Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-28
SEES RIOTS IN
PARIS STREETS
Mrs. Viola Cash in French Cap
ital When War Was
Declared.
MODS ATTACK GERMANS
Pays 500 to Ride in Small Boat From
Paris to Havre-London Not
Outwardly Excited.

Mrs. Viola E. Cash of Los Angeles.
Cal. who is visiting her son. Clint l..
Cash 522 Thirtieth street, on her way
home from Europe. tells some interest
Ing tales of her journey from Paris to
London at the outbreak OF the war.
Mrs. Cash left Los Angeles last April
with a party of Is friends on Euro
pean tour. The party passed Mount
Aetna in Italy Just after the eruption
OF that volcano. They left Brussels,
Belgium, on July %, after having pass
ed through Germany, but conditions
everywhere were normal at that time.
The party was on train from Brus-
sells to Paris when they heard war had
been declared between Austria. and
Se~Sia, but the opinion then was that
France would not be involved Early
in the evening of Aug. l. Mrs. Cash,
with the rest of the party, attended a
concert about two miles from their
hotel in Paris. After the concert was
over they were unable to secure a con-
veyance of any kind TO carry them
back TO the hotel and they we're puz-
zled Conditions had changed in a few
hours.
" me WANING IoNH the street on
the way back they heard a terrible
din several blocks behind them. Sud
denly a bowling mob appeared. The
Americans retired to a safe distance of
about half a block and saw that the
mob was composed mostly of hood
lur,s and street loungers. Mrs. Cash
and her friends reached the hotel in
sa Fety. but by that time the streets
wore jammed with an excited popu-
lace. In the corridor OF the hotel was
posted notice that war had been de-
clared between France and Germany,
and that all foreigners would have to
leave the country inside of "A hours
c. secure permission from the consul
10 stay In the city.
Mob Wrecks Restaurant.
About l o'clock in the morning they
saw a mob wreck a German restaurant
IUst across the street from the hotel.
The entire store front was smashed in,
al the elegant fixtures and stock
thrown into the street. Heavy wag-
ors. autos, soldiers and civilians rush
Cd up and down the streets all night
ard sleep was impossible on account
OF the noise. The following morning
martial law had been proclaimed and
iOting was stopped after 500 of the
r.tters had been arrested. That same
morning at Hotel Normandy, where
Tn " we're staying, a German spy was
arrested in the breakfast room, where
he was eating, and two German wait
CTS They heard later that the spy
had been shot. The following morn
iug they stood four hours in line before
being able TO get their papers and
they next had to stand in line nine
hours before being able to secure the
signature OF the police chief. Some OF
the Americans stood in line II hours.
TIE line was four blocks long, with
four abreast.
Peing unable to get a train out of
Paris they secured passage on a small
cruiser. going tc Havre by way of the
Seine river. The fare was 500, for
which they did not receive even
ticket TO assure them a safe trip. The
nan in charge OF the boat said he
would try TO get them to Havre, but
would make no guarantees. At Rouen
or the Seine river they saw thousands
of French soldiers in their brilliant
uniforms OF red trousers and blue
coats. and Mrs. Cash confirmed the
stories that the French soldiers make
excellent targets. All along the river
they saw soldiers raiding the farms
Of all the horses available for the
cavalry. hundreds of them being taken
away. The seaport town of Havre was
also packed with soldiers.
Different in London.
They we're lucky enough to sail on
the last boat that left Havre after the
hosfilities started and reached South
hampton in England the following
morning. The boat steamed up the
English channel at night and they did
not see any warships or transports.
When they arrived in London mark
ed difference Of spirit prevailed among
the people. The noise. hustle and feel
ing of unrest that prevailed in Paris
wa, noticeable for its absence. Mon
ey was more plentiful in London, and
they experienced little difficulty in
GETTING around At Warwick, England,
they saw the first real army maneuv-
ers of the British. Here hundreds OF
troops were being loaded aboard
trains to start for France.
The party had advance reservations
an the liner Megantis of the White