The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-09
WAR ECHOES

1 New York Tribune: There were various
 views of Paris in the early days of the
 war. All observers agreed upon the quiet
 and calm of the city. But certain critics
 thought they saw an evil omen in the very
 silence and steadiness of the scene. One
 young man writing for his New York
 newspaper grew quite solemn over his att
 titude of patient resolve. It seemed that
 he had gone to Paris expecting to find
 everyone jabbering and gesticulating like
 the comic Frenchman on our stage l These early misgivings have pretty well disappeared. American and English writ CTS bear out the internal evidence in the French newspapers The silence and seri- ousness of Paris are signs not of dscour- agement or faint-heartedness, but of a new resolve and spirit which a united France is presenting to an enemy. As a | correspondent of the London Times puts it:
 Tt is difficult to realize at first sight how completely, in the hour of trial,
 the traditional lightheartedness of the Parisian has been translated to a fine simplicity of courage and devotion to the common cause and to a high seriousness of patriotism. There is something splen- didy impressive and stimulating in the spectacle of civilizations most sensitive culture suddenly confronted by the stern realities of life and death struggle, and responding unanimously to the call of duty. Without hesitation or complaint,
 Paris has put away childish things, her toys, her luxury and her laughter" i,, eyes cones from our own Dr. Carrel, working night and day in a French hos
 pital. He writes of his countrymen:
 France has transformed herself in a
 miraculous fashion. The individuals,
 themselves, change I would never have
 believed it had not seen it with my own
 eyes
 Enthusiasm, which has not existed
 among the young people for long time,
 grows each day. It seems to me more
 and more that men animated by this
 spirit cannot be conquered. Astonishing things are going to happen. France lives again."
 It may be hard to imagine Paris with out petits pairs or croissants, without feuilletons theatres or music halls. But evidently she has found something bet ter.
 London Cable to New York World: In one months time the American women's war hospital at Paignton has treated GOO wounded soldiers. It was said at con-
 mittee headquarters in this city today that
 100 wounded arrived within the last 10 days and were the most serious so far received. They were wounded in the | fighting to hold the Germans back from Calais.
 The most remarka ble patient is young | soldier who came to the institution with part of his brain exposed. His life was despaired of, but an official of the hos pital said today that the man had a good chance of recovery.
 | Many of the lat patients are in the Munsey ward. wht the American Red Cross unit is at work An appeal is being
 sent out today for woolen underwear
 and socks for soldiers who are discharged | from the institution, as the kits of most | Of the wounded are seldom useful when
 they are taken from the battlefield l Mrs. Page, wife of the ambassador. is
 now member of the executive commit
 tee of the American women's war relief | fund.