Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-07
PARIS IGNORES
ZEPPELIN DANGER
Only Feeling Toward German
Menace Is One Of
Curiosity.
EYES TURN HEAVENWARD
All Are Disappointed When
Much-Heralded Craft Fail
to Appear.
EYES TURN HEAvENWARD

lSpccia, Gable to The Times Dispatch
PARIS, March G.-parisIans abso-
lutely refuse to take the Zeppelin
danger seriously. and their only feel
ing towards the German cruisers Of
the air Is one OF curiosity. They are
positively eager 10 see one OF them in
tho sky overhead. An incident which
happened several nights ago not only
proves this. but probably Will result
Ia tho rcvok!nG OF the elaborate set
OF rules which the authorities have
laid down for tho protection OF life and
limb.
The night. in question. soldier Was
run down by stree; car in Avenue
lean Jauros. which. like all the rest
o' Paris. was wrapped in impcncirable
darkness az a preCaution against the
expected Zeppelin attack In order 10
cxtrlcatc him from beneath the wheels
Of the car. a fire engine was sent for.
and arrived al full speed and much
blowing OF warning horns.
Now In the regulations concerning
that the first warning OF Tho approach
az one OF these viii be given by tn"
footing OF the horns OF the fire engines.
whercupOn all civilians are required 10
hide themselves In their cellars as
quickly az possible
The good people OF Avenue Jean
Jaurcs did nothing Of the kind They
believed that the longcd-tor Zeppelin
had Al last arrived. but nobody showed
the slightest inclination TO hide. ON
the contrary. In few seconds every
body who was not hanging out OF
window staring seynards was hurry
Ing into the streets TO ge, "A better View
of the Zeppelin. and there was 81 gc,i-
"ral feeling OF disappointment; when
1t was discovered that all that had
taken place was an ordinary accident
This Is undoubtedly what VIII happen
All over Paris IL a Zeppelin ever does
come. so what is tho use Of rules and
regulations that one thinks Of
ohcyinE.
WORKS RUSE TO,GET RID OF
HIS COSTLY CHAMPAGNE
No patriotic Frcnchman would. of
course. ever think o! drinking a single
drop OF "Mumm.' which has fallen into
disgrace. because made by 4 German,
bur II YOU should ever want sip OF
that excellent champagne. you may &c,
1t In restaurant quite close TO Hotel
Anglo American. opposi,. Care St
l.azare, II YOU ask for n bottle Of
"Obus dc 10 tsheN from the famous
seventy -m!limcter gum
This hitherto quite unknown vintage
had been for some time listed on the
wine card at rather fancy price \
connolsseur ordering a bottle immcdl-
walter conildcd 10 him that tho pro-
prietor, who had quite stock OF G; II.
Mumm. had invented this rusc 10 get
/; off his hands.
Frcnchmcn hailed with satisfaction
the now "Crolx dc Ia Gucrre" instituted
hy President Poincarc a, the sugges-
,ion of NJ Maurice Earrcs. of tho
French Academy
The new ornament for itching coat
lapcls. which Will consis, OF an abso-
lutcly plain bronze cross suspended by
green silk ribbon. is to he given
away TO every officer. soldier or sailor
who has been mentioned in dispatches
Hitherto, the names OF such heroes
have merely been published in the Of
ncial Gazette. and. OF course, quickly
forgotten. while now the Croix de la
Guerrc will he n permanent record
1t Will be second in value only 10
tho much coveted military medal.
silver head OF the republic on a yellow
ribbon. which is given only to non
commissioned officers or privatcs for
conspicuous bravc,N. on the battlefield.
AMI which is looked upon in France as
much as the German Iron Cross is
looked upon by Germans
Only about nifty military medals
have been given to Frenchmcn during
the present war countless. though. arc
the deeds of heroism that have been
performed.
WAR CAUSES NEW FORM
OF RIDICIfLED DUEL
The war has been the cause OF n
new form OF the much ridiculcd French
duel. few days before the war broke
out famous Partisan boulcvardicr and
mn equally famous artist quarrcled. and
the usual thing happened. Cards were
exchanged, seconds had n conference.
and then. before tho duel could be
fought, mobilization came, and both
men Wcrc called to fight in quite an
other fashion
Months passed. both would be duel
sts won commission. and then one
day they met in trench. looked at
each other stiHy for brief moment
and then shook hands
That night they began to talk OF the
duel. and decided that i, should he
Fought I'm novel way. New seconds
wore engaged. conditions drawn up.
and tho next day after darkness both
officers left the trench, and one going
ieft tho other going right cautiously
approached the trenches OF the Ger
mans opposite. Each carried n rifle
and the ammunition belt of Il private.
After short silence rarSd shooting
was heard from two directions. and
about an hour later both officers re-
turned unhurt.
"IIow many did you bag" asked the
artist. -Four" replied the houle-
warbler And I only three" said tho
artist. II acknowledge you wcrc
*ayht. please accept my apologies"