-Short Ii n ami a re now com fort a hi v est nbii.-horl in ncai, whjfe beds in nnnv general. Iinspila! Nn. 7 at I'orl I ni-la.. Those arc hc fii-d ,,f "n)r aiianl soldiers who sulYcrcd wniuius and Airli-ncN Airli-ncN in Ihc Ircni-hc- t' rrancc I'i'litin' t lie 1 1 mi, to i each .Sa It I.aKc '4 army hos-ipilal, hos-ipilal, and they found- a warm welcome and thoughtful rare and attention awai ti it' ! iicm when iTTr i r trai n rolled in at the Short. Line depot shortly after noon yesterday. It was Ihc i'irvt contingent, contin-gent, of wounded heroes t o rci ifni I o Sal! l.alie and had the n.-opic of the ci ! y k now :i he time of: rri va there would u ud mi Id cil I - have been a. hi u' ' 1 demons rarion. The returned. pa!icnt include: IH va u M on re, spri ti'jM on, Idaho; punshot wound at Ar-onnc. .loscpli Ridiuu'. Delta, fiali; shrapn-l ! won ud s. 'iTilii!i f roll t . ' Ilcrlu'rt. O. l-iiiM. Sawyer, hlalio; ma- chine 'u ti woniui, ( !iatc:iu Thierry. I Frank McDonald. Los A n yetes : scii I at A rfjonno h:it I lc. j Herbert Spnntond. Koun t i fill. I' I ah ; ! a pi A1 ndiei t - opera t ion ovcrreas. : Idnyd McKee; Wondlmin, Ore; ill- no1-'! contracted overseas. David 1- D;in-er, Misslcr. Kan:; pi: rajMiei won ml ri.ht" hand, i 'ha I ca u Thierry. -'or lack of Knowledge of the arrival ar-rival -fhedii ie 1 lie at hi: wa dcjiri ed of thii opi'ortunil v to u'-r visual demonstration dem-onstration of ils tumor and Liralifude tn the :ucn wlmvc sacr-fi.-cs made ;os.-ilde the hreakin:; e'" 'no IjackiHiiii1 m" ;he Ilun and tiic crn-hin of mil t ! a rim forever. for-ever. 1 1 o c e r, w hat o M m :i v ; a e 1 - ee:, In c k i n Li in th way of i emu n si r:: ' ': i e: was mere than made up for t ao 'cn;;-inel 'cn;;-inel c m neve and ti-adcr we;.-, ;me t tcndcil ! he i etcniiUL: hcroc in- Uivneu of the Ked I'rovs miiilar im p. ppn ,,-tho ,,-tho h'e-1 'j-os amcy n-ii.-f eivi-iou and: (Continued on P;e xiitcCu.) 1 FIRST OF WOUNDED REACH FDRT DDUGLflS (Continued From Page One.) others who gathered" at the station yesterday yes-terday morning and patiently waited until the traiu- bearing the soldiers rolled in. Its arrival was the signal for the returned re-turned heroes to be showered with flowers, flow-ers, words of welcome and hearty handgrips hand-grips that spoke far more than words could express. It was appropriate that the sick and wounded men from the battlefields were received with smiles and flowers, and the characteristic America n spirit, that spirit that made possible the jjjreat victory won "over there" was mirrored in the smiles which wreathed tho faces of the patients in response to the greetings extended them. Kaeh man wore a smile. Each had a feery word for those who greeted him. Ant each man assured those who mado j solicitous inquiry about his condition f that he was "all right. " These men l who, though wounded and sick, insist that they are ''all right," are of the stuff that made possible; tho crushing of the Hun. While t he arrival of the six patients Swns known at least a little while before the t rain rolled into tho city, another pat ie lit from overseas came in later in Cm day unannounced. No one knew he was coming until ho walked into the office of tho registrar at Fort Douglas ami announced that ho" had been directed di-rected to report to the army general hospital horo for treatmont and care. Exchange Stories. This man, Private David L. Basinger,, came from his home in Kansas, whero he had been on furlough, to roeeivo a s little further treatment for a shrapnel wound in the right hand. Basinger joined the other patients at tho hohpital yesterday afternoon, and when a newspaper news-paper man visited the hospital late in the afternoon, tho comrades were ox- j cbu nging stories of their experiences i and rrln I i n tr unm n nf their unrrnw es- capes to hospital attendants. They ivero all happy and contented. From their reception at the depot the first six patients to reach the city were hurried in ambulances to waiting clean, while beds in the base hospital building build-ing at tho post. Already there had pre-coded pre-coded them to the hospital six beautiful bouquets of flowers, each bearing a card with the name of the patient and his company organization upon it, and expressing tho good wishes and will of the National League for Women's Service. The patients brought with them arm loads of flowers winch had been showered show-ered upon them at the depot by women of the Kod