The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-11-27
War TRAGEDIES
REVEALED BY ADS.
Censor Unable TO Cover Up De-
tails In Personal Columns,
SOME PATHETIC INSTANCES

rs tion, OueF1 70 WaFfy STU GMFe Y W II
Man Blinded or Otherwise inca
FACILITATED by War--Women Anxious
to Write Letters to Soldiers.
In the great tragedy being enacted
In Europe. what are the little human
units doing? IL you wait for the cen
sor to lift the ban which might per-
NIT you to know you will never find
out. But the most perfect OF machines
occasionally slips cog, and the cen
sorship machine seems to have done so.
Buried I'm the Personal columns OF
the London newspapers are little par.
agraphs that have eluded the censor.
They are neglected. overlooked. but
in them is revealed the heart of the
British nation. Stories OF noble sacri-
nee, hero admiration. the warrior spir-
Il and the eternal love OF woman for
the fighting man are revealed. Look
at this one from the London Times:
T ADY, FrANcE KILLED, WILL GLAD
~ ly marry and give UP life 10 the care
and happiness OF man blinded or otherwise
incapacitated by the war. BOX 900. the
| Times
The women cannot fight but they
are doing their part Ia encouraging
! those who can. Wounded soldiers are
idolized. The measure OF mans
worth Is his service TO his country
Sympathetic women throughout the
empire seek to comfort and cheer the
men, and their hearts are opened In
the little personals. Here are a few
also from the London Times. that illus
trate the point:
WILL LONELY COLONIAL SOLDIER
W (genteman). at the front or other
visa who wishes for correspondence.
write 10 advertiser uady)f BOX l. 272.
the Times
T ADY, MIDDLE AGED. SOCIAL, PO-
IL sition, would willingly correspond with
lonely officers. BOX Y D4. the Times.
WOULD A WOUNDED OFFICER. ONE
w who Is lame and unable TO get about
much. like gay and sympathetic letters
from a lady living In the country BOX
l. 30. the Times.
Gay and sympathetic letters the
line itself is enough TO cheer any wor-
rying wounded officer. The following
Will show bow readily the responses
come:
pOx u 7oi HAS RECEIVED OVER 100
- letters and regrets being unable TO an
swer them all.
In the little birth notice below is
volume OF sentiment. Baby McLaugh-
lin was fatherless nearly four months
before he was born.
NI'LAUGHLIN.-o SEPT. s, THE
4tl wife OF the late Edmund c. McIaugh-
lin, lieutenant Sixth City OF London RI
fies Otilled in action. France. May i0. OF
a son.
The personal columns are literally
crowded with appeals from mothers
wives and sweethearts who want TO
know how their dear ones died. They
are self explanatory:
MOTHER IS ANXIOUS FOR NEWS
"A OF the last hours OF $3.50 lance Cor
poraI Thomas Pace. London Rife brigade
who died or wounds Ypres "a Field anbu-
lance Belgium, May 4 =. T., ~ Holland
road. London, w.
TT ANY or THE SURVIVORS OF THE
Il transport Royal Edward can give any
information attending the circumstances
, | OF the loss OF Major Cuthbert bromley,
First battalion Lancashire fusiliers In
the sinking OF that ship. his mother Lady
Bromley OF Sutton Corner. Seaford, Sus-
! sex. win be deeply grateful.
In the cOnglomerate mass OF person.
ais for "A single day we find revealed
young soldiers eager 10 start for the
front, but without equipment and anx'
1 ious to buy revolvers and other weap
ons from disabled ofticers-one who Is
invalided and wants "a dog for pet,
= third who Is anxious TO get TO tbs
. front. but has TO find some one to care
for his pet dog before he goes, and
] many other real human situations;
u CHAPLAIN AT THE FRONT DESIRES
" use OF small car; also a gramophon'
= and records for the men BOX J. "" th'
J. Times
WILL. AMY ONE SELL cHEAPLY nc
N w lieutenant going front revolver, peri
scope prismatic compass. fashlight
y macintosh with detachable lining. mack
n intosh sheet7 BOX MA. the Timee
w lend for the duration Of the war
, piano for use OF wounded soldiers at tn
: Brook war hospital woolwich? Tobacco
70 games and books are also greatly needed
y WILL ANY DISABLED oFFIcEI
u w sell army revolver. compass and bi
If noculars cheap 90 young officerY BOZ
n $50. Harrod1s Advertising Agency. 80 Hans
crescent. s. w.
uvO ANY PATRIOT.-W1I.L YOU GUAR
= Il antee c5 per month for tho supper
a OF n subaltern's wife and little girl whlls
IL he lights for them and your RON 3
"a the Times
- All IL not tragedy. however, In ia
~ lines that catch the Personal rea'
er's eyes. We have. for example
Df glimpses OF gay guardsmeL who tur
y their thoughts from soldering to dane
u. ing occasionally. Here's little sui
II. altern who would fain trip the Iigf
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