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CURTAIN RAISER OF GREAT WAR DRAMA IN PARIS
Start Of the Strike
Against M ak ing
Change, Rush at the
Provision Stores ana
Flight of Refugees
ght Of Refugees
.oI.S Sh~,o.- -esI.ns -axis, snd c

horss s5~to re.I.ng AVIS and COSBY
tnUfvNS~ C'Sc' ra~-'a--lv TN'7Sr i--s- -
speed. dying to catch the last trains
out OF town.
" was as II every person IN the ci'y
was changing place with some on"
else. Everybody trying to get some
where to see son .ebody. to make some
arrangements for the future. To and
fro they surged as II mechanically
driven by some unseen force. wearing
the dazed look that people do in
storm at sea, and the horns of the
motors blended into prolonged wa
OF sound a. Of siren In distress hu'
added 10 the Illusion. with all IN
enormous movement II was Curiou-v
silent strangely quiet. People scarrc.v
spoke. There IS nothing eXcitablc ahou'
the French when they are in earne-
and they were now in deadly earncs'.
suffering acutely. not only from mona.
and moral disturbances, more than any
other nation would but from dlslocation
Of daily life and habits.
BE ween and O'Clock that night
The frenzy OF movement was at its
height Crowds waited at the stations
and mobbed fhe arriving taXis TO secure
them before their passengers were out.
Il was not only a question OF who was
the highest bidder that night but who
could run the fastest and hold ont tho
longest Locomoton was the only vau-
able asset. Elegantly gowncd women
rode on delivery wagons and open
trucks. Well dressed men handled her
own luggage. Men. women and children
lugged huge trunks and boxes between
them through the mazes Of crisis cross
traffic II tha shnfffpH n
all conventions.
But at midnight ended those i've
weird days. the most revolutionary
the world has known. saw France freed
both from apathy and fear drop the
mask Of conventional scepticism and
lightness that had disguised SO well a
determination and adopt an ORDER and
calm that tho outside world had So li''lo
suspected
Military Germany in IFS marnif-
cent preparation for a rapid csmp'a-
ton Of the United States " Europe"
overlooked this fact. hat the France
II had once conquered was mon
archy, while the France it is fight
ing to-day IL republic. which, no
matter how faulty and stumbling Ina.
been its stages, has led its people along
the way toward individual rights aud
Individual lher;ies.
France did not want war She tried
by every means to avoid H. hut when
II came she rose to meet IL in her fun
strength AZ a nation. For her 1t Is
war not Of military ambition nor
monarchical privilege nor conquest. hu'
the peoples war. Its a fight for tho
foyer" which Is French for home a
hight Tor the little farm and tho little
shop
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Stiles ~ lfe. and one soon learned how
few these were.
FRIDAY, July 81, brought two I'M
porlaut items Of news, tina, Germany
was secretly moblIizing, that the saw
ings banks We're paying ont but 30
francs fortngh, To each depoSItor
The French Government had begun to
crew down the lid, they knew their
people. Then the run ON the newspaper
kiosl,S stopped as suddenly as It had
begun Tho people had hard all they
wanted. They knew then how the next
UIs news item would reach them.
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each bus dropped ont for its muhiiza-
ton At o'clock not one was on the
streets nor a street ear. | came back
on train, which went swinging through
the black tunnels with wide open doors
out of which people were hanging, one
holding on to another. Women had to
be hoisrrd mp ON mems shoulders, one
was lucky To have one foot on the floor.
Tho railway stations were tho goal
for every kind Of vehicle, iammcd with
every class of p"upl" piled nj like
trucks with every species of baggage.
from push carts and the cheap one
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run on the banks. but the real pam,
came on when The people of the small
interests made the rush ON the modern
bias de laine" of France. the savings
bank, which, with A maximum only of
800 francs for an account. pt the be-
ginning OF this year had deposits ~
nearly 5000 ono francs. Solid blocks of
people made black holes ~ Calcutta"
ont Of the always nuisOme. Inadequate
little Paris post offices, and IN drawing
out their savings still further over
worked the overwOrk-d pos office force
that not only has In charge the tele-
rrlph. telerhone. taxes. old age PEN
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I,k feN times finally give It up with
lG,tdnce or with the air of cnnferriuS
upon you great favor IN thus breaking
~ for you your spending unit. convey
Ing also The Impression that you are
hrueiitlue more 10y the transaction han
themselves. II is THIS hesitation which
So frequently gives FOR, igne"s the i'm
PRECISION in doing business IN France
mat they are being cheated, plenty of
mistakes do occur, hu; the error l. inst
Is likely to be one IN YOUR favor as
.u'.r own and This comes principally
'uruuch the .nck " facility due 10 want
II plI.--.. I'm thn mAk.ns ~ .hAnsn-
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u.tie shpp- j, hrs always Leon almoS:
impossible To- get change above ten
francs They win fatty rcfuS" to
change "a hIli u most cases. and they
Niil make all Kinds of excuses for not
changiug even smaller money. They
avoid tine sunicct, they VIII crawl out
- n on amy prrtcNG theN Wll lose a
sale or miss doing business on account
of IT, II is a racial uall Nptr u French
D"rsuu of any class mako change and
TO-, cor She viii do 10 with ph,"omcnu
,tut,un and d'S,rust rhrN regard lhr
money, me- regard you, the, draw II
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bank and the strike against making change

