The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-11-20
FRANCE TO MAKE WAR
ON REVOLUTIONS
Police Try to Bride Paris Jour
nalist
CHILD MURDERS BABY
The HobbIe Skirt Is n Dead Issue In
Paris-FrencH Like Athletics
and Want to Learn From
English
CHILD MURDERS Bah
BY PAUL yILLIERs

Paris. November 1sL(Special THE
French government is said to be deter
mined to put an end to the machination.
Of the violent revolutionists and regalist.
who haunt this city. There are men her.
whose presence is regarded as a menace
to the republic. Disorder and talk of dis
order constitute their stock in trade
They are not the members of labor organ
izations, but royalists and monarchists
who still cherish. the hope that another
French monarchy is not a midday dream
Il is said that the recent railroad strike
vas financed by French rnonarchists. l,
is whispered in government circles thai
several members of the cabinet have
lrged the deportation of any man who
aises his voice against republican In.
situations.
Criticisms of the administration way
u doing things will be allowed. but at
sacks on the republic itself will not be toll
rated If these officials have their way.
A peculiar story of an attempt on the
part OF the police to bribe revolutions
Try journalist is current here.
M. de Marmande, a well known an
Archist on the staff Of the Libertaire. re-
.sived communication asking him
whether he would join the Surete Gen
fale-in other words, become a spy in
ne pay OF the police. BY appointment, d
nan who said he had been sent by tn.
lnistry of the interior called and offered
him nrst 9l2. and finally eco. month il
- would keep them informed of all thai
'ent on within the office. Several friends
Of the anarchist had been placed
n an adjoining room to listen to the con-
sersation, and they took the visitor
straight to the nearest police station.
ine ministry of the interior deny that
they know anything of the matter.
Jean Grandlaise, aged 49, was married
/ Bourgival TO Marie Hussaint. aged 70.
she was his sweetheart when a boy. Sew
snty years ago he was a best man and
he bridesmaid. The whole village cele-
rated the event
There was much baseless talk about
Saris being In danger of starvation had
he railroad strike continued. France has
improved her waterways, even though
ne railway system has claimed for itself
he greatest share of public patronage
Now one can transport goods from
Paris via the Seine to Havre, and from
here to the English and other capitals.
0f course, large steamers cannot ply be-
tween Paris and Rouen, but they certain
do from Rouen down to the mouth of
he river. In fact, those now running
are twin-screw steamers of at least 500
ons burden, with nine feet six inches of
iraught. These steamers are so con
tructed that they can pass under low
bridges and canal locks. Reverting to
Frances great waterway again, the
government decided by reason of the
iood to pay even greater attention to I,
han before. commission was appoint
d to consider the question of strength
ming the Seine as q waterway. It's
most important recommendations were to
oe carried out at once. These are now in
curse of execution and include the re-
placing of the old low. narrow
ridges by high modern ones of steer.
fhe Seine, moreover, Is being widened In
he vicinity of Ilede la Cite, SO as to en-
.ble large steamers to anchor and dis
'harge their cargoes at the Quai dAus-
erlitz.
A railway strike cannot control the food
.upply of Paris unless the maritime arm
s party to it.
A due, with a real effusion OF blood-a
sufficiently rare event in encounters OF
his kind to make it noteworthy-took
place on Sunday last between two colon
ial officials One of them Ia a civil SER
sant lately returned from Porto Move
md the other is the medical officer of Q
battalion of colonial troops The cause
u the duel has not been made public
but the two adversaries. after the usual
2reliminaries. met on the Grande Rous
de Paris, with swords in their hands.
The first recontre passed without dam
lge to either combatant, but in the Sec
ond the doctor ran his sword through
he muscles of the forearm of the civil
servant, who was the challenger. The
wounded man wished to continue the
fight, but the doctors interviewed and for
babe 1t. and the combatants left the
field without having been reconciled.
The wounded man threatens to send an
other challenge to the doctor. who says
hat If 1t be issued he will break the
mans nose and crush his hat over his
eyes in the most conspicuous place here.
One by one the old Parisians, who were
conspicuous during the second empire.
are vanishing and the name OF the Mar
quis Philippe de Massa has been added
to the death roll, which includes such typ
ical Parisians as General Galliffet.
The Marquis who was found dead in
bed one day last week. was an old COM
rade of General Galliffet, by whose side
he fought in Italy in 1859 and later in
Mexico. He was fine sportsman, dar-
ing horseman and had written several
plays. one of which was produced at the
Coincide B'rancaise. He was also the
outhor of songs and verses.
The ''hobble skirt" is dead in this city.
at least 1t has been killed by a success
sion of accidents During the last few
weeks ladies wearing this peculiar cos
tune have fallen SO often and SO awk-
Hardly that several arms and legs have
been broken. and the Parisienne has now
definitely decided against the ''hobble
skirt" Her decision has brought with II
! curious little crisis in the secondhand
clothes trade. At the old clothes market
thousands OF ''hobble skirts are on sale
at prices varying from three francs up
wards-but there are no buyers.
The ''hobble garter" is the latest in
vention. This contrivance consists of q
pair of garters joined together by "a
third, and acts as snackle just below
the knees, it's purpose being to prevent
the wearer stretching limbs far enough
to unduly strain them. This idea of three
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