The Washington times., 1917-10-21
WOMEN DOQ QUEER
THINGSTO BENEAR
1. i. MEN THEY LOVE

i.1t really makes small difference
Ftiether one learns the beautiful story
pf Ruth and Naomi from the original
text or from Polly of the Circus"
1t is all the same wonderful scheme
en- leave all the world for love. 1t IS
leave all the world for love. 1t sis
the germ of the whole idea of the
supreme sacrfffce; the great. oblitera-
tion OF everything save one face, and
one heart, and nothing has 50 strong
ly developed the eternal character of
the germ as the war. ~,
From every corner Of the world,
and especially in our own laid. won.
en- have proved the constancy of their
devotion by gladly and freely aban--
doning every tie and every comfort
to follow the men they loved.
There came a most interesting IL
lustratiOn Of the sacrifice OF woman
when Private Carter Of one. of the
regiments that-one may not name for
fear Of the wrath, of the censor. was
suddenly shipped back from France
not long ago. Private Carter was not
soldier Of hate. She was a soldier
OF love. and in her story there is a
revival Of the world-old theme that
the legend of Ruth and Naomi used
Tor It's foundation.
Love and Duty.
Away out in Arizona pretty Hazel
Carter met and loved Edward Carter.
They were quite happy and contented
until the war came and the country
called for its men to help make the
world safe for democracy. Then I'd
Nard Carter weighed love and duty
M aul-n
have its fling.
He enlisted in SOME regiment or
oSher-the numbers are confusing, even
when they can be Used-and was made
4 corporal. The time came for the train
to take the soldiers east TO be shipped
10 France. Hazel tried in vain 10 be
taken as Red Cross nurse 50 that she
might be near her man. But the officers
would not accept her for foreign work.
and she watched the preparations for
the leave-taking with many rebeIlious
giances. and then determined that even
world war could got anu should not
seperate her from the man she loved.
A barber became the first Of her aids.
he shingled her long, shiny hair until
abe had what the boys call a typhoid
hair cut Then she borrowed a suit Of
khaki clothing like the soldiers wear
When the train left the station she was
safely hidden in the last car. In The
nrst was friend hubby, wholly ignorant
OF her presence.
MATTERS went rather nicely until tne..
got on shipboard, where the girl hid In /
the hold. After three days some men |
were Sent down 10 hunt for baggage |
and they foLn dher. Sha was taken rC- |
fore the colonel. and he ordered her kept /
under guard and sent back to the United /
States.
For Hin and Country.
On the way over the doctorE
thought she would try TO kill herself,
and spoke to her concerning their
fears.
IF man is game enough to fight
for his country and his wife" She
said, the least that she can do for
him is 10 live for him. and keep q
home waiting
Back In Hoboken, the police sent
her TO Arizona, and she Is back there
and keeping q home for the
man who is on the firing line.
And there is no less faithful picture
n the of Freda Hart. She was
,4ghteen and q telephone operator up
u Tioga county, N. Y, when a young
nan who loved her was made an Of
fcer in one OF the regiments. He was
lent down near Washington some
where. and she dropped her job and
Itarted TO ind him. II
She. TOO. sought the role OF a man.
She first went TO NeS York an dIookcd
he 4eld over to- see how she could
ret to the soldiers.
At length, clad in a checked suit
hat had little OF the military aspect j
lie started forth. With only one cent ,
n the world, 10 Join tho. army at
Washington. She had q ticket tol !