The sun., 1914-08-25
WAR TIME LIFE IN FRENCH CAPITAL PICTURED

| their funds exhausted are being looked
after by the committee of which Judge
, Gary of the Steel Corporation is the
| head. Some time or other the American
warshps will arrive with all that gold
| We are told is being sent to aid needy
| Americans in their efforts to get home!
| But to those who are awaiting II the
time seems awfully long and the things
\ that are being said about our State
! Department in Washington are not
fit for THE SUN to print! Your
readers will hear them all by word OF
mouth from their frienus when they
reach New York.
However. for those who have enough
money to be able to live economically
you can do 1t very dcCcntly for 10 francs
day-Parls In "A very comfortable place
even on the tenth day OF war--plcnty Of
| everything to eat fruit never was
cheaper. Nice fresh vegetables I see
them passing my hotel window loaded
/ on huge two wheeled carts. dozens and
dozens OF them, every morning about 3
o'clock going to the Halles, the great
central market OF Paris And as l turn
| away ! say to myself:
NO. we won't be hungry to-day as
long az We can enjoy boiled cabbage or
stewed carrots"
But no moro fancy bread The police
stopped that. No more OF those deli
cious croissants and crisp rolls that we
enjoy so much with our early morning
coffee. The making of them means
waste Of flour. butter and milk The
only bread to be had Is Just common
ordinary bread-incidentally the num-
berlcss afternoon tea places are all
closed. Butter is somewhat scarce be-
cause there Is shortage OF hands to
make it--mllk Is plentiful.
The chief concern OF the Government
as regards the food supply of France is
to get the crops harvested Unem-
ployed youths and prisoners OF war are
likely to be sent to the country to gath
er the grain and later the grapes. 1t is
said that the grain and grape crops this
year should be worth nearly $4,000, ,0oo.-
600. Germany. 1t is said. has to import
s2,0Oo,O00 OF foodstuffs daily to help
feed its population.
Apropus OF the subject OF food. II
would have surprised many Ameri-
cans who have enjoyed an afternoons
sport at the beautiful race course of
Auteuil to have driven through the
almost deserted Bois yesterday after
noon and seen a great herd of cattle
peacefully grazing on the sward Later
in the evening an immense flock of
sheep crossed the Place de la Con-
corde and proceeded along the Rue de
Rivoli. their destination being the
Eastern Railroad station, thence to
the troops.
Army Wen Nouri.hed.
man soldiers captured complain OF
lack of food. If what I'm told ny we'll
Informed F'renchmen is so. the French
commissariat has been admirably organ
lied, and special attention has been
paid to the army's nourishment. The
outiitting of the soldiers as they re-
spond to the call al the barracks is
effected with surprising speed In
twenty minutes man can be stripped
of his civilian clothes, given a bath and
fully equipped to join his regiment for
three days march. At the several
barracks so used in Paris 400 men can
thus be transformed into soldiers In
an hour.
As | close this desultory letter for the
post-hoping It will reach England. with
which fairly regular communication has
been reestablished by way of Boulogne,
and catch the American boat from Llv-
erpool on Saturday. Aug. l5--the even
ing papers are appearing. They con-
tain the official press agents communl-
cations. Nothing new in it, Nothing
from Mulhouse. Nothing from the CEN
tre OF the line! Nothing from Belgium!
But the Paris public has resigned Itself
to this lack Of news. 1t seems to have
entire confidence in the good faith OF
the Government, In the wisdom OF its
Withholding information regarding mill
tary movements and, above all, in the
leadership of the COMMANDMENT Chief.
Gen. Joffre. THE silent"
You stop for a petite tasse at the little
zinc bar down the street where pre-
sides the wife In the absence of her
fighting husband. Like all her sister
Frenchwomen she views the future
bravely. Not a murmur of regret.
The big battle is either going on or
will soon be on" she quietly remarks.
''Will he be in III" you ask.
How can I know" she responds.
"lf he Is he will fight like Frenchman
like every other F'renchman. Yes,
monsieur, it will be big battle, I'm
sure. But you cant make an omelet
without breaking eggs!"
And that homefy pioverb better than
anything else expresses the feeling of
the women of France who have so
cheerfully seen husbands, sons, fathers
and sweethearts aird on their swords
or shoulder their muskets and start for
the front.