Divorce is Increasing
Total Number for 1917 Was 1,705 Against 650 in 1918.
London, Oct. 4.–Divorce is increasing throughout the United Kingdom at an alarming rate, according to a white paper. The total for 1898 was 650. For 1917 it was 1,705, with the greatest increase recorded in the years between 1914-17.
Another development which the government views with alarm is the number of actions brought by husbands. Where once the petitioner was usually a woman, the past few years have so changed the situation that in 1917 the number of husbands seeking separations was 1,067 as compared with 638 wives.
(The Saratogian, Saratoga Springs, New York, Saturday, October 4, 1919)
Divorce is Increasing – Article from the Saratogian, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1919