Evening journal., 1914-09-19
Miss HOFFECKER
SAFE IN LONDON.
Former Wilmingtonian, Mu-
sic Teacher, FleeS Paris as
Germans Approach
AT FRENCH CAPITAL
WHEN BOMBS DROPPED

Miss Caroline Hoffecker former
resident of Wilmington. who for the
/ past nine years has been studying
music in Paris, has written to rela-
/ tives that she has left Paris and is now
in London, where she expects to re-
main until the war is over Miss
Hoffecker wrote under date of Sep
I tember - from London, the letter be-
ing received today. She had intended
to remain in Paris. but as the German
armies approached the capital and as
German aviators began to drop bombs
! from aerOplanes she decided to Join
/ other refugees going to England. The
/ dropping of German bombs from the
air caused great CONSERVATION in
Paris, she wrote and she said Paris
was prepared for long resistance in
case of siege. Miss Hoffecker is a
sister of Representative Harvey Hot
fecker, of Newark, and of J. Irving
Hoffecker, of No 220 West Twenty
! second street, this city.
Miss Susan Simpson, of Hulcrest,
an aunt, received a letter mailed by
Miss Hoffecker from Paris early in
August when war preparations were
under way.
In part Miss Hofecker wrote
81 am thinking and dreaming of
nothing else but war-war-war. Since
Sunday, July "a we have been living
under the shadow Of the worst. At
that date one saw the street full of
anxious faces, every one buying and
reading newspapers in a vertable
furore.
Monday. July %. began the rush
on the banks. Every one, French or
foreigner, has drawn his last cent out;
the crowd around the banks is inde-
scribably dense People stood in line
from sun rise to sun set, to draw their
money out.
For the past week all coin became
scarce and all the shops aud res
taurants refused to accept notes. As
, the French government is very
! rich and the banks quite solid there
has been no panic but great anxiety
3 land perhaps ever caution this line
The result has been the paralysis of
D. all trade-an absolute suspension OF
money dealings.
Quietly and calmly. on the other
hand, began the mobilizing of troops
3 This is more different matter, after
/ the nature OF the military organiza-
tions of these ancient countries, in
) France than in America or England
Every man is being summoned out
d lreservists and all How bravely they
. go, but how sad the women and
S children look whom they leave be-
hind. Destruction to those who seeI
= to make war! Business places and
- restaurants are closed because own
r ers and workers have all gone to the
v army. Some cafes are closed the
streets half lighted at night Thl
Eimel Tower throws a search ligh
across the sky all night and every
p one is anXiously buying and readin.
the news. The city Of Paris and thu
=, whole of France has been declared by
, the government TO be in a state o
seige. There are two sorts of seige.
-one coming from the nation itsel
and the other from the enemy.
I'VE are in the former state. Auto.
busses, automobiles and carriages have
gone to help the Soldiers Only a very
few car lines street and few under
ground lines are running for the public
We are ready to drop from the forced
, marches this obligcs us to make. Peo.
, pie are busy procuring dried provisions
like rice, beans crackers, or canned
goods, lest food should fail. such wagon
loads are going TO the army.
Z "Since Sunday. August 2 no one i.
allowed to leave the country without d
l. passport All foreigners staying her,
must take out papcrs-Germans am
Austrians are naturally obliged to leave
I within twenty-fom hours. Since Au-
e gust England has refused to receive
L Americans who can not show through
b tickets to America. The steamboat cora.
e panies are overlooked and promis.
nothing. Trunks are lost and cannot hC
: reclaimed. No baggage is allowed on
boats or trains, except handbags. All
automobiles entering Paris are confs
Gated for war purposes. This applies &c
Americans or to any mortal person.
81 went to the American Consul:
Sunday to get an identification
There were hundreds of Americans
there. / stood in line three hours
after having walked from the edge o.
Paris to its center. Since then ] hav,
been running to the Prefecture of PO
lice and a number of like places.
stood up this morning in line before
the police quarters of our distric
from nine o'clock until two and tool
such a cramp from fatigue that I hat
Z to give up my place. Had l stayed
, would have had my turn by eigh
o'clock in the evening Some people
stand in line all night either before
I the banks or the police headquarters
, And remember. this is happening il
every district in Paris-in almos
, every street, for every quarter il
: Paris has it's own bank, police station
|. etc"