The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-12
ExlPresident of Mexico
Having Fine Receptions
in France.

PARIS, Aug. AnatoIe France
the celebrated French novelist, hai
created something OF sensation II
circles OF Iiterat ure BY declining
promotion to the rank OF com
mander.
France declares that Victor Hugo
at the time OF his death was only an
officer in the Legion of Honor, while
Iamortine was only chevalier
AS France does not rank himself
with either one of these great
French literary lights, he decides
that It would be nl-ftting for him
to accept decoration OF greater
than those accorded to more distin-
guished authors.
Former President Diaz. of Mex
leo, who has returned to France az
ter a visit to Germany, continues to
receive honors from the Frencr
government. After being officially
welcomed at the Museum of the In
valfdes, General Diaz was received
Z by the city of Paris at the city hall.
| Genral Dlaz met at the dnXaiides
General Lanas and General Farny'
both of whom fought with him IN
the war in Mexico The Mexican is
= great ,admirer of Napoleon, and
often during the visit he stopped to
declare that NapoIeon's career was
not only a glory for France, but Tor
all humanity. The party visited the
Chanel, the Mortuary room where
is conserved the mask of the En-
neror. and finally the crypt. Gen
ar,I Diaz kneIt before the sarco-
,r,pus of Napoleon and when in
ne reliouary General NtoX placed
in his hand the the sword OF Au-
atarlitz. Diaz pressed his lips to
Ifba historic weapon angain anu
ior,in The former president had
Itba historic weapon again anu
Of the crypt looking into the last
Ires+inp Mace of the great emperor.
paris has Greek church ana
n, ,Iisb. American, Scotch, Dutch
M a other Protestant churches anu
there is now talk of therection OF
mosoue for the accommodation OF
IL 900 Mohammedfan residents 1t
win not, however, be the hrst'
Napoleon III, wishing the African
army to be represented in PARIS
ou a rtered a battalion of rineInen
d a squadron of Spahis in the Ola
IBonaparte barracks, upon the site
Of which the Orleans railroads
QUAY d'orsay terminus now stands,
Turkish baths, Moorish cafe and
mosque were established for the
Algerian. who were accompanied
cr IN, Algiers by Uleman in guise
\ nr chaplain. AFTER the War OF
I1&7O, the barracks We're occupied py
a battalion OF the municipal guard
The baths and the cafe. Joined to-
Igether, became 4 canteen, and the
mosoue was transformed into
Iclo+hfna storehouse. Even in 1897
Iuhap the building was demolished
70 make way for the new terminus.
Inc Arabesque decorations ana
! verses celebrating the glory of Allan
tand his prophet were clearly dls-
h iDruishabIe under the successive
Ieonts of paint and whitewash.
/ Increased cost of living in amer
lea. as shown by the report OF the
bureau of labor. is being parallelea
IN France, where the housing prob
.fle,n has become acute. There Is
little place in Paris for the man Oh
small means and a large family
i An illustrative case is the follow
ing: A working man. earning about
81 20 a day, and his wife and seven
children. wandered over the city
Hooking for lodging. He was able
to pay $50 year, but proPrietors
!, or houses of that price refused to
rcceive him when they saw the chill
dran Apart from the question OF
c,,i1dren. It is extremely difficult
for working man to lind accom-.
mediation in Paris at the present