Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-03
Miss TurnbuII Reaches
Home After Excit-
ing Experiences
CAUGHT IN TIE
PARTISAN PANIC
Paris and London Contrasted
English Fighting for
National Entity

NatlOnal Entity
Miss Margaret TMTnbuIl, teacher sof.
English in the local high s6heol,
arrived home from Europe last Tues-.
day, having had q rather exciting ex-s
perience during at least portion OF
her journey.
In company with her sister, Miss
Jane Turnbun, teacher in the Hut
United States in June for tour of
Europe. Reaching Paris on the very
day that Germany declared war on
France, she found herself IN the
midst OF the panic and pandemonium
incident to war times.
1t was felt that Paris was no place
for sight-seers under the circum-
stances, and there was rush to get
away before Che Tigors OF war pre-
cluded a departure for home. Miss
Turnbuli, therefore, left Paris on the
first train available for tourists, the
government having consented to
place at the disposal OF s.fgreignerS'
desiring to leave just one train be-
fore utilizing all railway facilities for
the mobilization OF Its troops.
Miss Turnbull, cOnversing with a
Saturday News representative, talked
very anfmatedly and in an exceeding
" interesting vein about her exper-
fences and about conditions as she
noted them.
The French Terror Stricken
1--WE went to Paris" she said, with
the expectation OF staying ta1gast a
week, intending to take in the sights
in the vicinity of the great fashion
center of the world. but Germany's S
declaration of war, made ON the very
day that we reached nsiiHfs, caused us
to change our plans.
The war seemed to strike the
French people with terror. We could
read it in their eyes and we could
perceive it in their actions. They
undoubtedly had their experiences of
1870 in mind, when, for about i've
months, they were hemmed in by the
German hordes battering at their
gates and dropping shells into their
homes and upon their public squares,
and when, after vain1y trying to beat
back the invading foes, they surren-
dered their city because literal starry
alton confronted them.
Uncertain Of the English.
You see,' continued Miss Turn
bull, 1the French were uncertain of
the position Of England; i mean, of
course, the populace, for I assume the
government was aware OF the atti-
tude OF Great Britain.
The French population evidently
felt that without England,s cooper
alton there was grave danger of a
repetition of the struggle and the
defeat of nearly a half century ago,
But there was an obvious intention
to fight to the bitter end, to throw
the whole force Of their nationality
into the conflict and to stake their
all upon the outcome
Il presume Z resumed Miss Turn
bull, after a moments S reflection in
which sympathy for the women and
children of the great French capital
was plainly depicted, shat they re-
covered their composure within few
days, for England, you know, soon
made its Intentions public.
Accorded One Train.
esWhen there was a full realization
of the situation there was something
akin to panic among the tourists.
Everybody was scrambling to get
away The government considerably
placed one train at the service OF the
tourists before appropriating all the
railway facilities for the mobilization
of its troops. iii3s3
s.The pressure to board this train
was terrific yes, think that's the.
word, terrific. MY sister and ] were
there, so believe l am competent / o
pass Judgment. Why, you may inn
agine what we had to contend with.
when you understand that the train
could not accommodate the more
than two thousand who were seeking
to get aboard
Hotels and Taxis Deserted.
.sThe hotels and cafes were desert
ed, SO far as walters were concerned.
excepting d few old men who could
not tpin the army, and the taxls
were Idle Tor want Of drivers, and
even the railway pOrters had for
saken their posts to shoulder arms.
that is, my sister and -
gclung tc our hand bags, otherwise we
zrrobably would never have seen them
again With only what may be term
ed rOustabouts to aseist us, thousands;
Epf the tourists lost their personal
No one nut those having
Tickets was allowed to pass through
The railway eete8. henee those who
had entrusted their grips and hand
bAes to hangoES on about the station