The evening world. Newspaper, September 7, 1918, Page 9

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1918) American Girls Keeping | The Home Fires Burning Deserve Our Heroes Most Over Here Must Not Be Forgotten When They Are Met With a Smile “Over There’—“Nor Must They Forget Our Sacrifices,’ Consensus of Opin- ton Voiced in More Letters From American Sweethearts. By Marguerite Mooers Marshall Copyright, 1918, by The Prem Publishing Oo, (The New York Brening World) ORE mothers and sweethearts of American boys in France are regis- M tering indignation, Jealousy and profound sadness over the prus pect of wholesale matrimony between their boys and French girls a6 an aftermath of war. “You needn't think such a suggestion doesn’t make me jealous, for it does,” one young woman emphatically assures The Evening World. “I have a swestheart over there!” Another writer ts sure that if the Franco- American marriage propaganda gaing headway it will Sj affect seriously the morale of feminine patriots in a p aes =. country. 7” “We girle at home don’t want to marry the ones Lf Lorene who stayed behind,” insists a third correspondent with @ sweetheart in France. “We want our loved herous back, and if the French girls are to take them away and keep them over there after this war 1s over, where do we come in? Aren't the Amertcan| girls worth while at all? I challenge any one to say we aren't!” The point of view of “a 100 per cent. — American girl’ is forcibly expressed in the following letter received by The Hvening World: “Dear Madam: The article by) Lieut Bens in Wednesday evening’s| Paper was a revelation indeed! What about the sacrifices which the Amer- Jean woman has eo gladly and will- ingly made? What of the knitting, the sewing, the Liberty bonds, the War Savings Stamps? We have done all this for our loved ones because they are our loved ones; sureky not to send them across and maintain them @broad to marry and remain there. What an incentive to keep the home res burning! “Tt may appear very romantic to de approached by strange women and Dugged and caressed, as Lieut. Benz |true that there are certain social writes, but t1 America a harsher mame than love would be applied to wach actions. The ‘advanced’ girl so distasteful to the Lieutenant would do anything on earth for her soldier doy. She oheers him on his way and is willing to take his place tn the in- dustrial world, and capable of doing #0, too. “Judging by my own feelings and the views of my intimate friends, I ‘now that to the modern girl, cooks and maids are not essential tn the flat described by the Lieutenant. Love is all sufficient. If he would endeavor to meet the typical American girl, he would have cause to change his opinion. He is exceptionally unfortu- nate in having met in America ad- venturesses similar to those he praises «0 profusely as represeftting the type of woman encountered by| our boys ‘over there.’ Whispering ‘Je vous aime’ to man whom she has| never seen before is not in accord| with the fine, true, noble, independent e@pirit of the American girl. “We cannot believe that the real women of France conduct themselves in the manner outlined by the Lieuten- ant. We do not thank him for his advice, refuse to acept it, and prefer to continue as we have tn the past, trusting that too many of our beloved Woys do not freeze to death, which ts Woman Crochets Flag Ten Feet Long. 1 har u pecial interes y an America ay, the > wi} eautifu f The live- pointed ars stand out with unusual promi- gnce because set in open squares 4th only their tips attached to the * surround fabric, as the accom. panying picture, reprinvea trom vop- ular Mechanics, iustrates, what the Lieutenant ecems to fear. ‘MISS A. C. P.” Personally, I think that Lieut. Benz | speahs from inadequate data when he reproaches the American girl with not wanting to be kissed before the engagement Is announced. Yet it !s handicaps on all-American war ro- mances, as the following writer points out: “Dear Madam: The American girl's Government forbids her marriage to an American soldier while she is serv- ing in any sort of war work abroad. She is garded in a hideous uniform, and strictly enjoined to refrain from making herself alluring to the men of her nation who are fighting the great fight. On this side, the Amert- can girl who acts toward the young American bero as the French girls are praised for doing over there would quickly find herself tn the claws of a stern policewoman, and disgraced for life. If she would keep out of a ‘Home for Girls’ or a #tmilar Institution she must walk a chalk line and repress all natural instincts Does she sit on the baach at Coney Island with her soldier sweetheart's arm about her waist, she tncurs the risk of being run off, or ‘run in’ Every time she picks up