Arizona republican., 1914-09-07
By A. w. l'AMOUREUX

BY ~. w. l. Am
PARIS, Sept. 6.-The sky above
Paris is swept BY night increasingly
with searchlights on the outlook for
aircraft The most obvious are
those on the top of the Automobile
club and the Ecole Militaire, but
frcm time to time a great orb may
be seen sweeping about, apparently
without junction with the earth. BY
close observer it may have been
noted that the visible searchhghts
wcrk on d radius which leaves the
Eiffel tower, with its important wire
less installation. plunged in deep
darkness. The solitary circle of light,
however, which moves by itself about
| the sky really comes from the Eiffcl
Tower where the powerful search
/ light has been fitted with a new Sc
cret invention which absolutely
masks the rays of the protector and
| leaves only their objective visible.
! The railway service of Paris is still
entirely disorganized. Trains from
/ the suburbs have practically no fixed
schedule. and for main line traffic
one or two trains leave each day,
the usual practice being to run a
heavy train to some junction, and
there detrain the passengers to
change into Other trains. For in
stance, the English train from the
Care du Nord carries passengers for
Eelgium and various places on the
Channel coast, but only goes as far
as Creil, where all must get out and
/ change. In some stations they stop
I'selling tickets at noon, for by that
time the available accommodation Of
the day has been booked.
The underground railway is only
running in certain lines, with reduced
service. The work of the conductors,
ticket -punchers, etc, is done by the
wives and young sons of men at the
front. TramWays are running with
a staff recruited as best possible,
which is likewise the case of river
steamers There are few taxis, but
horse cabs are becoming more num-
terous again. The disciplinary meas
Ures taken by the authorities for the
administration of Paris have won
=
that has found bureaucratic tyranny
oppressive in times of peace, it has
come as a pleasurable surprise tc
find that under martial law civilian
interests are seriously considered.
In the early days of mobilization
restaurants and cafes were forced tC
close at eight. 1t was represented
that this was inconvenient, and the
time for restaurants has been eX-
tended to $50. The wearing of uni
forms and armlets had threatened tc
become a public nuisance. but within
the last two days an authorization
for them has become necessary, anC
now if a vehicle carries a flag or its
chauffeur an armlet the distinction
has definite meaning. The ordin-
airy civil right of free locomotion il
Paris and throughout the country
has had to be checked, partly because
of the very real danger of spies, and
partly because it is undesirable tha
there should be a free circulation o.
news. Even before mobilization hat
been completed, however. the more
onerous of the restrictions had beer
removed, and the authorities have
shown themselves anxious to inter
fere as little as possible with civilian
liberty. Their attitude has had az
excellent effect in ceconciling Paris
SLAMS to accept cheerfully such disa
bilities as are inseparable from {
state of war.
a pleasant feature at present i
tre whole-hearted loyalty of the trad
unions. The notorious syndicates
which have caused SO much trouble
; in the past, are holding enthusiastic
meetings in the Bourse de Travail
and organized themselves to help il
the public services in such direction
: as the establishment of soup kitchen
and the providing of men to lend
hand where labor is short. For in
: stance, the navvies have unanimous
J. ly voted that all their members no