The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-24
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GOSSIP AND COMMENT ON THINGS IN THE OLD


Copyright 1915. BY a. d. Jacobson.)
Lord Derby is one OF those who believe
mat when country Is In the throes
Of war all criticism Of those directing
It's operations should be silenced for the
honce, no matter what their mistakes
or shortcomings. This Is the reply he
made to the condcmnatory words uttered
In the House OF Lords by Lords Rib
besdale and St David. both Of whom
had lost their heirs IN the battles OF
landers. While this Is extremely pa
trlotic. not every one viii be disposed
10 agree with him as 20 what IL right
under the Circumstance The Crimean
campaign so years ago was misman-
aged. and the ill-led troops were dying
before sebast0pol from exposure and
starvation. when the late Sir William
Russell ttho first war correspondenD
risked hanging by sending letters to the
London Times revealing the horrors OF
the cumpai-n. But though his letters
brought about a ministerial crisis. q led
10 a reorganization as to the care OF the
sick and wounded Ia the field. under
Florence Nightingale Years iafer Rus
eel was knighted by Queen Victoria for
The very services which. In 1865 had
been denounced by the administration as
The doings OF traitor.
Lord Dcrby's recruiting work FOR the
first time in British military history.
is systematic This Ia Itself goes 10
show that things had been blundered and
mismanaEcd hy the British War Office
and in the field. The names Of all those
who are in any way connected with the
terFice IN the 'front.' or al home have
been marked with a star on the recent
~ organized Registration usts"
BE 90 added night here that when the
law rrovidlng for these lists was passed
ly Parliament last spring Flaneur was
the only one 60 maintain. AGAINST all
criticism. that they ultimately would
re used for recruiting and. perhaps. even
Tor conscription purposes.
Every unstarred man OF military age
lad bis name inscribed on "a couple of
cards. ln which they agree 60 hold them.
elves Boo readiness FOR service Those
enlisted are divided into 80 groups. 20
Dach Tor tho unmarried and the married.
he groups being graded according 10
iEe and fitness. An un"isrfisd ,,ast.
without anyone dependent upon him
would be called upon 10 serve before
tn unmarried OF the same ago who is
tIe support Of his needy family Not un-
tl these ~ gr0upa Of unmarried men
have been exhausted viii the married
men be- taken in hand.
Everyone who has enlisted is provided
Win "a khaki armlet. bearing his number
'He letters 20 r." tgnnrno UerI and
.le number Of bic recruiting district
The nrmlet signifies that bic services.
are OF the disposal ~ the government.
nsn aaaiified foa service ~ but Wbo
have declined to serve. have their exist
.nce made a burden Co them ~ fhrir|
folnw.cltizcna They are HfirmafIzcd aa
towards. especially hy women and child
rem. Many enlist in order to ESCAPE
he shame and iEnomlny.
Lord Derby married Lady Alice Mon
faEu. sister n the late Duke OF Manches-
Ief. o. lady in waiting to Queen Mary o.
vas bic fraudflthar. the fnurteenth earl.
who declined the crown of Greece. before
.t was offered to Danish rrinro Wia
ancestors were the sovereign rulers %
.uD lair 81 Man. The family. which
reached England uith The COnquaror.
we're closely related 90 me AufIeirta
william dr Audielrn on exchanging with
be cousin. rIr Adam DO AudifIah. Che
manor OF TaIk in auffolb f1f that oil
atnnleIch fsfony Leaf. County Derby
adopted Che latter name. eontinuIrr oil
fn au Ila dlrcrudanfa. This occurred in
Ire fWeffth century The best. known
naronft wae str william a. STANLEY. who
finufishfd in fhr days of Henry 600 The
fret Lord stanley vac crested fn 1859.
Inr eldest con ~ that n0tInman being
raised tn au earldom Dol 1856
fne laaf british vote 0f credit for o.
600 .nN0 600 VIII carry Uu thr unr urIu|
next February. by which time Eugland.a