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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-17
Can Only End
in, Unhappiness
By CLARA MORRIS

veteran American Actress and social Phianthropst.
A ND so Mrs Donald Shields Andrews's hasty
~ romance with youth who scudded from the
4 side of his betrothed to elope with her has
gone all to pieces! And this in less than six weeks
after the great illusion, passion love whatever
you want to call it threw its veil both and
made them break one of the conventions which So
ciety has aboriousy through the ages strven to up
hold. For while it is true that the only redress
girl whose troth has been plighted to tickle lover
has is civil suit for damages, it is nevertheless
true that human society as whole feels that the
taking away of a girls beau by another woman is
distinctly dishonorable act.
The reason for this is plain We all of us have
had beaten into respect for other peoples prop
erty. And love is as much bit of property as any
thing else. We impose rigorous penalties upon the
man who takes away our money or our goods and
who breaks into house at night. But have
not yet gotten educated to the point of imposing
such penalties upon those whoe steal love. Never
theless, the feeling that there ought to be rig
orous penalties is in every rght-thinkng persons
mind and suit for civil damages is a somewhat
inadequate expression of this belief.
II inevitable that, circumstances being they
were, the romance of young Mr.. Andrews and the
lady he made his wife should come to grief. The
astonishing thing is that it came to grief so
The reason for this is plain Although there are
persons who defy the conventions few, If any, OF
these ever get away with It," The conventions are
wise rules of human conduct which humanity has
beaten through the ages They are in fact paths
of eternal justice, and If you wander from them you
take the consequences Back In the earliest days
of men when member of another tribe tried steal
a sweetheart of another the aggrieved lover
usually melted out justice with club If he could,
and the tribe found his act right Because even then
love beginning to be considered in the light of
a possession.
But there is another and deeper reason why such
things cannot work out happily. When man makes
love to girl and asks her to be his wife and she
consents and then suddenly some other woman at
tracts him away from that girl 1t argues strongly
for a lack of steadfastness in the Without
steadfastness there is any thing which
actually contributes to happiness. At the same
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-17

time, when a woman
enters another wo-
mans house as a
guest and fascin-
ltes deliberately and
then runs away with
the man that she
knows is to be mar
ried to that other
woman, 1t argues a
certain lack OF con-
ventional ethics in
that woman, which
is in turn so dishar-
monious with the
mass of common
thought that 1t must
bring unhappiness.
In this case both ele-
ments were strongly
present.
w at happened?
The youth taken sud-
denly out of his own
environment, know
ing that he had run
counter TO the rules
of his class, was I'm.
happy. Unfortunate
ly we have memories
and habits, and when
the first flush of ex-
element was over
these memories and
habits crowded In.
1t Is conceivable
that his bride found
him very uninterest-
ing and annoying
indeed. The two
could not make a
code of their own
unless they lived
alone on a desert
island. They simply
couldn't be happy
and be q part of the
rest of the world.
And then came the
GRO oh
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society. Yet you
should not be
W h oily without
sympathy for Mrs.
ID on aid Shields
Andrews. Drop
ne gentle tear
upon her withered
orange blossoms.
Her act Of trea-
son to her trust
ing friend, Miss
Elizabeth Strong,
was followed by
swift retribution.
The Yale Col
lege youth. prize
Of her piracy, has
gone back TO his
father. His Atty
thousand dollars
a year In c ON Q
never material
tied during that
honeymoon of
four short weeks,
and the love Cpl
rate, on her own
confession, is six
thousand dollars
poorer than she
was before. Poor
Mrs. Andrews,
And vim &
dropped that one
crystal token OF
sympathy. observe
the lasting good
that may be ex-
pected to result
from this brief
exploit in unpro-
fessional and
W h oily repre-
hensible love pi-
racy.
Everybody con-
cerned has re-
ceiyed a valuable
lesson. Hence
forth Mrs. An
dFews will he care
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-17

YVT7EN a person is an invited
w guest in the home Of an
W unsuspecting family It is
not right for him to make use Of
this fine opportunity to pocket the
spoons. He should prove himself a
respecter OF the sacred rites Of
hospitality.
1t is the same in the case OF a
"love pirate She should do her love
pirating on the broad high seas,
not in the sheltered coves Of do
mesticity. II is not right for her
to accept the enthusiastic friend.
ship Of young engaged girl and
then repay that unsophisticated de.
votion by stealing the betrothed hus-
band and marching him or to the
altar for her own.
Every right thinking person win
applaud these sentiments. They are
quite generally accepted In civilized
Evening star., 1915-02-27
BERLIN REPORTS CAPTURE
OF MANY GENERAL S

