Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-03-31
Stories From the European Firing Line
As Related by Some Eye Witnesses

(By a United Press Correspondent.
PARIS, March 20.-(By mail to New
ork) Suppression by parliamentary
action of the sale Of absynthe is not
setting France agog.
The retail liquor dealers are maxi
ING no opposition, insisting only that
the government reimburse them for
the loss OF their stocks on hand
These alone amount to some $780,
600 litres. valued at S6,000,000. this
figure including the duties already
paid the government on the liquor.
The dealers say they will accept
treasury bonds for that amount.
The suppression of the sale which
has left a terrible trail of mental and
physical wrecks behind il i'm France
Is one of the direct results of the
war. temporary suppression as
q precautionary war measure met
with such universal approval. and so
little opposition owing TO The state
of war. that the fighters of the in
sidious liquor saw their opportunity
Tor pushing their fight onto the floors
OF parliament.
NJ. Henri Schmidt. appointed by the
Chamber of Deputies. to draw up a
report on the proposed suppression
law presented startling figures on
the havoc wrought by absynthe in
France. The liquor. he stated. is the
most highly alcoholized Of all drinks.
II contains from Go to u per cent.
OF alcohol besides strong essences
that make it particularly harmful.
Out Of 9.944 cases of delirium ire
mems examined. 1.625 we're found due
70 absynthe alone. The same investi-
cation shows that where beer pro-
duces one case Of delirium tremens,
vine 4. cider 80, alcohol n. liquors
143. and apertiyes 10. absynthe IS
responsible for GAG.
Paris has just adopted additional
regulations for the conduct of Pari-
sions when the zeppelins come"
First Of all, the ParisiaDs arc 10
be warned. The moment the military
authorities know raid is on the
way, the firemen and the city guards
will pass through the streets blowing
hughes. II the bugles blow in the day
time. everybody outside will immedi.
ately 80 inside and stay there til
the "zepps" leave. School teachers
especially will see to it that they ger
the children into the school houses
and then conduct them safely home
when the trouble is over.
If the raid comes at night, every
body being inside as required by ear
lier regulations. they will merely pu
out any lights that may still be burn
ing and 20 TO bed.
How these new regulations will
work out has already been demon
strated The test was mado.at the su
burb of Neully on the outskirts D
Paris. The bugles blew at 10 oclocl
at night.
Instantly every lamp that was eX
tinguishcd was relighted. Every dooi
and window that was shut was in
siantly opened, and as no one was OF
the streets the moment the bugle blew
everyone got there as soon as pos
sihle. They wanted TO see the "Zepp'
and were horribly disappointed wheI
told that there weren't any, and ais
| that they'd be pinched If they didn'
go back to their houses at once, shu
tho doors and windows put the light
out and so TO bed
Paris is curiously awaiting anothc
act OF regulations.
Since the beginning Of the war 300
/ Of the Austrians and Germans whit
we're being held in the French con
ccntration camps have been above,
10 return home. They were all eithe
women or children or men over 81
years Of age
In the So concentration camps nov
being maintained in France there ar
still 1900 of these Austrlans an,
Germans Practically all of then
were residents of France when tn
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