hold in check line that stretched ont
TO- blocks.
Windows were broken I'm 10y the
pressure clerks tainted from fatigue
managers wrcstled to prevent STAN
pede. There was no question here VI
change. every one was only too eager
90 bay up 70 the limit OF many "hillets
de hanque." Salt. tea, coffee, sugar,
and all package goods were the pre-
ferred stock anything that would suf-
fer most from war prices. All day long
great vans rolled up bringing fresh sup
plies from the warehouses; as banks
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me on the grocery stores There are
some half dozen of these great provision
houses in Paris with shops all over the
lily and branch houses in every large
French town. They have by bigger
methods better systems and lower
prices hit hard the business Of many
~ these same small Paris shops, that
.'il do business hy ant!quatcd rule Of
'humb, and a certain class feeling has
b. "r hitter toward them BIT grudges
More forgot that morning when az =
n'rlnrt all Paris siorm"d their doors
,'d Iu army 81 policemen struggled 10
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itself out on its seashurr. \ wonder
fully 'ne summer day hut the Crown
Prince had persuaded the German t.m-
p"ror that their Baltic seaside resorts
were quite old fashioned, and the fine
bathing beaches of Ostend In little Bel
glum and Dcauylllc on the green Nor
mandy coast would be much more chic
for their summer outing. So Paris had
To stay At home. Literally AT home.
The cafes were deserted, the streets
were empty, mp and down the great
houl"vnrds only a few taXs were seen
and an occasional stragSler, The sun
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mcnt In Paris, villa AZ Trouville and
chateau In the country, yacht and auto
mobiles. who could not rails" the smallest
.uln or borrow from the dearest friend
after three days literally without food,
succeeded In getting sue francs in gold
from the millSman around the corner
through the agency Of their cook. The Sc
are the people who did have the money.
So here IN France the high cost ~
wing that has vexed the world So
'uug was solved by the simple means
VI going without. This afternoon saw
Paris spending only FOR the bare neccs-
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gone out of business. From end to end
all work had stopped. In buildings In
process OF construction. in streets I'M
dergoing repairs, tools we're left where
they were dropped and workmen had
disappeared. Nothing was moving.
nothing was being done. Only IN the
Grand Quarter" Americans still chat
tered aud laughed in the hotels over
their adventures. and wondered how
Coon It would be over and they could
get on with their touring. And the
only money paid out that day in Paris
WE ~ thnsc nlAces whore the American
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or left unhought The big restaurants
succumbed next.
\ Ereuchmdu. who normally secre
lively takes. change out ~ his pocket
for fear Il will be seen how much money
he has got. openly Haunted handfuls
of "h.liets de hauque' In the face of
the public To- declare his solvency ana
under the nose of the waiter as a hrihe
Tor change. and there was not "A taker.
/ q. Us were preferred. Some put
up bills and ate MP to their value by
degrees The cafe was the last money
changing stronghold to fall but when
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long given out, flying home to hide
food away beside the money against
the time the fear became "A reality.
And Paris, with the last bit of veneer
wiped OFF. waited gloomily. taciturn.
That night AT . O'Clock Jean Jaures.
the great Socialist leader and peace ad-
vocate. was ussass mated and Paris,
shudderng under the new fear of
anarchy. grew even stiller,
saturday. August The day when
the summer vacation season opens
when France has always prepared for
It's "htius de- mer." when l'iris cmpties
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u has always been the urwrit'en AN
rf the little commerce" that purchases
snail be pad for in coins a. near to
tie exact amount OF tho price Of the
Goods AS possible rs the distrust Of
voIr money aS against their money
deep rooted IN the French character.
Apologists and explainers said oc the
change panic that II was because there
Wl.s no gold 1t made no difference
whether 10 was a gold piece o. silver
i've francs. They would not change a
Two sous COPPER
saw one ~ the biggest banks refuse
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One has to buy
stamps in guam
tity.