BERLIN. February 27.-At the war
ONCE the following statement has
ben- issued:
The following Russian generals were
captured in the battle Of the Mazurian
lakes: The commanding general Of the
10th Army Corps. also the commander
of artillery and the commanders
Of the 2sth and 2sth divisions of In
fantry. also the commander Of the 1st
Brigade Of Infantry. The commander
Of the 2sth died.
From the Sd Army Corps we cap
tured the commander of the 27th Di-
vision OF infantry, also the command
ers Of artillery and OF the I'd Brigade
Of infantry.
From the sd Reserve Division
those captured include the commander
and also the commander of the 1st
Brigade of infantry
Prom the LIST Siberian Division of
CoosAcks We captured one brigade
o6non1sS."
Evening star., 1915-02-27
JAPANESE CRUISERS HUNT
GERMAN SHIPS IN PACIFIC
Five Said to Be Looking for the
Dresden and the Prince Eitel
Frederick.

SAN FRANCISCO. February GA
report of five Japanese cruisers guard
ing South Pacific lanes of travel and
looking for the German cruisers Dres-
den and Prince Eitel Frederick has
been brought here by Capt. William
Stevens of the British steamer Maitai
which arrived yesterday from Sydney
Australia. Capt. Stevens said he had
been in communication with several OF
the Japanese while in the South seas
and that he had been told by radio to
have no fears for the safety of the
Natal, as the cruisers were within
easy steaming distance.
At Tahiti Capt Stevens said he had
learned that the Japanese cruisers
made frequent calls at the. French So
ciety Islands.
The cruiser Dresden was the sole
German survivor of the naval battle
fought off the Falkland Islands with
English ships. The Prince Eitel had
been yariously reported on the Allan
tic and Pacific oceans.
Evening star., 1915-02-27
SOUTH AMERICAN JURiSTS
TO TOUR UNITED STATES
To Be Guests Of American Bar Asso-
citation, Which Will Pay
Expenses.

NEW YORK. February 27.-The ex-
ecutive committee of the American Bar
Association has reported favorably or
the plan. broached at its dinner IN
Washington six weeks ago. to invite
three leading South American jurists
to this country at the expense of the
association to study American legal
and penal institutions and to deliver
addresses.
Three men will be selected by the
diplomatic representatives of the South
American republics Their first ad-
dresses will be delivered at the meet
ing of the association in the west. after
Evening star., 1915-02-27
TWO HIKES FOR SUNDAY.
Capital Pedestrians Arrange for
Morning and Afternoon Trips.

Two outings are planned by Wash
ington walk lovers for tomorrow The
main hike is to start from the Benning
race track at 2:30 o'clock in the after
noon. under the leadership of w.
Palmer Hall. In the morning the sun
rise section" including those who are
particularly interested in the study of
birds, is to be taken. This outing is TO
start from Southworth Lodge at 9
o'clock. under the guidance of Titus
Ulke. The party Is to go to Chain
bridge on the Cabin John car line. Pim-
init run is to be one of the places ex-
plored in the search for birds.
Evening star., 1915-02-27
SCHOOL GRADUATES DOUBLED.
DR.. Ayres Tells Educators Of In
crease in Seven Years.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. February 27.-1n
the last seven years the number OF
children graduating each year from the
elementary schools of America doubled
according to Dr. Leonard P. Ayres. di-
rector of the division Of education OF
the Russell Sage Foundation, New York
city, who addressed the department OF
superintendence of the National Edu-
cational Association CONVEX tion yes
terday.
DR.. Ayres said the number of ele-
mentary school graduates now is three
quarters of a million greater annually
than 1t was seven years ago. Hhe
claimed the increase in graduation was
the result of the nation wide efforts
OF schools to reduce backwardness
among school children. and to the
school survey movement.
Evening star., 1915-02-27
SMALL FIRES OVER CITY.
Children Playing With Matches
Start II Street Blaze.

