The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22
FRANCE
[5y Henry Wood, United Press Stat
Correspondentl

Correspondent
PARIS, March 22.-"The Zeppeiins
will come back. And when they come
back they'll find something waiting
for them they were not looking for.
Maybe they won't go back
A well known English aviator here
for an aernauticai conference Of three
days, made this significant remark
today. He was commenting upon the
Zeppelin raid on Paris early yest-r-
day in which eight persons were in
Iured, severa! fires started and some
property damage done by two German
airships that dropped about fifty
bombs in a cruise above the city and
its suburbs.
"We weren't> quite prepared Tor tvs
Boche this time,' admitted the Eng
Iisnman. eve knew that as soon as
spring came and the winter squalls
were over, they'd fly over Paris and
probably make an attack on London
"But we didn't expect them quite SO
soon. The precaution taken by the
French flying corps last fall had been
somewhat relaxed. But, we have
something up our sleeve, as the Amer
leans say. Tho next Zeppelin that
starts for Paris will get the surprise
Of ito life"
Anticipating a second attack last
night, motor car patrols, carrying
searchIights, guarded all the ap.
proaches to the city and blasts Of light
swept the sky until daylight. Sunday
holiday crowds toured the scenes OF
the Zeppelin visits, expressing great
curiosity, but absolutely no fear. The
Paris newspapers sarcasticaIly eS-
pressed thanks to the Germans for
providing residents with a great
show"
LOVE AND WAR.
PARIS, March 22.-Franee Des-
cIaux, former paymaster-treasurer or
the entire French army, today went
on. trial before the first council Of
war, charged with approprlatina milf
tary food supplies and sending them
to his beautiful German "frIend"
Madame Bechoff.
Madame Bechoff 10 proprietor Of
the most elegant Of all Partisan dress
making establishments. Because Of
her fame in the fashion world and
Desclaux's prominence in government
circles, an excited crowd thrust Ito
way into court when the trial started
today.
Desclaux's delinquency Is alleged
to have existed almost from the be-
aiming of the war. When the possi-
bilities of a food famine were first
discussed the paymaster's first
thought, It was alleged, was for his
"friend." Through Sergeant Dauzia
he sent the beautiful madame quantt
ties Of dainties for her Iarder two or
three times week.
All went we'll for months. Then
pretty Madame Rivit, femme de
ohanbre to Madame Bechoff, receiv-
cd letter from her husband at the
front. He had not eaten for twenty
four hours. In flash, Madame Rivit
saw It all. The soldiers couldn't eat
because the best rations intended for
the men were finding their way Into
her mistress Iarder. She flew to tell
the military authorities and France
was shaken by the biggest scandal
since the caiIlaux affair.
Before the police arrived, score
Of wives whose husbands were at tire
front stormed Madame Bechoff's paia-
tial home, screaming at the top Of
their voices the French equivalent Of
"cat!"-and some other things. Ma
dame fled Incognito to down town
hotel where she was later arrested.
Her trial, with that Of the sergeant,
is to follow a verdict In Oeseiaux's
case.
The Desclaux scandal Is linked with
the CaiIIaux affair, In the minds Of
the public. DeseIaux, when caillaux
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