a newspaper she 1s warned against marrying the American soldier, no matter how much she loves him or how fine he may be-~because, forsooth, he might be wounded and come back a cripple, or be killed! “It seems that Government and our older people are in a con- spiracy against the young girlhood of; America. Our girls are ‘shooed’ away from our brave boys, told to ‘send them away with a smile’ to the arms of the French and English girls, who greet them with smiles and send them away with oceans of loving words and tears “I cannot admire the eptrit of the women of our allies, who thus shame- our Jing in good sized type, "Gott mit; lessly set themselves to rob the girls By Helen iH. Hoffman Une I une . a tong-naht soos ¢ who aro giving up their men to fight lth ¢ ‘Oh, that’s nothing,” explained 4 ro Mt had lain close to the heart of for them. We thought wo were mug. 14, |Pretent owner. ‘The Boche soldiers|s human being, mad with murderous merely lending them our men to help| FREGRET that the Prussian War| have those words on everything. Y ent upon an innocent people defend their life and liberty, but they| | Lord and his group of chief ban-| find ‘Gott mitt uns’ stamped in metal Take it," he urged. “Keep it as & seem to think wa have no rights in dits could not have witnessed the] etters on their belts, their guns and|*vUvenir of our success out there,” be thé matter that they are bound to re.| 8*2@ I Saw this morning, He would| many articles of their equipment. |® we Glancing toward ule Soepbala spect. And our poor little American|*e@ at & moment's glance that he i#{ And, take it from mo, those Gormans| WhO 4 q to rey ning he sala girls, conspired against abroad and now fa0e face with 74 un ronquer-| carry some junk with them a tied REM VARER VERY, HOE e P A ia qa} Sble spirit; a spirit deadly in its} “1 should say they did!" exclaimed dhees ee the peasants ue nee meaning to his limitless ambitions, another boy aa he reached for @ Teed - bet we will” aahesd Bort s For pure, unadulterated nerve, 1 a@hioh hala’ ill ‘And we'll get plenty more of these by living lonely and lovoless lives and i . never saw, nor have I ever heard of al properties. BHOne won't We | orce @ brave sinile while contem-| "ever S& Atle ah ees Yep," said Bert. 11 get more plating the ‘beautiful romance’ of the| *2¥thing to equal that which was dis- Carefully he opened the bis and drew ake tne French woman with the American| Paved by the American boys this lout & clumay folding pocketknife. It]! PRIdnt Sasltate ana ianeas ot tran nan that should have been hers. MOSER OS: BABI ATES 130 eed JAE SE Benddomely Qarved. dare aoe) Tee ideo Ar eikuaval “MRS. GM" Pen ADA J0ne vallable epee {cred wood, ‘The boy beran to open n® boy's bandaged foot, and hie But cheer up, girls! I do not be.| 0m the lawn, in all the available space tit, ‘There was a vicius looking prong | (2 4 > thea Ghinlce Stra 4 outside the wards, rqsted army Cots} shaped piece of steel, a narrow steel | &Yt smiling face, shining with a} Neve that any American with tho) pearing thelr burdens of wounded, blade and half a dozen other attach. | rt of hallowed determination and | spent nas ey ae bone Ds eoeiri| ORY, & few hours before, many of | ments, making in all @ suilictent num |" pe male ces " « ‘| these boys were in the midst of the |ber of tools to accomplish any task And this is the sort of spirit | whose land and language are equally| carnage and the big succasa, that |¢, “8 ae aaa Ll to| BOFved all part he Amer-| eign to him, And here is a reas-} prought a bright light to their eyes |, aller and perhaps equa un Army in France, {rom the uring tribute to the American girl! when they discussed portant tusk of opening a box of sur.| Youngest to the oldest man, from the] rom ore of the first of our boys s With bandaged arms and feet, with | dines, 1 mention sardines because| &htly wounded to the desperately| versoas. He write clothing half burned or shot away,|ihey are frequently on the menu | ick | “As for France, the people are nice, th injuries which may render them] cards in Paris. If Oya, who are so anxious! but why American tourists have left! cripples for life, the boys enthusi Two young soldiers 1 observed git- |‘? job," they express) elr money here is a mystery.