The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-11

ment TO compare with that I'M
i dergone by the regular Paris |
..,,snondent Of an American newspa- |
aimee the early days of the war.
1,,,., events OF the first magnitude go |
an about him, he found himself
me-. cd hy the rigid censorship from
p.a,,r even pieces of news which could
4, ro way aid the enemy.
Lor , few days a German aeroplane
-. eating over Paris each afternoon
s,d s,opped few bombs. The first
INC an a bright Sunday. and one cor
.roud,rt at least tracked out each
900. where A bomb had fallen, saw the
I,r,pe done interviewed the relatives
~, a woman who had been killed and
,abl,d story. When his paper reached
rim some three weeks later he found
80 bls surprise that he had cabled Ave
n,es 80 the effect that a German aero
,i,,a had dropped several bombs which
bsd ,ausod only negligible material
damage And yet since that time he
tas seen the official photograph Of the
wor,an Killed, her body marked by
nearly twenty wounds.
Two afternoons the correspondent
scort on the heights Of Montmartre,
rfrh, M nv the Sacre Cpur cathedral
,-owr!ng them, sweeping the landscape
(which Is one Of the scenes Of Char
nertiers opera "Louise') in the hope
q, witnessing the first aerial battle. He
was not 50 fortunate or so imaginative
az some brother reporter who described
such a battle as having occurred over
Paris
Then came the fear-for him the hope
that Paris would he besieged. He sent
patlently. At last a great event was
coming which he would be able to
chronicle He pictured himself organ
ling an aeroplane mail service with
London to convey his valuable impress
s'ons and congratulated himself on be-
ing at work in modern conditions and
70; being forced TO rely on balloons. AS
during the former siege. So he regis
tAred his office and house at the Ameri-
can Embassy so as to receive some
distinctive mark when the Germans
were entering and awaited the day
when he would compose the finest story
re had ever written
But that passed away. the Germans
turned aside from Paris. and chose
whom important business had COM
PEELED 20 leave Paris during the panic
crspt quietly back, explaining how their
wives had made them leave or their
business had forced them TO follow the
|. Government
Life dropped back 10 it's old routine
mora depressing than ever. as the street
lights were diminished In number Il
avoid furnishing landmarks at night 70
visiting aeroplanes and Zeppelins, And
sraver st!n the one little cafe-restau-
rant In the Rue Drouot. which up til
,hea could be entered AZ all hours.
you knew the proprietor. and promised
not % talk loud enough TO be heard In
.hs s;ree,--was tightly lldded BY tht
police and Il was no longer possible e
Sc. bite after $50 at nlgh; The de
rarture os the newspapers TO Bordeau,
was .he direct cause OF this last catas
tnn7hc rs the little restaurant--hov
hot Z used 20 become about . in tn,
morning with windows and doors her
mstca.lv sealed lost the protection o
- powerful friends the STATS Of III,
rerhNorIng Figaro arrl Temps, VIII,
acted as q shield between Il and tn
police
LIE had again reached this gray mon
o.one when one Thursday, the Amer
Ian AMBASSADOR, ever ready 20 be q
service 20 his countrymen suggested I
trio - Paris correspondents that the
Nigh. IKE 10 visit the scenes OF recen
fEa,!aE and investigate the stories q
German atrocities on the spot even
hey could not see the battles still rag
ing along the Aisne. II was grea
temptation. Strictly speaking. thei
duties should have kept them at Pari
a. leas' should have prohibited ther
from being absent from Paris for NOR
than day or Two. But TO men reduce
10 their state ~ mind the oppo-tunit
could no, % refused
VIII heartfelt gratitude they receive
the pe-m, obtained by the Amba ssadc
from the Office OF the Military GovernC
o. Pers Cen Gallleni which above
them ~ v.si' the zone OF military opel
aions' for the space Of seven days. A
II automobile was hired. the America
firm ~ - tard supplying a four seatc
car AZ the reasonable rate. conslderir
the r.sts - be run. of $50 francs
kNomr'er mot 30 cents a mile). wit
Chauffeur Included.
Now TWO ~ these correspondents wei
married hey may be called Mr. Stol
and Nj. Sllm-and one. the writer, We
Aot The married amateur war col
respondents, remembering that the
kitchens had heen stocked with all kline
or preserved meats and delicacies at II
III tine Paris WAS threatened with "A sleg
v proposed ~ '''. q selection along wit
N" oNp"l'3" The ce,ibate bought
French loaf ,ard long and 70
"'do Every one bought a real jacl
knife and he latest thing in fie
Elass"s Tho car was also stocked wi
nf'v copies NJ the days papers. olga
and cigarettes, four bottles of red wil
h' ~ cents hottie, rather dear, b.
~ excellent and two bottles of miner
water
A. O'clock the expedition got und
va" and found It's road out OF Paris
me Nuocrues gate still left open. Sig
OF war appeared AT once. The old 10
un'a'ons which have so often be-
threatened with destruction had be-
pn' into D state OF defence. Sacks plac
81 a. 1 allow loopholes for fri
crowned 'hom on each side of the gait
Sehi"eS demanded 10 see the perm
every hundred yards, and some We
nov satisfied at finding no mention
me automobile and chauffeur on 1t, a
''HHr.d some coquenCe TO convin
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