. Vive la France! . Two soldiers lifted him onto a stretcher and carried him betweeninterminable walls of brown earth to thi- m 5 -a a «•a -I =: ^ s [in 11 o 3O a, « o T3 CPO O o THE RED BADGE OF MERCY 237 coast, where every one, whether seriously orsHghtly wounded, can at last receive treat-ment. To the wounded Tommy, the base hos-pital is the half-way house to home, where heis cared for until he is able to stand the jour-ney across the Channel to England. The real barometer of battle is the clearinghospital, for one can always tell by the num-ber of cases coming in whether
. Vive la France! . Two soldiers lifted him onto a stretcher and carried him betweeninterminable walls of brown earth to thi- m 5 -a a «•a -I =: ^ s [in 11 o 3O a, « o T3 CPO O o THE RED BADGE OF MERCY 237 coast, where every one, whether seriously orsHghtly wounded, can at last receive treat-ment. To the wounded Tommy, the base hos-pital is the half-way house to home, where heis cared for until he is able to stand the jour-ney across the Channel to England. The real barometer of battle is the clearinghospital, for one can always tell by the num-ber of cases coming in whether there is heavyfighting in progress. As both field and clear-ing hospitals move with the armies, they mustnot only always get rid of their wounded atthe earliest possible moment, but they mustalways be prepared for quick movements back-ward or forward. Either a retreat or an offen-sive movement necessitates quick action onthe part of the Army Medical Corps, for it isa big job to dismantle a great hospital, pack itup, and start the motor-transport within anhour after the order to move is received. Itwould be a big job without the wound
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