The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-18
NEWS LETTER FROM PARIS

Paris, Oct. 1S.-An excellent idea o
what a modern land battle Is like wa
obtained during the French arm
maneuvres, when Gen. Nicola
Chomer, commanding the $4,000 mel
of the southern army, did not see
regiment during the five days nor o.
the final day Of the battle did he hea
a gun.
The generals headquarters on tn
last day were in a pleasant Waysid
tavern, twenty-five miles behind tn
firing lines, which extended about tn,
same length. A large scale map o
the region was spread upon a table,
row Of telephones like that in a New
York brokers' office was on a wall IL
the dining room, the tables of the fielC
telegraphers were on the other sid
Of the room, and wireless instrument,
cracked in an outbuilding. On thu
meadow adjoining military aeroplaneE
arrived and departed, adjutants taking
the reports of h aViators.
Three coionels of the staff collatec
the telephone, telegraphic, and wire.
less reports and the airmen's observa.
lions, moving colOred ~broadheadeC
pins on the map, thus indicating from
moment to moment the relative posi-.
lions of their own and the enemy's
troops.
General Chomer studied the map at
tentlVely. Now and then he gave a.
order concerning the movement of his
troops or discussed with his chief-of.
staff the significance of the informa-
ton just received.
Gen. Paul Pau, the commander-in.
chief of the rival northern army
under much the same circumstances
sat some fifty miles away, sending his
brigades and divisions into action, with
no more of the tumult Of war than is
heard during a cable chess match.
Visitors to the prefecture Of the de-
partment Of the seine are always
handled with Gloves for, according
to a peculiar and ancient custom. per-
mission to enter the projects room
cannot be obtained unless the caller
wears gloves.
AS soon as the g~loveless person
enters the reception room, the usher
remarks: " our gloves, p~lease?" If
the visitor replies that he has no
gloves, the official y Then I will
ind you some" He keeps a large box
filed with gloves Of every size and
shade, from which he provides the
visitor with a new pair, for which he
is expected to pay the equivalent of
so cents.
The budget of the project of the
seine for 1914 is estimated at an
equivalent of $85, 800, 900 or {, 800, 900
more than this year. Among the sug-
gestions for raising the revenue it that
a special tax shall be placed on foreign
residents living in Paris, based on the
rental of their houses or apartments,
The America colony is very strong in
Paris, and if this recommendation
were to be adopted, it would affect
1000 or 5000 families.
The success of Roland. Garro's re-
cent daring flight across the Mediter-
ranean sea has caused the POSTPONE
ment of a play which was shortly IA
open in one OF the Partisan theatres
Inc whole plot OF the piece apparent
~ hinged on the impossibility OF fly
ing from France to North Africa
winch is now shown to be easy. The
Atlantic ocean,, it is stated, is to be
substituted for the Mediterranean. buI
this will entail the Encouragement OF
so much Of the play that it will not
be ready for some time.
Wireless telegraphy has enabled tn,
French and American authorities t.
determine within the Tooth part Of 8
second the difference in time between
Paris and Washington, but expert,
ments are still in progress for tnt
purpose Of eliminating all errors.
The French government has sent 3
commission to Washington to renew
jointly with the American officers al
Arlington the exchange Of wireless
signals with the Eiffel tower. 1t is
composed OF Martial Simonin, an as.
trOnomer OF the Observatory OF Paris
capt. A. Carrier, Of the Colonial in.
tantry, and Naval Lieutenant Gignon
Prof. Henri Abraham, OF the Sor.
bonnie, sailed later to join the party
with the object Of studying with pho.
tOgraphic registration wireless sig.
nails n experiments in the veloclt,
IN the propagation of wireless waves
Later in the year the first party re.
turns to Paris. n will be replaced
by Eloi Viennet, an astronomer OF
the Observatory of Paris, and p
Auverny, an ensign of the navy, VIII,
have ben working in the Eitfel tower
The American Navy department a,
the same time will send an a%strono.
mer from the naval observatory ir
washington and one or more officers
with the same objects, to Paris.
The officers of both naVies will thus
work first on one side and then or
the other, so as to eliminate as tar as
possible errors arising from the ner.
ona equation. The astronomical in.
struments used in the observations
will also be employed first on one siut
and the on the other to correct suct
slight variations as may be due r.
1mperfection.