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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
Rugs made from old carpets. Phone 1899.

Illustrated Souvenir Folders, colored
views Of Ell Paso & Juarez, also of the
Bull right Henry S. Beach, Wholesale
Only, 408 san Francisco st.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
SUGGESTS GIRLS CLUR
WITH aSPOONTNG Ranr

,s Chlcago: III, March S1.-To 5fsDo.o
he S 5sle * $4,000 gained from
aaIr IN 1898, a girls club vitb 5
SpGGoning parlor' lay be built tn
p6OJ t,', was discussed Monday bv ne
Potte,. t Sc OF women appointed BY ATrs7
DoaaLd OF women managers of the fs
mrs W P, COnger suggeste5
5 llIS GluD' where the members 90
IleeL Lhelr men friends Mrs Ps
Ih lsI advocated the buiIding
ttOGg5Ing mouse for young women
t tp!o lnaI plans of a CITY institn
'ils Alhu are already under W.
Get your April Fools en-
The Elite COnfectone
(Advertisement)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
PRESIDENT OF WESLEYAN
IINTUE, eInIE- rrrs.r.---,--.

william Arnold Shanl1lin. president NJ
WESLEYAN university at AIlddletown, Conn
Shanklin, jr., is visiting III Paso No NJ.
oeanAln Is one Of the leading educators
u, UI me country and is touring the soufb-
west on pleasure and sightseeing trip.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
NEGREss WHO STABBED
WHITE MAN Is TVNCEyE,D

Muskogee, Okla. March s1.-Marie
Scout; negress who on Sunday night
KlIIed Lemuel Peace. a young white
man. by drying knife into his heart
was taken out of the Wagner c0fIDt2
jail early today and hanged to a teie-
phone pole A masked mob over
powered the Jailor, a one armed mar.
threw rope over the woman's bes5'
and dragged her out of the Jail.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
Dr.. Anna Reum. Buckler Bldg Tel 577


Columbus, Ind March 3L-Hugh T.
Miller. formerly lieutenant governor of
Indiana, announced Monday that he
would be a candidate for the Republic
can nomination for United States SEN
ator before the Republican state con-
vention, to be held at Indianapolis April
% and %.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

Observations taken
At 8 a m 10Th me-
-idian time Cs a. IA
q PasO time). March
81. 1914.
Forecasts.
Ell Paso and vicin-
ity-Fair tonight and
Wednesday.
New 1Iexico-Fafr
tonight and Wednes-
day not much
change in tempera-
ture.
West Texas-Fair
tonight and Wednes-
day
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

Vacuum Cleaners $500 down and IS 90
per mOnth-Free demonstration. Texas
high prices" 119 n Stanton St,
Phone 1920.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

Postmaster general BUrleson recently
appointed B. A. williams to the post
mastership.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

Thomas Hudson, of Deming, n. NJ,
is visiting FL Paso for a few days and
is at the Mccoy. Mr.. Hudson has been
a resident of Deming for twenty years
and was one Of the organizers of the
Adelphia club eighteen years ago. His
cousin, Col. Dick" Hudson, owned
Haywood Hot Springs for many years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
LANDSLIDE Thrcatens villages

Venice, Italy, March 31.-.A great
landslide threatens the villages or
ClauzettO and Vitodasio, in the prov
ince of Udine. Parts of the villages.
which are Inhabited by about 5000
persons each, have already been evac-
Uated in the fear of more extensive
slides caused by the overlooking of
the rivers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

DR.. A. T. Still OsteopatnIc infirmary.
DR.. Ira W. Collins, physician in CHEZ:
Dr.. NJ. Alkire, lady specialist; Dr. Carl
Gibson, 201 W. Missouri street. They
cured others. They can cure you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
BOSTON LISTED s.
e =. sTOCKs
UNLl -STED STOCKs