|aatically declared that the euccess|ting toxetber very chum-lik ar returned to the battle-| France is old-f. ned—no Improve-| they helped to wage during the pre-| gathering of returned een, and Ket no further opportunity| nts, comforts or even necessities,!yious three days’ drive was welllfrom the same sta elp drive the Bocbe out of stolen a no progress, and, to be} worth the cost. going to k toges t air terrrory and jeave the world in peace, | L honestly would not cha cal Most of the boys curried some lt-| younger one. He had his f no fault of theirs. Thoy| f our smart New York ladies,| tle souvenir of that last hour's str ahead and ine’ ciaal Sra expressed themselves jn no delicate] ing ladies especia for all the|gle at the front, And where Ii My Jaw bone is cracked, t 8 all, over the hard luck that had be-| ! n France, Our American girl! groups of five or six boys were col-| ne yaid, in good hutnor | fallen them fore they could play al knows how to dress better, she is/lected they passed thom around for] out o! H ecard cu ter part in pursuing the enemy holler and much more ins! inspection fired 3 | than th average French A Ken ky exhibited a _ b who returned French for that mate! funr king German timepiece, a y noul souven sined that they hat is one reason I voted for! ar f the fray, while a youth G \ x lal napsack, with the Ww n Suffrage right here in) from the Middle West generously of i 1 an of coffee it contained, “Anal Fr Jfered matches to the men with|who wore You can have © can of coffee was about all they| In the words of "Mrs, A. W. N,,"| cigars, from @ matchbox distinctly |said, offering it to me with w quizzi-| seemed to carry in the way of provi-| who sends me this honest compliment! “made in Germany.” ca) smile, sions,” explained one young chap rom one American boy to all Ameri-| It was just the ordinary little} 1 hesitated to accept it. A feeling! from a Southern state. “Sometimes an girls, “now isn't that enough to matchbox that we have in the States, lof disgust swept over me. 1 couldn't) vou would find ane oF twa Wetle niecae nuke any Aineriean girl happy and but the top of it was of meta feol sure of hey gweetheart's return?” ip bas relief was the German letter-| because it was soiled with the Bat-| Saye for the blood-stained clothing, ‘ en, — \) 2 fs {coe \\ Do Your Sunday Motoring at Home The Love That “Sent Them Away With a Smile’|YOU CAN ENJOY ALL THE INCONVENIENCES OF YOUR TO-MORROW'S OUTING WITHOUT YOUR AUTOMOBILE IF YOU FOLLOW THESE PICTURED SUGGESTIONS BY JOHNSTONE GLINDFOLD FATHER AND MAKE HIM FIND A ROAD - WHEN HE FAMILY BAWL HIM OUT (AS USUAL) PUMP UP THE HOT WATER BOTTLE -IT Gives ALL THE JOYS OF TIRE-TROUBLE GEAR UP THE FURNACE GRATE ~ITS JUST AS PLEASANT AS LYING DUPLICATED IN THE BACIK YARD iT MISSES (AS USUAL) LET THE WHOLE Noone Fighting Spirit of Our Soldiers Unquenchable Even Our Wounded in France Retain Their Zest for Combat Wi and Proudly Exhibit Souvenirs With the Slogan, ““We’re Going Back for More!” ural grime of the battlefield, but be and/bring myself to touch the thing, not of bls ck br , but that was all.” | en ATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1918 [Red Cross News of the Week ] | Sixteen Women Drive Ambulences Over the Road From | Detroit to New York—Brooklyn Chapter Motor Corps Is Being Rapidly Recruited—Red Cross Is Building Information Houses at Base Hospitals in This Country for Direction of Relatives Visiting Wounded and Sick —Work Is Speeding Up All Along the Line and All | Departments Report Great Work Being Accomplished, By Hazel V. Carter | HE Brooklyn Chapter Motor Corps is being rapidly recruited, wits ft headquarters at No, 164 Remsen Street, under the direction of Mrs, Frank G. Hall. There are two divisions of Motor Corps Service, the first known as the Ambulance and Truck Service, the second, Transportation Service. Te qualify for the first division, courses in mechanics and first ald are ree | quired, also examination fm driving. To qualify fog the second division, | 4pplicants must have a knowledge of simple mechanics and traffic regu- lations and pass an examination to determine ability to drive. Drivers in Transportation Service will be required to provide their own cars and equipment and stand the cost of maintenance. FNSSPLADR County Chapter is setting an example to other Red R Cross chapters for efficient workroom methods. Here are the July results: One thousand elght hundred and twenty-six hospital garments were | made and 2,731 were shipped. In the knitted goods department 400 car ments were sent to New York, 1,880 completed garments were received by the department, and 1,198 were given out locally. Tae Home Service | Department cared for 29 dependent families and helped an average of 31 families each week. The total weekly expenditure for that department | was $159.26, ALL THE DELIGHTS OF A MOTOR TOUR CAN 6E DETOUR UP THE FIRE ESCAPE COMING my INCONVENIENCES OF MOTOR TRAVEL OR the conventence and comfort | F of relatives visiting sick or con- valescent soldiers and sailors at the Dig base hospitals in this country, the American Red Cross will bulld sinall information houses near the hospitals at each big cantonment. These one-story hospitals cover a} large amount nd and inter- connecting butl¢ nfus- ing to @ stranger trying to locate a special