Cross canteen committee. These patient and thoughtful workers for the welfare of Undo 8am 's soldiers Afero at the dopot in force all yesterday -Anorning, and they went laden with tf flowers for the returning soldiers. Flowers Flow-ers und smiles they scattered broadcast. Amid these bouquets, attended by medical officers, gentle nurses and hos-pi hos-pi tal corps at tend ants, tho patients stretched their tired bodies upon com- -Nfortablo beds and chatted freely. a cur Are Wounded. Of the seven patients at the hospital four aro suffering from old bullet and shell wounds, one in suffering from the effects of gas and two are suffering suffer-ing from illnesses contracted in the service. Flvan Moore, Springston, Idaho, who was in T company, lUXith infantry, in the battle of tho Argonne, got a machine ma-chine gun bullet in his right side from a Hun machine gun nest in the .jungle of barbed wire of the forest, but he is happy and glad that he was able to deft liis bit for his country. ' ' I was on the Verdun sector, ' ' he said in discussing the engagement in which ho got tho wound. "The Ger-i Ger-i mans were withdrawing and had put out machine rear guards. My company was detailed to dear out these gunners from their nests. They simplv had to be dug out. Vou had to go through that maze of wire and dig them out. They wero popping nt us incessantly and many of my company fell right there. I got it on the morning of October Oc-tober I, and 1 was put out of commis- sion for the time. came right up on a nest and the Germans opened 'tip. l'T was one of the first to get it. and that's whnt I regret, for T sure would have liked to stay and see the finish. My company went on, and T am told that the next day more than thirty of the men who were with me when we smarted the first day were buried on the f -,L''- could not have any support jpftom the tanks in the forest, because tjT x tanks could not operate there, so we of the infiintrv simplv had to go it don,- until we forced I'.-.e Huns out of tne Nw,-r into the open where the tank? co-lid svrpn-t 1 rivaic Jm-o, h liiding of Delta, .Utah. - , member of Ci company, 364th infantry, got shrapnel wounds 'in the bead and hand during the big drive on the Verdun Ver-dun front. ' ' My company had been , ordered to retire and dig in for the night,'' snid Private Riding, "when a high explosive shell burst in the air right above up. J got it in the scalp and hand, and that put me out of the game. I didn't get to go after the Huns the next day." Riding's only regret was that he wasn't ablo to keep after the Huns. Private Herbert O. Linse, Sawyer, daho, of Ij eompaiiVj Twenty-eighth infantry, in-fantry, was with his organization in the famous drive at Chateau Thierry on -July 19, and a machine gun bullet passed through his left arm just below the shoulder. The bullet shattored the bone and left his arm in a condition that will require long care and treatment. treat-ment. 'L was with the Eighteenth infantry on thetSomme front,'' exclaimed Private Pri-vate Linse, "before the Chateau Thierry drive, and got a small dose of mustard gas there.. That put me out of commission for a while, but I got out of the hospital just in time to be transferred to the Twenty-eighth infantry infan-try again and sent into the drive at Thierry. I didu 't get a very bad dose of mustard gas. and I sure am glad I didn't. That drive at Chateau Thierry was a great one, but I got mine right at the beginning and didn't get a chance to bee the finish. Just my luck." Dose of Gas. Frank McDonald. Ios Angeles, member of K company. Thirty-ninth infantry, got a dose of chlorine gas in the battle of the Argonne. Private McDonald agrees with Private Moore, who was wounded In the same battle, that the battle of the Argonne was In many wavs one of the fiercest of the conflict in which tho Americans Amer-icans took part. McDonald was in the drive of July 18 northwest of Chateau Thierry and again on the drive of the Vesie river. He later went to the St. Mihiel sector, but his organization did not get into the, drive. "How did I get my gas?" McDonald nanion and I were on the field when a high explosive shell burst within twenty feet of us. Of course, when we heard its scream we did as all soldiers do when they hear a shell coming, fell into the first hole at hand. It happened to be handy. My companion fell in first and buried Ms lace in the dirt. I rolled in on top of him and buried my face in his clothing. We