Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-07

ments have been made with a French
institution of the same kind to ,eX'
change boys so as to each each a
foreign but necessary language.
London, May 1.-THE anniversary
of the death of Lord Byron at Misso.
longhi in 1924 was this year observ-
ed by the Greek colony in London
with a great patriotic demonstration.
AS is the custom each year, the only
memorial to the poet in London, the
statue behind the residence of the
Duke Of Wellington, was richly dec
GRATED by Greek admirers with lilies
and roses. Scattered among tho.
flowers were several tributes in verse.
A great delegation fro mthe Creek
colony assembled around the statue
during the afternoon and listened to
an address by Prot. Anastase Baths
tatos. ITO us Greeks" said the ora
tor, Byron is not SO much the great
poet as the hero who devoted his
purse, his pen, his sword, and his
life to the cause of Greece agains'
Turkish inhumanity." In concluding
the orator referred to the present
war situation, remarking amid cheers.
Today there is but One path for
Greece. Duty, honor and gratitude
all point II way. We hope that ere
long we shall hear that our dear
country has thrown off the shackles
OF foreign influence and entered her
appointed path with vigor and reso.
luton"
London, May .G--The work Of the
War Gables and Mothers League,
which has officially reported more
than 1000 cases Of soldiers children
bornout Of wedlock, is described in
a report by A. James Hills, lis sec.
rotary. He says:
THE girl is very shy inowning up,
and 1t is only at the last moment
when she is frantic and distracted
that she takes someone into her con-
fdence. Before the baby is born, we
feed the mother if she needs it and
we arrange other details if she is
unable tosdo so. If she needs clothes
for the baby, for herself Or for her
other children, we give them"
BY other. children. Hills explained
that many Of the women who have TO
be assisted, lived before the war as
the wives of me- now in the trenches.
In most cases, obstacles, military O?
stood in the way of mar,
An Irish girl, a Catholic, said
she, could not induce her men, a
Protestant, to marry in her church,
and she refused to do so in his, so
they did without. These couples live
quite as respeca5ly as those legal;
united, however.
I'm the majority of cases. con-
tinued Hills, 1T is Simply a matter
Of a young girl and a young man
their heads when the man is
going to the front. Generally the
pair are engaged. ~
I'VE believe the government ought
70 pay these girls a regular separa.
lion allowance, such as is paid to
wives Of soldiers"
Besides providing food and watch.
ing over the mother, the League
gives her sewing to do, if she is able
do it, in order to promote a spirit
81 independence. Where it is con-
advisable, foster parents are
found for the child and the mother
IS given a situation so as to make )
fresh start in life.
The league has brought about the
Of q number. Of couples.
Marriages are not popular among the
because of the expense. But
with expenses paid, they are eager
or the ceremony. The sun of $3.50
s given for the license and a cheap
wedding ring provided. 1t is signif-
can't that the men in the trenches in
to the league always refer
their mates as wives. They seem
extremely grateful for the assistance
given these unfortunates, and they
recognize their responsibility fully.
"Tho Rlark POv" r, ph;1l;pc Ooror