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H. P. Shumway, 9 15, of Medical
Corps Writes From France
Letters written home by H. P.
Shumway. 15, of Wakefield. give a de
tailed description of the life of an
American soldier in France.
Shumway went to France in Febru
ary with a number of other Americans
to Join the ambulance corps. Later he
was appointed one of the psycholog
ical examiners of the United States
medical corps, with a salary of 1200
a month, and is stationed at Camp
Dix. New Jersey.
Extracts .from his letters from
France follow:
"Life here has been so changing and
active that I havent giTen a Tery co
herent account. You ask if I am still
satisfied with the work. I am more
than that. I haTe never enjoyed liv
ing more than now. (Some of our fel
lows and two or three of our French
men are in here singing and blowing
a bugle).
Thursday and Friday. March 21
-Yesterday spent nearly all day on
my car. cleaning and repairing, etc. It
seems to be in fair shape, although
many of them have been badly knock
ed to pieces by hard use in the Vorges
and also by green drivers. We are
situated now about six miles from the
lines and about twenty miles from
V . Can see the flashes of the big
guns and hear them roaring intermit
tently during the day and night
"In the afternoon we had to put on
our gas masks and go into a testing
room filled with some kind of gas.
The Germans are using several kinds
of gases, some of which they shoot In
shells and which are very dangerous.
Every inhabitant in the village has to
wear a mask and it is quite a sight to
see the children going to school with
gas masks slung over their shoulders.
"Went out in the car with A ,
our lieutenant, to test my driving.
The heavy bodies and wet roads make
the car cranky to handle, so did not
distinguish myself. Snow at night;
and very cold in our stable.
"Today the sun is shining, but quite
col dand snow on the ground. Must
have passed muster yesterday for the
lieutenant detailed me to take a con
tagious case from G to C ,
about thirty kilometers. The country
in that direction is Tery pretty, woods
and hills and smooth, winding roads.
Took HufT of San Frfancisco with me
for company. We had a peach of a
dinner with all the real water we
could drink. The wine is hard to go.
Back at four. Nothing left to do to
day but drain my raidiator and fix the
Klaxon.
Sunday. March 25. Tame up to
yesterday. Have been assigned
a car No. 2S6. Am supposed to stay
here forty-eight hours and take care
of my calls, bringing In wounded or
transferring them to other hospitals.
At this post we are given a little shan
ty with a stove in it and coal to burn.
Heated some water and had my first
shave for a week. This is the first
time I have been warm since I came
to the front. Mess with three French
sergeants, officers of the hospital.
They are very courteous and pleasant.
One of them speaks a few words of
English and I add a few words of
French, so we get along very sociably.
Froze and snowed last night.
"Today has been warm and beauti
ful. We put oar watches ahead an
hour today, summer time. The hospi
tal yard is very picturesque today
with the convalescents in blue uni
forms and helmets lounging about.
The hospital consists of several old
stone buildings and more light wood
en shacks. About 5 o'clock an order
ly came up and loosl a torrent of
French- I made out the words, four
wounded and office, so cranked np and
drove over to the bureau. The men
were wounded in the legs except one
who had his head bandaged up. After
more talk and sign, language. I found
they were to be taken to another hos
pital somewhere in the town below,
and finally found it.
Monday. March 2. "Cold and
snowing. P,ear wheel out of commis
sion, so telephoned in to mechanics to
come out to fix it. Took Huffs car
and carried a be Use twelve miles to
. Sleet and rain. The blesse and
I had luncheon together. His hand
was smashed so I rolled cigarettes for
him and he gave me hall a cake of
chocolate.
Tnes-iay. March 27. "Off duty to
New Fir it Congregational Pastor Active In
Unxsersxty
The Cocgrezationaiist" of Eosttm,
Massachusetts, contains an. article
concerning Eiv. John Andrew Holmes,
who recently came to the First Con
gregaJonal church cf Lincoln from
Champaign. EiacU. It notes that he
was especially active in. work ta con
nection with the university.
Tie complete article follows:
SGIIEUBECK'S
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
day an have been fixing the car. It Is
in pretty fair shape considering. Got
a letter from Johnny today. The doc
tor wont let him come out to the front
so he is going to Join the Paris sec
tion. Still cold and snowing a little.
This is a fierce climate.
"A new division has come in and
the town is packed with soldiers. A
snow fight started between the poilus
and our men. We cleared the street
finally. They cant throw like Amer
icans. Our French lieutenant an
nounced tonight that the division to
which we are attached was to move
and we were to go with them. Wild
cheers. Every one is tired of the slow
times here. These quarters are un
comfortable because there is no place
to read or write. At present I am writ
ing In the office where I am not sup
posed to be.
