The Washington herald., 1914-09-04

LAST PARIS train
BEARSAMERICANS
Several Hundred Arrive in
London, Having Been
Warned to Leave.
CITY READY FOR SIEGE
Weird Panorama of What May Be
Called Orderly Confusion" Pre-
walls. Says Tourist.
CITY READY FOR SIEGE

London, Sept. 3-Several hundred Amer
leans arrived in London today on what
is believed to be the last train out Of
Paris for some time to come.
One OF the party was Felix Isman, OF
Philadelphia. who says that the sltua-
ton in Paris when he left was very pc
culiar and not a little onlinous.
Ever since Saturday the city has been
one weird panorama OF what may be
called orderly confusion he said.
People and vehicles were rushing in
mad haste in all directions. yet appar-
emily with a definite purpose as II car
rying out some feature OF a great or
Ganized plan. Each knew what he had
TO do and was doing II as quickly as
possible.
There were no signs Of panic, how
ever. There was just an eager haste to
get everything ready for the crucial test
with the invaders.
Even when the aeroplanes began drop
ping bombs on the city there was no ex-
element 10 was looked upon as part Of
the game and was dismissed with a
shrug OF indifference.
Fortunately. very few Americans are
left in Paris. Ambassador Herrick warn
ed US all to get out on Tuesday night
when several special trains for that pur-
pose were placed at our disposal by the
government
Aids Relief Committee.
Delaney Nicoll is another recent ar
rival from Paris with a budget OF inter-
estinS Information.
81 was in Greece when war was oe-
cIared," he said today ION reaching
Rome I found that could get no further.
every route being tied up by the various
notifications.
II settled down to help the relief COM
mittee take care of the stranded Ameri-
can tourists.
"Amba ssador Thomas Nelson Page
proved to be the right man in the right
place. Later I found the same to be the
case with Ambassador Herrick in Paris
Both men had developed surprising gifts
Of organization, and worked like trojans,
night and day.
Even when the Tennessee arrived con-
ditions were not much better. for there
was too much red tape attached to the
business. There is one report which is
hard to believe, but which was couched
for to me.
This concerns a paymaster from the
Tennessee who carried $4,000 in gold sent
by GimbeI Brothers. Of New York, to
their agent in Italy. Arriving there he
tried to hold back the gold and give
Italian paper money instead.
Praises Russian Organization.
Capt Barclay warburton. who has just
arrived from Russia by way Of Sweden
and Norway, was able to furnish illumi-
mating information regarding the hither-
to little known armies Of the Car.
Y have been IN Russia several months,
he said this morning, and / was fortu-
nate enough to witness the spring ma
neuvers and also saw part Of the re-
cent mobilization. The latter was the
most remarkable demonstration Of per-
feet organization that I ever encountered.
Russia had learned a severe lesson in
her war with Japan and was wise enough
to profit by 1t. This was clearly proved
BY the fact that 4.ooo,oO0 men have just
been modified on two frontiers of the
enemy without a single hitch and prac-
ticaIly on scheduled time. Even the lack
of railways and the necessity Of march
ing whole armies across great stretches
of almost barren country was taken into
account and overcome steadily and
methodically"