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WOltNDHJD SOLDIERS IN PARIS
MODELS OF CHEERFULNESS
Their Hqroism in the Midst of Wounds and Suffering
Has Glvdn an Example to the Whole World They
Bear Torture With a Smile
"
By ELLEN ADA.IR
jfuwqfti 11 111 i.'ry
rpHB wonderful influence of mind over
X matter nn ncen ciearjy fiemonsirntcu
lit this terrible war, 'where tho courage
of the- soldiers Is exemplary In every re
tract "How on earth can they show such for
titude'" one asks For their woundi nre
terrible, their home
broken up, many of
their fnmllles killed mid
themsctvea maimed or
life nnd dreadfully dls
ngured Yet oheerfut they are,
and cheerful they re
main' There Is a cer
tain quality of stoiclam
about the French sol
dier that la hard to understand. Noth
ing seems to daunt them, not even the
appal'lng dressings which must dally bo
need In the hospitals.
My- hotel hero la bultt round three sides
of a, courtyard,' and tho fourth sldo Is ft
private house which has been turned Into
a temporary hospltnl for tho wounded.
At the moment of writing tho French
windows ore all wide ooon nnd directly
facing me lies a wounded man, his head
swathed In bandages, his arms bound
tight in splints so that ho can use neither
of them and his feet stretched out to an
apparatus at the end of the bed.
He seems In tho last stages of Illness,
yet ho la laughing -with perfect gaiety!
Ills laughter comes right across tho
Courtyard and I can see a white-capped
nurse bending over him Sho Is trying
to light a clgaretto for him, and, as h
assures her, twlco tho flamo has burnt
ills nose l
Under ordinary circumstances such a
mishap would scarcely bo conducive of
laughter at least not from tho averago
man. But hero Is this poor smashed-up
fellow, arms, legs and head all badly In
Jurid and ho Is laughing because tho end
of hl jioho has been singed I Troubles
certainly do not como singly to him but
ho treats them an a Joke.
On a little balcony sit two conval
escents, gay In their bluo and crimson
uniforms. They nro playing cards to
gether and seem very cheerful. Ono of
them Is propped up with pillows and his
lace Is very pale. But when tho nurso
conies out to helo him In, he smiles gaily
and apologizes for troubling her. "When
I am stronger 1 shall do myself the honor
of raking you to gd graciously with ma
to tho .Moving ricturcsl" I hear hlrri tell
her
ATLANTIC CITY HARD
PRESSED FOR ROOM AS
CROWDS FILL RESORT
Uncensing Influx of Visitors and
. Vacationists Makes Ques
tion of Accommodations
Serious One
MISS MARY H. INGHAM AT HER DESK
The other wounded soldier sits alone
nnd the nurso does not return. Have
they forgotten him? And then a man
attendant appears, and picks him up and
carries him Inside for his feet havo been
blown away, nnd ho cannot walk! "If
thoso stupid feet of mine had not so
baselv deserted me. I should not now be
giving so much trouble," sas tho soldier,
with real concern In his tones not for
concern for his own loss, but for tho
trouble ho Is giving.
And this Is tho real spirit of tho Trench
soldiers! No matter how III they ore, no
matter what their pain may be, they are
nlways "sorry to give trouble" I huvo
talked with them In many Paris hos
pitals this week, nnd It Is always tho
same. "livery ono Is so kind," they Bay,
"and our sufferings not so great lis thoso
of our comrades.
h
It makes ona feel RBhamed to witness
their heroism in suffering. "Cela ne fait
rlcnl" they declare and always smlto nt
tho lsltor. Tho nurses, too, (insure mo
that they mako excellent patients.
"Wherever they are strong enough to
help, I always nllow them," declared ono
American girl, "nnd long before they nro
well enough to sit up they
offer to do little things which
might possibly rclloo me al
though, of course, I refuse
such kindly offers. They aro
wonderful In bearing pain and
many of them Buffer tortures
with their wounds and rheum
ntlsm und neuritis and blood
poisoning. But you seldom
hear a murmur from them
and they are always polite."
Cheerfulness and phs!cnl
pain aro not usually connected
with each other, at least not
ll tho mind of tho averago
pornon. But a visit to the war zone nnd
the various great hospitals of tho Allies
toon convinces oven tho most skeptical
thnt cheerfulness and pain can heroically
duel! together!
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COLLARETTE AND HAT OF
. . BLACK VELVET AND OSTRICH
cj 9eLLLEir ',erv39aVlLZuL. 58 1
A NOVEL SET OP CUT OSTRICH
fTIHERE aro so many charming acces
JjSOrleo to tho "get-up" of tho fashlon
a,bie woman, of today that It Is Impossible
to tell which Ib the more attrncthe. tho
wearer, "tho guwn or the Innumerable
harmonizing or cqntrastlng llttlo touches
viikh go to make up her charm. For
instance, wo had the swagger stick Then
came the boats of nove; designs In foot
sear, gloves, hosiery mid veilings, which
carried out the color scheme of one's
favorite, costume Striped und coin
dotted blouses were immediately followed
by the same ,lpjtlinn in ..trt.iw..... Tt .
bags were never before so attractively
il nor 80 reasonably priced.
