Show QUICK AID GIVEN WOUNDED rapid treatment after battle and new cleansing methods save lives of many soldiers arvas rV As Lf lt I 1 U uyi w 1 irling 0 B it ff famous english surgeon who Is consulting surgeon to the great base hospitals ut at rouen which accommodate patients says that since the war begin began immense strides have been mado in the surgery of the battlefield two improvements that may be noticed as aa having taken place since the outbreak of hostilities writes a correspondent of thenice the new york times fire in connection with the rapid treatment of the wounded after a big battle and the cleansing of IN wounds F five lye or ten miles behind the fighting sufficient casualty clearing stations each holding about 1000 men havo bave been organized to deal with till nil tho the casualties that may reasonably be expected so that once a man Is picked up by the stretcher bearers he receives adequate treatment within n very short time here also Is a special hospital perhaps of 50 beds for abdominal cases which are the most urgent in the old days such wounds because of tho the delay before they could be treated and cleaned were generally considered to be fatal but under the new conditions by which a man so lilt hit Is placed in an ambulance and sent off of immediately if necessary without waiting for other wounded to be placed in with him the dangerous delay la Is overcome and the wound kept aseptic and more amenable to treatment |