... they were determined to show they could work lust well as men they replaced Jean Proctor former land army girt and now chairman of British Women’s Land Army Society says: “At first the farmers were disgusted at the Idea of town girl doing farm work but ...

... fought to kill in others,” the Vicar says. THEY LIKE MIDLAND FARMS Midland Counties are always popular among land-workers, the Woman’s Land Army finds. There are several reasons for this. One is that the Midlands have a wide variety of agriculture. Wor ...

... LAND ARMY CLAIMS WOMEN TO CHALLENGE DECISION Women members are taking immediately the Government’s decision not to give war gratuities to Land Army girls, a Lobby corresipondent states. Miss Irene Ward's Woman-Power Committee—on which sit ...

... HEROES OF THE ARMY. ARTILLERYMANS TRIBUTE TO SOLDIERS IN THE TRENCHES. & letter bi« uncle, Mr. PkWingtoo, 61, Bnlstll Heath Bead, Sergeant Wilkins, of the Indian Army Corps, saje;— Within fortnight of landing in Prance we were within range of the German ...

... up. But on land the task was greater. ended the last war, a predominate military power. Then we threw it all away. Our Regular Army was a tiny force and thought little of our soldiery. Our attitude was not such as to attract | into the Army the best type ...

... Exeter to-day with the murder of Annie Gwendoline Armstrong, believed to be a Land Army girl from Carlisle. He was remanded Jor a fortnight. It is understood that the woman had been shot through the head. She was found at Redhills, on the outskirts of ...

... The party then adjourned deck, where appropriate selection musk: were rendered by a Sal ratoon Army band, and the army Oaf, the words, *• The Salvation Army; God direct as,” was furled Mr*. Booth. Mr. Eider Haggard and “Commander Tucker, who had both ...

... GERMANY'S OLDEST WOMAN. The oldest woman living in Germany (says the Central News) has been discovered by the periodical us dem Poeener Lande.” She Hedwig Strawna, a farm worker Dorxnova, in Posen. Her age has been officially proved be 118 years, she ...

... period of 10 years he was to the Army’s headquarters * in the capacity of national f tant and auditor. He has ■* Canada and Newfoundland on business, and has also visits United States and Switze His wife is a Swiss woman Basle, who formerly was * school ...

... Woman’s War This is the woman’s war, hai’dly less than it is the war of the man. She fights it, in a long term sense, with the best weapon of all if she has the responsibility of rearing a family. She fights it also with all the good spirit she can summon ...

... WOMAN’S APPEAL TO BE SENT TO THE The following letter from woman read Whiaton (Lancashire) Tribunal yesterday:— Our authorities tell ut that the army need* strong reinforcements, and the men haven’t the pluck we women mint go. Therefore that I kindly ...

... things which was regarded eminently satisfactory. Both the War ami the army lived under an incessant and übiquitous cnticistu. It was extraordinary thing that retired olheers the army seemed to know more about the proper conduct of the War than the soldiers ...