Children playing with matches started
small fire in shed on the premises
of Irving Korsch. 1307ia H street north
east. late yesterday afternoon. Only
slight damage resulted.
Engine company No. II responded to
call last night and found a small fire
in a lime box in front of the new school
building at 18th and Clifton streets
northwest. No damage was done.
Dry grass on the District rifle range
near Congress Heights. caught fire last
night Truck company No. went there
in response to call for aid, and the
fire was quickly eNtinguished.
Evening star., 1915-02-27
USE OF AUTOS FOR PLEASURE
TO BE CURTAILED BY GERMANY

BERLIN, February 81. via London
The bundesrath has adopted a measure
by which the number of automobiles
in Germany not being used for military
purposes will be reduced by about one
half The purpose of this is to save in
the consumption of gasoline and lubri-
cant oils, and in rubber.
The order issued provides that all au-
tomobiles, beginning March Is, must
have new licenses. These will be is
sued only upon proof of public neces-
sity. The bundesrath declares in this
Evening star., 1915-02-27

connection:
This future limitation has practical
ly the purpose of eliminating all auto
mobiles serving purposes of pleasure
or sport. At the same time it will COM
pei the public to employ other means
of transportation, such as railroads,
street cars and horse-drawn cabs in in
creased measure"
1t is declared that the necessities of
business will be taken into considera-
tion in granting licenses for auto
trucks, and at the same time the mill
tary authorities will restrict the use of
automobiles outside Of war territory
as much as possible.
Evening star., 1915-02-27
AMERICANS NOT TO BE WARNED
IF ZEPPELINS ATTACK ENGLAND

LONDON, February 27.-In response
to inquiries from Americans residing in
England, asking if measures could be
taken to insure their being warned in
case of a hostile attack on the British
Isles, American Ambassador Page has.
according to today's Daily Mail, made
the following statement:
"a neutral remains in the territory of
a belligerent at his own risk. The am
bassador knows of no precedent for
neutral governments asking bellig-
Evening star., 1915-02-27
AUTOMOBILE RIDE FATAL.
One Killed and Five Injured When
Street Car Is Struck.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, February 27.-
l. Benyakar. confidential agent of the
Barkoot Carnival Company, is dead; K
G. Barkoot, proprietor of the carnival
Is thought to be fatally injured, and
four others received more or less seri-
Gus injuries early yesterday, when
an automobile in which they were rid
ing crashed into street car The au-
tomobile was completely demolished
The others injured We're J. J. Davis, E
Gruberg. l.. &. Miller and l.. NJ Butler
Evening star., 1915-02-27

soldier consisted of entries in his
own diary which was found on his per-
son when he was searched after having
been made prisoner by the French, the
18th of last September.
Vogelgesang denied before the court
that he had killed wounded men. He
admitted the other charges, however,
but declared that he was acting under
superior orders
Evening star., 1915-02-27

erent to give notice of an attack on the
enemy for the sake Of the safety of
neutrals. The ambassador is inclined to
think that what you have in mind is
whether The Hague convention gives
the United States the right to ask
notice of Germany in case of Zeppelin
attacks on England. When the United
States signed The Hague convention 1t
inserted special clause relieving itself
of any obligation to interfere in any
way with differences arising between
European nations"
Evening star., 1915-02-27
SAXON SOLDIER TO BE EXECUTED
FOR KILLING FRENCH WOUNDED

RENNES, France, February 81, via
Paris.-A German soldier named Carl
Vogelgesang of the 26th Saxon Infan-
try, a native of Eisleben. has been sem
fenced here by a French court-martial
to military degradation and death, hay
ing been found guilty of pillaging
while under arms, of arson and of dis
patching French wounded.
The particular evidence against this
Evening star., 1915-02-27
MAKES PLEA FOR BELGIUM.
London Paper Regrets Government
He's Discontinued Relief Measures.