! fUT .ad taD-hed another prece-
8?J. ?d ,U ""cce80-. the ostrich neck-
Wece became Immediately popular with
thwo members of the fairer sex whose
powers of endurance were vanquished at
tho more thought of real white fox In
August. Today's Illustration showa a
new nnd wholly different angle of the
ostrich fad. It Is a noye!ty set, consist
ing of a largo picture hat and shoulder
piece, fashioned of cut ostrich feather
and black civet. The feathers aro a
wonderful shell pink shade, and touches
of pink goldenrod satin aro also notice
able on the wide, Jlarlng collnr. The hat
Is bound around tho rather drooping brim
by a narrow band of tho satin, with a
trimming of uncut ostrich on the crown
The collarette is made In three tiers, ono
of the velvet, tut quite small, and piped
with satin: then a wider ono of the satin,
and a third collar nt rpni u,ih .i.... ,.
I Is safe to predict that these dainty no'vel-
- win uo nigniy enougn priced to be
exclusive, for they are decidedly be
-VNE morning Just before dawn. Tommy
v tune-mouse, who was very tired of
all tho food hunting he had to do since
his babies came, planned to be up and
awav before daybreak.
"Perhaps If I get a good start," he said
to Sirs. Tommy. l can get over to the
chicken yard, before the creatures that
harm me are awake. Then I can eat my
breakfast and bring home plenty for nil
before there la much danger "
"Dont worry About bringing homo so
much. Tommy," said Mrs. Tommy kindly,
"those children are now plenty big enough
to feed themselves. You start now and
ana get yourself a good big breakfast I
think I will go with you." And so they
left together
lira Tommy went toward tho hedge and
Tommy to the chicken yard. There he
I-.uiid plenty of seeds and bits of grain
and ate the biggest breakfast he had had
for many a week.
He was lust through and was thlnk-
!?,?,.. Qt B0ln homB when mournful
Who-o-o-o' of Old Wan Owl made him
suip hta last mouthful and scoot for
borne. He rushed Into the farthest corner
of his nest so quickly that he didn't even
- notice, that t)i nt ws8 occupied' But
la was' Tommy found that out later'
H no brushed against a soft furry
body and his. eyes, when they again grew
Rccustomea to the darkness, made out a
tiny little creature hanging on the wall of
Ihe nest'
Mrs. Tommy, when sr,e rttflrnsd from
bra.fai was as surprised as TemmV
I neither of tUem could guesa who their
VtMter might be.
Aii day loiitf ibey guewtett and walted
tivt urue did their vlnitoi tlr. not once did
be mov from wnut seemed tu Tommy
m.J hta male a most uncomfortable poal-t.i-i
Bu when evening came, tb.e skranaejr
Uuned took hlnuielf down from the
wall and utld politely, Good evening !'
Tub Muna to you, ' replied Tommy,
"but if you plea, wuq are your"
I m ow cousin. Wily Bat " said Hi
viImi 'and I thought, seeing you had
attih u iika hoiie, I d come and live with
fuj tot awhile "
Thai ua-urall surprised luuiiu but ti
4gAa t like too (Mot idnoapiwiile. be
fid Yom r ktnanKt u e win. mi b
e Jul- bw't Hfr plc ytni see "
i-.,-.. aiuon cm mm. rm ttiy t
"tut I u. t a niglvt M t 9lm U
j-. lit ai baiter yea otswck"
Billy Bat
That was the beginning of the pleasant
est friendship Tommy Tittle-mouse ever
had. Billy Bat proved himself and a real
friend. From him Tommy learned much
of the outdoor lore that was convenient
to know, and together they had many a
Hl
The tlrauffer laalaaed took hlmitlf dawn
from the wall and laid politely,
' (lood evening I"
good talk Billy Bat. who went about at
night, wild tell of the night creatures,
and Tommy knew much about the day
.lk,.a t.h9y 8WBppea yr"a and hd fun
tMUher in real erany-fashlon.
Copyright Olara Ingram Judton
A Friend
Jf you have a friend worth roving.
Lov him. ,. ,d Ut him know
That you love him. ere life's evening
Ttne bla brow with sunset glw.
WUy bld mod words ne'er be saw,
Qf a frtW UU he l deadT
If y hr ft Has that thrills you.
Sung by any child of song.
FralM it Do not let the singer
Walt deserved urUM long
why should one who I brills yogr heart
l.ack the Joy yuu mar tmpurt?
if your werfc la made more easy
By frtaiuHy, helping hand.
Kr. ti darhaew vb the had
Shoukt a bruther werkmaB dear
r-aur tor a, wff e&eT
-AQOhyOMM.
From a Staff Correspondent.
ATLANTIC CITV, Aug. H-That there
will be a dearth of rooms tonight la o.
sure thing, for all of tho larger hotels
aro filled nnd have many reservations
mado for tho rooms willed will be va
cated by outgoing vlsltois this afternoon.
