Life — April 1, 1915 — page 46: what you’re looking at

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WHEN IT LEAKS OUT THAT YOU HAVE A NEW SET OF GARDE How It Was Done Epvitor or Lire, Dear Sir: Having seen in your current issue that you have published some facts concern- ing the German atrocities in Belgium, I thought you might be interested in the following account of the death of Charles Deschars, who was for four or five years French Consul at Mannheim, and later was appointed Commercial Attaché in the French Embassy at Berlin. Following is an exact translation from a letter re- ceived by me from France: - « + I went to-day to the fun- eral services of Charles Deschars, who was supposed to have been taken prisoner, but who was assassinated in the following manner: Serving as interpreter and lieutenant, he was wounded at Ethy, and remained in the ambulance at Goméry, in Bel- gium, with other wounded who were unable to walk. The Germans ar- rived. A non-commissioned officer accused the wounded of firing on his men. Deschars. supported by two Red Cross attendants, ap- proached the German in an attempt to save the ambulance thus menaced with destruction on a false accusa- tion. At his first words, the German brute drew his revolver and deliber- ately shot him at arm's length. He then ordered all the other wounded Killed. Deschars’s parents tried in vain to get news of their son, A Red Cross attendant, who was pres- ent at this scene, having been re- cently exchanged, brought them the news of the mner of their son's death, giving them terrible details He only escaped himself by feigning death. Monsieur and Mme. Jules Cambon were present at the fin eral services, which were held in Pari ss 3" Should you desire references for the authenticity of the above, my brother THE NEIGHBORLY SPIRIT From Our Readers in-law, who is a resident of St. Louis, with whom I am at present staying, will lad to furnish them. He is T. B. Hamilton, general manager of the Van- dalia Railroad. Sincerely yours, Marte Louise Brest. St. Lovis, Mo., February be 1915. Yes? Eprror or Lire: T note in your February 18th number under that interesting caption “ They Say” One man with God is always in the majority."—Emperor William. It is quite probable that this sentiment is shared by the only man-size ruler whom I now recall on the face of this infested planet. It is probably shared by every other man big enough to cut serious ice in the world’s affairs. But among all your violations of neu- trality, it seems to me a little extreme that an American paper should forget the great American who put this noble truth in the archives of humanity, And Lire is old enough to know better. More than half a century ago William Lloyd Garrison was some figure in Amer: On one occasion in New York he was speaking as only he could speak against human slavery. It was as large an audience as could be accom- modated in one of the largest halls of and, being in New York, the ce was distinctly hostile. Cat-calls and hisses Garrison stood lithe and erect until they got tired. An influential citizen, not unfriendly to him, caught the floor and said: an history ew Yor! andie rose to a storm. mins TOOLS “Mr. Garrison, don't you see that you are in a hopeless minority Garrison stood a little straighter yet and held a very quiet forefinger out, and said very quietly in the hush which had allen upon the audience: “One man and God are a majori So far as I know the record, he is the father of this most manful of epi- grams. So far as I know, no man now leading a nation and loved and revered by a nation is more fit to reiterate that senti ment than the gentleman to whom you have attributed it as its author. Sincerely yours, Cuas, F. Luss. 8, CaL., 1915. Los AncE February 17, Sophonisba’s Record Lire, To tue Epiroxs or Gentlemen: You do not seem to run any regular column on “ How to keep well”, but you are doubtless interested in the subject of health, and must be in touch with numerous specialists in preventive medi- cine who can give good advice to those in perplexity. We were so late in having the tonsils of our eldest boy taken out that we were subject to the derision of all our friends and Since then we have been much more active in attend- ing to the physical needs of our children, and although poor are willing to make any sacrifice with a view to keeping up with modern ideas on prophyla Our youngest child, Sophonisba, is now somewhat over five vears old. The (Continued on page $97.) relatives, comichooks.conp