LONDON. February 27.-The Nation
expresses regret that the British gov
ernment has decided to discontinue Its
contribution for the relief of starving
Belgium
IF our government" the newspaper
says, cannot renew their grant to the
American fund it is the duty of the
British nation to take it's place and
raise without stint or delay a national
fund in it's behalf"
Evening star., 1915-02-27

endeavoring to carry out negotiations
for peace with the allies Of the triple
entente.
The basis of the generals negotia-
tions. it is stated, was the proclaiming
of himself as sultan, the limiting of
Turkey to Asia, and the abandoning OF
Palestine and Mesopotamia to England
Evening star., 1915-02-27
TALAAT BEY ESCAPES MURDER:
"LLD" NOW ON CONSTANTINOPLE

SOFIA, February 27.-According TO
advices from Constantinople rigid
measures to control the night life of
that city have been put into effect as
the result of an attempt to assassinate
Talaat Bey, Turkish minister of the in
terror, finance, marine and war.
The assassination was attempted
Evening star., 1915-02-27

which they will visit the chief cities os
| the country.
| Judge Alton X. Parker. In speaking
| of the plan, said the South American
| ministers and ambassadors thought IL
| would promote good feeling. and might
1 readily result in material advantage.
Evening star., 1915-02-27

while the minister was passing through
a street in the Stamboul district, man
armed with revolver firing at him
The assassin was some distance away
and the bullet missed its mark
The new regulations prescribe that
all cafes and wine shops shall close
one hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1915-02-27
TURKISH GENERAL IS EXECUTED
ON THE CHARGE OF TREASON

COPENHAGEN. via London. February
27.-The newspapers here publish Ber-
lin dispatch reporting the killing Of a
prominent Turkish general in Syria.
His death was ordered from Constan-
tinople, it is said, the charge being
made that he committed treason in
Evening star., 1915-02-27
Lectures to Benefit War Orphans.

For the benefit Of the widows and
orphans Of France and Belgium, a
series Of three French lectures is being
given here by Mile. Victoria Pru-
d'homme. The first of these was deliv-
cred Thursday afternoon at Mile Pru-
d'homme's residence, in the Hawthorne.
The other lectures will treat of Ma
poleon and Mistral, late OF Provence.
ence.
Evening star., 1915-02-27
Collier Jason Bearer Of Exhibits,

MONMOUTH. England. via London.
February 27.-The United States naval
collier Jason, which brought Christmas
presents from American children to the
children in countries suffering from
the war. sailed yesterday afternoon
Evening star., 1915-02-27

European countries for the Panama
Pacific exposition at San Francisco.
Evening star., 1915-02-27

Caught between two freight cars
when coupling Western Maryland
train, Nelson Leopold, thirty years old
brakeman. was run over and killed
instantly at Fulton station, near Bal
timore.
Evening star., 1915-02-27

Florida via Atlantic Coast Line.
Only line operating 9 through trains a
day to Florida east coast points Su-
pertor roadway. 1408 n. Y ave NV
Advertisement.
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Wounded Keep Up Defense.

These latter found the three wounded
survivors still standing amid the bodies
of their dead and disabled comrades and
still firing steadily. The support. slender
as it was. came in the nick of time. for
at that moment the Germans launched
another assault which, like the previous
ones, was beaten off and the position was
saved.
"Our howitzers did especially good work
on the trenches captured by the Germans
at one point. Observers could see one
lyddite shell after another bursting in the
trenches and hurling the defenders in the
air.
Quoting from letters which he says
were found on the bodies of German SOL
diers, in support of his statement, the
eyewitness says:
There is no doubt that the feeling
in Germany toward the war is changing.
to fight to the last, but the early
optimism and confidence are vanishing.
1t would appear also that the drain upon
the enemy's manhood is having a de-
pressing effect.
1T is reported that even the Ersatz
reservists. who are suffering from all
ments which would render them unfit for
military service, are being called upon
and the supply of the sound Ersatz re-
servists has been exhausted in some dis
tricts. Some letters speak Of the calling
up Of the unframed landsturm. which
represents a large reserve still available,
to make good the wastage OF war.
Evening star., 1915-02-27
HOLDS ARMY IN NEED
OF TRAINED SURGEONS
Lieut.. Col. Reichelderfer Declares
Volunteer Doctors Useless
in War.

