The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11

things and depart.
II 1t Is so difficult to get ni,.,,,,. i.
England. a country not rav,r, ~
war. 1t may be readily undarst,oi ,.,,,.
much harder IL is to get ,r,,,, ~,
France and Belgium. csp,eia',,. ..,' ~
Gen. Joffre Is commonly cr.at,.l ,....,.
being responsible for the ris.a rcs.r...
tons placed upon newspaper M, IL,
the war zone. Hard as it is f.ra....,.'
respondent to witness ana rpr.,, .,,..
thing worth while. it is mu... ,r o.,
difficult for the camera man o.. .,,
his war pictures he must ,,o..t.. r,,
policy of the General Si4r ,....,
break regulations especially d.....1
to render him impotent Ca... g.,
practically the only port e .nfr,. in
France for persons coming from Emo.
land. Before leaving Ergl.l c,.
France one must present himself q,
the point of departure a fun l.yr l,
fore train or boat time. His u,,,,,
Is searched and every lctt,r rur,l ~,
him carefully read. one Patlo G,,,,,,
camera man succeeded in r,t.i,.. g.,
Paris. but within an hour Of his mr..
rival was visited by the police ,rj
ordered back to England hv the noe.
train.
Two operators tnot with Plth, ,,e
known to have had Their ll,...,,,
torn up in France, and So are POI. ,.r.
less to leave the country. mo-, n,
years before they can get back ..n.o
it Is impossible to go anywh,r. cop H.,
anything without the ,r.,..Ir,.
papers. Two others by STRATEGY r..r,j
their way TO the firing line and r.,,
been for several months prisoner. WIN
the French troops. Another is known
TO have been mistaken for a So. ..3
shot. 1t is strange that under fH...
conditions men can be found vi. ara
willing to take a chance. Almo,, wish.
out exception they are Young and
hardy and ask for the assi.r.u...s
from sporting spirit Mr.. uu.on
says his men have all reported tL,,
they feared only two thinus-or. tho
taunts of the troops. who continuity
revile them and ask them why they
have not enlisted. and the other h..ng
taken prisoner by either German, ar
Allies.
One of Mr.. Hugon's men had mar.
row escape at Ostend He had boon
there for several days before the Cor.
man occupation, and being very ,,'le
troubled by the Belgians had zoo.
some good pictures. Going ora, ly
motor car several miles from n. town
in order 10 film refugees he saw h..f,
Of troops approaching whom l. took
to be retreating Be cGns He ,r, ...l
his camera on them and turr, ,..
crank as they approached ncar,r and
Sn11Antxy b.
thing which made him suspicion. .nI
walked up to the fact that the, p.ra
advancing Germans. Gamer and ar
We're left as they were and D.. ...k
to the shelter Of patch ~ woods
near by. He got back To- Eu-.rl
safely. but the Germans have hi. $3.50
camera and the old Belgian au'unu-
bile.
Many of the war scenes app, .r'.g
in the Pathe News have been taken
by British officers with ac~.,.. pa
cameras. AS their luggage is Il . -
Ject to search there are many cameras
at the front among the officers T.
probable that after the war mauy me
films will be obtained from .4rh
sources.
Fertility Of invention has been re-
sponsible for some of Patho's '.,,
pictures. For instance. Mr.. Hu.on
learned of the presence in Eng'a,I II
a motor car belonging To- E..-.an
who had managed to ship il across
The car was without a numhe~ "a
because the Belgian Government, 4,
now eNiled to France a BELGIAN l.m.
Der could not, Of course. be obtained
Because II was n Belgian ,.r ."e
English authorities tacitly r,rut..d
it TO run without a number w. ..e
approval of the Red Gross '.. ar
was loaded with supplies ,G n.m
clothing much needed by I'll, '.-..a
soldiers. Thus equipped v,. Hl
Cross insignia and authority ... ..g
was taken across the Clal-. ~
went on to the Belgian Nl,. .a
without the slightest question A. '.
meantime the drivers aS,.-..'. ..S
busy with the camera and "..l
some splendid scenes. l. has .... ...
experience of the camera r... ...'
the Belgians are more l.n.... .b
them than either the Frrn.. ..e
English. In this instance i....
was given by the Belgian ...ta
STAFF itself. On repcatinG t.,
week later the camera ~ r...r.ri
and the two men We're inn. -.... .r
forty-e!ght hours in the ,r,..
One operator had roman. csc
perience at one of he V.l'4-,. r '...
GUM near the front; He had ... .g.-
vented from taking pCtug. assam
and again and felt discourarr. Il'"as
anxious to have somCthing Co.,. ....
had beenactually in the field law
solitary French soldier ..-
ing and trained his Gamer I'm.
The soldier was cakcd w....u~ ..-
low eyed, unshaven ar" .F
forbidden in appearance.
preached smile pa.,, .t
"Hallo-o Tommee," he ,r., .H
Enslish> The op rlt,r ..--
nized him. He was C..r. .-
aziC, who had been came
pathc in Paris and I.urd
Camera men rcturu..-
from the front all req r
unnerved condition VIZ.
and shaking hands, a.
had been freed from a l..
had been locked up alu.,
pany but dead men. |, -...
days before they are III g..
one operator VIII had ',,. ..'