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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-07-22
IN ARMIES
Thousands Are Serving With the
French Forces.
Fight BraveIy, and Their Presence Is
a Great Encouragement TO the
soldiers-Many Pastors in
the German Ranks,

Since the middle ages. when bishops
and priors rode at the head OF their
troops, every war has had its clergy
men fighting as warriors. The great
war now going on in Europe has thou
sands OF priests and clergymen fight
ing in the ranks as privates.
1t is stated on definite authority that
Frances army Of fighting priests num-
bers 10000. They are in three classes
-combatants. priests exercising only
their sacred functions. and those act
ing as stretcher bearers. In the hrst
six weeks OF war no less than 219
priests were proposed for the Legion
OF Honor; the military medal" was
won by more than twice that number,
and a still larger number was men
toned in the orders of the day"
Nine and a half months Of war have
increased the number of medal win
ners, those mentioned for bravery and
those who are to lie in the quickly
formed grave until the last trump
shall sound.
In a railway terminus among the
wounded one man seemed to be very
greatly alarmed
rs there a priest here?" he asked
the nurse. Il want a confessor very
badly"
A soldier lying near by, hearing the
request, said: Nurse, | am a priest;
can give him absolution. Carry me
to him."
The priest was in much pain and
mortally wounded. The nurse hest
tated. She knew the ebbing strength
of the dying priest. The priest read
her mind.
You are Of the faith and you know
the price OF a soul. What is one more
hour OF life compared with that?"
. Tenderly the priest was carried tC
the bedside of the dying soldier. The
confession occupied but a brief time
but when the time came to give abso
luton he had to say to the nurse
Help me tn give the sign"
The nurse held the quivering arm
but the priest and penitent died han,
in hand few minutes afterward.
How the work OF clergymen in wa
is conducted may be. seen from wha
happened when Maj. Gen. Hubert
w. Hamilton died on the field.
General Hamilton was standing witt
a group in a covered place." the office
writes, when a shrapnel shell burs
100 yards away. A bullet pierce,
General Hamilton's temple and h
was killed on the spot. No other men
ber OF the group was scratched.
''It was a fine death. but | knoy
how the general would have felt to b
taken before his work was done.
"The funeral service was held Will
shells were bursting all around. Tn
din was so great that the chaplain
voice was drowned"
According to Right Rev. Arthu
Wilmington Ingram. bishop OF LoI
don, who went to the British front I
hold Easter services, II was the mos
touching service that he had ever cor
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-07-22
Nothing Doin'.

Mamma" called four-year-old Har-
old from the nursery, please come
and sit by my bed until go to sleep"
Mammals busy now." was the re-
ply. Keep quiet and the angels will
be with you"
You said that before, mamma" re-
Joined Harold, 'and have kept quiet
ever so long. but not blamed angel
has showed up"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-07-22

Germans only six fields away.
I'VE dug a sort OF trench along the
fence, TO hide in. The farmer gave us
civilian clothes, and we worked for
him in the fields for three weeks, un-
der the noses OF the Germans. Then
we had to clear again.
I'VE divided into three parties. My
little party OF eight got into a held.
where we made a dugout We lived
in this for a month. stealing out at
night to get food from some people
In a village close by. While we were
there a Frenchman brought US a no.
tice which had been stuck up by the
Germans in the villages about This
said they knew where there were Eng
llshmen hiding in the district, and
that II we did not give ourselves up
we would be shot when we were
caught
I'VE made another trek, and then
lived a month in a hut, which we
built in a corner of a field. Then a
Belgian guided us to village"
What happened to the fugitives af-
ter this must not be disclosed. as It
might implicate friends who helped
them to escape. Private jenkins has
scratches on his face and torn
clothes. as result of creeping
through the barbed wire into Hol.
land.
For the first six months the six In
trepid fugitlves wore their uniforms
under their civilian clothes. Said
Private Carrighan: I'VE were de-
termined to stick to our khaki"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-07-22
Keen Rivalry.

"All the farmers hereabouts seem
to own motor cars. don't suppose
an automobile salesman could do
much business in this community"
"Oh, yes, he could. The farmers
about here have quit trying to see who
can raise the finest cattle and the big
gest crops. Every one of them is try
ing to get hold of car with improve
ments the other fellows cars don't
have"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-07-22

