The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-24
ARTICLE xxx.
Nv Rheta Childe Dorr.

By Rheta Childe Dorr.
Mrs Rnth9chiId. Of E'nsington Palace
Green. q street III an exclusive res
district OF West London. is president 81
a society for tho distribution OF Jc"lsl
literature among English Jews SerFHaE
at the front. or wounded In loHP,un's
Not long ago the society held iaTSe
mass meeting in a scasidH resort where
many wealthy Jewish people go IN sum-
lncr.
The object OF the meeting was to raise
money. and Mrs. Rothschild ,maa" q
spccial tourney from her country nome
n distance Of twenty or thirty mics. 10
tho resort. Sho did this in her zeal !"
make her pct war work Il success. ou'-
in so doing she broke a law OF Great
britain. got h,rself arrested and was
fined 60 shillInGS. about St4'ao:
For Mrs, Rothschild, ignoring tho TACT
that gasoline is 81 scarce in f.ngEa'a
thar most pleasure motor cars nave 'N>riI
retired and autoln"hilinE. except t"r MIr
purposes has been practically cum
mated. deliberately hired car 10 '"Ee
her from her home To the meeting.
The Jealous Mrs. R"thschild knew mo
l,w. She could not hEn knowing IL, DC
cause every private car in 'Gr"at fri'"In
and almost all taXicabS nave huRe. gus
hugs on top. and are driven ny gas m
stcod of petrol. rs they call II thcio'
l3ut all sho thought Of was her war WOE
and her mass meeting.
Authorities Boarded Car.
There. are not many such women IN
Grcnt Britain but every once In Il While
they are caught and fined. Marie Cor
relli the novelist. an ardent patriot on
the surface. waa heavily iinEd Tor toho
boarding. At Il time whcn iooa "as tt'
ribly scarce I'm England. when even the
rich went without meat. butter or
sugar. and the poor ate dry bread ana
canned salmon, MISS CorcIn S'ciSt
harder was found to be stocked WI
hams. bacon. butter, sugar. tea, anu sll
manner Of dclicacics to last for nearly
remember another woman of prnm'-
nence who had seventeen Persian cats
for whom sho managed somehow 10 Du!
cream. When she was arrnigned Shc
pleaded in cxtrnuation that tn cats were
used 10 cream and that she gave three
d,ya every week to cantceu work at one
of the railroad stations. The tlintE"
hearted fudge fined her. nevertheless,
and threatened her with prison sem
tence unless the cats diet was placed on
u war footing.
TO illustrate condition OF Things 20
which H-p here in the United States are
not altogether strangers. l was IN LII
rope ten months out of tho hrSt year OF
our participation In the war; and whcn
returned in May ! was naturally 'te-
lighted 10 tint signs that the country
was thoroughly awakened. and I" learn
that almost every women knew was up
TO her eyes In war work.
What Wins Friendship.
knew alreay that American women
c,,nerallv we're aiding food conservation
saving meat. wheat and sugar Tor lhe
allies for what the United states mas
Voluntarily sacrificed 10 feed hur4pc
and gratitude Of our allies than any
thing else we could nave done. 1t lSI
placed on q par win our war In'inS pt
money. 1t has redeemed us from inc
reputation OF being dollar w"rSrnpSrs
There is no question Of our zeal ana
our generosity. There may be cues
ZION nf our efficiency rs war workers.
II is not enough t" conserve 1000. we
must conserve effort as we'll. Inere IS
mistakes made by our allies In the be-
M reason why we should reocat tho
mistakes made by our allies In the De-
ginning Of the war. Just as We are
benetiting from their experience in
war service behind tho lines:
that it is better 10 have few large
organizations at work than to have
many small ones. 1t IS better LOT EArl-
GUS reasons. One reason is that every
community has people Ike MRS. K" ,tan,,
child and the lady with tho seventeen
Persian cats They give with ono manu-
and waste with the other
Four Agencies Enough.
Another reason why It is hotter 10
support the Red Cross and the J. NJ.
c. 4. than. for example. to form So
clety for furnishing enlisted men with
special comforts. is that many oS Snsh
There are four large .'organiZatiuhS
working officially in the war zone. Be
sides the two just mentioned tn" sal
| walton Army and the knights Oh 20
| lumbus are doing excellent work.
Among the four our soldiers get nl"ut
nil the little food luxuries they need.
| Soldiers are omnivorous candy callers.
and they deserve all the candy they
want But ship space IS precious. ~
| had to deprive US of the great priNiirEr
! of sending packages to our sons. Only
! essentials. asked for by the soldiers ana
approved by their officers. can be ship
The y. NJ. c. A. has to work hard 70
keep it's cantcens supplied, for not only
| Ia shipping space limited, but the rail,
roads all over France are conEeStrd
with freight. The Red Cross uses i,S
| own motor trucks except for long hnnlS.
SO 1t seems real duty to ship as little
as possible overseas. and TO distribute
ns much az possible through ono Of the
four official organizntions
Part Played BY "Wacks.'
J That is the economical way. and the
only way In which tho cost Of distrhut
ing can be kept down. Every separate
soriety means more overhead chnrGcS.
But what becomes OF indivndunl CT
fort? II Is suggested. We want 10 Dc
something more than give money. We
| want to give personal service. or course
I should like TO see women in the United
States In the same close personal touct
with the government and with the arm!
and navy. q the women of England ar
I should like to SC over here an orEani'
| zetfon. OF women like the BrithiSl
Womens Army Auxiliary Corps. tho
"Wacks," as they are called. These
women are regularly enlisted member:
Of the army. They sign UP for the dura
ton OF the war. they are under the wal
ministry. they are subject to discipline
they have their own officers, a uniform