El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-05
WOMEN RISE
To FILL THE
MEH5PLiGE5
Few Men Are Left in Paris
and Burdens Are Borne
Cheerfully by Women.
BUSINESS STOPS
IN FRENCH CAPITAL
By LA RACONTEUsE.

II ARTS, France Sept with their
men whisked away to war al
most before they knew 1t, the
women OF France are taking up every
duty OF life except one, the fighting.
The feminine cab driver. who had dis
appeared from the bOulevards for a
year, has come to life again Women
are replacing men in baking bread.
butchering, and even collecting fares
on the street cars
The Frenchwoman is hard pressed.
But she is showing what stuff she Is
made Of It is a common remark here
that when the war is over the vote is
sure to be given 10 the French woman.
Just because OF the demonstration OF
what she is capable OF doing in the
absence Of the men
Brings Out the Good.
It IS a kindlier France, a friendlier
France. under the shock OF war All
that is good in the French is brought
to the surface The stranger in their
midst has become a near relative The
people OF Paris have melted into one
tune The women feel thrown upon
tune. The women fell thrown upon
each others aid now that the men have
gone
The problem simply Of Housekeeping
even with money is difficult one.
Milk and butter have ben cut off and
gas may 90 out
No Men Left.
At the outbreak OF the war II was
announced that 100, 900 men would be
left in Paris as servants, clerks. chauf-
feurss builders, letter carriers and the
like But this report must have been
untrue All the big shops closed long
ago and now most Of the small ones
have their shutters up All is desOla-
! ton along the Rue de Ia PAX The
usrTaT animal rnrrfrTrfargs onaufmr- or
August IS was lacking The Bon
Marche. Galleries lafayette and Prin-
temps have their windows closed and
one OF two doors open Inside the
counters are clOth-cOvered and one is
reminded forcibly Of house cleaning.
1t would be no use to open, for there
are no customers The women are
thinking of other things than finery-
The grand opera, all theaters, moving
picture houses, in fact, every place Of
amusement is closed The upper classes
have mostly left town and apartment
houses with their closed blinds meet
the gaze everywhere Only the lower
and middle classes, one would conclude,
are left behind TO guard their beautiful
city
Many German Atrocities.
Every day one hears worse tales OF
German atrocities Undoubtedly many
OF these have grown IN the telling For
instance. II is recOunted on the boule-
wards that when the legions OF the
kaiser marched through Brussels, dis
playing their famous goose step, they
DRAGGED along two Belgian Officers
with hands shackled. tied to the Uhlans
stirrups with straps. The crowd
showed Indignation and officers there
upon pushed their horses through the
spectators, threatening them with their
swords
The Germans are also said to have
insulted the Belgians by dressing up a
bear to represent king Albert and max
ing him bow to his guardians
German soldiers, IL is related. tore
from the wOmen's dresses the Belgian
flags which they all wear At Blamont
the Uhlans are said to have shot
young girl they met walking through
the field. They seized professor Colin
OF the college Of Louis lie Grant at Paris
as hostage and compelled him to walk
through the streets in his shirt and
barefoot
It was the accumulation Of alleged
instances Of Teuton atrocities which
caused N. Alessimy, the minister Of war,
to issue a decree that no special favor
be extended to prisoners by the French