Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-23

way the British government intends TO
encourage marriage between Engllsn
girls and, colonials. it has been an
nounced that the "blushing bride-to-,
be" will not be favored in the granting
of passports over other women who de-
sire to leave England for the colonies.
Soldiers have found that i. wrist
watches cut queer antics. One man tried
several and found that they all stopped
shortly after placing them on his wrist.
He took watches from comrades and
these also stopped, though keeping per-
feet time for their owners. Some
watches run fast on one arm and slow
on another. No explanation has as yet
been Uttered.
With good pensions provided for the
remainder of their lives, which insure
comfort, the ambition of many a blinded
soldier is to obtain a wife. OF course
the first interest is to master trades
now being taught in many centers. AL
ready many blinded English soldiers
have found better halves" Those at
st. Dunstan's Hospital learn from mem
bers of the staff what manner of girls
they are wooing. The average soldier
picks wife by her voice and CONVEX
sation.
of British activities in Palestine.
"The Australians were in Jerusalem
on Christmas night" one of them re-
marked.
Til bet the shepherds watched their
flocks that night" was the rejoinder.
Though the expression. Colt Strafe
England" may be popular in Germany,
the Hungarians will have none Of it.
One firm tried to use it as a legahzed
trade mark, but his request was turned
down.
In describing her work one OF the
woman foresters of England said:
you know many of US are school
teachers. It's the opea-air life now
are leading that is the glorious part.
One gets tired, of course, but in a
happy, healthy way None of us ever
will work within four walls again, even
though we might earn more. We get
four weeks free training and uniform
and then we earn from sos. to 40s. per
week Board and lodging with separate
sitting room can be had in the country
for Fl. Our wants are few. AS far as
am concerned the wherewithal is Suf-
ficient to supply them.
when one witnesses the foul meth
DDS of the Germans. volcanic speech
punctured with oaths is absolutely nee
essary or the soldiers would simply
burst through repression" said re-
turned officer.
When chaplain with the British
army found Belgian girl. badly mu-
ti1ated, he was overheard to say. slow
ly. but with emphasis:
Damn, damn, damn"
II never felt better in my life than
when had thus relieved my feelings"
the chaplain later remarked.
Much of the propaganda matter which
the Germans use to undermine enemy
morale has come to the attention of the
allies Here is one of the many kinds
of circulars distributed. largely in the
east, among the Russians and among
the Italians:
DO you know who planned the war?
The gentlemen, not the workers. Do
you know why the gentlemen planned
the war? Because the poor are becom-
ing too numerous and too powerful; the
safety of the gentlemen can be assured
only if large numbers of poor men are
shot down" Another: who fights
trenches? None other than the peasant.
Who dies? The peasant. Why does the
peasant slavishly submit? God knows
1t is the simple gift that the soldier at
the front appreciates most It may be
nothing but a flower plucked from the
garden at hanae, a. bag or-nuts from a
tree loo ated on the old homestead. or
some other little token of his family
life and surroundings that the soldier
loves more than any other. A cake
baked by mother brings both tears
and shouts of exultation.