Evening star., 1918-07-14
SHRAPNEL
Sidelights on the War
BY
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

The names of the kaiser and Prince
Henry of Prussia long since have been
stricken from the British admiralty
lists as honorary admirals. But one
or three royal names is left, that of
the one-time car. But he no longer
Is referred to as His Imperial Maj
esty Nicholas II. Emperor of all the
Russias." but His imperial majesty.
the Emperor Nicholas" Ingenuity is
required to even justify this title.
Night services along the battle lines
Just before an attack is to be deliver
ed are popular with the soldiers. Serv-
ices are held in all sorts of impro-
vised places and frequently these
meetings are broken up by enemy
shells.
Soldiers at the front who have been
wounded do not care as much for
rosy checked nurses as they do those
with gray hair. The older women do
better than the young ones. said one
soldier. because they regard any
wounded man as a son and not a mere
patient. The element of human sym
pathy is seen in their every act. The
strictly professional attitude. How
ever. they are thankful to all who
carefully attend to their hurts either
in a strictly professional or more SYM
pathetic way.
It is not an easy task for a young
officer leading his men to find his
way to assigned positions when the
roadways change from day to day
owing to the exigencies of warfare. 1t
is very essential for an officer to keep
his bearings under all circumstances.
Discussing this feature an English
officer said:
Let him remember that in moments
of uncertainty there Is no possibility
of careful and deliberate reckoning.
for always there are seven to eight
hundred men. not to mention the
transport, steadily, remorselessly
tramping behind. trusting implicitly
in his leadership. When he comes to
three blind fork roads only one OF
which appears on the map. but all OF
which seem equally likely to arrive at
Neuvillette. he may not trot along
each in turn to prospect; or il he does
the battalion has to be halted: the
seven hundred men must stand un-
easily supporting their packs: the
the worst possible for the horses; and
the men Immediately detect the at
mosphere Of uncertainty at the head
of the column; confidence Is under
mined and murmurs OF Es lost the
way are heard. Not theirs to calcu-
late difficulties. All they know Is that
Ii is up to their guides not to get lost
and that apparently they are lost.
s.Small wonder If the young officer,
with an air of confidence and panic
in his heart, plumps boldly for one or
the other road and the march con-
tinues."
E The school attendance in London fell
bfe $4,000 during the past year.
y. 1en.raIIv accented fact that
girls Of all countries are moro inter
ested in things worth while than they
aver were. There is less time for idle
amusements, and. strange to say, fri-
yolities are not SO much sought after
In girls schools greater interest IL
taken in those things which bear on
modern-day world problems.
CAGES which formerly held wild ami
mails in British ZOOS are now being
converted into rabbit hutches. Eng
land is doing everything she can these
days to improve the food supply and
raising of rabbits Is one of the meth
DDS adopted.
: This from England:
Ssswhat's the news from Franeef'
sspoes the foe advancsr'
pHes across the Aisne. Shall we drive him
win he l strive in vain. To split our line fl
so you think he can wini Is there half ,
r. chanceT
Shut your mouth and carry oni
A German airplane factory is sell.
ing rides in new machines for $50 q
"trip in order that money may be
raised for the Ludendorff fund for
war cripples.