Cactus J. Overlook Bisbee. Arfz)
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Goidfieid iona S, ..-.....--........... ~
lnspirat ion Come, ''-.-s--'.---.-.. IL
Mason &C. G Copper OF Utah. ...-.... q
New - naIley -.-...-.--.--........ az
Ohio Co1Derl '------....--.-..... IL
Shat -.A antonio, part paid. .......'-' %
Sum nil ------..-........ -. p
Torf onab ---''.-.---. .....-.....
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

Mention: Notice is hereby given
that there has been seized in this col
lection district for violation of the
Customs laws one mule, with Mexican
brand. which will be sold in front OF
10 o'clock a. m. April 8, 1914. Anyone
claiming the same is required to ap-
pear within the time prescribed by law.
Zach Lamar Cobb, Collector of Gus
TOMS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

All afternoon and night trains for
tuesday are reported on time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
Dr.. Ebert, Dentist. 21e-2ls Mills Bldg.
Horsehaek Chnmpion Here.

John Agee, who holds the Police
Gazette medal for the worlds cham
pion horseback rider, was in FL Paso
yesterday en- route from the west TO
join Ringling's circus, for which he is
equestrian director. He stopped over
in FL PasO to visit with the circus folk
III the Sells FlotO-BuffalO Bill show.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
Ger your April FOOLS candy,
Inc Elite Confectionery. 3
ADVERTISEMENT
COMMISSION DECIDES 10
GIVE u VTnnne -

HTlH Nc
washington, D. c.. March 3i.-Tbe
rate case, chairman Harlan anD0,,1os5
today that the interstate commerce
commission had decided to grant the
request Of the railroads to hear their
concluding testimony today and Thurs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

Gar line. 500 per
Tobin Real Estate Co.
$500 CASH.
room red brick. 2 sleeping porches
highland Park Add Price $3.50
$500 CASH,
$S5 per month, including principal and in
terest, fine 4 room red brick, close in on
Kansas st. Price $4,000
$500 CASH,
$40 per month, including interest, new 3
room bungalow close in on Boulevard. all
oulltln features and heating plant Price
$3.50 CASH.
$5555 per month room house a dandy Price
$50 CASH.
20 per month, room new brick bungalow,
n. Ell PAso ST. BARGAIN.
room house in walking distance This is
a dandy. Let me show you will make
the price and terms right.
ALTA VISTA.
New bungalow, 4 fine rooms and sleeping
porch 40N1f0 IT. lot, Hueco St. Price $3.50.
LOTS-N. STANTON ST.
me lots 50N120 IT., walking distance.
S5k LOTS. PROSPECT AVE.
Price $500. win allow terms Don't over
look this.
BTUNDY AVE, CLOSE IN.
E!ne building site, only $500. This is
s75O-MUNDY HEIGHTS.
Fine corner lot, 40 IT. wide. You can't
I5OxI2O TT. N OREGON ST.
II you want to figure on one Of the finest
building sites in FL Paso for business prop
erty, let me show you this one
LAND SPECIALS.
% acres this side of San Elzario As
acres alfalfa, 10 acres wheat > bitches
room house. $3.50 per acre takes every
thing, small cash payment, balance terms.
10 ACRE TRACT,
Canuuuo, all in alfalfa, under government
ditch. macadam road, $500 cash, balance
land pay for itself.
1-3 ACRES. YSLETA.
Car line and macadam road. house and
fences. Everything goes S225O, terms
25H ACRES
On interurban car line; house, fenced, bear
ing fruit trees, fine water, s miles from
FL Paso. $500 cash, balance easy, all for
$3.50 Can you beat it?
J. II. Griffin, With H. NJ. Maple.
SOC Mills Bldg. Phone 227
INCOME s122 PER MONTH.
ON $500 INVESTMENT.
Corner 7SX120 it. with IS rooms and
store, renting for 1922 a month. Price
$500 on terms of $500 cash balance notes
Can you beat this for interest.
Jay f. Knox.
20s Mills St Phone S43.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
p. Paget, dentist 500 Roberts-Banner
President ID InrestIrafc -.

