Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-17
WAR BRIDE HAS Z
TROUBLES GALORE
PRsNon oiRL PiNos AMERICAN
gxrRAvAoANcE SORE
TRIAL
souohr TO GooNoMlzG,
HELD WITH INSANITY
Tells hsr Troubles Osfsrs Csmmis.
slsn and 10 Acquitted 81 Charge
has fearful Hour on Witness
etaud--Dsiivsry u Nest Order by
Auto Extravaganes, She Says.

Council Bluffs. Feb. 1.-THE
French idea of thrift and the Amsri-
can idea Of having some Of the lux
uries Of life. failed to mix In the case
Of pretty Louise Sauer. French war
bride Of Ewalt Saucr. a switchman
and almost resulted In . domestic
calamity. Sauer was member Of
the Second engineers and brought
his war bride with him upon his re-
turn to this country.
Sauer filed charges against his
wife. alleging insanity, and she was
brought before the insanity commits
sioners Saturday morning. But with
the efforts Of two interpreters 1t de-
veoped to the satisfaction OF the
commission that the woman was
perfectly sane Not only that. she
was most worthy as q wife, deserv-
and deserving OF sympathy In her
unequal fight in a strange country,
unable to speak the language OF Its
people.
1t was simply u case of misunder-
standing, tie inability Of, the hus-
band and wife to assimilate each
others ideas or reach a comprom-
Use said the members of the commits
sion. The thought that they must
save everything in order t. exist,
Was uppermost in the mind OF the
little French woman. The husband
turned over all his money to her.
but maintained that a fair proportion
must be spent for comforts or lie.
Unable to speak word OF English,
and her husband able to speak only
fair French. things looked blue 10
the Ii, lie war bride ut times and she
was Respondent. People seemed to
shun her because she could not
speak the language, she said.
A Silver Lining.
But every cloud has its silver lin
ing and due in great measure TO the
two interpreters, l.. Fl. Renard ana
OXIDE Wien, the Sauers were given
broader vision and renewed hope.
The case was dismissed and Sauer
and his wife left the court house to-
gcther, determined to try again for
the success Of their international
unions
+ she Is an ideal wife and typical
5of Rrench thrift" said Mr.. Wen. In
her country they not only believe
but know that they must save
wherever possible in order to live.
She cannot grasp the thought that in
America conditions are better and
We can afford some of the luxuries.
She will save money where the hus-
band could not, but she also must
absorb some OF the American ideas.
1t seems to be just misunderstand-
ing | believe both can and will reach
an understanding. What seems a
mountain. impossible, to the woman,
is but a cloud that will dispense.
But in her)new and strange environ
ment, it seems dark indeed.
On every hand. what seemed en-
traNa sance. presented itself to the
little French girl in this country.
when | see butchers truck drv"
up with meat, | think we must pay
for extra service, she said. In
Fra nee we don't do such things. The
women go to market and carry the
food home in a basket. Why should
it be delivered in truck
Dr. Grand Augustine, medical
member of the board who saw SER
vice overseas, was able to get in with
a question once in while. where
his knowledge Of French would per-
nit.
Likes America.
Are you satisfied with America
and do you want to stay here?"
Louise was asked.
"Oui M'sieur." she explained, as
her face radiated with Joy.
But 1t was bitter experience for
Louise and she wept convulsively
during the recital Of her troubles.
When told that she had been charged
with insanity she almost collapsed.
The decision of the commission
however, served as the silver lining
to the cloud and Louise smiled thru
her tears.
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