Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-01-21
Every Family Feels War.

MY son u an aviator, monsieur.
could have claimed Italian nationality
for him ~ the beginning, but be would
not have ii. Both my brothers, mon
aieur. are 1T the war. One b dead al
ready. And my dance, l have not heard
from him since March. He u cook In Q
battalion"
Here u the wine list, monsieur. Yes.
both my sons and nephew, and have
no news from them-not a word Of
news. Ny God. We all suffer these
days."
And DO, too. among the shops. The
mere statement Of the loss, Of the grief
at the heart, but never a word Of
doubt. never whimper Of despair.
Now why" asked a shopkeeper.
docs not our government or your gov
eminent or both our governments send
some Of the British army to PARISH
assure you we should make them vel.
come"
Perhaps" began. you might make
them too welcome"
He laughed.
I'VE should make them as welcome
"A our own army. They would enjoy
themselves"
l had q vision Of British officers,
each with ninety days pay to his cred.
It and damsel or two at home. shop
ping consumedly.
And also." said the shopkeeper.
1.-THE moral effect on Paris to see more
Of your troops would be very good.
But ! saw a quite English provost
marshal losing himself in chase of de-
faulters Of the new army who knew
their Paris Still, there Is something
to be said for this idea. to the extent
of virtuous brigade or so. At present
the English officer in Paris Is scarce
bird"
And he explains at once why he is
| and what he is doing there.
They must have good reasons" !
suggested Teeth to attend to-
mo good" he grumbled They've
thought Of that too Behind our lines
IL simply crawling With dentists now
Hostesses In Hospitals.
'If one asked after the people that
gave dinners ana ,iances last year.
where every one talked so brilliantly
Of such vital thili.sn. one aol IL r".'il b,
the addresses Of hospitals Those IDEAS
ant businesses and urlilelis rc, ,!,..d
to be In charge uf departments ~
Oh duty in wards or Kitchen scu,ipipS
Some of the hospitals We're ia l'nriS
Their staffS might have one hour Il la>
in which IT, see visitors Others were
up the line and liable to be she!led uI
bombed | recalled one l'rrin |, vu.iili
in particular because she had oInp eA
planned to ME the necessities ~ civi
lied life These included the 1l;,,:
seuse. the manlcurist AMI II maid -
look after lap dogs She is rlupioir,
now and has been for months post nh
the disiufection and repair If soldiers
clothes.
There was no need to ask after the
men one hal known still there was
no sense Of desolation. They had gone
on. The others were getting ready. All
France works outward to the front pre-
cisely as an endless chain Of fire buck.
cts works toward the cOnflagration
Leave the fire behind you and go back
till you reach the source of supplies
You will find no break. no pause. no
apparent haste. but never any slacken.
ing. Everybody has bis or her bucket.
little or big, and nobody disputes how
It should be used.
1t Is a people possessed Of the prece
dent and tradition Of war for existence.
accustomed to hard living and hard
labor. sanely economical by tempera.
ment. logical by training and illumined
and TRANSPORTED by their resolve and
endurance.
You know when a supreme trial over
takes an acquaintance. whom till then
we conceived we knew. how the mans
nature sometimes changes past knowl