The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-02

A letter from Paris A letter
vivid with pictures OF the tense cN.
element there during the first days
OF the war. Of the French hatred for
Germans, OF tho way the war has
levcled classes. and OF the splendid
I work OF the Red Crossi
Y Such a letter came 90 The Star
today from Frank Pope. The stars
representative In skagit and What
com counties. II was written By his
sister. Miss Virginia Pope. who
Z with her mother. was caught IN the
French capital Both live IN Seattle
\ The letter IS dated August 10.
Il olris Clerk In Stores
To a certain extent" writes Mise
Pope. things here IN Paris are as.
Stunning their normal aspect A few
Of the cafes have put their tables
out on the sidewalks. bat YOU see
. nothing but middle.aged men sit.
ting around them. In the few shops
that are atm open only gray.haired
men and girls waik upon you. The
young men have gone of to war
Il Events have succeeded each
other with auch rapldity Il f. hard
20 remember the happenings OF each
day. throughout the past week
peace and order have rcigncd every
where, The ParisianH have conduct.
cd themselves with a dignity that
one hardly expected Of those exelta.
Bile. pleasure-lovlnE people.
The first few days. when the
troops were being modified and the
men we're leaving Parts. our hearts
were almost broken by the sight OF
women bidding their husbands fare
well on the streets.
Cheer Departing Soldiers
AS the regiments Of soldiers
passed through the great thorough.
fares cheers went up In every direc.
ton
In all tho open places crowds Of
men gathered IN groups about the
flags OF many different nations en-
listing In tho French army. Eigh,
thousand Italians have volunteered
Despite It's horrors-and We have
no, begun to feel them yet--therc 10
something inspiring about this war
II has wiped ou, all party feeling
Nations are grouping together 10 a
man. individuals have lost their
thoughts OF self In their desire to be
part OF the whole.
"On the streets every one talks 20
the person next him. and nnhesi
tatingly you walk mp 10 any one who
has a newspaper and ask him the
news.
rransportsslon IL Halted
What difference IN IN. express
slona yesterday when the news ar
rived that the French had taken
Mulhanscn and Altkirch' old Al
satians walked tho streets with
tears rolling down their cheeks
Aside from the war trouble. there
were the general diseomfortA Of life
Transportation was practically
stopped. every means being used "a
get the soldiers away Then there
was tho question % food. The
shops were stormed.
People had no idea where their
families were--cRught somewhefe 10
the provinces or foreign countries.
with no means OF communication
Now ali that IL relieved. The gov.
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