The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30


 the wheel of his Red river cart with the jawbone of moose he had shot. which | place the Indian scouts called "The place ! where the one-eyed white chief mended ! his cart with the iawbone of moose. shortened eventually into plain Moose [ Jaw" Once the late ear safely braved the dan gers of a plague stricken island. For | fortnight he lived on the snow-ciad Him alayas at an altitude of over 11,ooo feet He also made his way from India across the Pamirs into western Thibet. and through central Asia to the Caspian.
 sA aftefas4d. when he was Soionel of the Inverness Volunteers. his men, when on the march. wore in compliment 1o n..n oig punches of juniper. which IS the badge of the Murray clan
 Kings Favorite Scores
 Once more the lucky Keppels have scored The King has again demonstrated his affection for Vice Admiral Sir Colin Keppel by appointing him to the fat office of sergea mt t-at-arms, made vacant by the recent retirement of Sir Henry David Erskine .-
 Sir Colin comes of family which long has been among the royal favorites. Originally Dutch family in the eight eenth century. 1t gained fame and for tune fighting on the high seas for Eng land In the good old days when huge fortunes were to be ~iel from prize money, the third Lord Aloe- marie, head of the keppels, returned from the Cuban expedition with just over seoo'ooo in his pocket. He straightway invested it in splendid country estate since known as Oudenham while his brother, Ad- miral Keppel. who gave his name to many public houses and whose portrait hangs in the National Portrait gallery. did nke- wise with the sum of Sl2o,ooo, Whlch was his share of the haul.
 Sir Harry Keppel father of Sir Colin was one of the closest personal friehas oi tnc late King Edward and queen Alex andra When Sir Colin. who was one or the youngest vice admirals in the Brltish navy returned to England after dis'nn- | euished career in Egypt King Edward annointed him commodore of the royal l yacht and he commanded the Medina, M 1 which King George and Queen Mary mao | the trip to India.
 English Women Lionize Prisoner OttS Froitzheim, one of the best or | the German international lawn tehhis players, who is prisoner or war a' bennington hall is the object of con siderable exhibition of flapper worship l For some years he was a popular rig ire at many of the big lawn tennis meets in England, and was apparently secretly admired by many of the Eng fish fair sex. However that may De- now that he is a prisoner of war he Is
  of young women, many of whom he mas never seen before, to his knowledge hut who claim to have met him at one or other of the lawn tennis tourna- ments. Those women and girls. who for one cause or another. cannot make lit convenient to pay him a personal visit. are overwhelming him with ldelicacies of all kinds.
 Froitzheim himself is not at all pleased by these demonstrations of ad- miration and sympathy. Especially as they expose him to constant chaffing by his fellow prisoners, who do not hesitate, however, to share in the con- stant flow of delicacies Bennington hall. while not the luxurious place some of the papers would have us be- llieve, has been made very comfortable for the German officer prisoners and Froitzheim has frequent opportunities of practicing his favorite game. It may be some years before the III feeling engendered by the war will permit Ger man players to visit England or Eng fish players to visit Germany, but the German expert does not intend to lose any of his skill because of that
 Wives to the Fore
 l Although possessed of such clever husbands and brothers the women folk of the men who are commanding the army and navy of Great Britain have lby no means been content to take a back seat. In fact one of the lessons of the war is to be found in the discov- cry that in cleverness the men are run extremely close by the weaker sex.
 Admiral Jellicoe's wife is constantly appealing for comforts for the men or her husbands fleet on the watch in the North sea, or Lough Swilly or wherever it happens to be hid from the prying eyes of German scouts. Lady French and Mrs Despard, wife and sister of Sir John French, are equally indus trious in providing for the men in the water soaked trenches of Flanders anu France, while Mrs. Parker. the sister of Lord Kitchener, seemingly con firmed bachelor seems to be able to turn her hand to anything from charity to recruiting and temperance reform. Lady h-Dorrien, wife of the gen eral who won undying fame in the re- treat from Mons is always on tap for any scheme for the improved welfare of the troops under the command of her husband and one might extend the list indefinitely to include the wives of most of the men in subordinate com mands.
 Dukes Granddaughter Nurses Popularity Is an elusive and baffling thing, often impossible to explain. For instance. there is no particular reason why the man in the street here should nave any anectlOn Tor the Duke or ltlcn- mond. He seldom figures in the news, he is not interested obviously, in char ity and probably is not known by sight to 1 person in 100000. Yet the fact re- mains that he is one of tho most popu : lar if not the most popular, wearer of the strawberry leaves.
 This affection of the British public extends also to his family. especially to his several beautiful grand daugh- ters One. Lady Amy Gordon Lennox, the eldest daughter of the Earl of March. heir to the Duke of Richmond. this year reaches her majority and. but for the war, would have been a promi- nent figure at many of the big gather ings of the season. As is the case with } her sisters. however. society and its : frivolous pleasures do not greatly at tract her. She is an out -of-doors girl, finding her chief pleasure at the Scot tish seat of her family. where good sal mon fishing is to be had in season, and where hunting and shooting can be en- joyed in abundance She is often to be seen wandering about in the shallow. swift flowing streams in high top boots. with rod or a gun in hand.
 l At the present time she is pursing the wounded soldiers who are intending at Gordon Castle, Banffshire. which her grandfather has placed at the disposal of the authorities.
 What About "War Babies?"
 In this country, where the authorities and the church have for years blinked