Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-06-27 | Page 11 | War Widows Mourn as Frenchmen Go to Front

WAR NAR WIDOWS IDUS MORAS MOURN MOR AS FRENCHMEN GO TO FRONT PARIS June 26 Tho 26 The matrimonial mobilization precipitated by the call to a arms last August is ia far tat from complete In consequence there thore are Bre thousands of women wearing weaving mourning mourn mourn- ing lag who ho are legally debarred from tho rights of ot a widow Two thousand five IhO hundred hun red marriages marriages mar mar- of ot soldiers the colors were celebrated In Paris alone alono durIng during during dur dur- ing the first two weeks following the outbreak of ot tho the war var Several thousand thousand thou thou- sand and more morEl were obliged to leave for tot totI I i the front without regularizing a I. I sit situation sit sit- nation that has become hopeless for man many women and nd children and will become hopeless for many more The procurator of tho republic did what ho hI could by ordering mayors mayors' to disregard gard the rules parliament helped by authorizing marriages s at atthe atthe atthe the front front even even by proxy but red tape taD had wound marriage so tightly In its tangle that oven with carte carto blanche from their superiors the mayors were unable to satisfy all demands War will have had tho t effect tt t of or reme but In tho meantime Incalculable harm has be become become be- be come como permanent Doctor Chervin stated before the Society of Statistics that families famines lies nes in Paris aro are In man Inan an irregular situation situation situation situ situ- before the law Jaw and arid society A large proportion of ot th these o w would uld have been regularized If ft less difficulty were wore placed In the way 1 of ot marriage Co A great many per persons ons are unable to produce the birth certificates certificate re re- re their their own and their parents Many others In the tho face tace or of ortho tho the Inevitable Inevitable- pouting posting of 01 their names ten days beforehand 1 on the walls of ot the tho mayors mayor's office thus giving a choice opportunity to the gossips of at their quarter A vigorous campaign has haa begun among members o of the Institute to hasten legislation that will remove all routine obstacles to marriage Joining their efforts to those who are fj fighting against tho the l tion o of Franco France they are confident 1 of It 1 ov overcoming tho the apathy of ot m meat L f fI I