The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05
MANY TRAINS CARRY
THRONGS FROM PARIS
City Quiet as Gravc-ThOusands
of Women and Children
g.. Leave.
SOME NEWSPAPERS MOVE
Follow Government to Bordeaux
Socialists Say They
Won't Riot.
SOME NEWSPAPERS MOVE

Special cable Despatch TO Tur srN
PARIS, September 4.
As war news Is practically nonexis-
tent. We correspondents are reduced TO
the necessity Of discussing other topics,
the leading one being whether we ought
10 follow the Government to Bordeaux
or remain in Paris.
The military government OF Paris be-
gan a practical effort to-day to get all
non-combatants QUE Of the city to places
Of safety by running fifteen trains of
twenty-five cars each to the south and
west Of Paris outside the probable mill
tary zone.
Transportation on these trains was
free Of all charge and thousands OF
parisians. chiefly women and children.
seized the opportunity to leave the city.
Similar numbers OF trains will be run
tomorrow and Sunday also without
charge.
The exodus of the recent days has
almost emptied the streets. which soon
will he deserted. The silence OF the
has had unexpected results. Church
bells and striking clocks are heard
which cannot be located, as they have
not been audible before The cocks
crow often now strikes the ear in the
busiest quarters. tho foresighted
Parisians having improvised poultry
yards in the courts Of buildings.
The London Daily MdH has removed
it, Paris edition to Bordeaux. NJ. Glenn
eLceau's paper failed TO appear this
mornn;. The Petit Journal, Gauiois
and La Guerrc Socidlc announce that
they will remain in Paris. LHumdnite
announces that 1t will remain here as
long as possible and then will move
TO Bordeaux.
The Matin, referring to the Ameri-
can, Spanish and Swiss embassies re-
raining in Paris says:
Paris Praises H~rrick.
1T appears that Ambassador Herrick
was the first to take this gallant initia.
tive, which Paris will recognize" and
adds that Ambassador Herrick, wher
making his choice. says that Paris ap.
peared to him to be not only the caplta,
OF France. but to be like Marcus Azure.
llus's City of the World. which must
ever possess Government perpetual II
invisible.
The Hdtin says regarding events ir
the eastern theatre OF war:
Before Lemberg IL was said that N.
Russians needed a month TO reach Pots.
dam Specialists declare now that thre,
weeks will not he necessary according
TO the rate at which events are pro,
crossing"
LHumdnite prints an address to Pari.
signed by all the Socialist organizations
saying:
The Government as precaution hai
been withdrawn to Bordeaux in ordeI
10 continue the organization of the re
sistance and to maintain connection!
with our allies Paris, now face to fac,
with the enemy, will not fail its pas
or its duty, but confident in the armir
protecting it, will give France al
example of calmness. GOODNESS, unite
courage ana tenaCltS.
The article concludes: The Social
lists will support the republic to tn
very end
NJ. Barre i'm his article in the Ec10 d
Paris says he intends to remain in parl
until the last possible moment befor
joining the Deputies at Bordeaux. IL
represents the Central Market distriC
of Paris.
Gustavc lIervc, writing in La GuCrr
Social. begs NJ. CALLER to assure NJ
Laurent. the new project, regardin
public order, and says:
we red Socialists are the only sec
ton which ever disturbed public ordc
We did So in l79. in the midst of wa
because the King betrayed the nation
We did so again In 1870 after Sedan be
cause the Emperor had Capitulated an
no Government existed To-day "
have firmly decided not to trouble ordt
on any prcteNt.
1.-THE situation Is no longer the sam
The republic has done everything
prevent war. Her diplomats have give
us alliances which make us invinCibl
Our headquarters stan may have con
mltted mistakes. Who doesn't? B'
il has preserved the armies intac
Wherefore, let whatever catastropf
come, not single red Socialist vi
bulge
Don't Expect Long Siege.
1t is generally accepted that lor
investment of Paris IL unlikely as d
manding too many troops. That II
Germans will push the attack needle
of the cost in lives is held to be mo
likely. \ third course would he
leave enough troops to hold the Carr
son and try 10 terrOrize the populate
hy bomhardmcnt from Neppclins al
aeroplanes while the main Gcrmt
army tries to destroy the French armie
which Is the real object Of war.
BRITISH GUARDS SURPRISED.
Learn of Enemy's Position On