tary training. Teach young men and
boys 10 be soldiers"
where we stayed all night. Next morn.
Ing we found ourselves in little pad
dock. only two fields away from the
Germans, In the middle OF their lines.
SO We lay low all day.
Then eight Frenchmen crawled up
to US. We managed to keep out OF
sight until most OF the Germans had
gone on. We had most OF the time in
orchards, and lived on pears for ten
days. We were then a party OF
twenty-one. eleven English and ten
French.
As we were desperate for want OF
food we decided to make for a vii.
lage and fight TO the last man II we
met any Germans. Just before we
left the orchards twelve Germans
caught two OF our French comrades
and bayoneted them without giving
them any chance to surrender II they
had wanted TO.
I'VE got to village. making our
way along the railway line and
through the forest Here we all
lodged in a barn. and a woman, the
best soul we ever met. brought US
milk three times a day.
THE Germans. who we're searching
for us, were in a horseshoe shape
round the village. and we're closing In
on us. Private Jameson. a scout, and
good one, took command He got
us out. nearly under the noses oi
twelve uhlans. We got into a field
and stayed there for a month, with
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-07-22
A Long Vulaarlan.

This seems to be a very exclusive
restaurant"
Yes, indeed. Why, even the watt
ers are perfect gentlemen The only
coarse person one ever sees here is
the proprietor, and don't suppose 1t
would be possible to exclude him"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-07-22
3 Names In 1o Minutes

Winamac, Ind.-Mrs. Ida Moore OBJ
tanned a divorce from William Moore
in the circuit court here and her mai
den name, Ida Maibaur, was restored.
Ten minutes later her name was again
changed when she was married to
William Beach. II was the fourth
marriage for Mrs. Beach and the first
for Beach.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-07-22
Summer Plans.

You are going away for the sum-
mer?"
"Of course" replied Mr.. Bliggins;
that is to say. my family will go
away. I'll stay here"
But the climate went be comfort
able"
Il don't care anything about the eli
mate. All want is rest and quiet"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-07-22

why do you want me to remain
engaged to him another year? By the
end of another year he won't have
enough money left to get married on"
That's what was thinking"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-07-22
sarsaIn Day at ElushIna.

Flushing. N. Y-six shaves, two
haircuts. two shampoos and three mas.
sages for 81 was one OF the bargains
sold at dollar day celebration
here.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-07-22
For Her Sake.

you can't afford to be without this
wonderful work"
That's good. My wife says | am
always doing things cannot afford to,
and this will prove she is right"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-07-22
Its AHlictlon,

whats the matter with that infan
Industry"
II think 1t has infant paralysis"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-07-22
At the Club,

$50 our proposal was laid on the
table. after all"
Il thought 1t would be dished."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-07-22
Its Outcome.

"Who won at the tea fight?"
Nobody. 1t was drawn battle
Baltimore American.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-07-22

Difference between China's John ID.
and ours is about $3.50, ,0O0,O
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-07-22
Suspicious Precautlon

did he marry for money!"
well, he always makes her wear a
veil when they so out together"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09

= FEW YORK clubwomen. did they
IN need to justify their existence,
= y would be doing 30 by their
present movement for the adoption
OF q sensible hat for all occasions
and all women.
The Polymuriel plan, explained IN
detail by this newspaper last week,
for the universal gown for women.
has been followed by another prac-
teal step looking toward the uni
versal hat. AS the Polymuriel gown
Is one suitable for any hour in the
day and any event Of the day, so the
Poiymuriel hat should be one that
any woman can wear at any time.
The same rules obtain for the con-
test for the prize Poiymuriel hat as
for that OF the gown. The designers
viii send their sketches Of hats 70
the Polymuriel Prize Fund Commit
tee. No. SIS Riverside Drive. The
sketch win be signed by fnrtitious
name. In sealed envelope, bearing
on the outside the assumed name,
win be a slip containing the real
name of the designer. Thus the
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09

to me to meet the requirements of
a universal hat. In fact, / am the
possessor of that hat, and wearing
II gives me pleasure. II is large
lturban. fitting well the head, and
large enough to serve as a fitting
frame for the face. 1t is made en-
tirely OF small, mauve-tinted violets.
l wear II with a mauve gown, with
black. with any color. l can wear it
with any costume and at any hour of
the day"
The Polymuriel Committee frankly
AYERS that It cannot state exactly
what a Polymuriel hat must be. It
will quickly recognize, it says, a suit
able design. and will as readily re-
ject one that is unsuitable. BY a
process OF elimination II will arrive
at the right design. In the matter
OF brims the brim should not be so
wide that It maps in the wind or
torrents the scalp by dragging at
the hair.
The trimming should not be easily
injured OF destroyed, as, for In
stance, delicate feathers or ribbons
SO delicate In shade as to be ruined
by q furry OF dust or by the beating
rays of the midsummer sun. Nor
should they be so expensive that they
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09

