NO SHIRKERS FOR THEM.
A society has been formed amongst the young girls of Brittany, whose members promise not to marry any tii mi who ha> not been to the front to light for his country. This society does nut aim only at those who'have not responded t i (lie call or who have deserted, but to a!! those who have contrived to find places for themselves at the roar, although not afflicted with any grave infirmity. The motto of t'he Breton damse's is: " Hotter a crippled husband than a shirker!" One of them very tor.vlv and aptly summed up tlmr principles by saying: "I should prefer a man without an arm than one without a spirit!"
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 199, 11 August 1916, Page 2 (Supplement)
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117NO SHIRKERS FOR THEM. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 199, 11 August 1916, Page 2 (Supplement)
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