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i, I* tody disappeared trona the streets. 1 ’hcMight that siren was the ccream of cl sludl- iiever having heard one. Dur- intr ,1 lull after the first bomb I emerg- '■d fiom the store and reached the post- 'diioe, liiinking it was all over. But it bad only begun. Another bomb fell, ti'i.s time very cl.'so and accompanied oy a rattle, the ratrle of destruction. A gendarme came running in com manding that all lights be put out, *ite, vite!” Theri the anti-aircraft guns began. The bombs continued min gling with the reports of the guns, but Jt Was easy to distinguish them by . the crasir and rattle which came with dxplosinns of tlie bombs. The post- is a three-story brick building aoit ol'i'ercnl good i 'c tection especially in the hallway where there were no 'vindows, in fifteen minutes all was quiet again. Keturning to the hospital I had net quite reached Uia ward when the rairi began again. This time the fufuge wa.s a fi\e-.story main building of the hospital. Doctors, nurses, and all who were not bu.= y in the wards or operating rooms a ngie.tated in the in- ucr corridor, all Irgiit.s r.-t again, and it was iioarly half an hour before we vcntiircil oiil 'I'liroi! taubes had been seen. Six- •■‘[en bombs had faihm. Nine were hilled and about twenty-five wounded,, tt is the habit of the so.tiers near the hcacli to ran into tlie sea during an u-’r r.dii whol e the bombs do not usual ly fall. One of them had been wound ed on the run and wLon carried in w.c.i "ei all over. .■\]ipaiemly re had drown ed, for his wound was not of a fatal na ture. Among those brought in from the village was a woman. She had been in bed in her little tiled-roofed, one- story fisherman’s cotage, her baby two weeks old beside her. A bomb had struck her squarely through the roof. The uex.t d-.y she died in the hospital. The >'aby was uninjured. PIGEONi flying at CAMP. Some of the signal corps men are now confronted with an entirely new line of work, namely, that of caring for the pigeon messengers that are now included on their routine of duty. “Pigeon liaison” as this system of communication is termed in the army, is a new feature that has been add ed to training activities at camp, but recently and requires considerable care and careful study. In further ance of this, pigeons have been re leased from the neighboring towns within a radius of thirty miles about the camp and the great majority of them have returned to their cages as was expected, however, in sorne cases their inborn sense of direction be came confused and a few have not re turned. \ Any of the birds found in this im mediate section of the country with the mark V. S. A. on their leg bands should be held and their numbers re ported to Lieut. .los. H. Sands by tele phone at Camp Cxreene No 33. The pigeons should not be killed or injur ed in any way, for there is a fi6a-'''y penalty against bolding them without the proper care. THE CADUCEUS. OPEN LETTERS THANKS EXTENDED Offiice of Camp Medical Supply Officer, Base Kospital, Camp Greene, N. C. July 17. 1918. To Members Detachment, Camp Medical Supply Depot. Through the columns of the Cadu cous as a meui'un, let me sincerely thank you for your kind expression of sympatiy extruded to me in the last is sue of the Ccdii.-eus My mother and •■-.f ter join me in ac knowledging our sincere appreciation for your Imauiiful floral token sent North upon the teath of my father— it was iiuleed thoughtful. .liny words thai 1 night utter would fall far short of c-: pressing my tnie feeling ,,^11 i can say is, I thank you. Bincetdy, SID h. DARLING, Captain, pMiilar.v Corps, N. A. SUNSHINE LETTER Boston. Capt. J. H. Way, Base Hospital, h Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C. Dear Sir: I wish to thank you and also all the officials and nurses at the Base Hos pital, especially of Ward B-4, in which my son was confined during his se vere sickness, I can not express my self in this letter for the great kind ness and care given him, as I am positive that if he had not had the best of treatment he would not have been alive today. Again thanking you for your great kindness, I remain, 1 Yours sincerely, A. E. BURLANH. OUR OWN sunshine LETTER. Editor of The Caducous. Dear Sir: Permit me to congratulate you on the splendid work of The Caduceus. T(> my mind this is the most interest ing as well as instructive camp pa per that I have had the pleasuse of examining. My sister. Miss Ethlynde E. Smith, nurse at the base hospital, sends me The Caduceus, which keeps me well informed as to the conditions at Camp Greene. If this communication counts for anything, give it space in' your valua ble paper and let me tell others of the goods deeds of The Caduceus. Sincerely yours, DR. 0. BARRINGER SMITH, 406 El. Franklin St., Richmond, Va. 13 EAST END CANTEEN “By Ihe Barracks” G. 1. THOMASON Proprietor Cigars, Cigarettes, Candy. Ice Cold T)rinlis a Specialty We Serve YOU Right CANDIES Martha Washington, 80c the lb. Wilbys, $1.10 the lb. Johnstons Chocolates, All Sizes and Prices. BLAIR BROS & CO. 405 East Ave, Charlotte, N. C. H. D. BUIE YELLOW FRONT CANTEEN Near *'No Man's Land” Hot Sandwiches of all Idnds, Soft Drinks Candies Roasted and Salted Peanuts Cigars and Cigarettes Schlitz “FAMO” THANKS NURSES. I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to the nurses of the base hos pital for their liberal contribution in the recent rally for our church, Little Rock Zion Methodist, Charlotte, in which we raised $3,347.37. FOURTH STREET iPRESSING CLUBi 201 West Fourth Street Telephone 2646 SUITS CI,KANKI> ANr> PKKSSEl) All Work Guaranteed E, P, HOOVER, Manager I' iniHls 1 iiSCii
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