ward. As soon as these in- formation houses are built, all visit. | | ors will be direoted to them. Without | | bothering the hoxpltal office they can find where the relative ts located, and | the Red Cross people will supply | guides to take them directly to the ward. | Atlantic Division of the Red Cros celebrated its first birth. day recently, This department came into existence Aug. 13, 1917, with a force of four persona, one cutter, one assembler, one packer and the dire tor of the work. To-day the depar' ment occupies two floors of a build- ing at No, 5 Union Square, New York, 4 ier Cutting Department of the | and employs seventy-five per Where one year ago 7,000 yar ma ial were used per week in cut. | ting garments, now more than 110,000} | are required. RS. AUGUST BYLMONT has M been chosen assistant to the Wer Council, She will serve! withont pay for the period of the war. | “9 | UNDREDS of women who never held a needle in their hands and never saw a owing machine to-day are bearing the brunt of the Redgt oa9 task of | oviding hospital garn and ot. er war requisites for our soldiers over there. | This was the statement made to: day by Miss Allee Day, head of the AND ENJOY ALL THE York County Chapter. And she does. But it’s quite some job. fitting impressive oO MORE N tribute could be paid to the American Ked Cross than that which Pershing’s veterans gave to the New York County Chapter the other evening. Riding up crowded Fifth Avenue atop a line of motor buses, they were acclaimed by throngs, Every- whore there were cheers, waving fags and evidence of the honor due these or As the first of the motor buses proached 36th Ntreet, where the New County Chap of the Red € has iis headquarters, the vete erans as one man stood erect, saluted and gave one great, spontaneous cheer that could be heard for a dozen block& The crowd was stilled for a se L They realized the true significan: the veterans’ tribute, anew from the throngs all avenue a cheer that will never be for- gotten. MERICAN and Italian forces will be nursed at @ new Red Cross centre at Milan, Italy, accord- ing to word received yesterday by the Bureau of Nursing of the Atlantic Division, The centre will serve as & place of mobilization for all American nurses in Italy, Each nurse arriving trom the United States will be placed in the fleld for which she is most fitted. With th al in Italy of Amertean @ Italian front, it was found n ry to establish a molern hospital in Genoa to take the place of the small but perfectly equipped hos- pital in Milan. The Academy Workroom in Brooklyn, known as one of the busiest Red Cross ceatres in New York, ‘ sending out a call for more helpors. In spite of the fact that many of the workers’ were away during the sum- mer, the output was maintained. Owing to the greater demunds at present, the Academy hopes to greatly enlarge its number of workers beginning with this month. REENWICH ( - beginning the EL! VILLAGERS are fall season with | | Department of Auxiliaries of the New | York ¢ y Chapter of the American ewe | Ked Cross Abie Van ebatlan fine sakce iueniog ut a thousand warmenta a day right now?” said Miss Day, “Stop to thini| that a year of a0 ago wa couldn't ive turned out ONE garment a day th the Boche with the same women at work that wo ave now We have filled every requirement the dust-covered faces, the bandaged |? the Doya over there, All orders frou | arms and legs, the torn and burned |e et We are far in the| nthing, the boys, sitting about on|\l.4 on surgical dr 5, We bave this beautiful Sunday morning, one rt women sewers knitter, might have pictured at a untry | women who never he needle and tc, ax the white-robed hospital at-|'hought a sewing machine was run | motive powe nts passed around the tin lunch- Jina Bay falle the task ef seeing | on plates to this cheerful group of verything runs smoothly in. all he 475 odd auxiliaries of the New i "Women “Who Diove Nalin From. Det new energy at the Red Cross workroom. The “regulars” are getting back fron) vacations and many pew workers have been recruited from the village roit to New York Pian Y uh . Shahn, 4 Shs AM BOLAINGE DROVE TO NEW Yor ~~ Conve BLAS) Tht et he Sixteen women Motor Corps driv- Auantic Division of the American Red Cross, with their | commander, arrived here this week rived in formation down Riverside Drive and through Cen- tral Park to a garage in East 64th Street, where the ambulances will 1M sixteen ampUIKneES WHICD Lhey be stored, Later they will be de- had driven from Detrolt, They ar+ livered to various units of the Red column ers of the 1S Iw CHARGE Cross Motor Corps. ‘The unit wae commanded by Dr, Smylie of Atlantic Division and Capt, Louise Spaulding of the Buffale Cross Motor Corps. Twelve of women drivers are from f four from Westehester Co f