Furnished rooms will be called on to
house the crowds which will como down
tonight, and there will not be many
of these left. Sunday night will mnko
a llttlo gap in come of the hotels ns a.
number of people finish their vacations
on that day. but It Is a wlee precaution
for all people who Intend coming hero
now to reserve rooms In advance. Tho
room question hero Is always a serious
one nt this season of the year.
Tho ocean certainly had "somo kick" In
It jesterday, with mammoth billows coin
ing In, thrco at a time, all uimblnlnR In
ono big breaker which sent tho silrtst
footed bathers sprawling on thn sand.
Itcscues wor6 numerous nnd ns ono visi
tor tersely expressed It, "the life-guards
earned their season's salary by this ono
day's work." Hut few bathers could en
turo out nny great distance. The tem
perature of tho water was high nnd light
ing the waves was so tlrcsomo that
"beach Bquattlng" nnd social chats took
up the major portion of tho bulhlng
hours
DANCU CONTEST ON PlUlt,
A dance contest In bnthlng suits was
announced for yesterday afternoon nt one
of tho piers and It diew n largo crowd.
A number of tho young women who in
ter tho professional dancing contests at
night wcro present, attired In the most
gorgeous creations in bathing robes, mado
of silt; of every conceivable color, but
showing that they wcro never Intended for
bathing in the ocean Dnrlngncss In tho
way of cut was a fcaturo In many of
these costumes, nnd that pleased the
crowd.
Snako dances, In which long lines of
bnthcta hop around, to the music of
kazoos, Is the latest thing for moonlight
parties on the strand. As many ns sixty
Lathers form a lino Uko this nnd the
finish Is always tho same. Tho apeed of
the leaders Is gradually Increased until
nt a given signal, when tho rear end
of the lino ennnot keep up tho pace,
nnd they aro piled In a henp on tho beach.
Tho "roll-blrdf," who watch tho fun,
whllo standing on tho Boardwalk, enjoy
these affairs ns much as the participants.
Night bnthlng Is Increasing so rapidly
that n number of thu bath liouso owneis
nro thinking of keeping open until mid
night. Pcoplo seem to loso everything hero
but their hcndi, nnd frequently they get
so wrougnt up over tho fun they are
having that even that figure of speech
cculd bo applied to them. Ecrjday
many advertisements nppcar. telling of
lost articles, and bulletins aro posted on
the walk asking for tho return of arti
cles lost. Today's list, selected, at ran
dom irom me numerous notices. Includes
a platinum barpin Set with 13 diamonds,
a child's willow Bulky, n black silk iiand
ba containing auto glasses, thrco um
brellas, pocketbook containing $11, a dia
mond horseshoe brooch, a silk swentci,
a sowing basket, mado of sweot grass;
a Thermos bottle, a Panama hat, with
a striped silk band; a clrculnr seed pearl
pin, a heavy coat, cade of corduroy; an
r.lk's charm, a prayer book, n roll of
music and a cane, Inlaid with silver
' WATER FOUND PUBE
An analysis of tho drinking water used
In Atlantic City has been mado by tho
chemist of tho State Department, nt
irenion, nnu no pronounces It absolutely
pure, and ns good, for public consump
tion, as 00 per cent of tho bottled waters
used by people.
A few years ago specialists who adver
tised that they could euro BUnburn wcro
numerous hero. Thnt business Is a thing
of tho past now, for It Is considered
fashionable to get a coat of ton Noth
ing but tho home remedy of vinegar Is
used to ward off sun blistering nnd liberal
layers of talcum powder aro used by fnlr
bathers who desire to protect their noses.
Among tho Phlladelphlans here aro Mr.
and Mrs. (Harry Bond, Mr and Mrs Moyer
Schamberg, of North 17th street: Mr. and
Mrs. M. E. Smith, Mrs. D. Margolls,
Miss Lena M. Margolls. Mr and Mrs.
William A Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
J. Fox, of 21at street; Miss Julia Lawler,
Miss Margaret Lawler, Miss Helen
Gleason, Monroo Sondhclmer. tho Misses
Sondheimcr, Miss Emma Mdrio Zlndcl,
Frederick Tomllnson and family. John
Reardon and family, Mr. und Mrs. Hornco
Loeb. of Green street; Miss Besslo Ncalls,
Miss Nan Adamsou, Mr. and Mrs Law
rence Fcrlnston, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler
Lord. Mrs Katherlno Ilorher. Miss
Roberta Klrkpatrlck. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Doll, Mr. and Mrs. Robert S.
Brown. Mr. nnd Mrs. J. F. Daugherty,
Miss Beatrice Loulso Thomas, Miss
Marlon O'Mcarn, Miss Helen O'Meara.
Miss Betty Pascpo, Max Liverwright.
Miss B. Liverwright, Miss Miriam Wern
back. Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. McBrlde.
the Rev. r, J. Conway, the Rev. P. F.
