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Show JAPANtSp WOMEN AND THE WAR. There are many instances In Japan of soldiers who have, loved their country more passionately even than their families. fami-lies. Americans may think It horrible and incredible. 'Wt we Japanese women understand the Intense feeling of loyalty which predominates above everything in our soldiers' hearts. In the Interior of Japan a young; farmer, far-mer, on the outbreak of. war. was suddenly sud-denly caUed to. the colors. Two days' preparation was given him to settle his affairs and to start for Tokio. His wife had a very young infant. The young mother was so overcome with grief at this unexpected news that she fainted away and within an hour died, leaving he husband alone with the new-born babe. What could he do with it? Who ?Utlt care ,uch m,te? Feeling that his own life was forfeit to bis country, coun-try, the poor man. in an frenxy of passionate pas-sionate grief, killed his own child. Of course the law had to step in and he had to be tried for murder. A merciful Jury acquitted him on th ground of emotional emo-tional insanity.'-Madame Uriu. in Har-persBamr. Har-persBamr. ... |