Show A kI k- k I Wo Wounded Time sJ s 1 c vl tf 1 io A e J J bt t bE t r t 1 I. I j. j J. J f Y t. t fl l kr fl a 1 A 1 ft 4 r i 14 j jj t k lm L. L I 1 J Y 4 l' l t Wf f 11 7 I Mrs Charles E E. E Waterhouse formerly the th Countess de Merode Death Reveals Heroic War Record R or f foJ oJ of I I 1 W Woman man By DAN DAN THOM THOMAS S t NEA Service Writer PHOENIX Ariz 1 our times wounded in tire the World tai and and six times warded awarded war war war- medals of the highest honor In recognition of her services Countess do de Merode died here unknown and penniless after being struck by a boy boyana boyan on a bicycle Countess do do Merode Marqui- Marqui sine of a direct descendant do de- de of the tho deposed Queen an and a of the Belgian ro royal al family by Was was known here helo as Mrs Md Charl Charles s E Waterhouse by a recent marriage to a Los Angeles man Not even her hor cloSEst friends knew n w of her hel real Identity and herOiC War reCord reC ord Doth the countess and h her r young husband nd Count de Merode Melode ot of Belgium entered the World War at Its b beginning Count deMerode de Merode wa was killed the first day he went Into action The young widow put aside hE her own sorrows and took toole cOmmand of of n field afield hospital hos hos- pital near Ypres Twice the countess was gasse gassed She sustained a 11 broken blok n back when her hospital was bombed by the en enemy my In hospital catastrophe catastrophe ca- ca one side of her face was blown away awny This as later restored re- re stored try by Do a plastic surgeon SUr-geOn so well vell that few were aware of her injury The heroic countess countess' was twice decorated by King Albert of Boi- Boi glum gium and ei ot of Franco I rance each awarded their c t of honor Twice she ehe wa was rewarded reward reward- rewarded ed for her valor by George ot of England who also bestowed upon her er the title of Lady Meda About eight years ears ago ago Countess Countess' do de Merode Meroda came to tho te United St States But even In this country the he countess v a not allowed ea to to live in peace She vas as ped tWIce conspirators carried to the tors t T Once sire Canadian border by her captors captors' In their attempt to return her to Hu- Hu manta in the tha hope that she would eventually ascend to the throng She was rescued bY M at tho bordet b But on tM this second attempt It was a signal known only to medical officers oVerseas t that e enabled abl d- d her her to go tr free e After After- escaping from her kidnapers kid kid- pers the Reco second d sho h met Charles In Los Angeles An- An geles A short time afterward the couple were married and came cameto ame ameto i to Phoenix to make mako their home SInce then she aha had lived here In obscurity her past being kept a secret from even her most Intimate intimate Inti- Inti mate friends |