Connors, the Rev. F. Conway, tho Rev.
J. S. MacDonald. Frank Weiner. Miss
Irene McCloskey, Miss Helen Cronln,
Miss Isabel Cronln, Mr. and Mrs G.
Theodore Kettcrer, Mrs. Martha Blum,
the Misses Theresa and Adelaide Blum,
Ralph Blum, Miss Helen MacDonald. Mr,
and Mrs, Clayton Hagy. Miss Frances
Swan, Miss Maxlne Knhn, Miss Dorothy
Fordhum, Mr. and Mrs, Louis Schloss.
of Green street; Miss Mabel Demotte. of
Germantown; Mr, and Mrs. Ralph
Steward. Miss Nettle Gonzales. Miss
Emma Dontone, of West Philadelphia:
JIr .an,T,Mra- Frank W. Dutch, Mra.
Louella FrohBln. Misa Ada Hayes, Mr.
and Mrs. James P. Nolan, Mr. and Mrs.
Pierce Archer Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry McAdoo. Mr and Mrs. Morris
Abrams and Mr. and Mrs. William But-
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WOMAN HEADS NEW DEPARTMENT
OF BANK TO HELP INVESTORS
Miss Mary H. Ingham Assists Widows to Buy Safe Se
urities and Prevents Robberies Through Worth
less Stock and "Groundless Farms"
M'
terworth.
The Kid's Chronicle
POP was In the setting room aftlr sup
plr yeatldday, and I sat thare looking
at him a wllo and then I sed, Bay, pop.
Wats awn yure mind besides hare that
needs cutting, Bed pop.
If I told you I broak yure watch wen I
oldent at awl, wood that be a story, I
SftU
It serteny wood come undlr that cias
serflcatlon, sed pop. And he kepp awn
smoaklng a mlnlt and then he sed, Bay,
you havent by eny chanse bin tnunkylng
with my gold watch, havo you.
No sir, its ovlr awn yure bewro, i sed.
Then wat the mlschlft do you meen by
stopping the progrles of the werld by
asking autch fool questshlns, sed pop.
are you quite sure, you havent toutched
my watcb, are you quite sura ju still
awn my bewro.
Tea sir, I sad
la It running, sed pop.
Yea air. I s4
Awl rite, sed pop And he kepp wn
smoaklng, ami then be sad. Say, ippM6
yeu run ovlr and bring we my watah. Id
like to have e. Uwk at ft. jwt for fun.
Ys i str, I d. ad I wt and got It
ad Wawt to h)m ajd he looked at it
and pad tho back and looked at Us
' wytog, I gea lu In rood con
dlablw, but wy In the naira of the grata
Sflax did you make that obxarvayshln
about brakalag it
Bekauae I dIAeat wuut to mensbin yure
tauotln pen. I sad.
Wwt ibout my founUo m sed pop
It wm rite mjU to the watch ud I
Wfta tnrtag Ui m U the yea part was
tfctJS,,,tv
Wis liw. "
EN Judge the veracity of men b the
logic of their statements Women
Judge, with a higher skill and nobler In
tuition, by tho look In men's ccs. So In
nlno cases out of ten a man will Judge
right, and that tenth case In which he
falls, will bo through his failure to sec
through tricky logic. And so, In nlno
cases out of ten, a woman will Judgo
right, and In the tenth instance will fall
because sho does not read deep enough
In men's eyes.
All of which would not matter enough
to worry three mlnutci about If It wcro
not for tho fact that a lot of money Is
lost every jear by women to men with
persuasive glances and cheap logic thnt
would not fool tho biggest simpleton of a
man In tho world Thcso jvindlers, wlln
tender ejes, sell women wholo peach farms
right off tho map, and tho women never
havo anything to show for 11 but the map
and sometimes not ecn that, for some
times It's a fako map.
They ulso sell shares In mines that
don't exist And little fortunes melt and
llttlo hearts break, nnd there Is no help
for it But stop! Thero is help for It,
after all It Is a woman who has como
to tho rescue of women who havo mbnoy
to lose. Sho is Miss Mary II. Ingham,
vice president of tho Equal Franchlso
League, and secretary of the Stnto Pro
grcssKo League. Sho has been engaged
to conduct n woman's department for tho
firm of William P. Bonbrlght & Co., Inc .
dealers lu securities, -137 Cncstnut street
Miss Ingham shows women how to
manago their own affairs, that Is to say,
tho only affairs on earth that women
don't mnnago already. The wholo world
was glen to woman to fashion as sho
should sto tit. Ono llttlo gift did the
gods withhold, tho knowlcdgo of the In
tricacies of business. Of course, this has
probably been rectified by tho tlmo this
goes to press. Perhaps It would bo moro
politic to say that, until recently, worncr
wcro not ns proficient as they might
have been In the regulation of finances.
At any rate. Miss Ingham is teaching
them to hnndlo money matters oven bet
ter than they havo been handling them.
