al and vegetable matter.

On Oct. 7th with Pvts. Russel and Stihler again embarked on hospital
boat "Vologjohnin," and the following morning at 8:00 a.m. proceeded to
Beresnik with a few Russian wounded, arriving at 2:00 p.m. Made
inspection of hospital. Capt. Martin with one-half of Field Hospital
working overtime, making beds, cleaning wards and hospital grounds, and
at the same time caring for thirty sick and wounded patients. Marked
improvement over previous condition.

Left Beresnik Oct. 9th on hospital boat "Vologjohnin" with headquarters
boat and small gunboat. Downpour of rain. Gunboat landed on sand bar and
headquarters boat turned back, but the "Vologjohnin" kept on going until
dark. Anchored opposite an island and at daybreak proceeded further,
finally reaching the only boat, the "Yarrents," left on the river front.

Before leaving Beresnik three more men were placed on board the boat.
The personnel aboard at this time consisted of Capt. Hall in charge, two
Russian female nurses, five American medical men and two British.

Upon arrival at Toulgas I received word from Major Whittaker that
sixteen wounded and six sick Royal Scots were located in the hospital at
Seltso, but that Seltso had been under shell fire that day and would be
too dangerous to bring hospital boat up. That night, under the cover of
darkness with all lights extinguished, I ordered hospital boat to
Seltso. We arrived at Seltso but the British troops who were stationed
there stated they knew nothing of the sick and wounded Royal Scots, but
that Royal Scots were stationed across the river. They stated that it
would be very dangerous to attempt to go across the river, and no one on
the hospital boat knew the exact location of the Royal Scots. After a
while a British sergeant stated that he would go along and direct the
way, but when the boat pulled out the sergeant was not to be found. But
we went across the river. The barge directly opposite was empty, so we
went to the next barge about two versts farther up. That one had been
sunk, so we went a few more versts to the third barge which had been
used by the Royal Scots but which had been evacuated by them that day. I
decided that we had gone far enough, and we returned to Toulgas. On the
way back we picked up two wounded officers of the Polish Legion, who had
just come from the Borak front, in a small rowboat, and stated it was at
that place that they had the sick and wounded Scots. It would b