New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-19
FRENCH WOMEN
DEFEAT J0FFRE
Find Many Ways to Evade His
Orders Against Visiting
Husbands at Front.
Especial correspondence Of The Tribun'l


Paris, Sept 1.-Joffre is a great
general. admired and beloved by all
the French people and others also, but
he is only a man after all and he can
not be expected TO come out victorious
ly when it comes to fight against
women, nor is it probable that his
defeat rankles very bitterly.
The French women. although they
do not feel the need Of asserting them
selves in war, politics or any PuDIlc
affairs. nave very definite ideas OF their
right of reigning supreme IN one 40
main and there they are not 10 De
interfered with.
They have given M their husbands
without a murmur-better than that,
with a smile when the country de-
manded them, but they think 1t needless
10 accent the separation as aDsolute
whenever their men are at rest away
from the trenches, and if they can
srare the time and the money, they
want to 90 TO see them
But stern orders were issued IoNe
months ago from headquarters: ~ 10
strictly forbidden 10 any woman 70 ~
and see her husband in the military
zone" 49,. doorao
"a tho women continued TO go where
ever they knew their husbands "ouiu
Tban more strict orders were posted:
"AII men who call their wives or allow
them TO came and visit them VIII De
severely punished i,.,od .bo
Useless again. When arralgneo the
men protested that they had neither
asked nor allowed their wives 10 COME
/ but come they would. ..u.
II was still insisted IN hign quarter
I that punishment should OVertake tne
man who proved unable 10 prevent ms
wife from going to his slde' ana the
] situation became really serious; "u'n
as sbe wanted 10 see her husband a
'''ornan was not willing TO 90 so at sucn
a nice Would she give 1t up theh
/ No, indeed. .1o,,,.h NTH
80 secrecy and under all xmas oil
nretences. In one case long-Ioreot'en
/ rreIation was suddenly remembered III
~ rer,ote part Of a remove depart
reo,+ and great solicitude ieIt as 70
- health. which was so bad as 10 NC
on excellent reason TO oDtain the ~,
essarv permission 20 WISH MN ~ az
tbe Commissaire de Police or the Hi'''-
'"I one really tries hard TO find them.
/ .ha,o are no end of good reasons why
90 sbould - TO a certain place
Sonctimes one will resort TO qultSs
AosOnrate means. Such was the case OF
Parisienne who, after several un
successful attempts, reached the pi"ee
,ybere her husbands company mao peen
"nertered only 10 learn that the men
"a inst left on their way 10 the
Frort Without losing minute sne
hired a carriage and by another lonu
rescbeo a point where the company
u.s. 20 pass. There, blocking the way
's;,b her arms extended, she ordered
~ ~" soldiers 10 stop and the captain
roSe forward to inquire what was nap
psH Hearing her story, the captain smIle :,
and commanded: Ten mlhutes ~,
S,bile This woman kisses her huspanu'
And the whole company appla1ueu'
~ course. all the women ieeI the
.;,b,ooYsness of their cause. they are
l,nn mat in that matter ,ney know
Sotter than Joffre. They know they
ore doing their duty toward the cIun n
trv. for By a timely visit to thelI nus
hspds they make OF them better soI.
diers end give them new courage ID ID
SSbting bravely 10 deliver France Ano
their nor es from the presence ot Wy
enemy and from the possibility OF M
other war.