bucket in the other package OF paper
under his arm He slapped poster
up on the wall Of the station and then
two smaller ones. Some boys stopped
and stared at him BY the time | got
down there were about n dozen people
before the big poster II was the order
for the mobilization Of the French
army; 10 was the war the great inter
national war
The other poster announced that all
train service would be suspended at
IN dwight after which no one would he
allowed To- leave the city until further
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were replenished with gold. Toward
o'clock purchases had to he limited
Al midnight the stores were sold out
and the panicky people sim trying to
get in had To he bodily pushed out.
Deliveries had stopped. All day long
crowds were seen furtivcly Fastening
home laden with provisions done up IN
every way, In net bags. hat boxes
grips staggering along under big has
hets, parcels done up IN sheets, table
cloths. thrown heller SHELTER into cabs,
rolling loose over the floors OF big
limuusiues. for paper and Irvine had
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sions and dog licenses. hut the Caisse
Il k.pargne as well. And 100000 francs
were drawn finm the savings banks
that day and Vet the general impression
was that there was really no ready
money.
To-day was FORMED the habit ~ max
ing the queue. the dominant feature Of
all action these Ave days. and he French.
whose idea Of precedence has been that
the latest arrival goes up head, learned
the ethics OF getting into line.
That afternoon saw the tnal d!sap-
nnlrlu-.- ~ uLll md -l.- yrMMLnE de-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-06
ON TAKE 1T BACK" DAY.