the wearing OF a black gown with a
poppy hat-may not be discouraged;
for Il Is well known that you can ad-
vantageously wear a color above the
face that you may not becomingly
wear beneath It. For instance, a red
bat may be becoming to a woman
who could not by any law OF fitness
or becomingness wear a red gown.
The hair is the peacemaker in this
case. The intervening and softening
line of hair separates the trying
shade from the face. acting as me-
diator and blender; whereas there is
no such medium to intervene be
tween the gown and the face.
Generally a woman may be de
pended upon to harmonic the colors
OF her costume II is In the sense OF
line she Is deficient. II has been esti'
mated that of one hundred women
fifty wear becoming gowns, not more
than two wear becoming hats.
The hat become a cartoonist, cruel
ly caricaturing the wearer. A tiny
hat on q stout woman, or an exces-
siVely large hat on a slender woman,
win perform that office.
Don't forget that the hat IL not
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09

merely for the head, but for the
figure. AS you sit before the pier
glass in a fashionable milliner shop
ySu may be charmed with the effect
of a hat. But rise and you will, II
your vision be keen, be shocked by
the figure that hat causes you to cut.
Suppose you are generously built,
your hips and shoulders broad, the
size of your hat needs must be
greater than that of the meagerly
built woman.
The trend of ideas of the Poly
muriel Committee is that while the
size Of the hat would necessarily diff.
fer according to the size of a WON.
ans head and the proportions OF her
body. yet a shape may be found that
will be Universally becoming. They
incline, in their personal opinions, to
the modified turban.
But they restrict the designers IN
no respect, save that the shape must
be comfortable, durable and beeom,
ing. and suitable for wear ct any
hour OF the day.
Up milliners and at It'll
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
English Women as War
Time Farm Hands

the enormous amount OF woman
labor at their disposal. and the will
ing helpers introduced with such
satisfactory effect by the Daily Elk
press farm register 60 their neigh
bors, write that they now find they
can release more men than they at
first considered practicable.
The register. therefore. In addition
to carrying out it's original purpose
by filling vacancies caused by men
Joining the colors, has also become
p direct means OF recruiting. The
work on the farms continues Just the
same; the only difference is that
women now TIL the soil and feed the
stock instead Of the men who are
fighting.
Early In April the newspaper an
nounoed that more farmers were
needed TO avail themselves OF viii
ing services on the land offered by
hundreds of women on the register.
A few days ago the register called
attention 20 q number OF vacancies
for women on the Gloucestershira
estate OF a large institution which
has its headquarters In London. The
warden now writes that two OF the
candidates have already been en-
gagged, two others are under cOnsid'
Grafton, and, what is stiil more salts
factory, additional posts can be al
lOtted 70 women IL RimilaFly auitabls
applications are forthcoming.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09

-HE women and girls of Eng
land seem to be missing no
= opportunity to make them
selves useful while the nations
peril calls so many men away from
their usual occupations. The suffra-
gists seem 70 have forgotten their
cause" for the time being and are
as busy as any OF their sisters in
working for the comfort Of the sol.
diers and caring for the wounded.
And now. with the planting sea-
son a. hand, these women are cheer
fully answering the call OF farmers
throughout the United Kingdom,
who are hard pressed for help 20 get
their crops planted. One Of the inn
portant London daily newspapers
keeps a register 20 facilitate such
employment
New introdsctions OF willing
women workers. most OF them with
useful experience. are made every
day 10 farmers who are short OF
labor; earlier introductions. brought
about during the last fortnight, are
resulting in engagements of women
by farmers at an unusually rapid
rate.
A gratifying development OF the
register Is that, not only are womeT
workers being found 20 take the
places Of men who have enlisted II
the new armies. but farmers. seeing
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09

are beyond the reach of the person
Of moderate means, Most imperative
is It that the hat be not so heavy
that It torments the head either by
weight or heat. II it is possible to
dispense with hatpins, let that be
done, although a hat should not so
tightly 1T the head as to disturb the
circulation.
1t should be, and this Is the most
difficult requirement Of all, becoming
TO any face OF any type or age. In
the matter OF materials, that is yet
to be determined.
In color it may be neutral black,
or It may match the costume,
Preferably It should not be Of shade
contrasting with the costume. Such
effect is too garish. But the color is
a secondary question and the COM
mittee may leave that to the choice
of the wearer, in this respect permit
ting the exercise OF the individuality
OF the wearer. In the matter OF
colors the Polymuriel COMMITTEES
will probably not restrict the wear
er's individuality.
The liking OF some women Tor
much color In the hat and little OF
none In the costume-for instance
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
Senseless

judges will be freed from any impn-
cation OF favoritism. for the real name
OF the winner will only be known
after the decision has been reached.
While the prize for a Polymuriel
gown is $3.50. that for the hat will
be $50. On May 81 the contest will
close and on June IL a check will
be sent to the successful designer.
Miss Florence Guernsey, former
president OF the New York City Fed
Grafton OF Women's Clubs. with a
membership Of $4,000 women. Is a
member Of the Poiymuriel Commit
tee, and selected for this newspaper
specimens OF tho at and UNFIT hat
and analysed a hat that II suitable
and becoming TO the majority of
women. comfortable and durable. so
meeting the aims OF the committee.
1T will be even more difficult to
agree upon model hat for all
women and all occasions than upon
a gown" said Miss Guernsey. "for the
reason that faces differ even more
than figures. A figure is q matter oI
line. A face is not merely TO be con
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18

