Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
THE WORLDS WAR
Through Woman's Eyes
U. S. FIotiIIa's Arrival GIaddens British
By ELLEN ADAIR

one hears hundreds of little tales con-
cerning HIS courage and selflessness
At the battle of the Marine there was
some little hesitation about assaultnE hill
protected by a heavy barrage of gunfre
Petain walked out ahead Of the troops
and with perfect calmncss and without
hurry made his way toward the objective,
There was something symbolic in his
steady striding forward" wrote one of his
officers afterwards. ut filled us with the
certainty Of winning the day"
The French troops are aware Of General
Petain's sympathy for them, and his con-
sideratiOn. Any war-worn "pOilu" will
proudly tell you how zee cher Petain"
thoughtfully slows up his motorcar when
ever he passes column on the march.
In Champagne, when he ordered an ad-
vance "at the double" he ran three miles
with the men himself!
In Lord Northcliffe's book, AT the War"
Petain is described as tail, extremely good
looking and very practical"
His career has been meteoric When war
first broke out he was on the point Of
retiring as a colonel. But Immediately he
became a brigadier. In month he headed
a division. Seven weeks later he COM
manded an army corps, then an army,
then an army group. Now he has supreme
command. Surely never was success better
deserved
In these days of food shortage any arti-
cles on that subject written in lighter vein
are eagerly read.
The following food chronicle appears In
recent copy of a Berlin newspaper-the
Zeitung am Mittag-in the police news.
Frau Giselda Hemmnghausen Cthe Ger
man heroine) had. in return for eleven shil-
lings in hard cash, procured one pound or
goose dripping, which she placed on the side
-, sgVTtVa In M
she knocked it down. and the greasy mess
was spilled on the floor. Nevertheless. Frau
Hemminghausen might have succeeded IN
saving a portion of 1t had not her servant
possessed a dog. which licked 1t up TIL
nothing remained but the bare boards
This was too much for Frau Hemming-
hansen to suffer, although, as the wife OF
a magistrate, she might perhaps have been
expected to display a certain degree or Dig
nifty and philosophio resignation. Rushing
into the kitchen, she few at the maid VINO
knew nothing Of the greasy Tragedy
cutched her round the neck ana nearly
strangled her
'Srhe frightened woman, freeing herself
with difficulty, snatched from the fire a
frying pan in which some eggs were cooking
and flung the bubbling mess over her mis-
tress's head
by hurting a bucket at the woman, who fell
with a heavy thud to the ground. The knife
cleaning boy hurried 10 her aid, and at the
same instant the dog with an angry growl
set its teeth in the lady's leg Finally the
field was cleared by some tenants OF the hat
overhead, who summoned the police.
"Frau Hemminghausen was cited to ap-
near before the Third District Penal Court
10 answer a charge OF violently assaulting
har maid but as she was q magistrates
wife the summons was quashed. The maid,
who was rather seriously injured, was dis
charged from her situation with the present
OF three shillings (seventy-fve cents) as
compensation"
(Copyrght)