.TlIE various women's clubs and
church societies in our town had
united IN the determination to
have Take 1t Back" day a. which
time everything that had ever been hor-
rowed by anybody. or from anyNodv. IN
the town was 10 he hunted up and re-
turned 20 It's owner Everybody had
been glad to cooperate and thc day for
the testing u our honest principles had
arrived
Mother and had spent wc"k got
ting together the various things hat
We were going To- return and was
wrapping ami marking them in nv
room, So that Brother Joe would have
no trouble in making the deliveries,
when | CHANGED to look upon a hidoors
embroidered motto that had been an
eyesore upon the wall for years. Here
further ado I wrapped +; up and nd
dressed il to Mrs. Middleton.
"Joe." said when he was loading
up for the start, tell Mrs. Middleton
that | apologize like everything for
having kept ihls so long. ana hope
that she will find It in as good condi-
tloon as when she loaned II to me"
Now, for goodness sake. don't ask
me to remember a speech to work off
with every one of EN-" complained
Joe, FOR | cant do it and I'm nor
going to try"
An right doc" I agreed, "just re
member Mrs M.dilctons and let the
rest go. And now ON your way"
when he had gone seated m, ser
upon the front porch, with a li.t "
things that we fondly hoped would
play had pennies and return 10 our
household. Pretty soon they began 10
arrive and by noon | had checked off
father's umbrella, an old raincoat
had loaned 20 the washerwomau. the
key TO the dining room clock four
books, three pieces Of music in state
of dsstressing dlapidation, a sci Of
pearl beauty pins. the toe cream freezer,
a handkerchief and two eggs.
Ny neighbor on the corner was en-
gagged in the same pursuit. az 7, also
from the vantage ground of her whey
porch. ana during lul in the spasms
Of honesty on the part of our fellow
citizens she reported "A teaCnp, an all
bum, a Jersey sweater. twenty cen 81,
a paper pattern ,long out OF fashion,
and yeast cake.
IT'S like Christmas. isn't lt?"
called to her.
More like old home week. shs
laughingly replied
"Or old settlers Meeting" | mus
tered up wit enough To fling back
Late in the afternoon. when I was
busily engaged with something else,
there came knock AT the door. My
response To- il revealed the l.ttlest Fer
gueson boy upon the step. holding oHt
a familiar looking package. Npon
opening it | found the worsted motto
had started out in the forenoon.
why. this ISN'T ours ! told him.
IT'S Mrs Middletons. We sent n 70
her this morning
"Yeth." he l.ped. "hut my Ma thdld
that Mrs Middleton thcn' u to Mrs
Thmth ana Mrs. Thmith worked 70 off
on Mrs Thompson, and Mr.. Thomp-
son nmhammcd MS WtJh H. hut tSu"
wasn't going To have all 'hc ur,Ehh1r~
old junk dumped onto her just hcrau,"
II VA, take It harh dav, tho i-ur gH'"
me a nickel tshr did. to- bring o. ut
here ami xiv" 10 60 Nuu WIthpu iuN.u
word and I've done II, Good uIsnr'
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r" .Aauge a French gold piece. II was
said the p"op'' really did not have the
mou"y themselves. Money for the cur
rent expenses Of the w-alth.rst nation
n Europe does ~, vanish Into aigiu three
day, When the small people " Paris
went inside their houses and shut the
doors 10 was easy 10 see where the
money was They stuffed it away in
trunks cellars. pots. pans; IN their
wum-u's prtt.coats. foy this class still
wear this garment. and simply stopped
90" Wurl, go All at home aud guard L.
French friends Of mine with an apart
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All the city was rushing there To change
hundred frame bill for a SIX cent
cup Of coffee, they went one worse and
demanded, many OF them, payment IN
advance. The public with pockets
stuffed with money saw itself CON
frouted ON every side with the notice.
no Money Changed Here"
80 Paris entered is 'Pav-as-you-
enter existence. Recall the thuurh'
required 10 have that street car nickel
ready. then think of being obliged To
hay, the exact change IN your hand FOR
the business Of He as you go along. and
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was that settlement day ON the Paris
h"ursr had been postponed a month.
Then WAS put into effect the strike
against making change and it was the
people of the little commerce. that
did IL. A strike against that fear Of
hell that was looming up before them.
strike Of unanimity that must
have made the WORLDS labor unions
green with jealousy, a strike of such
power ana magnitude that must have
made the Socialists, who ~ thar very
moment were unSuCccsslully planning
cumulI'atrd and exhaustive measures
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flag waved
The tension was SO great that the air
of that hot August day was as II
charged with emotion. II was as 4 the
city was listening GREATNESS to hear
what England was deciding. what Italy
was thinking about, what Germany was
doing. All Europe was modifying The
Kaiser had made the world stand SSH
At quarter after 1 o'clock | looked
out Of my window The square in front
OF the station was nearly empty, not
even a loafer n the shade. 4 hoy came
along with a big brush in one hand. q
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trust OF the billet De hanque," and the
city grew even uulytrr.
Thursday July 80 The same white
faces behind the whit" papers, the same
rushing thronsS through the streets.
Indrr foot swiried aud swishrd in the
summer brrcZe rack Of discarded pa
prrs. and this ina neat Paris. IN France
where vase paper is boarded like hank
notes. Great Britain had sent her fleet
to sea under sealed orders most of the
worlds stock exchanges were closed,
every French soldier had been ordered
30 his post. bu, what they were reading
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notice.
when ! left a few moments later fully
a thousand persons Were gathered there.
AZ | entered the hotel the square was
swarming with men. women and chill
dren When ! got up to my room again
and looked out, as far as could be seen
up and down the boulevards and streets,
was a speeding mass Of vehicles and
human beings. IL was az If the city had
been unclaimed, and in less than half
an hour | took an auto bus and rode
for two hours from ono quarter Of the
city 10 another. Al he end of It's route
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-06
Five Exciting Days Dur
ing Which the City
3egan to Live on the
Pay as You Enter
Way of Doing Business
u, Ui.N>cnE MrM>>,.S.

w TNR Is he'll summed up the
NA/ American General Bergsun.
w French exponent of the newest
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01