IN return would sometimes be re-
Warded with a remark like this:
Your chatter is splitting my head open.
For heavens sake, don't jar my head
when you touch me2"
You ask why I endured all this. Just
because loved him and because it is the
nature OF woman TO endure things.
Would the psychologist consider an
item like this in the bin OF damages IN
reasonable:
Speaking harshly ten times a week
for four years, at SO per splthet
or abusive phrase. ........s2,0 sO7
There were other times when he was
seriously i'll. in addition to these self
inflicted indispositions. I nursed him
through several OF these illnesses, and I
believe that was probably the means OF
saving his life. He should pay for that
what he believes it IS worth
There remains to be appraised the
greatest injury Of all-the damage to a
delicate and sensitive wOman's heart
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18

when she IS finally cast aside after years
Of devotion. Here the services Of the ex-
pert psychologist are particularly neces-
sary. He should use all the instruments
OF the Psychological laboratory TO estab-
lish just how much suffering her heart is
capable of undergoing from all kinds -
shocks and emotions.
An actress IS so constantly pursued by
fnsi1cere trihers that believe an attrac-
tive girl would be wise to wear kind Of
taxtmeter on her heart to register the
wear and tear on that organ.
Do not understand me as arguing that
women should aim to get the full value in
money Of their services and affections
from a man instead OF giving them for
love, as they have always done. All 7 say
is that when a man casts a woman aside
after she has given years Of devotion and
patience to him, as Mr.. Mansfield cast
me adrift, then a scientific, psychological
analysis viii show that the injury done tc
her organism is not excessively measured
b. the fortune Of the richest man.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18
of Psychologists

pleasure Of her society at supper. There.
fore am very moderate when value my
society at SO. A reasonable charge IN
der this head would be:
"5eIns bright and cheerful twice 4
day at meal times for four
years ....................s7 So, 900"
But then I also had to entertain Mr..
Mansfeld's friends, no matter what their
condition. Sometimes there we're as
many as one hundred Of them at supper,
and I was expected to keep On being
pleasant until the last Of them vas tired
out
Twas deeply in love with Mr. Mansfield
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18

recovering from overnight excuses.
1 know that many people laugh when
they hear that a girl has asked $4,000
for breach Of promise to marry and all
the injuries that It implies. They think
that she is grasping and that no girls IN
juries are worth that much.
That is Just why we need to establish
q really scientific standard Of the value
Of a Eoman's affections and a scientific
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18

Who but a psychologist can measure
what it is worth in nervous and moral
damage 70 listen to q man talk about him.
self day in and day out for four years?
loved Mr.. Mansfield dearly then and
was willing to endure hearing him ex-
patiate on himself, and yet I sometimes
wondered why he never discussed any
other subject. Every day his converse
ton sounded something like this: 81 al
ways do thing properly when I do It at
all ! always pay a good price
for good work. I never believe
in being economical when nv personal
comfort Is concerned. I never
begrudge a good price for a good dinner.
l am always perfectly frank and
straight with everybody. I say
that a woman's place is the home and a
man should never let a woman run his
business" and so on, and so on.
believe the psychologist would make
rather low charge for listening to a
man talking about himself, because that
Is universal masculine weakness. Let
US enter:
Listening to him talking about him
self hundred times day, one
cent time, for $50 days a year for
four years. ..S1,4Oo'
VINO Dut psychologist can measure
the patience and devotion I displayed in
nursing him through every illness, real
and imaginary, for over four years? Per
haps once a week he would dine and wine
too literally. AS he was slightly dyspep-
tic, equity and rheumatic he would feel the
effects with considerable severity the
next morning, and his temper would be
horrible. Every time he had a headache
he wanted his "TOodles"
On these occasions 1 had to give him
such delicacies as ammonia cocktails and
cups Of tea put bandages soakedin ice
water and aromatic vinegar around his
poor head and held the smelling salts to
his nose. In addition to these physical
labors, was expected to be very bright
and cheerful all the time and drive away
the awful mental gloom that enveloped
hin.
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