"I am not promising widows nnd other
women that they will become Hetty
Greens If they follow my advice." she
said today. "I am Just tryln? to help
women who havo been left small legacies
to keep shy of tho men who possess a
magnetic flow of speech ond whose bro
kerage ofllccs, as a rule, aro located In
tho interior of their straw or derby
hats."
Mlxg Ingham Is the third woman to bo
selected by tho firm to conduct Its wom
en's department. The other women nro
Miss Alice Carpenter and Miss Margaret
Stnckpolc Both aro prominent social
workers. Miss Carpenter Is stntloned In
Now link and Miss Htuckpolo Is in Bos
ton Since tnklng charge. Miss Ingham has
como Jnto contact with many pathetic
cases, thoso of widows and orphans
whoso legncles havo dwindled away In
investments. Somo of tho investments
were In unknown stock, real estate which
was purchased from a map and so-called
fruit orchards located thousands of mile
away and barely visible to tho naked
ee nt a distance of 10 feet.
Persona who wish to incrcaso their
small wealth through frenzied finance nro
not welcome In Miss Ingham's olllco.
Neither Ib sho, anxious 'to Interest her
callcis in stocks whoso prices fluctuate
dally. Sho Is visited by women whoso
husbands havo died and left them small
legacies Thcso callers Miss Ingham ad
vises how to best Invest their money.
"Tho promoters of wildcat stock nro
responsible for much misery among wid
ows and their children," sho said.
"Through an organized system tho wild
cat promoter of stocks, peach farms, real
estate and other things too numerous to
mention manages to keep Informed of
the death of men who nre worth a few
thousand dollars. When death visits a
certain fnmlly thcso men becomo busy.
They remain busy until they have been
successful In enticing somo Innocent In
vestor Into their clutches.
"A. few days ago a trained nurse vis
ited mo and related how sho had Invested
several thousand dollars In a peach farm.
This woman has never received any divi
dends. Tho amount which sho Invested
has also been lost. Another case Is that
of a poor widow who lost $10,000 In n
certain Investment. Tho chief trouble Is
that poor women Invest their money on
the strength of some story related to
them by a friend, neighbor or relatlvo.
TENDERLOIN CHILDREN
AND MOTHERS HELPED
Volunteers of America Enter
tain Them at Fresh
Air Camp
The Tenderloin Isn't a very proper place
for a little boy 'or girl to grow up. The
workers for the Volunteers of America
know that because they see at first hand
the deplorable conditions In the Tender
loin, for they movo about the district
constantly, administering help and giving
advice wherever they can.
It Is hard .sometimes to know Just what
to do with certain difficult cases that af
fect the children. They haven't solved
all their problems yet, but they are doing
something for the poor boys and girls
that nre growing up there. ' The Volun
teers of America have a fresh-air camp
for mothers and their children at Cedars,
Pa., about Li mil's from Norrlstown.
That's where every summer they aend
those they think are In especial need of
a short Btay In the outdoors.
Imagine a little boy or girl who has
never seen a cow except the ones In the
picture book. Not many people can
Imagine anything like that, but Colonel
Christopher C. Herron, who Is the divi
sion commander of the Volunteers here,
actually knows tjoys and girls to whom
a cow Is ft curiosity. They only know
the brick and wood of the city.
But out at Cedars they have an op
portunity to get acquainted with nature.
For 10 days they are at liberty to get
us Intimate as they please. There are
five acres of ground that belong to the
Volunteers of America, and surrounding
this property and the old stone mansion
where the little guests live is a fine open
country that is a perpetual delight to the
city dweller
There U a little creek where the chil
dren, some of whom have known nothing
bttrthun the publle baths, can bathe in
perfect safety. It is jiutt deep enough to
make bathing enjoyable and lost shallqw
enough to make it perfectly safe.
About guests ttjfft cured Joe at a ttrrU.
Mm. lUrran? wife of the colonel. Is In
charge Associated with her are Captain
Arlette Crane and Wis SlUabeth Bailey.
Between them they see that their UUe
i barges have a good time.
The camp U open from Independence!
uy w Labor uty. a vy to alt vho are
fortunate enough to be invited Its ex
peoeee uct, paid by private contributlen,
end Just oow lu finance are in especially
had sbape, due to the depreatoa durlni
lb last season, and an appeal Is belnz
nut tbt tu Mends help toe wok aja
oy lUu of money.
BIG BLOCK PARTY AIDS
AFFLICTED FAMILY
Five Thousand Persons Attend
Outdoor Demonstration
Uptown 1
Fully E00O persons attended the first eve
nlngs activities In the form of a monster
block party that was given onvMemphls
street between Allegheny avenue and
Clearfield street last night for tho benefit
of the family qf John Brophey, of 2220
East Clearfield street.
Brophy, who Is 25 years old, Is afflicted
with dropsy and Is unable to support his
family. His wife is In the last stages of
tuberculosis and their two children, a boy
and a girl, are afflicted with eye trouble
and it la feared the boy will lose his
Bight,
CaBrhttyBaBdanIa8,'a,7l,8 Eme" "c!
affair. d a hls conr'utlon to the
During the evening People who narii
pated In the fete hired a Jl ney and drov.
