The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07
Court ofsHonor Finds Not Slight
est Foundation for Evil
Rumors.
BY Ia MARauIsE DE FoNTENoY.


FLIRTING and malicious gossip arc
II dealt with In a Very effective and
i sensible fashion in the German
army. The following instance
VIII go TO prove what l have always
stated in these lotters-that Emper.e.
sovereign in Europe to reduce duel
ing to minimum
Count IIolck, lieutenant of the Third
Lancers OF the Guard, and champion
gentleman rider of the German turf,
hitherto stationed with his regiment
at PotSdam, has spent much of his
time, being a gay bachelor, under the
roof OF his most intimate friend and
comradc. Lieutenant Won Hohberg, OF
the same corps
Hohoerg is married to an extremely
pretty woman, daughter OF Baron Won
Rheinhaven. now Governor OF the
hnlne Provinces, and formerly Minis
ter OF Finance. Potsdam like other gar
rison towns. Is hotbed of unkindly
gossip; and in course OF time the talk
about the alleged infatuaticn of uolck
for his friends wife became so general
that the regimental authorities were
obliged In the interest OF both Of
Ulcers concerned. to take notice of it,
court of honor being summoned TO
debate whether or no there was any
necessity OF compelling Won tIohberg
to challenge Count Holck. and thus
relieve himself of the imputation
placed upon him by the gossips. after
careful investigation cain0 20 the unan-
imous conclusion that there was not
the slightest foundation for the evil
rumor. and that uolck was innocent OF
amy disloyalty toward his most inti-
mate friend and coinrade. The report
OF the court of honor was duly sub
m!tted TO the Emperor, who while APP
proving its verdict. nevertheless con-
S!dered that in view of the amount of
talk that had occurred. 1t would be
we'll to transfer Count Holck for a
time TO Metz, where he has been as
signed to duty with the Ninth Regiment
of Dragons, while Lieutenant Won
HohherS has been given a temporary
post at tho Military School of Tele-
graphy and Electricity at Berlin
TeleEra ply by the way. Is a matter
OF great importance To Lanccrs. or
"thlans" as they arc called in German.
since scout duty in advance of an
army and the stringinE or the first
lines of communication fall to them.
From the foregoing story it will.
however. be seen that not only Ger
man army officers. but also their wives.
are subject 10 the scrutiny of court
Of honor. composed Of the officers of
the regiment. which is considered as
a large and united famiiy-not that
the officers wives Of course arc ever
directly answerable To the court, which
man to appear before IT. But il one
of the ladies of the regiment miscon-
ducts herself, tho husband Is very apt
20 suffer al its hands. and 10 have
it brought home to him that owing to
his wifc's behavior. her association
with the regiment has become intol-
cradle. He then has the alternative
OF resiGning hts commit ssion. or of
Kidding the regiment OF his wife.
Filtration. under the circumstances.
is attended by Il good deal of risk and
! have often thought that many OF the
numerous divorce suits in the English
army. and some troublous matrimon-
ial experiences in the American army
of recent years, would have been avert
ed. had the regulations permitted a
similar course OF inquiry BY Il regi-
mental court of honor.