for three days. The
child eight years old was then trying to make some tea. This same room
was used as a dining room and kitchen. It had double windows, all sealed
air-tight.

Russian troops very difficult to discipline along sanitary or hygienic
lines and have no idea of cleanliness. A guard on the latrine was an
absolute necessity. I adopted this plan in hospital, but impossible to
get their officers to follow this rule at their barracks latrines.
Reported it to British headquarters but they stated that they could not
do anything.

Dec. 8th, 1918. Left by sled for Ust Padenga to inspect hospital.
Arrived at 11:00 a.m. Very cold day. General conditions very good
considering circumstances. Using pits out in open for latrines. Men
living in double-decker beds, and as comfortable as possible in the
available billets. Hospital consisted of two rooms in a log hut, but
light, dry and comfortable. Beds improvised with stretchers laid across
wooden horses. Had three casualties which they were evacuating that day.

Started for Shenkursk at 3:00 p.m. Began snowing and my driver proceeded
in circles leaving the horse go as he chose. A Russian custom when they
lose their bearings. I got somewhat anxious and had been trying to
inquire with the few Russian terms I had been forced to learn. Driver
stated that he did not know the way, and we ran into snow drifts, into
gullies, over bluffs, through bushes, and after floundering around in
the snow for six hours I heard the bugle from Shenkursk which was just
across the river. I then started the direction which I thought was up
the river and by good luck, ran into the road that led across the Vaga
to Shenkursk.

December 12th, 1918. Hospital inspected by Major Fitzpatrick of American
Red Cross.

December 14th, 1918. Left Shenkursk for Shegovari where Lieut. Goodnight
and 337th Ambulance men were running a detention hospital of eight beds
and infirmary for American platoon, stationed at that place which is
forty versts down Vaga river from Shenkursk toward Beresnik, where we
arrived at 6:00 p.m. Looked over his hospital and continued on to Kitsa.
Remained over night and left at daylight December 15th, going across
Vaga through woods to Chamova, arriving at noon. Very cold day.

Here given a team of horses and proceeded to Toulgas, the farthest Dvina
front. Found small hospital with several sick at Lower Toulgas in charge
of British medical officer. Stayed over night at headquart