Washington, D. c., March 31-Pres-
ident Wilson has promised Miss Mat
tie Tyler, granddaughter of president
Tyler, TO personally investigate her
case and do what he could to continue
her as postmistress at Cortland, Va
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

COTTON


New York Cotton Close.
New York March 31.-Cotton-Spot
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
WEATHER BULLf4lN

Z. S. DEPARTMENT. OF AGRTcu7-i
TCRE. WEATHER BUREAU,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

Phone for taxiCabs, rent cars.
limousine, auto baggage trucks. hacks
or livery everything on wheels. This
transfer is the most complete in the
southwest. Phone LOngwelIs night
or day
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
Better taxicab service. Phone 1.


john T. am, lawyer. s11-12 Caples Bid.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

fOT f6SulGs
4
.aid want az sIig -
,eing held. DO, tor ~ &
n n II Z. 1879
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x Jos
S co. Q. r. Armstrong
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HA55s FSl n LARGEST
;shed AGO.
-.
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rent at the Flato.
y furnished flst- 15g
y Z W ----n
one 6at3 location
d apt : -oo--- 7-..75
HeIyh 700 Mundy.
y ll-anea apis, sum
AAAH
I,o5--
Echo" -''-''
3 rooms furnished
s5l San Diego.
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CA-uillSneo-
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

an S0u OeaO ms ms lot interest
] 900 Mills Ct pto-a 80
/ - -----9 - none 90
20, ,,,-,.u,
FOR KENT
r. LuI, APT, ciose m. 800 09
] p fur ant \ lSs1SS.s -, 800 ~ ~ ~
/ . 1-.1i;p' ,; .-91i =, SloSe H. Sv-00
close in store roTS sDs,, ;-o " "
$500 per month
Wet, Dool-
/ Ground Floor HsrsId RID pbo,a $50
/
EoU pT1D-T
ant 900 NJ FO 44;- EaNt' ooo
! S p house 1913 FInffor 81 ~
r. furnished apt .-.,.-............ 5000
H. mouse. 90 Gladstone ----...-.... 5000
Eisk-Ramsey Realty Co.
Pnone 1913 Trust Building.
RIO GR4S5DF ST -
room modern ode 'is-A st bo5- 5onss street
paved and has wide parking, sleeping
! porches ana basement $500.
- douglas T. CrOWeu Agency.
-O9 4lIls Blag- Phone 5I8
Modern Ual5 B 3-A;si- NJ. 4-,z
large hall mantels. cellar 7 corneT lots
concrete fence and walks; fruit trees, shade
Yea, teuse anu AVN; government hill, 1
/ DOCK from car line Price only $500.
GAO acres of he ba.4 er,3i+ IN -, r
As miles east of FL Paso. adjoining vaI1e1-
on G. II R p smooth Iand et,eiIo2yI,,
water. bargain at Sc per acre; terms
$50 CASH
buys large . room red pressed brick house
Heights Price only $3.50, bal. $40 monthly,
y. Z. Heineman.
Phone SAS anu NiIe B6a 14iif O.
INV :, ~ $3.50
WIZ WIZ PA1 Rent?
on this room red pressed brick on lots,
8 blocks from car lines. and move IN.
Waus have just been tinted, all woodwork
business section rue from
Leonard z. GiIIett
29f Y. Stanton St. Phone 645s
LOTS.
S275 buys . lots, south front East FL Paso.
700 ySGO buys buy, lots level Highland Park.
Tav T Tznov
ono ar;us Ct NINA nj, o..
- -, Ehone $40.
DC ~ 10U 49,, MA y SSoO0 stock in a good bust
takes managers position With good Ia1arT
s,,ss ,7i 5rse 'iie money ana sooo refer
MES 'll' I - 1,,--..t--,4
Room 3o9 Two Republics Building.
/ oR RENI - particular healthy couple, |
= Wen Iurnlshed housekeeping rooms fO9 /
wyoming
FOR SATF-3 cows , f-os5 ava ,--i7I =, !
IN a month; also , horse cheap. 500 Wheel !
ing 81
NICE ROOM FOR RENT-Furnished or un- /
! uIIllsheo- I-IO \. III Paso. Phone S64S. I
sl$9o NOTES secured by, real estate worth 1
224OV. AooreSs = =. box 45f, FL Paso, 1
= -, :, ,---7,,-7--------
: OA D OhNAoHED housekeeping rooms. }
10 T.. missouri Phone 54l8-.
, NICE modern I7o7,geI-oo-7I-7,- 800 coo ~
Oehoa
FOR SATF-TFoussboIJ s-oo15s j-1-,-7j---
fs17o. L. III ,lsf 5 sooIs' nCLuulng
ple-'Y sl7v sguu-s morse, nlock 20, Govern
hehI I'm Acd- Phone $3.50
32O ACRES 7eIjTC7,isbo7 sooo- He e700-
splendid irrigabiet must reIinGnis 5b ~
week Phone 4S4g j.
NSygrER To VFSTFRDTV5S T5T-7TZTE
-pper left corner down in mans back.
u-t1vr I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

