Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-20

the same kindly treatment Paris was
even then on a sort of rations. There
bread was baked in one shape-with a
sort OF groove in It,
There were in Paris at the time we
were there about 1000 English. Irish
front. They passed down the street.
not in uniform. headed by three French
soldiers in uniform. The middle SOL
der carried huge bouquet of Ameri-
can beauty roses, and the other two
soldiers carried the colors.
III you want to have a thrill you
should hear the Irish sing 'Vive la
France"" smiled Miss Dessez.
The Louvre. great department
store of Paris. sent 1000 men to the
front. All the large stores. instead of
transacting business as usual, had girls
and women employed all day long sew
ing for the soldiers. No gasoline was
sold to private individuals. 1t was all
Kept for the use of the government.
Girls Sew for Soldiers.
The girls sewing for the soldiers
were served soup at the long tables
where they worked. And somebody
discovered that soldiers march bet
ter in wool socks than in ordinary cot
ton, SO the women of Paris all set to
work knitting, too.
I'VE saw great truck hauled by two
enormous horses and driven by little
we never heard bitter word spoken of
the Germans. I never saw such splendid
self-control in my life. Despite the great
worries of the hour, the French people
were always gallant in the extreme, es-
pecially to the Americans, who them
seivs We're not always courteous The
courtesy of the French under such pres
sure was wonderful.
The boys of Paris were crazy to en-
list We saw one young boy volunteer
his services to an officer.
The officer said: Young man, you
are not old enough
Please take me! Please take me!
am nearly fourteen the boy re-
IAN during our stay the searchlights
night, searching for possible invaders
from the Skies We left Paris for Havre
September l.
That morning. I will never forget
it, We got up at o'clock. With some
trouble We got a cab. When we
finally arrived at the station we had
to stand for three hours in one spot
and we didn't dare move. After awhile
the crowd got so bad that the police
called the soldiers. They finally got
the placed cleared and we managed to
get to our compartment
Imagine leaving Paris. one of the
great capitals of the world, carrying
water, provisions. passports, permits to
leave the city. railroad tickets. suit
cases. etc, all in one hand almost!
Whole Day Going to Havre.
the outlying suburbs which had been
ordered RACED on the near approach of
the German troops to the capital We
passed trains of soldiers. who always
cheered us and showed the best good
humor. They never seemed excited.
1t took US the whole day to get to
Hayre, when it usually takes but five
hours.
when we finally got aboard La
Flandre of the French line, that night.
they gave US something to eat. They
gave us something to eat. mind you!
We sailed at 5 o'clock the next morn
ing. but were stopped out in the ocean
for Ave hours, for some reason we
never knew. We never felt sure we
were really on our way for long
time.
english war vessels were evidently
picketed clear across the Atlantic, for
we sighted them all the way to New
York, every now and then. but they
were always away of-you could
hardly see them
Miss Dessez told of the happy mood
of the returning Americans aboard
the Flandre, which was making its
first voyage from Havre to New York,
she being a South American boat. The
stewards were not regular stewards.
but were volunteers, who, on their re-
turn to France. would Immediately
enlist.
"A great many of the voyagers,"
concluded Miss Dessez, were in what
was called the ameliorated steerage.
1t was also called the glorified steer
age. but l should have called it glori-
fed storage"