The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-03-12

aptlv by the memorial to Nurse Cavell. The
preparations for it have already aroused so much
public interest that Sir George Frampton, X. A.,
has very kindly offered the photographs of the
first model and of the full-szed and final statuary
details for reproduction.
Moro than four years have passed by since
the German authorities in occupied Belgium COM
mited act of sheer brutality stupid as ii was
inhuman True, it was one Of many but, If NOT
more fragrant, it was one that was certain to OBJ
tain more publicity than others. Yet the invaders
barbaric ignorance of the sentiments and spirit
of the civilized portions of the globe led them to
believ that the killing of Nurse Cavell merely
an ordinary and permissible manifestation OF
frightfuness which would tend to the diff
cultes of their rule and cause merely ephem-
era anger in the outside world Falkenhayu
has summed up the policy of the Prussian High
Command effort "to break the enemy's will
to war" Intelligent and capable within their
very limited and selfcomplacent purvew, he and
his fellows imagined that the drowning. shooting
starving and torturng of civilians would be effec-
tive bricks in the building up of their tower of
tyranny and were genuinely surprised to discover
them to be mud blocks that the torrent of
worldwide horror dissolved into slush, bringing
down their whole edifice with crash
Among the thousands of devoted women who
gave themselves up to the alienation of the suffer-
ings of the wounded of all nations none was more
capable and selfsacrifcing than Edith Cavell.
Her reputation established, her fame had
oe charity within enemy lines rendered herself
liable through pitifulness the stern DEGREES of
martial law not the death sentence, surely but
deportation adequate well wise. Such
the world opinion, but not the German and
at dawn October r. 1915. Nurse Caveli was
shot Indignation. long seething and boiling,
burst forth universally in swirling clouds of angry
steam The Entente's will to war" was strength
ened Neutral sympathy grew nearer to direct
action" The Germans, busy driving nails of vic
tory into the wooden colossus Of Hindenburg
alone failed to see that they driving nails
| into their coffin
The effect in England strong and instan-
taneous Lives by the thousands were being lost.
4 Mourning was spreading over the land. The pres
ent crowded with anxiety the future with
gloom. But there room for fierce resentment,
and no sacrifice of single life did more to crys-
taze the resolve to carry through. The hurry
ing of events the tax on memory at time OF
clustered crisis must bring oblivion of the deed
and forgetfuness of the noble In the
capitals midst, mperishabIe granite must keep
ali her memory as fallen champion of the
great and generous band that was keeping alive
the spirit of devotion to humanity. Lord Burn
ham headed the movement. and response to the
appeal for funds came quick and free. The rich
mans cheque, the poor woman's postage stamp
joined TO form the ample stream.
Among those who most deeply felt most bit
terly resented the nhuman act was Sir George
Frampton and moved he that he came
forward with the offer of his unremuneratec
services OF course, the generous offer of the dis
tingushed sculptor was gratefully accepted and Il
is his work that now approaches completion. The
illustrations show to what purpose and with wha
success he has wrought.
The memorial takes the form of a monumen
40 feet high composed Of silver gray grant,
and standing island in the midst of st
Martins Place, grouping with the church on tn,
right and the National Gallery on the left Ii
front steps lead UP to space where wreaths an,
other votive offerings may be laid. Forward from
the plnth and main body OF the monument jut
! a pedestal on which will stand the statue of Edit
/ Cavell in statuary marble. indicative of purity
The arrival of the ship bearing the great blocl
from Italy through the U-boat troubled seas wa