Major Ballenger Given
Discharge and Returns Home
Major E.G. Ballenger, who went into Uncle Sam’s “overseas”
service with Atlanta’s organization the Emory Hospital unit, has arrived at his
home in this city after having received his discharge at Camp Dix, N.J.
Major Ballenger is one of the most prominent physicians in
Atlanta and he will resume his professional work at once.
Dr. Ballenger left Atlanta with the Emory unit, but in a
short time he was detached from that organization, being sent to the 26th
division. He saw service on the front for many months and was in the lines at
Verdun when the armistice was signed. Afterwards Dr. Ballenger was transferred
to the 7th corps and served as neurologist for that organization
until his return to America a few days ago on the steamship Victoria.
In speaking of his experiences in Germany where he was
stationed at many points with the army of occupation, Dr. Ballenger said he had
traveled over Germany to a large extent, visiting among other cities Coblenz
and Treves, where many of the American boys are serving.
“Upon arriving in New York, many people asked me regarding
the popularity of President Wilson among the nations represented at Paris and
many of them have an idea that the President’s lack of popularity was
attributable to his personality or to his failing to measure up to the right
standard, but thinking people who have been on the ground readily recognize
that whatever unpopularity our president suffers among the European nations is
not from his failing to do the right thing for the common good of the world but
because he listens neither to France, England, Italy or Germany, but steers a
course that bodes good for all peoples. We should not judge President Wilson’s
work at the peace conference by his popularity or his lack of it among the
nations gathered at the peace table,” said Major Ballenger.
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