New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-13
Duchess of Westminster
to Work on Battlefield
as Red Cross Nurse.
IS TAKING OUT
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
Duchess of Marlborough Heads
Committee Finding Work
for Servant Girls.

London, Sept. 12.-The Duchess Of
Marlborough, formerly Miss Consuelo
Vanderbilt, who, like other American
women who married Englishmen is
most active in endeavoring to alleviate
the suffering caused by the war, is to
head another committee, which has un-
dertaken to find employment and pro-
vide for domestic servants, many Of
whom are out of employment through
retrenchment on the part of household
ers.
The Duchess Of Westminster, who
was Miss CORVALLIS West, has volun-
teered TO serve with the Red Cross i'll
the field, and her services have been
accepted by the War Office. She will
leave England Immediately with hos
pital supplies.
For the first time since the outbreak
of the war there was a considerable
number of German passengers to-day
on the boat from Folkestone to Flush
ing. They included party of thirty
FIVE German schoolgirls, in charge of
Mrs. Laura Degenhartct, an American
citizen, who has undertaken, at her own
expense, to assist in the exchange of
nOn-combatants. Mrs. Degenhartet
hopes to return from Germany with
number of English girls. She has
letter from Lord Haldane, who wrote:
"Whst you propose 10 accomplish is
a noble and Christian work for both
countries. | trust it will be given to
you TO effect much good"
There we're more than one hundred
German women on the boat, among
them govcrresses, nurses and domestic
servants, who arc being sent to their
own homes By friends or the emergen-
cy committee.
Fl. A. c. Goes to War.
A battalion Of the Honorable Artil-
lery Company. which is so closely allied
with the Ancient and Honorable Ar
tillery Company. of Boston, was in
spected by King George this afternoon
previous to its departure Oh foreign
service.
His majesty bore the uniform of the
company, and in addressing the Earl
of Denbigh, the corps commander, and
the officers of the regiment, the King
wished them good luck, said he was
convinced that they would render
good account of themselves and eN-
pressed the hope that they would re-
turn in safety. The remarks Of the King
were greeted with hearty cheers.
Find Spy at Windsor.
A pretentious residence within sight
of Windsor Castle was raided to-day
by the police. who seized a quantity of
German correspondence. The occupant
of the house, a German, whose name
was not disclosed, was arrested and Is
held in a detention camp.
The prisoner is said 20 have moved
in the best circles OF Windsor and to
have entertained members Of the royal
family.
Oxford Lectures on War.
Oxford University has announced al
extensive plan for teaching the causes
of the present war through popular
lectures to- be offered in courses
throughout England. The regular his
torical lecturers of the university, men
trained in treating public questions IN
a non-political way, will be utilized for
this work. Courses will be offered at
various extension centres, and single
lectures will be given in places where
there is nc demand for lengthy re-
view OF the causes which led up TO the
war. go
All the universities Of England Will
carry on their school work as usual
this year, beginning early in October.
will be greatly reduced at
most of the institutions. Still, the large
of foreign students at Eng
lish schools and the great number OF
students not physically qualified or too
Young for war duty make it imperative
that work be carried along without in
terruption.
Cambridge and Oxford have always
gone on il spite of plague and wars
and other troubles which afflicted Eng
land. Nevertheless. there was popu-
lar clamor at the opening of the war
for the suspension of academic work
that all students might enlist. This
clamor failed to take into account thc
actual inability of a large percentage
of students TO take an active part IN
defending the empire.