The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-01
tating summoning the ex-king to re-
place the president.

place the president.
"The new way for divorce" is what
writer's in the French press term
the manner Of fourteen women in
Paris in five months getting rid Of
their husbands by shooting. Not
one Of the women has peid the death
penalty. Two or three Of them have
been given prison sentences of few
months. Divorce by Browning" is
the special term. used by sarcastic
writer's.
French juries have always been
lenient with the accused In "crime
passionel" but the commentators on
the cases Of these fourteen women
point out that it has not always been
the woman who was wronged. The
women herself, in some cases, had de-
ceived her husband and then killed
him in order that she might marry
another man.
1--WE are becoming accustomed to
and individual justice, immediate and
irreparabie violence. We shall end
by considering that any person in
France has the right to condemn to
death whom he wishes and to execute
the sentence" says one writer.
A clean and well preserved copy
Of the mobilization order that called
the French army to the colors on
August 2, 1914, has just been sold
at public auction and realized ninety
francs or rather less than three
dollars.
Copies of this momentous little OBJ
long document have become extremely
rare. Those that were posted in every
town and village in France naturally
soon became illegible owing to ex1
posure to the weather and disap-
peared.
When the war was over copy on
q building near Maxim's restaurant
was discovered in good condition
and was covered with glass and pro-
tected by u frame for the benefit
Of posterity. On the Place Des Etats-
Unis ut Chateau Thierry near the
memorial monument to the Third
Ame rican division, Is an American
institution, which has become y kind
| Of godmother to the citizens of the
battle swept town. Here at the
Methodist Memorial there is wide
range of welfare activities such as
are common in the United States
but almost unknown in France.
In addition to classes in English
for children, there is practical in
struction in nursing and in child
rearing among other welfare activi-
ties. Dr.. Julian s. WadswortDl,
formerly minister in New England,
is head Of the memorial, assisted by
Mrs. Wadsworth and a staff of ex-
perts.
Hundreds Of Americans touring the
battlefields stop at the memorial
each year, as the war museum which
1t contains has IN unique collection
OF souvenirs from the Belleau Wood
battlefield. In the courtyard of the
house is captured German cannon
which gives the place . warlike APP
pearance wholly in contrast with the
work Of peace which Is carried on
within.
+ Carter Harrison Of Chicago does
not believe east Africa is over run
with lions despite Stewart Edward
Whites tales Of shooting them with
Bow and arrow. However, the Illinois
man admits there are lions in Nair-
Obi-because Mr.. Harrison saw, one.
| AS Carter Harrison tells the story
IN Paris, he spent weeks stalking
the king of beasts in east Africa
with the aid Of scores Of native
heaters, but no lion did he ever pull
. bead on with his rifle.
| On the last day of their stay in
Nairobi, Mrs. Harrison was motoring
along q road where there was con-
siderable stunted growth and some