Mrs. Brophy through the crowded strt
ofteVfrfends Bh00k llSnS
A feature of the affair wu h,.
Miniature Corkscrew
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J3ATi.UJUvjJn.uu in .l jv xxiiir J.V1AKN
Bright Sunshine of Ideal Day Shows Horror of Scenes ofl
nmMinfTP. and Ramne in Strong Contrast tn 4
Normal French Countryside
i - - - "
By ELLEN ADAIR
Staff Corrtifonient Evening ttdger
PAIHS, July 28
OUR Jonrney over the great battlefield
of thn Marne waa intensely Interest
ing, beginning at the town of Meaux, with
Its water-filled trenches and Its relics cf
terrlblo rightln?, nnd continuing by way
of Chateau Thierry, Epcrnay and
filial Ana.
l' From Upernay onwards great cal
ender) of horsemen and artillery swept tno
roads In a whirl of dust on their way
lo the front. Otherwise, for miles upon
miles there was no Blgn of life. At
lTplne, a town five miles out of Chalons,
tho plUco wns In ruins, having been laid
waste by tho QerninnB. Here, as In every
other town devastated by tho dcrmnns,
the Inhabitants had talcs of horror to re
late. There is n similarity In all these
dreadful narratives which alone would
prove their truth, even If there wcro no
tc.ilble stars, no quiet graves 01 woiuph
and chllden to showt r
scNTmns auABD roads
Arrived nt Vltry-Lc-Francols wo set off
to walk to Frlgnlcourt and Hulron, two
llttlo towns close by, which had been
burned by the Germans. It wns n hot aft
ernoon nnd tho high road thick with dust
Sentries guarded eery turn of tho road,
and all our papers nnd passports had to
bo Bhown to each. Every motorcar that
passed was armored, except some driven
by tho "Society of Friends," a body of
Quakers who nro doing a wonderful work
In these ruined towns nnd without whoso
kindly assistance tho poor lefugecs would
bo starving.
A field of wheat was being cut by the
peasants, and wo stopped for a moment
to talk with thcso. They wero old men
and wcatherbeatcn women, and they eyed
uj suspiciously.
Ctoso to tho road was a llttlo wooden
cross whero a peaceful civilian had been
killed.
"The Germans?" No, they did not wish
to tnlk of these "monsters" on this ex
quisite summer day! They wished to for
get itll that they had como through! It
was good to work among tho wheat and
forget the sounds of shot and shell, the
sights of houses burning and inhabitants
tiering for their lives. Thus spoko tho
poor peasants.
Two little girls camo wandering along
tho dusty road hand In hand. They were
barefooted and very brown. Ah, ycB,
they knew the Germans!
"But," said tho elder, "pleaso do not
speak of them, because my llttlo sister
here will weepthey frightened her great
ly when they wero here and it Is better
that we all try to forget, Is It not?"
"LES BOCHES" RUDE.
Further on wo met an old woman. "Les
Boches had rude, rough manners," Bhe
said, "but, thanks to lo bon Dieu, they
did not beat mo nor kill mo!"
- The houses at Frlgnlcourt wcro In a de
plorable condition. Tho furniture wub
falling out of tho blackened window
frames, the walls had caved In under
German shell, and such tangled masses
as sewing machines, babies' perambula
tors, bedsteads and tables were all Inter
mingled In odd henps.
The village of Hulron was" In much the
ianic condition. It was odd to look upon
such devastation on n day when the sun
light streamed over tho quiet countryside
nnd thero was nq,sound except the voices
of tho reapers working In tho fields
closo by. vt
tin flirnlni? tinrV tn Vll,
-- - ......d v.. w ....... w. TT. A. . . T.I
armored earn rushing back and fArUIIH
on their wnv In the trrnrh.a ji ,. rwr4ii
us covered with dust. "avinkj
U'e then Proceeded lw ,..
mute for thn rnln.H itl-.. TTr. a.t
nlivnH it ml Rirninl Utthtr
arrived. The Inhabitants numbered I ft!
300 to 00 persons, nnd as thlt. t,i?l
had been laid waste, thoy wer ii.TJ
principally In lltl!6 huts and exl.tln S5
the charity of such kind peonle .,,
Society of Trlends. I spoko with is.!?
tu t.- I . vcJfc
kind people as thei
I snoke with ,...-.
iit.i.....i( ...i ....-i .,.--. . .. . l,,e..
i-iiciiua miu luuiiu mem rnglsh QuaK
ers of a very flno type. They vero'WT"i
young men who were working tirelemiM
fni thn tinni t-rtfil(r0aa li,lni.lHH ,-- ' ,,,
;..... x tA j -I..1.I "".. inema
;'"'.i.r :.,""."',r..Vuu,"""?.'..a"a i
jiih itivm uj jjuooiuiu assistance
wo arc Binu 10 uo wnai we ran" it
bald, "for this devastation has left is."
