New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-09
PARIS CALM AND
QUIETLY RESOLUTE
Foreigners Receive Every
Courtesy at Hands of
French Officials.
AMERICAN HOSPITAL
CORPS APPRECIATED
Train Service Nearly Normal
and Many Leave Paris for
South of France.

By Gable to The Tribune
Paris, Aug. s.-The news that the
Germans have asked for an armistice
at Iiege of twenty-four hours aroused
enthusiasm in Paris without undue ex-
ultation. Everything here is quiet.
Calm resolution prevails everywhere.
The French authorities treat German
and Hungarian residents who
have expressed a wish to remain in
France with great consideration. They
left in third class trains, the Germans
going to points near the Spanish from
tier, the Austro-Hungarians to the
country near Nantes. Those who are
willing to help harvest the crops Will
receive compensation for doing so. Elk
pulsion from Paris according to the
law is being applied with great leniency'
Germans in the service of French fami-
lies and in many instances Germans
employed by Americans and other for
eigners have been allowed to remain in
Paris.
Actresses as Nurses.
The capital is now like provincial
town, a very pleasant, quiet place 10
live in. The offers to the government
of large private houses and chateauX
for hospitals exceed all expectations
MANY Partisan actresses, after learning
the requirements for military nurses
have been accepted in the Red Cross
The Theatre Francois has organized an
ambulance service in the Champs
Elysees. The Opera House will be used
as a hospital
The American Ambulance Corps IN
Paris has secured large building IN
Neuilly, which is to be transformed
into a hospital to accommodate large
number of wounded. Twelve doctors,
including DR.. Joseph A. Blake, OF New
York, and twenty-four nurses have vol
unteered for service, and 9,OOO mas
been subscribed. The women's auNll-
iarv of the American Ambulance corps
is rapidly growing in numbers. Nearly
81 900 has been subscribed Tor II.
The organizers of the French thed
Cross have received offers OF hun.
dreds of private houses to be usea
as hospitals. and the committee OF
the Coincide FRANCHISE has appNed 10
the Minister of Public instruction lot
nernnission to use the theatre as
hospital as in 1870
France Honors Liege.
President Poincare, in informing
King Albert to-day Of the decoration
of the valiant city of Liege" with
the Cross of the Legion OF Honor
"The government Of the French re-
public wishes thus TO honor the
courageous defenders of Liege and
the whole Belgian army with when
since this morning the French army
is shedding its blood on the battle
field"
According to reports received here
from Liege, several German regl-
ments marched into battle under the
Belgian flag and wore Belgian cock
AIDES in order to deceive the defend
ers.
movement was started to-day to
ask the Paris City Council to change
tho name of one of the boulevards
70 boulevard des Belges, in honor OF
the heroic defenders of Liege.
Count Albert de Nun. one of the
Conservative leaders in the Chamber
of Deputies, writes over his signature
10 a newspaper here to-day; ,
aft was related TO me by friend
that twelve Danish children, who
were on a German train going TO tne
frontier. carried away by the I'M
prudence of their youth and the
fervor of their young hearts, shouted
viva la France! They were immedl,,
atelv dragged out of the train and
four of them were picked out and
shot"
Conditions Almost Normal.
Tho great improvement to-day IN
Tho General train service in France
;s taken as reliable indication that
The mobilization and concentration OF
the French armies are nearly COM
nIo.ed No fewer than $500 passen-
rers left Paris to-day for the south
81 France Normal conditions for
Americans TO leave Paris probably
vIi no re-established within fort
nicbt The French military authorl-
les are Offering every facility for
American citizens in France.
CASTOR Doumergue, former French
Premier. last evening thanked Ambas,,
sador Herrick for the relief afforded
20 the French authorities by the
American citizens in Paris. He also
thanked him for the formation OF an
American ambulance corps.
The French War Office was consid-
crate even to Germans to-day, when
il placed three omnibuses temporarily
at the service of the American En-
bassy for the transportation OF home
-, C.~...,. from the emhassy Of