thought it was just a high explosive shell, but it evidently carried gas. We both discovered it was gas about the same time, I guess, for we both began to cuss at the same time. It smelled at first like high explosive smoke, but it made me so weak it put me out of commission. My companion, who had his nose in the earth, didn't get it as much as I did and he was able to go over the top the next morning. I never saw him again. But I was not I able to return to duty, though I made my j way from the hole back to the first aid station." McDonald didn't get hit with scrapnel, but he is still suffering from the effects of the chlorine gas. Is Operated On, Herbert Springstead. Bountiful, member of the Eighty-third company, prisoners of war escort, wasn't wounded, but was seized with appendicitis and had to undergo un-dergo an operation "over there." Complications Com-plications set In which put him on crutches and he Is still under the surgeon's care. Springstead was formerly with the1 machine ma-chine gun organization of the Fortieth division di-vision at Camp Kearny and went to France with the Fortieth division. He was then transferred to the prisoners of war escort. Private Lloyd McKee, Woodburn. Ore., third company, military police, didn't get to the battlefront, which he deeply regrets. re-grets. After he had gotten to the vicinity of Tours. France, was taken with an W-ness W-ness from which ha Is still suffering. He left France November J8 and came direct to Richmond, Va., and thence to the hospital hos-pital here. Private Basinger, Mtssler, Kan., member mem-ber of C company, Thirtieth infantry, was in the big drive at Chateau Thierry and j was wounded on July 25 by Bhrapnel. "A , high explosive shell burst right over me," j naifl Basinger, "and I got it in the right , hand. It doesn't amount to much, though. I'll be all right Boon." Basinger was. formerly In general hospital No. 3 in New Jersey, but was furloughed home and then , ordered to report to the hospital here for j further care and treatment. It was just 12:40 when O. S. L. train No. 21, bearing the first contingent of, overseas patients to the general hospital i at Fort Douglas, pulled into the station. Welcome Genuine. The fact that the train was running behind be-hind schedule and that the exact time of arrival of the first returned heroes was not known until yesterday morning, even to the military authorities or railroad officials of-ficials here, explained why there was not a crowd of citizens at the depot to extend a welcome to the returning soldlors who had suffered broken bodies and limbs on the field of battle for the honor of thoir country, fur liberty and freedom. But, while there was not a throng of cltl.cns on hand, as there would have been had ihe time of arrival been known, the welcome received by the boys was none the less genuine and hearty. It was extended ex-tended officially hy women of the American Amer-ican Red cross in their attractive uniforms, uni-forms, who bore bouquets of welcome and had a smile and warm handgrip for each of the soldiers. These women, members of the canteen committee of the Red Cross, waited patiently at the depot all morning to officially receive and welcome tho returning soldiers. They were well repaid for their patience by the smileB of pleasure and appreciation that lighted the faces of the soldiers as they clambered from the cars and received the flowers, the words of cheer and welcome and the handshakes of these women of mercy. Tong before time for the train to arrive ar-rive on regular schedule the Red Cross welcoming booth at the Short Dine station sta-tion was thronped with women of the canteen committee and other Red Cross workers. While at another place were representatives of the National League for Women's Service, who had previously sent magnificent bouquets of flowers to tho hospital at the fort to be placed beside be-side the cots of the patients In the hospital hos-pital wards as a cheerful welcome to them when they reached the hospital. Preparations Made. 15 very preparation had been mado by the hospital authorities at the post for the reception and handling of the patients. The information which hnd been received by wire Indicated that the patients were bed patients, but it was not! known whether Ihoy would have to be handled on stretchers or not. To bo provided against any emergency, Lieutenant E. J. Hen ton, registrar of the hospital, had two large ambulances with