Miniiln titartt, .1 net I .,. f mi....- . lUi
fiwF.v u.....j uii.uici xucie are Arntr.
leans, too, who aro doing tho same wotk'i
ns ourselves, and they render great fts 3
slstnnce to tho Inhabitants."
The llttlo huts wero curious abode. I
but afforded shelter for the mrm,..'
ino laicu jl was iuiu aro ail the sarae.
nnd many of them entirely imr,,iM.n i
The Qcrmans had laid waste tho little 3
towns mi uiuiik uuu ruuie, outrarcri h?
u.iivii, u.u. ...u ....mihiio, Hiuea tin
old people and tho children, and con-'
ducted their usual policy of "fearful
ness" with great zcnl. Tho method ana'
sickening details of torture are much tin
samo all over these towns In northern
Franco and Belgium. Tho cuttlng-off of
hands and feet, tho bayoneting of bnbut
thu most atrocious multllattng of women 3
ana young gins aro an part or tho Gcn
man "method" nnd only too true. I
many of tho senrs inflicted on Innocent
civilians Dy tno ucrmana and listened to'
many laics or norror.
TALES OF ATROCITY.
Without entering into detail in this arti
cle, I would refer tho reader to the nm.
cial report of Lord Brycc's Committee
on Alleged German Outrages, which vert-J
fles my own experiences In northern'
Franco. Lord Bryco was formerly Brlt-y
iBh Ambassauor at Washington and U
president of this committee.
We passed through such ruined lomii
ns Etrcpy, Pargny and Maurupt, In ell ,3
of which tho refugees wero In direst pov- 3
erty. Tho roads were deserted except .l
.a. n.mn.nH ..,., n . rt ....... t.. J L 3
,ut tu.i.i'iiiu vu.o uhu kavaiuiuca nurrf-Jfl
ing up to tno uring nno ana when ms
reached Sermalzo we found It In uttern
ruins, ns tno accompanying photograph";
will show. Never was such a scene etk
desolitlon. Here and thero among the
ruins one would boo a human bone pro-l
troding ana tno sKeietons of many ani
mals, i
Leaving Sermalzo nnd striking north.
wo raw nbnndoned trenches and nt lengths
lieurrl tne noise or cannon and the sound
of artillery! Tho shells make a dread
ful whirring nnd a detonation like thun
der. Red Cross ambulances, filled with
wounded, passed us on tho roads, forwent!
were pretty near tho firing lino now. The
sights wero terrible, nnd the heroism of 1
those poor wounded fellows Is beyond all
words! When they reach tho hospitals
their very clothes havo frequently to be
cut from them, for they have almost
grown Into the skin!
Yet never have I heard them make any
complaint, though their wounds were to
terrjble that ono wondered how they could ,3
nvo tnrouKh the agony! It Is of isucn
stuff ns theso that heroes nro mads! .
PARROT'S CRY UNITES
PAIR AFTER 40 YEARS
Knowing Poll Recognizes Long
Lost Brother in Passing
Automobile
"Hello, Uncle Joe" an Improptu salu
tation by a shrieking parrot resulted In
tho reunion at Live Oak, Cat., sof two
brothers who had not seen each other
for 40. years.
Joo and Ezra Corbett, left orphans In
Iowa, separated when bojo. Joe went
West and located In Idaho. Ezra found
work In Kansas, married, and finally
moved to California and settled In the
San Joaquin Valley. Both prospered.
Joe Corbett and his family arrived In
Llvo Oak ono afternoon, en route to tho
Panama-Pacific Exposition. As they
stopped In First street to ask directions,
along came a family In a camp wagon,
headed for the mountains north of Oro
ville. In a cage on the wagon was a parrot.
When the wagon was opposite the auto
mobile, the bird sat up, looked around,
and cried shrilly;
"Hello, Uncle Joe."
Tho members of the auto party looked
up In surprise, and tho driver of the car
said Jocularly It was a knowing bird that
could call a perfect stranger by name.
Tho remark started a conversation, and
It waa but a few moments before the
men discovered they were brothers.
The introduction of the members of
both families followed the handclasp of
tho brothers, and then both parties set to
Wnrlf tf ilahrala tt.A ......I."
....... .w vv.u.m.w Kltv ICUIIIUIl,
A tablecloth was spread under a huge
oak tree nearby, and soon a meal was
ready. It was a long one three hours
for there was much to talk about be
tween courses. When the time came for
each of the brothers to be on his way.
It was agreed that all should meet at
Ezra Corbett's ranch next September.
