The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-08-27
OF INTEREST
Mrs. Mary Rlnes Receives Interest.
ing EpistIe From Granddaughter
Who is in Paris.
Condition of Uncertainty Prevails II
French Capitol and War News
Is Eagerly Awaited.

French Capitol and War News
Is Eagerly Awaited.
Mrs. Mary Rines recently received
a letter from her granddaughter,
Miss Mary Newbert, who is in Paris.
Thinking it might be Of interest to
our readers, in view of the fact that
France is one of the nations, that is
engaged in the stupendous European
conflict now being waged, Mrs. Rines
has kindly offered portions of the
letter for publication. The letter
follows: .. nh
Paris, August 18th 1914.
Dearest Ma.-War is interesting
but I wish I knew the next move. I
received nice letter from you this
morning. We have been expecting
to 60 every day and have been kept
somewhat on the jump since
the commencement of hostilities.
I hope the American transports
will come for US because you
see we have already paid for our
fares home on an old German boat.
We are perfectly safe here I guess
but we would like to return; things
seem pretty dangerous all around.
Miss Noyes thinks that after the
war is ended we will get the money
for our passages back again. I hope
that is so.
We are living, at 43 Rue Michel
Ange in one little room with five of
US in it. We eat around the corner
with a nice French family and, truly
have lots of fun. We think we are
pretty fortunate, because some people
can't get places to sleep. We have
seen many soldiers go off to war, all
smiling. l wonder if they ever will
come back? We are always very ex-
cited to get the papers and hear the
news. Our dear French teacher has
gone to war and it makes me cry
every time I think of him and the
sweet family he has left behind. He
is not able to be marching in the
heat. We all wish we knew where
he is. - -. -, .ssg.fYss
Sunday we went to tiny Catholic
church and then afterwards took a
walk. We saw the cannons on the
top of the Eifel tower which is very
high and which the French people
use for their wireless messages. 1t
is this the Germans want to get at
to cut Paris off, so at night they
have search]ights on the top of it to
watch the sky so that no German
aeroplanes will drop bombs. That
is their great horror. With the
search lights there and on several of
the bridges it is wonderful to see.
We have been here in this room for
week now, because the hotel where
we stayed was German and we had
to get out. We expected to leave
for London and only take our hand
baggage, so we had to pack every.
thing we loved in suit cases and bag.
l said goodbye to my trunk, but
now we have them with us again,
but can't pack because we may have
to leave them anyway, so my suit
case is just the way it was when !
packed it a week ago Saturday.
got almost every thing I owned in it
and feel pretty good over it as
wouldn't have to leave very much.
We may 60 down and make band.
ages for the soldiers. I would love
to do it. In years to come 1 will
gather my grandchildren about me
and tell them how I was present at
the beginning of the great European
war of 1914.
We have certain kinds of papers to
carry with us all the time so that
they will know we are Americans
and not Germans nor enemies. It is
awfully exciting here. We have
plenty to eat now. For while they
thought it might be hard to get
food, but it isn't. It is all right. |
am happy over the French we are
getting now with this French family.
I told fortune with cards the other
day in French. ~...
Tomorrow morning we are going
down to the military school and see
some of the soldiers who are not vet
gone. It is one of the sights and
will be interesting to see. And then
the little boats are running on the
Seine and I guess we will take a ride
on them some hot afternoon. It
has been lovely here the last few
DAYS and no rain for about a week
which is remarkable. Paris seems
pretty gay again. During the first
days of mobilization Of the army the
streets were so bare and everything
closed and the stations were the only
crowded n)acns .n1 noon1o un~n