Why, why did I ever get into this organization?

Among those killed in the bombardment of the St-Gervais-et-St-Protais Church on March 29 were a prominent New York woman and her two daughters: Mary G. Landon, wife of Edward H. Landon, Lucy Landon Speed and Ruth Landon. Mrs. Landon was the niece of Levi P. Morton, Vice President of the United States (1893-97) and governor of New York (1895-96).

Sunday, April 7, 1918:

The front remains about the same, according to last night’s Herald and Mail. The Boche seem still to be possessed with splitting the armies by taking Amiens and cutting the railroad to Paris. Reserves are being rushed up by the allied armies and General Foch said in last night’s paper that the German advance had been definitely stopped. Nothing said about the bombardment of Paris. Have been watching the Mail for a confirmation of Miss Mullen’s death, but they haven’t mentioned it. The Landons', New York mother and two daughters, funeral has been played up considerably.

There is no news around here. The movement of troops seems to have slackened although the Est [the Eastern Railroad] is still busy carrying French troops westward.

The rumors about our being taken out of here have died. I guess we are doomed to spend the remainder of the war right here pining away for a chance to get into the big push. Why, why did I ever get into this organization?

We have evacuated Camp Hospital No. 1 at Gondrecourt[-le-Château] which has moved to Amiens. We hoped to go with them, but were disappointed. We have unloaded three hospital trains at Bazoilles[-sur-Meuse] Base Hospital No. 18--two filled with wounded and sick from Nancy and the third for 206 gas patients just down from the front. They were the sorriest, saddest specimens I have ever seen. Few of them could see and many were sick to their stomachs. They had been in a severe gas (tear gas) attack near Nancy which lasted for about 24 hours.