The strangest feature about the reunion
is that never before has the parrot In-
by name17"018 Je" '"""" h0Be ' " "d
CHOICE OF WOMAN
SCHOOL HEAD URG0)
Alumnae of Girls' High School
Will Petition Board of
Education
picnlo is a miniature corkserew. it til
many uaw, for it is so very email thlt
it may be tucked Jn a foyrijrXwuwe
box, or in the masculine pocket. a
wwrmd's handbag. lu croWntag feaTuw
U the sUe-for the actual length ef t
""'WH" y bit larger ,hS
Wcle bottle begUui to perform at the
JUM?' rfUttf wMU
veriUMe sedeead. a ..a, s g
CHESTER COUNTY 3IEN
ESPOUSE SUFFRAGE CAUSE
Wholesale Conversions Made by
Speakers nt Several Meetings
CHESTER. Aug. H-Four blc Btfeet
meet nirs wtm hM i- SiT"1..!"1. ",reel
In MaFcus Hnov i,.V T."!.r. u"? .ne
County suffragists. w Marts a
Kara, or rnuadelphla, and A. B. Wetzel.
Tyne, aoaressed meetings at 7th
I'S' and.E,lffmont avenue. M and
William Ward, Jr. wife of the MavAJ
and others s.poke at Id and TowtSiend
Streets Mayor Ward and John j a?Ii
and William D. McffiC VXlh
A notable feature of the meeting was
bat many men signed cards,,"
their support to the cause. Th a wn
especially true of the Thnn nW .
""Hf Uere vlrtuulj'
is 5-yTe elan Ih t Z'.WVK
and deeply Intere ifi t5irlgh,rWMM
epe-lr meiin la 'JJ n
trWr anMlM Ethel 'iv:
of Colorado, bn oiganiiar worlTi.,. "
w wek at 8? Tho,'kjBC t't
CWh Fair l cWl3te $$.
A woman candidate for the superlri'j
tendency of schools will be Indorsed
within a few days by tho board of man
ngers of tho Alumnae Association of the
Philadelphia High School for Girls ,
Announcement ot the intention 01 u a
organization to take a decided stana la X
tho matter was mado today by Verona P.' M
Lloyd, secretary of tho association. The
exact date of tho meeting has not been
H.tA.mlnoil t..., I, ...Itl ..I.. .tn.A UMtl
ui.IM.IIICU UUt Ik tVlll lUItU 111WVW .-
bo that tho Board of education may hear
me omciai opinion or tne alumnae at ia
monthly meeting In September.
Various members favor the Indorse
ment of various candidates, so that a
warm discussion may ensue, but the board
of managers will definitely recornmend the
Bcicuuun 01 a woman, wnoever sne wj
be Mrs. Lucy Langdon Williams W)l
boh. principal of the livening High School
and head -of tho Department of Biology at
tho Philadelphia Normal School, will re
celve support from some of the mem
bers. Others will favor Miss Katherlne E.
Puncheon, principal of tho Girls' High
School. Support of Miss Margaret T.
Magulre, principal of the George Wash
ington School, otli street below Washing
ton avenue, Is nnother possibility MIM
Magulre has attained considerable reputa
tion for her success in teaching the Ens-n
llsh language and American customs to
foreign children. She Is un officer in the
State Teachers' Association.
MISA MOM, Tn.vt.nw. ..!. . tltm Pfvlfl
--- ., ..tiuiii, inciuucr UI Vll ..,-
t-lub and tho Home and School League,
today expressed approval of Miss
l uncheon or Doctor Wilson as candidate
for the Bunerlntendenev
"I am not in favor of either" of them
merely because she Is a woman," W
"" s"m, -out I believe inai eimor i,
would prove a competent official I wpuW
also HWn in .. -ft, ' T-.i...f.. r rtrirm. id
founder of the Home nnd School League.
aPDolntftri in maml...al.l. I IhA Una rd
-.-'--. . . ,MIMUQIBIIIC l i.W ---
of Education. Mrs. Grlce was ft pioneer
... w.o inuvcineni to ertect a necessary tv-
operation between teachers and parents
"She haaa profound understanding of
eitlllMltfnnnl .....(. 1 1. . .n.nn.
Jtrated jier ability to place her theorle"!
Into practice. AVhen Doctor Brumbaugh-
was superintendent of schools she gave
ValUabln HAttlutunA In t.lo n.lmlnlllrA
tlon and frequently received publlo kti
-o'.wj wr cr wuriv.
SHORE SCHOOL FINISHED
Stone Harbor Buildine Modem to
iSvery Qetail
STONB HARBOR, N J . Aug U -The
new public school building whUh has
been under construction during the spring
and summer Anally has been completed.
The school U completely equipped and
fiVarv uhnla. la n......i . ..!. IamL
--- -w..wW, 0 iItU U UIHIB ,fc
room, books and suppllea. The building 3
U tw0 stories In height, and contains four H!
'i nBti-iyjiuea ana airy rooms
Btouh MarbW surfragists attended tbe
euftraie meeting at Wlldwood, tonight,
to head Doctor Anaa Shaw
Mr. aVid Mfa. William H Palmer, of
Wyncotd. had a their gueeu during the
week, Meirlt A Boyle and mu Ruth
"Ulre, f Bennington, Vt
Mr an Mrs a H Wlldy. of Phila
delphia, ire entertaining friends at their
linjirlm., I
Tb bJby show will be held at ib
Tacbt C ub tfcl year o the aftexuuva
of Septej ibex L
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