Firday. March 30. "Things haTe
been coming so fast that my record
has suffered. In the first place my
car fs accursed. Yesterday carried
two men to through the rain and
horrible roads, the first bad ones I
have struck. Carried two men from
to , our advanced hospital
post.
"At the hospital I started to fix up
my car and ran up the road a ways. A
Boche shell came roaring through the
air and blew- a hole in the meadow
about 400 yards below the road. I at
once decided to go back to the hos
pical and get in the abri While turn
ing on the narrow road another shell
dropped about 300 yards away and iin
line with the first and my car. It tore
a hole big enough to plant a good
sized tree in. I stalled the engine then
and had to get out and crank. While
cranking another came howling
through the air. I didnt look around
to see it light, but went flat in the
ditch. Two more hit before I could
get back and into the abri. It giTes
a person a Tery uncomfortable sen
sation to hear them. A rather amus
ing thing happened. One of the doc
tors and I got to the door of the abri
at the same time. A shell was roar
ing in the air and was due to land
somewhere in a few seconds so we
both dove for the narrow doorway
together. America won out. I guess
I was huskier and more frightened
than he. The shelling stopped for
awhile. I loaded four blesses for
and was about to start when the Ger
mans started to find the range on the
Tillage above the hospital. My road
was through the village and I had the
pleasure of watching the shells tear
the ridge above the village and final
ly begin to drop in the town. It was
the most unpleasant thing I had to do
to climb up the hill and through the
town, on low gear. While coasting
down the hill to the bridge on the
other side of the Tillage a shell hit
and scattered eclot in the mud on the
road a block ahead. Am a confirmed
pacifist now.
"The hospital orderlies are stand
ing around and we are practicing our
French and English on each other.
HaTe been giTing them English to
bacco which they appreciate greatly.
They also seem to admire this leath
er notebook Tery much. One of the
Interns Invited me into the office and
played his monocord. a stick and
cigar box and violin string. He must
have been quite a violinist for he
could play selections from any opera
I could think of.
"A new division comes in and the
hoepital staff leaves. Last night they
innoculated all the movable patients.
Was out until twelve. Rain and snow.
One night call at two. I slept peace
fully on while he hit the road iin the
rain and without lights. On some of
the runs we are not allowed to tue
lights.
Monday. April 2. "Am down at
The whole section came down in the
convoy. We stay here a few days in
repose and then will be sent some
where to the front again. Our quar
ters are very comfortable here. The
roof doesnt leak and we can keep the
dining room warm for a reading room.
Walked around town and saw the
rains of an eld tower.
April 3. The gang is gathering in
here amd it is impossible to write.
Most or your letters nave come
through in about twenty days, but
haven't had many from anyone else.
H- P. Shumway, Jr.
Work at kJianpaign, Illinois
"Rev. John Andrew Holme; for
nearly ten years pastor at Champaign,
has resigned and has accepted the call
to the First Congregational church of
7nv!ii Xeb. Dr. Holmes had his col
lege trainiT in Iowa, where he was
distinguished for excellence in mathe
matics and oratory. He spent a year
in teaching and in commercial sales
manship after graduation and then
it i heays Prepared"
Abnect Boeked Setid
BPfl
took studies In Northwestern and
Yale universities, afterward spenaing
two summers In study abroad. He re
celved the degree of Bachelor of Dt
Tinity from AndoTer Seminary and
the degree of Doctor of DiTinity was
conferred upon him by Upper Iowa
I'niTersity.
"Before coming to Champaign he
held pastorates In Toledo. O.. and
Pasadena, CaL Both churches doubled
Reverend John
in membership under his administra
tion. He came .to Champaign , in 190S.
Three-fourths of the resident mem
bers of the church haTe been reced
ed by him. About 50 members of the
church are instructors in the unlver
sity, and more than ISO students are
also members. The church is situat
ed a mile and a half from the cam pas,
yet more than half of the large congre
gation comes from the university.
"During his pastorate a branch
church building has been erected and
two successful guild houses establish-
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ed for Congregational students,
associate pastor and an assistant have
also been secured. Dr. Holmes hat
been especially fortunate In his rel.
tionship to the denomination. He hai
been state conference preacher, twice
a delegate to the National council
state moderator and a member of th
! conference committees on religious
education, business ana program. He
has brought the University church to
Andrew Holmes
whicb. he ministers to vote by Tery
large majority to more to the Uni
versity campus and has organized the
student work so that his successor
will not have a Job of pioneering. The
church to which he goes also senres
Congregational students of the State
University of Nebraska, about 400 of
them looking to the church for their
religious leadership. As a preacher,
pastor, strong student and a real man.
Dr. Holmes is surpassed by few pas
tors of the middle west. Illinois is
sorry to lost him."