Detective Arthur took Eggers to
police headquarters after the bout He
was held for an hour when Assistant
chief Jett released him, as Grant was
reported resting comfortably. Eggers
promised to stay in the city until
Grant had fully recovered
Later in the day, how ever. Chief
Beavers ordered that Egsers be re-
arrested.
Certainly no blame can be put on
the shoulders of Eggers And Pro
moter Castro can not be held, either.
II wasn't the result of punishment in
the ring that caused Grants illness.
Eggers Won All the Way.
As for the bout, II was Fegers from
the very start | had looked for the
New Yorker to outpoint Jimmy. but
not by the margin that he won by la ST
night Grant had trained faithfully
for this bout and it is my personal
opinion that he collapsed with a
broken heart
The little chap realized that this
was the turning point in his boxing
career, II meant fame and fortune for
him To win He went into the ring
the most confident lad in the world.
"lll Win sure Grant told me in his
dressing room
1t was a terrible shock to him to he
outpointed so easily After the fiftn
round he began to show the ment Al
agony he was suffering
From the very first tap Of the open
ing gong to the fins bell he ran a poor
second. He did little other than COW
er up, seldom letting go a lead
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01
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of Thomasville are simply going wild
over the game this year.
WaYcross has landed a midget pitch
err named Miller from Pennsylvania who
looks like a conner. He has speed and
the best control
Manager Morse is banking strong on
three Of Brunswick's last season pitch
ers keeping his team in the running
this year. The men are Hartner. Gates
and Stewart, a trio hard to beat All
VIII report during the week.
The pitching staff and first baseman
are the two problems confronting Her
old It Naldosta However, he has an
abundance of material en- route and says
the trouble he Is going to have is in
making selection from all the good
ones he will have on hand.
It is reported that Eubanks, one Of
the leagues best catchers last season.
will be with Cordele again this year
Pierre. who started with Valdosta and
finished with Brunswick. may also be
in the league.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01
Ad Wolgast's Hand
Mending Rapidly

CADILLAC. MICH. April I.-Ad
Wolgast's hand, which was said to
be in such shape that he would have
to remain idle until June, is mending
so rapidly that the local boy has ac-
cepted terms for two fights next
month. He will meet Johnny TIL
man in Hudson on April %, and DAN
ny McRea in Flint on April %. The
left hand has been incased for three
weeks were taken off day, and the
broken bones were pronounced
mended.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01
RING STARS Of
WORLD SLATED
FOR THE COAST
CoHroth and McCarey Offering
Classy Events for Next
Three Months.
Bv II. NJ. Walker.

T IS ANGELES, April Eastern
boxers will swarrl all over the
Coast rings during the next few
weeks to come Probably with no in
tenton of doing so, the California
fight magnates, T. j. McCarey and
James W Coffroth have arranged
their spring schedules in such a man
ner that we are to have a running
battle between Western men and
those of the Atlantic and Middle East
territories
on the night of Friday, April .
Jimmy Clabby defends his middle
weight honors against Billy" Murray
in Cofroth's DAILY City arena Muir
ray is regarded as a demon" by the
San Francisco sportsmen. but run
ming strictly to form Clabby should
reign a well played favorite over the
new pound star.
Harlem" Tommy Murphy comes for
a .ghtweight championship Tit with
Willie Richie before the Cofroth Clue
on April II. This looks ike the easiest
fight Richie has had since he won
the crown The californian probably
viii be a well-played 9-to-l favoritc.
Leach ross. the New York veteran
meets the British champion. Freddie
Welsh before McCareys Club on the
night Of April oS At his present fast
gait the Pontypridd man should have
good chance of outpointing Cross
The latter is crafty old un. ."
though, and If he elects 10 take a
chance and force the slugging he may
make II Interest," for Welsh.
on June comes the banner battle
of the year, when Johnnie Coulon and
Johnnie Williams meet at Vernon for
the 1l6 pound championship Of the
world
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01
SCR|BES START
GOLF TOURNEY
NEXT MONDAY
Thirty-two Newspapermen in
Meet for W, 7, Gentry Cup
at BroOkhayen.

TIME handicapping committee ot
the spapermaus Golf Tour
nament has finished its deadly
work, and % reporters, city and man
aging editors business managers,
sport writer's and SO on. are lined uu
ready 10 start next Monday In the
play for the trophy offered by w T.
Gentry to- encourage the Scotch ma
tional industry" among the Atlanta
members of the Fourth Estate
The tourney viii be PLAYED ON the
BrookhaNeu course Of the CAPITAL
City club J II Mckenzie Yrofes-
s.onal The courtesy OF the club has
made In possible for a good many OF
the scribes To get in some much
needed pldctiCing In the last ten daA S.
and the tournament play VIII last
until April 20
Following are the pairings for the
frst round, which is to be played
not later than Wednesday Apri s.
and which win decide the sixteen oc-
cupanis OF the first. or championship.
flight and the sixteen who make up
the consolation flight
Hammond VS. Barbour
Atchisou VS. Winter
Price Ms SaUi
PaSChaI VS. Lee
Forbes VS. Harris
Speed VS. Clarke
Jamisou VS. Akers
Brown VS. Seabrooke.
kee'er VS. Glass
Small VS. George
GOr'atoN sky VS. RaskcINt
! r. Gray US cohen
J p Gray Jr, US. Auor
Rowe SIS FafVeN