New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-07
sYS BRITISH AID
FRENCH LITTLE
,nsricsn in Paris Holds
troops Sacrificed to
Official Ignorance.
crpMANS EXPECTED
n INVADE ENGLAND
r..,sIler Foresees War for
u,,ted States Over South
imerica if Kaiser Wins.

"a, French believe Germany will
=. England from Belgium, if they
.,,ture Paris and cripple the al
:, ,ymies now defending France"
-, cyrus Thomas, a New Yorker,
Int 70 the French capital to
~ sv city plans with 8 view OF help
49,, beantify American cities.
~. the outbreak Of war Mr.
~. bas been aiding the Ameri-
~ T,,bsssy In adjusting the affairs
=. -.r5sS tourists. In = letter dated
- "a written to a friend in New
~ gives in diary form an &C
AZ the situation in Paris during
Z. srst days Of the war
N 4 hoped here" he continues
asst he Russians will sweep across
:. pruSsian border in sufficient force
..ase he withdrawal of most OF
Gsrmsn troops now menaeing
me English troops have not
- ne strength expected Of them
stns1st MANY of the women are
Inc black. Gayety of any kind is
~ n bad taste The Gates are
80 y. Al eight o'clock and the res
nunnts OF nine.
200 Are Forced TO Walk.
.p.-isisns have strange dread OF
..lsnSs and drigibles. Bombs
~ ~. already been dropped in Lune,,
M and on the belgian frontier ana
", .'.e ,snsrsl opinion is that Paris is IN
- danger from this source. The
-.,ns have armored Zeppelins,
IA which are capable Of wreak-
svfuI havoc. Reports Of this
"a arc being circulated sand they
n causing great uneasness'
august 9-Parisian women nave
IAN pledge not to wear evening
ms until the war IS over, Business
4,biishments are permitting men to
4 M var and letting their wives take
- nlaees. paying them the salaries
I'D Five hundred wives Of SOL
g.. are employed by a big laundry
81 Nv All building construction has
n suspended. Labor unions have
-.5sS treat SOUP kitchens, where good
40 are served for four cents to
80 who can afford that amount.
R,ss who cannot get just as good
sal ior nothing.
Food Prices Kept Down.
paris Is doing ali it can to stock up
!, iood Barges on the Seine keep the
rukets pretty well supplied with
IvitS and vegetables, and prices are
,.ll low. The authorities have fixed
a, mice Of eggs at 50 cents a dozen.
R,tsilers are forbidden TO sell more
,isn one pound OF butter TO a customer,
nd the maximum price has been ilXed
4 a cents a pound. As all delivery
aeoss have been requisitioned for
military purposes, the greatest dim
Guilty i being experienced in getting
meat ana vegetables from the central
depots 10 the retailers. Pushcart deal
ere are feaping q harvest.
Houses Decked with Flags.
In the poorer quarters every build
lg is covered with fags-French, Eng
hsh, Russian and Belgian. A week ago
be vehicles we're thus bedecked, but
bat is forbidden now.
hlHuek II 4 dl4b bENilo lANAC INV
III to-day, because of the reported
hstories Of the Russians and of the
lilies The English are fighting herol-
ally Il is said, but are so deficient IN
mining and so poorly Offered that
hey are easily overcome and are prov
Hs OF little help The splendid fight
ag material Of the English soldiery is
ehsyed to be thus sacrificed to official
nsganee.
A famous British travelled, knighted
D King Edward, who has spent the
in thirty years in Western Asia, in
Nth with the governments and
shOlars Of Europe, has written as
Blows to the Rev. Dr. s. Edward
lsaRg, pastor of the Bedford Presby-
Nan Church, Brooklyn:
This war is a reductiO ad sbsurdum
European civilization and diplo-
Atsy. Il was absurdly unnecessary, if