The Elbert County tribune., 1920-03-05

long delayed and anxiously expected, but last II
reached its haven safely. The illustration how
ever. Is taken from the clay 1t finally left Sir
Georges hands. The attitude is of simple
dignity The features show calm determination
The gaze of this clergymuns daughter is directed
with stendfaslpess towards the Church of st. Mar
uh-prototype of charity to the poor and suffering
A fine conception hns been amply realized. Yet
IT Is almost surpassed by the perfection Of the
terminal figure expressive of the whole spirit of
humanity. lmperturbnble serenity, eternal kindli-
ness flow from every aud feature The one
uraped arm half enfoltls and protects nesting
babe embienntic of small states and downtrOdden
races The other is uplifted In the attitude of
Denedction The specialized purpose of the monu-
ment-fhat of memorial to the devotion Of our
nurses-is Indicated Ivy the red that
stretches across the robe
The British lion is trnmping the snake OF envy
and malice malice and treuchery. No long PAN
egyrc is set below the statue. The telling.
forgettabe words are Edith Cavell: Brusses
Dawn; October u. 1915" Boldly ettered on the
sides of the monument Sacrifice" and DE
votion." Faithful Unto Death" "Fortitude."
For King and Country find appropriate place.
The monument commentaries a solemn epl-
sode of solemn time Any approach to the ex-
ubernnt movement. the dramatic poses of the
baroque style, would have been utterly out of
place and hns been absolutely avoided The
mpressiveness of repose of dignity restfu but
strong, of form perfect but simple, of SCULPTURE
expressive but calm-such has been the aim and
achievement of the creator of this most excellent
work.
Miss Edith Cavell, an English woman. bead of
u training school for nurses in Brussels Belgium
wns arrested there by the Germans August 8
1918. sentenced to death and executed October
H. The charge against her was that she had
harbored fugitive British and French soldiers and
Belgians of military age and had assisted them
TO escape from Belgium In order to Join the
coors. Miss Cave was the daughter of an Eng
lish clergyman, the late Rev. Frederick CaveIl,
vicar of Swardeston. near Norwich She received
her training at the London hospital.
Brand Whitlock, American minister at Brussels
made strong efforts to Miss CayeII from
denth. but without nvaii. Late on the nIeht of
October IL, he sent by messenger the following
note to the German governor Baron Won der
Lancken:
my dear Baron: l am too sick to present NV
request myself. but appeal to your generosity
of heart to support 1t and save from death this
unhappy woman. Have pity on herl"
Minister Whtiock telegruphed October 12 tn
Ambassador Page in London: Miss CaveIi was
sentenced yesterday and executed at o'clock this
the last moment"
Hugh S. Gibson secretary of the American
legation In Brussels. in memorandum which was
forwarded with Mr.. Whitocks report to London
and was published with other documents in the
case October % in Britain, and generally through.
out the world snid that Herr Conrad. an official
of the German civil branch, gave positive assur.
ance on the 11th that the American legation
would be fully Informed of the developments In
the case.
"Despte these assurances" said Mr. Gibson.
1--WE made repeated inquiries that day, the last
Mt 80 p. IN. Mr.. Conrad then stated that
sentence had not been pronounced and specIfical-
ly renewed his previous assurances that he would
not fail to inform as as there wns any
news At $3.50 II was learned from outside