Friends of France; . x ^ A GROUP OF AMERICAN DRIVERS IN NORTHERN FRANCE. THE CATHEDRAL IN NIEUPORT, JULY, 1915 THE SECTION IN FLANDERS Fusiliers Marins, so famous the world over as the heroes of the Yser. Then once more we were moved to the districtfarther South known as Old Flanders, where ourheadquarters were in a Flemish farm, adjacent to thetown of Crombeke. The landscape hereabout is flatas a billiard-table, only a slight rise now and againbreaking the view. Our work consisted in bringingback wounded from the vicinity of the Yser Canalwhich then marked the line of the enemys trenches,but
Friends of France; . x ^ A GROUP OF AMERICAN DRIVERS IN NORTHERN FRANCE. THE CATHEDRAL IN NIEUPORT, JULY, 1915 THE SECTION IN FLANDERS Fusiliers Marins, so famous the world over as the heroes of the Yser. Then once more we were moved to the districtfarther South known as Old Flanders, where ourheadquarters were in a Flemish farm, adjacent to thetown of Crombeke. The landscape hereabout is flatas a billiard-table, only a slight rise now and againbreaking the view. Our work consisted in bringingback wounded from the vicinity of the Yser Canalwhich then marked the line of the enemys trenches,but owing to the flatness of the country we had towork chiefly at night. Canals dotted with slow-mov-ing barges are everywhere, and as our work was oftena cross-country affair, looking for bridges added to thelength of our runs. Here we stayed from August tothe middle of December, during which we did theambulance work for the entire French front betweenthe English and the Belgian Sectors. Just as another winter was setting in and we wereonce more beginning to get hordes o
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