Show Hospital Barges Northern Northern France Is rich In waterways water waterways w ways ys and hospital barges are already running between Paris and the battle battlefront front under the auspices of the Union des Femmes de France The hold is 13 enameled white and fitted with 40 beds and at the end is the nurses nurse's retiring retiring room The barge rn masters asters cabin Is converted Into a living room living room for tor two surgeons There is s an ope ope ope-at- at ing room room to too with washing gear an electric plant and a perfect system of ol heating To convert a Seine barge barga into a gondola of this kind costs cods a 8 abare abare b bare re and the results are beyond praise especially praise especially to fracture cases to whom the jolting road is agony The wounded are hoisted in by means of small cranes and the barge is then towed by steam or motor yachts lent by wealthy persons are more than glad not trot only to lend their boats free of charge but to navigate navigate navi navi- gate them in person thus sharing inthe In Inthe Inthe the work of ot mercy |