The Washington times., 1915-05-04
H0STSOF FRENCH
UNDER GERMAN RULE
Fugitive Describes Life in Cities
Occupied by Gray Legions Of
Kaiser.

PARIS. April q Cby mail to New
York. Within sixty or seventy h'les
OF the capital are cities f,lied with
French people who for the last nine
months have lived under German rule
What Is life like In these towns?
When the kaser's hordes swept
southward last July on their Risantic
attempt against Paris. the people OF
northeastern France heard them COM
ing and fled in vast numbers. scatter
ing to all parts of the country. Many
could not t1ee: many more "oulo Toy,
so the colossal gray mood swept ever
they are to this day. their daily NNes
ruled and regulated by orders emanat.
ing from the local headquarters or
the various German commanders.
Here is a picture of iife In In st; ,P aSue,P-
tin under German rule; st: Quentin
a charming French city but little more
than an hours ride on a railway train
northward from Paris; the picture
was drawn by q French citizen or the
place who succeeded in making fls es-
cape through the German lines:
Never So Busting.
"The city was never so bustling as
now, Across the square in front OF the
city hall rapid autos filled with Ger
man officers dash In all directions
They are coming from lie Fere, from
Loan, from Vernand. and from cam
brai, Troops are leaving the train at
| the station, flies and drums playing;
| landwehr patrols come and go escort
| Ing small groups OF prisoners, or re-
lieving the guards In various auar.ers
stand reading a notice just posted oy
the German military authorities pur-
| porting to quote a Paris newspaper
begging for peace. The notice is headeo
| WISE WORDS OF A
| FRENCH NEWSPAPER"
| "Irnder the gothic arches of the city
hall a detachment of landwehr stanos
sheltered. On the first floor, in the great
gala hall a group Of municipal counc'i-
men sit, night and day, issuing billets
for lodging soldiers and requislt ohs oe-
| manded by the German invaders, the
police commissary and his men, in civil
! attire, but with arm-ba nds in ST. Qucn-
| tin colors, are held at the disposition oi
| the mil tary
THE German commanders headquar'
| ters, are at the Credit Lyonnais, the
citys largest banking establishment
but part of his administration has quar-
ters at the second largest bank, the
Compton d'Escompt.
Landwehr In Theater.
THE theater houses company OF
landwehr Nearby the restaurant Aigle'
Noir has become The German Restau
rant and here the German non-com
mlssioned officers have their mess. The
commissioned officers frequent the more
imposing cafes and restaurants this be
ing ono OF their favorte occupations.
at 3 o'clock the pastry shop, Caveug
| becomes the Rendezvous of the elegant
| of the army. Sp'ck and span officers, h
| monocles and full regimentals. stru
| and gossip and devOur cakes or grou
| themselves around tiny tables and si
port or sherry with tartes and petit
| fours
But the liveliest table of all is tina
at which the Kaiser's fourth son, Prime
Auguste, fratern!zes with his cronie
and cracks jokes with his dapper staff
| officers.
AN these officers live In the prCtt
villas bordering the aristocratic Ru
' ! Charles Picard and the rich Champs
| Elysees up and down which street
every morning they caracole upo
/ horses of great pride. The Empero
! himself, when ne visited st. Quentin
lived In the old Charles Basqu'n hcm
J facing the Champs Elysees. This is on
II of the most elegant private houses
the country.
"The Girls Seminary has been tran!
\ formed into a hospital. So has FervaC
owes Palace. The Henri Martin Schot
also They are all 0Ver1owing il
arrive throughout the day and n ght.
5000 Held Captive.
"st. Hilaire Barracks are occupied b
lIndwshr. In the courtyard OF thi