stretchers. ' blankets and all necessary paraphernalia j at the depot In readiness. The lieutenant was present In person Hnd with him was a detail of hospital men to take care of i the stretchers and ambulances and handle the patients. The depot officials lent every aid and I assistance possihle and got out invalid chairs which were wheeled onto the platform plat-form in readiness should they be needed. The ambulances were driven close up to tho gate at the south of the depot so that the patients would not have to he taken through the main depot and so that the loading could be accomplished without difficulty. Hefore train time Captain W. B. Doss and Captain R. M. Jones of the medical medi-cal staff of the hospital arrived to be in readiness In case any medical services were needed. In addition Major Olon Miller, field director of the Red Cross anyy relief work for Utah, and his staft of assistants were on hand to lend any aid t'nev could. They took precaution to have additional ambulances In readiness for Immediate oall Imo service if they should be needed, but this was not needed as It proved. However, every possible emergency was provided for. Rush to Platform. 'The Red Cross women, army men and Rod Cross men were gathered about the ambulances chatting when the whistle ot tho approaching train announce. i that it was rolling into the ards. T.iere was a rush to the platform, the Red Cross women with their arms full of flowers leading the way. There were many soldiers on the train and when it came to a stop and traveling: travel-ing: men In uniform began to alight. 11 was difficult to tell just where to find the patients. 'But, just then a soldier on crutches was spied climbing down from a car at tho head of the train. It was Private Sprlngstead, a Bountiful boy, who was the first of the patients to alight. Everyone moved in his direction and as he and his companions came off the cox they found themselves in the center cen-ter of a circle of women laden with bouquets, their faces benmlnff with smiles and their lips speaking words of wei- I come. "My brother!" The words rang above I the hum of excitement. The line of; uniformed women and men broke and in an Instant a small, unassuming young woman who had hung about the edge of the party during the wait for Ihe train, burst through. In an Instant her arms were around the neck of Private Spring- i stead and his face was being covered . with mingled kisses ond tears of joy. It ! was his sister, Mrs. Florence Faulds, 4 It! i I street, Salt Lake. j "My sister," was all the soldier could j force from his llpn, but for the moment j ho forget ills crutches as he enfolded ! his sister In his arms. "I'm all right; I'm not hurt," he assured as-sured his sister with a smile. "Don't cry. It takes more than that to get the best of an American," lie added. Covered With Flowers. Covered with flowers and with the arms 1 of his sister about him, the hero hobbled . off down the platform toward the am-1 bulance, smiling cheerily in response to the salutations and welcomes of those he passed. Every patient came off the train smiling. smil-ing. One or two of them were rather weak from illness and they were worn and tired from a long trip acorps the continent, con-tinent, but that American spirit that was characteristic of the boys in the trenches and in every conflict was predominant they smiled and had a cheery word of response re-sponse for those who greeted them so warmly. Every man had his arms full of flowers and he was the center of an attentive and solicitous group as the unusual little cavalcade moved slowly along the platform out to the ambulances. ambu-lances. Here there w as a halt nnd more tolk-Ingr, tolk-Ingr, more welcoming and more smiles and cheerful words. A press representative representa-tive asked the returned heroes to pose for a picture. "Come on, yo;i cripples: fruirs forward," for-ward," shouted Private .prinrstcad as he clambered down out nf the ambulance, ambu-lance, adjusted his crutches and headed the line that formed alongside of the ambulance, am-bulance, Ills face wreathed in smiles. In an instant a half dc7.en lied Cross women fell In behind the line, pushed their way in between the soldiers, took their arms' and smiled, too. The photocra pher snapped his camera and it was done. The boys ciinibed in'.n t ;:e .'imbu'.an.'es and amid a cheery waving of b iri'is t autos rolled out on ihe way in i.-.n.v general i:nf;:.tai :tl Fuvi I 'out1.:'. |