The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-10

i Paris Sept. s.--while the battle ne~s
IA favorable from the whole line n rs
especially so from the French 'eft
where the elements ct the advanced
defense of Parts have been able 10
nsr.ate hut beyond the official bull
i,.tin. " Is Impossible TO learn more
than wts h not going badly at all
The cen SCR wakes even moro risor-
oss as The events are now WITHIN easy
,,a,eh of Paris Blank spaces are
becoming frequent In the columns OF
the rewspapers The Echo de Far's'
svs,,ng Copenhagen dispatch est
mating thai the Germans have lon
aver 100. goo killed already, says
s~pss,,ai Ea-rison- have been FORM
- In France as depets for ressrvis'A
AID volunteers where they are drilled
1, readiness Sc be sent TO the front
to ali gaps cae~e-l by easuaiifie-
These sepots 90 far have only been
drawn on for per cent OF their et-
sec,tve conneatantS that Is, II France
IA. million men In the lighting lima
yaa 400 have been put out OF action,
Of which ~ may be estimated that 30
mar cent are dead, The Arst result
~ the census now being taken In Paris
20 p~ovtde tho military authorities
With necessary Information In case OF
Siege shows the number OF households
10 be ss1.2sT. representing 2.o0s.fss
r~ople. as compared with i,i?9,es%
households and 2.SSa.3si people In
raj. showing that the exodus repro
s~uts 30 per cent of tho population"
u Is expected that fuller figures
later will show the diminutioa ia be
greater than tais-
The good wives Of Paris are confus-
fnx he ourca river with the Durcd
canal. which brings water from the
river to Paris.
Captain Julien viued tP3erre Lott.
thu writer has sent a letter TO the
minister of the navy asking for active
employment The Figaro. thanks to a
chance fndiseretion. ts able 10 print tho
letter. The writer begins. 'Reoosnis-
tng that the French navy Is not likely
= have a great roio in tho war. allow
!, ~ to invoke the other name bear
and which every one Underestimate al
though 1t Ia not In the maritime reKu-
$ lations. win you not be bad oxaIIilis
IN our dear country whore each IL
doing his duty 80 magn1ncently II
Pierre Loti DOES nothing. I am an
Officer somewhat exceptional by my
double eituation."
N. Lott expresses the hope that he
Will be given a post however hum
Bile. to bring him nearer the enotny.
or even as q member Of the ambulance
service. He asks that he be en-
rolled in the marines defending Paris,
Gustave Henri prints the history OF
General Perc.n. which has given rise
70 many absurd rumors. General
epcrcin was appointed on the FIRST day
OF mobilization AS major for the
ffrst military district with headQuar-
tiers at Lille. He was not governor
of Liue, nor In control of the in
fantry division which mot Isiishap at
Journal. He was not connected with
the evacuation Of Lilo, which was per-
formed In perfect order under the gem
eraI commanding and the governor. 40
the district WAS then invaded. and
General Percir's occupation was gone.
he was appointed inspector Of new ar
tilicry formations. Learning that he
was being siandered as coward and
traitor. General Percin demanded that
an ofncial denial be published. His
letter was somewhat. angrily written.
10 he was relieved of his last ap-
p0intment