Get your April Fools candy
The Elite Confectionery.
advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

yer Recalling ut ScIdeu Dom
80 ne 1910 Grande was running so ss,--.,
al o.1, MzteT at the SeIden diversion dan
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
HERE'S 4 CASE

Where the owner needs money and Will
sacrifice 80 acre farm, excellent soil, land
an ready to put in a crop, house, wells.
barn; on main ditch and convenient to
paved road; minutes walk to interurban
car line. $500 per acre
TObin Real Estate Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

You'll never miss yOur train If you
use LOngwelIs taXicabs or auto bag
gage wagons. Phone 1.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

NIUTCn money N0IgeT Dies,
Chicago, H., March 31.-Rev James
Rowe, who is said to have raised more
money to pay the Indebtedness of small
Methodist Episcopal churches than anv
other man, died suddenly early today
at his home here. He is credited with
raising more than 100000 to pay off
church mortgages.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

RobbeTa Iakc EEDenNIVe FIumagc.
Minneapolis Mimi. March 31.-East-
er millinery goods OF a large down
town store were ransac6ed- Monday for
expensive plumage and only the most
valuable taken by the robbers. who
were declared experts. The loss, it was
said, would amount to several thous-
and dollars
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

FRr-r-v-, = - 49,
hOttALO Bills show took $4,000 in
cash out Of EI Paso yesterday. Put SO
cash and SO per month in a $500 acre
tract at Cinecue Park and you will take
out more than double your amount in a
few years
ToI,in Ro.I F-efata 70
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

Two Pistol Complaints, One Man.
Jesus Martinez. wear ing. it is
claimed. two pistols, was arrested by
the police Monday night. Two com
plants were filed against Martinez in
the county court, one for each weapon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

Dnvid R. Lane editor of the Santa
Fe Trail magazine. published at Albu-
querque, n. NJ, is visiting FL PasO for
a few days. Mr.. Lane formerly was
engaged in newspaper work, but save
this up to become editor of the mage-
zine mentioned. It is a new publica-
ton and is largely devoted 70 feature
stories concerning the southwest.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

Phone I for LOnEweIPs taxicabs OIL
rent cars-day or night.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
Robbers Take EzpenaIve PIumnge.

