El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-11

NJ early in the stages Of the war
the French, in the exuberance Of
the war spirit, wrecked many cafes and
other places Of business conducted by
foreigners, there is a great scramble to
protection these days.
Nearly every shop has placard,
Cette maisOn est franchise" and in a
Few instances, "Cette maisou est an
glaise." Il the proprietOrs have foreign
sounding names, they put on their doors
by way Of protection their certificates
OF birth to prove their French national
1ty. Nearly all the business houses are
closed owing Othe principals and per-
sonnet having Joined the colOrs-
All sorts and conditions Of men have
answered the call Of duty to defend
their country. The military authori-
ties report that so far there has not
been a single defaulter. In numerous
instances the heads Of large business
llrIls are serving under the orders Of
their employees and masters under their
Wallets de chambers. Society is doing
Just as the people. In many families
OF the noblesse all the male members
nave joined their regiments as priVates
or noncoms- COmte Amedee d HarcOurt
feIlred cavalry colonel, and his six sons,
al Wen known men in society, have
left for the frontier
NOblemen in Field.
The marquis de Ganay, formerly Miss
Ridgway, is active in the Red Cross
society while the marquis de Ganay
and their three sons are serving in
the ranks. The prince of Wagram and
prince Jacques de Broglie, two Of the
best dressed men in Paris, are in uni
form The due de Doudeauville and
prince Leon Radziwiu well known in
London society; four Of the princes
Murat. the due de Luynes and his son,
the due de Chevreuse; the due de
NOailles and his son, the due d'Ayen;
COmte Jacques and ccute Francis, sons
Of the marquis de Breteuil, who were
the fnr1e nf q -1~fwra Of al
during his visit to Paris last year, have
Joined the ranks. The due de Mouchy
and his brother. the cOmte de Noailles,
are both serving with the colors at
DouaL The prince de Beauvau, so pop
ular in the English colony in Paris, is
a subleutsnant; the cOmte Vogue,
comte Jean de Castellane, comte de
CampeaUX, comte de Ludre, comte G. de
Nun, vicOute de Lancray. leaders Of the
smart set in Paris, are marching shout
der TO shoulder with Workmen. COmte
de ROnseray, married on Tuesday morn
ing. went off TO his regiment the same
evening as q reserve.
ROthschild's Aid.
The Rothschilds, at the call Of duty,
have taken service anG poured out
their wealth for their country Baron
Henri, who is a qualified medical man,
IS appointed TO the charge OF the am
bulance that he has given to the war
office. The ambulance has more than
500 beds and is equipped with every
appointment necessary. Tie baroness
Henri Is IN charge OF the nurses. Ihe
BanQue ROthschild has given $40, 900 in
aid Of the aged poor and women and
children Prince Jean de Bourbon died
a few weeks ago, leaving an only son.
prince Henri. aged Il, who has now be-
come the head Of the Legitimists. The
prince, being too young TO serve, IS -
placed by his uncles, prince Charles and
prince Louis, who have written to the
minister Of war offering 10 serve as
privates in the army during the war.
Prince Cannot Get Into Army.
Prince Louis d'Orleans-BraS ance, son
OF the cOmte d'Eu, grandson OF the en-
peror Dom Pedro, went 10 the president
and offered 70 serve in the army. As
the law Of France prohibits members
OF the imperial royal houses who have
reigned in France from entering the
army or navy, the president Of the re-
public advised the prince 10 take ser
vice in the English or Belgian armies.
The prince has gone to London to Of
fer himself to the military authorities
The three sons Of the late princess
Jeanne BOnaparte, nepheWs OF prince
BOnaparte have Joined the forces The
eldest Pierre Napoleon, Is at Cher
bourg in command Of a gunboat- The
second. Romeo Napoleon, who is a ma
val engineer, is attached to the arsenal
at Bizerta- The youngest Lucien Ma
poIeon. is a sergeant Of dragons at
LuneviIle.
England Very Popular.
England and everything English is
exceedingly popular now AT he en-
trance of the Tuilleries Gardens in the
Rue de Rivoli there IS a high flagstaff
with a large union jack flying and
soldiers and busy business men salute
the flag as they pass by, just as they
do their own flag