Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1913 — Woman and Military Service. [ARTICLE]

Woman and Military Service.

“Sister Marla Theresa,” said a veteran French general to a nun at a distinguished military gathering in the year 1889, “you were only twenty years of age when you first gave your services to the wounded at Balaclava, and you were wounded in the execution of your duty. You were again wounded at Magenta. You bravely nursed the wounded through all our wars in Syria, Chipa, and Mexico. You were carried off the field at Worth, and before you had recovered from your Injuries you were again performing your duties. When a grenade fell into your ambulance, you, without hesitation, took it in your hands and carried it a distance of a hundred yards, when it exploded, wounding you severely. No soldier has ever performed his duty more heroically than you have done, or lived more successfully for his comrades and his country. I have the honor to present you. in the name of France and the French army, with the cross, which is conferred only on those who have shown remarkable bravery in action. Soldiers —Present arms!”