That surgeons who volunteer from
civil life in time of war are absolutely
worthless for. medical and surgical
work in the army was the declaration
of Lieut.. Col. L. H. Reichelderfer of
the Medical Corps, National Guard of
the District of Columbia, in an address
to the Keep Wells last night at the
parish hall of st. Johns Episcopal
Church
Speaking on Military Surgery" Sur
geon Reichelderfer asserted that the
problem of providing an adequate sani-
itary and medical force for the United
States Army is causing the War De-
partment. if not the general public, a
great deal of uneasiness.
Medical Force Inadequate.
eff we should have war;" said the
speaker. I'VE might raise an army. of
two million men-an army in numbers
if not in training-but we would have
no surgeons to care for them. Per-
sonally, l am convinced that we have
not force adequate to care for the
sick and wounded in the event this
country should become involved in a
serious war.
Continuing his remarks. Surgeon
shown that the surgeon in civil life
who enlists for service with volun-
teer regiment in war time is absolutely
worthless.
No matter how good a surgeon he
| may be- said the speaker, "he is with
out the proper knowledge of preventive
measures
Statistics of Casualties.
Statistics were given showing that of
500 men 400 might be wounded in a
single engagement. The casualties
! would have to be cared for by twenty
four men and some officers.
During the lecture several exhibits
were shown, first of modern bullets,
| then Of a sanitary packet carried by
each soldier. The use of the packet
| was demonstrated to show the first
| aid treatment soldiers receive when
| wounded. Lieut.. Col. Reichelderfer de-
| scribed the Red Cross as a second line
reserve for the army medical service.
He said that ordinarily private nursing
| organizations We're in the way. Mrs.
Arthur Macdonald presided and intro
duced Col. Reichelderfer.
Evening star., 1915-02-27
SAYS BATTLEFIELD
IS VAST CEMETERY
"EyeWitness" Describes Coun-
try Southeast of Ypres Dur
ing Recent Fighting.
STILL, GRAY FIGURES LIE
between OPPOSING LINES
Ground Near Front Line Plowed Up
With Shells and Furrowed With
Old Trenches and Graves.

LONDON, February 21.-"All the
ground near the front line is plowed
| up with shells and furrowed with the
remains of old trenches and graves.
The whole place is a vast cemetery in
which our trenches and those of the
enemy wind in every direction" This
statement is made by the British Off
cia1 eyewitness at the front, in a
description given out here last night
of the recent battles southeast of Ypres
and of the country in which the armies
are fighting.
In a sheltered spot" he continues,
there is little graveyard, where some
Of our own dead have been buried
Their graves have been carefully
marked and 4 rough square of bricks
has been placed around them. In front
of the trenches German bodies still lie
thick
''At one point of the brick fields re-
Gently some thirty men tried to rush
our line. At their head was a young
German officer, who came on galiantIy,
waving his sword. He almost reached
the barbed wire and then fell dead,
and he lies there yet, with his sword
in his hand and all his thirty men
about him.
''It is the same all along the front in
this quarter. Everywhere still, gray
figures can be seen lying, sometimes
several rows together and sometimes
singly or in twos or threes.
This description might serve with q
few minor alterations for many of the
localities along our front where the
fighting has centered around some
wood, a village or line of trenches. 1t
is as if each had been swept by a
withering blast before which every
object, whether work of nature or Of
man, has crumbled into ruins or be-
come twisted and deformed, and even
the very ground itself looks as If it
had been shaken by a violent convul
sion of uafureo
Evening star., 1915-02-27
Men Fight in Knee-Deep Mud.

To the south of the Ypres-Comines
canal, says the eyewitness" the
ground, although there are some in
closures, is comparatively open. To the
north of it. however, there are many
woods and these have become tangle
of fallen trees interspersed with shell
craters. To add to the hardshlps or
such fighting, the troops have been
attacking on ground in which the men
sink up to their knees in mud.
Despite all these drawbacks. con-
tinues the observer, counter attacks
have been carried out with such reso-
luton that in nearly all cases the
original line has been regained. On
the night of February Is our troops
out of one of these trenches his guns
suddenly opened tremendous nre-
Our men were in the open at some dis
tance from the Germans at the time
and being thus at disadvantage thelr
chance of success looked small. With
out moments hesitation, however,
the attacking line broke into a double
quick and, pounding through the mud,
burst into the German trench:
"A counter attack on the 18th also
trenches occupied by the enemy had
been subjected to slch heavy fire that
thew would not await our onset. AS
our men charged forward, cheering, tne
Germans were observed TO be leaV
ing the trenches and hurryfng to the
rear
"In one trench. which became in the
course of the fighting more or less
isolated, forty of our men continued to
hold firm until every one of them had
been either killed or wounded. Even
tually there were only three left who
were capable of firing and these three
continued to hold the enemy at bay.
In the meantime word was brought to
those in the rear that their ammunition
was nearly exhausted and seven men,
the strongest available, were selected
to bring up as much ammunition as
thew could carry.