Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-03
ROMANCE, COMEDY, TRAGEDY
OF EUROPEAN WAR DRAMA

II have the honor to inform you that
have enlisted in the Fourth Queens"
wrote butler, reslgning his position with
wealthy Kent family by whom he
had been employed for 10 years. 81 hope
my leaving will not inconvenience you.
but feel that my obvious duty is to do
my little share toward the defense of my
King and country, especially as my work
as an indoor servant is such as can be
done-and in times like these / think
should be done-by women. No single
man with any patriotism can remain IL he
is able-bodied and otherwise eligible to
serve in the army"
A photographer In Southampton row Is
| showing outside his studio an apt com
ment on the war. Last September the
Duke of Westminster and other British
| sportsnen sent round a circular letter i
asking for subscriptions to the Olympic
! games, TO be held in Berlin, and in the
| request were the following words: ''In
| honor bound Great Britain must send a
team TO Berlin and this object
! can only be accomplished by efficient or
ganization and adequate financial support
The photographer has written below, |
| by way of comment; THE response to |
the above appeal has been most success |
full, the money has been found and the |
teail most thotouBhIy equipped Is now
we'll on its way TO Berlin. Very little |
doubt exists that all the prizes will fall
into its arms" This effort is headed, "In
Honor Bound"
The Municipal Council of Braunsburg
appeals to townsfolk 10 kill superfiuous
cats and send their hides TO manufac-
turers who will turn them into bodybelts
for soldiers. The skins ara believed to
act as preventive against rheumatism
When the French retook one Of the
towns on the east OF the Allies field of
operations. a number OF prisoners cap
tured were seen TO be wearing tricoIor
cockades in their helmets although other
wise clad In German uniforms.
why do you wear our colors?" asked
an officer.
1--WE come from Upper Alsace," was the
reply, ''and we don't want to be Ger
mans"
'Do YOU want to become French agaln?"
queried the officer.
NO" they said, I'VE are already
French" Then they threw aside their
helmets and TUNES shouting ''Vivs Ia
France, A bas la Prusse," much to the
surprise Of the other German prisoners.
The schools Of France have partly re- ]
sumed, after holidays which started early
In July They are badly disorganized
however, both on account of the fact that
fully 5000 schoolmastsrs are serving with c
the colors. and that many of the older a
boys are on the firing line. BY order OF p
the Minister OF Public instruction the :
irst lesson OF the term took the form Of
an address by the headmaster on the u
var, COMMUNICATING those who have
allen already In defense Of the country
IN the girls schools two hours a day are
o be spent knitting for the soldiers" u
There was given out EemloficiaIIy in n
Paris yesterday the following recital: I,
In Belgium a German column was ad- "
'anclng to attack the forest OF Brie, de- :,
ended by detachment OF zouaves Our =
nen noticed that before them the Ger =
mans forced a ale OF zouave prisoners !.
nd at the same time they heard cries Of
stop hTing." For an instant our rhemen :
nd the men Ia charge OF our machine
uns hesitated. Then from me ranks Of
he zouaYe prisoners they heard the voice
I one who called 10 them:
I" Shoot, IN the maine OF HaaxenFf
There then flashed out from the ranks
Z the zouaves g general discharge OF
hes ana machine guns. This IRE laid