LOnEWeIPs auto baggage trucks call
for or deliver baggage anywhere in
Ell PasO or suburbs. Phone 1.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
PennsyIvania RaIIroad DlsmIsses 90

Pennsylvania Railroad Dismisses 500
Pittsburg, Pa, March 31.-Five hun
bred men employed in the shops of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company in
this district were dismissed Monday.
This action. the company officials say,
is in line with the entertainment pol
icy of the road. 1t was announced
that ten passenger trains would be
Withdrawn from service from the Pitts
burgh territory Wednesday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

VALLEY LAND
BARGAIN.
500 acres of valley land. all silt
soil on the new county road I mile
from the railroad station at TorniIIO
at $50 per acre easy terms.
$50 ACRES
one mile from Tornillo on new county
road at $50 per acre.
40 ACRES
At Socorro, north of railroad, tract
at $50 per acre: easy terms.
I6 ACRES
on macadam road opposite Belen. L
acres in alfalfa. $175 per acre.
kBrOaddgs 6 lie Baron.
Real Estate, Valley Lands
299-2I0 First Natl. Bank Bldg.
Phone 1853
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

steriiize5 sn5 retTrned t6e so1a 81
35c d dozen for the double edged kind
soc for the single edged. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
Fred j. FeIdman Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

Electric starters. magnetos repaired
Western Battery & Magnetic Co., phi. 1884
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-10-02
A Romance Of
Flowers
But There Was Much In
1t That Was Practical
By EUNICE BLAKE

Mary Blackmore had the misfortune
to lose her parents when she was six
teen years old and was left with no
support. A Mrs. Ashurst, an old friend
OF her mother, was the only person
upon whom Mary could rely for ad-
vice. This lady had her own peculiar
notions. She regretted the necessity
for women TO earn their own living,
assigning as a cause the gradual segre-
cation Of the sexes Reaching down
below this, she found a prime cause
In the increased expense of providing
for a family which threw men into
clubs, where they spent their incomes
instead Of on homes. This in turn
gave rise to women's clubs. and the
separation was complete. Among the
poorer classes the result was depend
ent directly on the high cost of living.
Such was the basis of Mrs. Ashursts
views. Though acknowledging that II
men would not support wives women
must support themselves, she depre-
Gated the situation. When Mary asked
her to help her to get work the good
lady let out a storm of reproach upon
men for spending their lives fritterinB
away their incomes instead Of choos-
ing various good girls who would be
helpmeets to them and enabling them
to concentrate the flow of loose change
constantly dripping from bachelors
pockets into family savings banks.
But" she added. Il admit that there
is a risk in any mans doing SO. There's
not a family of my acquaintance that
Is not spending every dollar OF its in
come, If not more. In trying to keep a
position among people who care moth
ing for them"
Having thus delivered herself. Mrs.
Ashurst concentrated her words on the
individual case of the applicant. I've
known you since you were a child,
Mary" she said. land I'm sure you
would make a good wife for some
young fellow who is beginning nfe-ae
you are. At the end of ten years he
and you would be better of than either
Of you would be separate. I won't try
to get you a position, for | don't ap-
prove of that plan for you But III
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-10-02

French authorities had a good many
things up their sleeve In the way of
provisioning their capital city. Since
1870 a great deal has been invented In
the way of tabloid foods. Hundreds of
thousands Of animals on the hoof can
be put into one large warehouse In tab
loid form.
1t was also said that the French
would turn thousands Of acres inside
the two outer lines Of Notifications.
but outside the city walls, into inten-
sive farms, where vegetable foodstuff
would be grown under glass. The
French are the most expert In the
world at farming under glass, growing
crop after crop, winter and summer.
on the same highly fortified soil.
At the beginning of the war there
was for a few days a rise in prices
Of food in Paris. This the government
promptly and effectively checked. pun
ishing the offenders Immediately. Lat
er official bulletins were issued. and
no one is allowed to ask more than
those explained to be the days rates.
From time to time these might be rails
ed or lowered. 1t was said. but 1t was
a precaution which helped the house
keepers tremendously. and they were
requested to make known any In
fringement of 1t to the proper officials
Many Parisians Left City.
Fear Of a siege. however. created
visible uneasiness. Inc the exodus
from the city assumed considera bic
proportions. Lines of people waited
at the railway stations There was
no panic. but the general belief that
the enemy would loon be at the gates
quickened the efforts Of those who In
tended to leave the capital
The authorities announced that Paris
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-10-02

