New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-11

clothing or conditions of cmpIo! il'"..
Enlistment can be made through any
postofiice.
Girl Workers Enjoy a Smoke
In field last summer ! saw giri,S,
tossing hay into a high wagon WIN a.
tho strength and deXteri'y ~ men
The wagon loaded. they rested mo.
mon. ON d nearby fierce. Then ono OF
,hcn cytractod silver cigarette case
from her hin pocket nonchalahtY
PASSED II around. struck q match on
the hardicst place and m another ini"-
ute they were all thoroughly enjoying
a smoke. which lasted until the next
wagon arrived.
Now the government is superv sing
this army Of women farmers through
Is able women assistants, Jllss lo-
irttg Markham and Mrs. II. y 'un'n'.
TIL. success Of tLe national service
movement Britain. reply 90 Ger
many, ,eyee eu mIs-,- depends largely
on the part the women play hus iar
there has been only praise for the
patriotism they have been and are
showing.
II will be noticed that Britain simply
appeals to the women and does not at.
tempt TO introduce any measures OF
conscription Thousands OF women are
anxious to help the country, but are
unable 20 leave their homes. For these
the town councils have set aside plots
% ground. where, even on Sundays, me
women arc busily engaged IN digging
and planting to foil Germanys effort
to starve the country.
Many of these women do all their
own housekeeping and work in comfort
stations making hospital garments for
the soldiers besides tending TO their
vegetable gardens. And the marvel OF
il all is that these are the very women
who three years ago sought rest cures
after their fatiguing social activities
Servant Problem Solved
Brtains servant problem has been
practically solved by the war. Cooks,
housemaidS, chambermslds and nurses
have deserted in great numbers and en-
listed in munitions factories. There is
hardly single British household which
employs as many servants now as II
did three years ago, nld yet there is
apparently less trouble now than ever
With the servant problem.
Straitened financial circumstances
are not the only reason for this. Tx
travaganccs are now considered un-
. pau lUtAAs 7 ~ III lAeh Allhi anu NNhAN'i
who are not doing something for the
country are ostracized. The hardest
workers are often found among the
wcalthiest social leaders Of Britain No
woman is more keenly interested in the
: welfare of the soldier and his depend
cnts than Queen Mary.
Economy iu foods Is almost as ncccs-
Sary now as the manufacture Of NUM-
tions. Naturally the government APP
poals 10 the women, who control the
larder. to effect this economy. One Of
the latest formed organizations has for
It's object teaching women the cheapest
and best methods of feeding families.
the nutrtivc qualities Of foods and
what substitutes to use when shortage
exists I'm the slums IT Is organizing
communal kitchens and even forming
cooperative purchasing committees with
the purpose of eliminating the middle
mans profits The government is
heartily supporting this movement
Women Butchers and BARRIERS.
Women by the hundreds are in un-
organized occupations. There are
woman butchers, BARRIERS, clerks, cash
iers and druggists. filling the places
where men had been for generations.
Though not under government control,
they are highly essential to the well
fare of the nation.
The scarcity of men is nowhere more
apparent than behind the footlights.
The chorus consists now entirely Of
women. and frequently the stage hands
are women. In Hammersteln's big Lon
don opera house a woman conducts the
orchestra of sixty women.
Even the Bank Of England has its
full quota Of women employees. When
the weaker sex penetrated that bull
wark Of conservatism. the last barrier
was broken and the word weaker" as
applied 20 women became archaic and
obsolete. something TO apply only TO
their anamic sisters Of the dim and
distant pre-war period.
II Is only i'm the last few months that
women in civil life have been organized
for the state. but that is due to the
lack Of vision of the government. the
lack of appreciation If the tremendous
potential possibilities Of British
vomanhood.
What the women have done and are
doing in munitions manufacturing is
one Of the wonders Of the war. Books
will be written on this subject when
the conflict is over. And they VIII
prove as entertaining as any novel