for another fortnight. About 10000 OF
the inhabitants had succumbed TO the
siege. and all hopes of assistance from
the relieving armies before actual IA
mine should begin disappeared.
Surrender Of City.
On the I'D of January. 1871. NJ. Jules
Favre sought the German chancellor at
Versailles in order to discuss the con
ditions of a general armistice and of
the capitulation of Paris. The condi.
lions of this armistice were that the
forts of Paris and all their material of
war should be handed over to the Ger
nan army. that the artillery of the
forts should be dismounted and that
the regular troops in Paris should. as
prisoners of war. surrender their arms.
The national guard were permitted to
retain their weapons and their artil-
overwhelmingly so. in view of the
affairs that followed.
Immediately upon the fulillment of
the first two conditions all facilities
were I be given for the entry of sup
plies of food into Paris. The articles
of the armistice were duly executed.
and on the Both Of January a Prussian
flag waved over the forts of the French
capital.
On the I'd of March the assem-
bly, formally ratified the peace prelimi-
naries by a vote of SAG to 107. 1t had
been stipulated that the German troops
should not occupy Paris. The war was
over. and n of the most picturesque
sieges had gone down into history. On
the 10th of May the definite treaty of
peace was signed at Frankfort by
which France ceded Alsace and q por-
ton of Lorraine, including the fortress
rs of Metz and Strassburg. to her con-
queror.
A balloon letter from Paris dated
Dec. 81. 1870. written by the daughter
of Pasteur Armand Delille, a Profess
tant minister. tells of some of the dep
rivations suffered by the Parisians
during the long continued siege of their
city. The letter says:
81 cannot let Christmas day pass
without sending you a line containing
a thousand wishes for your happiness
during the coming year and good news
of your poor besieged cousins. We are
all very well and not one bit discour-
aged at the length of the siege.
"Of course. we are deprived of many
comforts. but we do not suffer. and as
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-10-02

was better prepared to stand a siege
than II was in 1870.
There were large stocks of -four. cat
tie. general provisions and coal actual
~ within the city gates. and large
stores continued to arrive every day.
The water supply was considered well
protected against n attempts of the
Germans to cut it off.
The decree issued by the military
governor. ordering all residents OF the
district within action of the city's de-
Tending forts to evacuate and destroy
their houses within four days. was a
formal notice to inhabitants of the
military zone. Army engineers recent
~ made a tour of the environs of the
forts and explained that tenants might
be called on to destroy their property
which was deemed an obstruction.
Many houses In the line of fire were
occupied by poor people whose sons
were at the front A large number of
these families lacked and
were without refuge. Nevertheless
they took the situation without COM
plant. although some addressed a pc
tition to the military governor. request
ing that he use the power vested In
him only as a last extremity.
Events Before Former Siege.
In 1901 Paris was taken by the
Germans after a siege of 1872 days.
which ranks as one of the greatest In
history. The events of the war which
led up to the siege were as follows:
Toward the last of June in 1870 there
arose In France what is known as the
Hohenzollern incident, brought about
through the expulsion from Spain of
Queen Isabella and the nomination of
Prince Leopold for king of Spain by
the king of Prussia.
This produced the utmost excitement
and indignation in Paris and led to a
declaration of war on July 20. Prep
arations were made on both sides for
the conflict. and on July % Napoleon
Ill. assumed command of the French
army. There was a disastrous open
ing of the war, and the early reverses
were followed by still others to the
French arms up to the fatal campaign
of Sedan at the beginning of Septem-
Der. 1870. which ended In a full vic
tory for the Prussians.
When the flower of the French army
capituIated and the remainder was shut