Arizona republican., 1917-09-09
FRENCH GOSSIP
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 PARIS, August 26-(Correspondence of The Associated Press.)-Pohtlcal happenings have succeeded one an other so rapidly in Russia that French correspondents there have had little time to do more than occupy them selves with them, and descriptive ar ticles from those journalists have been few, regarding the effect of the revolu tion on the mass of the people and it's results in the provinces and among the peasants One or two articles, however, have appeared which throw some light on the mentality of the Russians, re- garded as so different from that of oth- CT Europeans.
 MT. Robert de F'lers, associate of the Figaro, and now attached to the head quarters of the Rumanian army, has had months of study of the Russian troops serving in conjunction with those of Rumania. Here are some anecdotes from his latest article
 There is a fine lake somewhere in the south of Russia which is connected by channel with 8 smaller lake where huge carps are raised. The channel was barred by nets to prevent the carp from passing into the larger lake, and, as food does not reach the troops in the district too plentifully nor in great variety, the officers were glad to vary their mess with the fish.
 One day some hundreds of soldiers were gathered in a meeting-one of those meetings which have become a regular institution in the Russian army this year-plunged in deep discussion. Suddenly there was a rush towards the l lakes and with cries of "Sloboda," "Slobodai" ("Liberty," 'Libertvi") the men began to pull out the barriers and nets and destroy them The officers wished to prevent the destruction but the soldiers took little notice of their ,, reprimands beyond crying, "Sloboda, l Sloboda for the fish,"
 4 non- commissioned officer ey- 1 pialned the matter. Fish are Gods creatures like men are Like them thay nave the right to liberty. But men car talk and so have made the revoIution while fish are dumb and can nave, | make theirs. It is, therefore our dntt to ald them because it is contrary r. nature to pen them up in order to can. 'ure them easily and kill them" A middle class functionarv 2 mar who occupied a modest position in onf VI tiie tax collecting offices and wb, was lhDued with the narrow. bureau. SidtiC' reactlonary spirit general, iouiiu III that class, chanced to go on one day with a red umbrella under hi. arm. A group of manifestants goinE 10 meeting begged him to open hi. umbrella. He willingly complied ant at once found that his bright umbrella red being the revolutions color made him parsonage. Women threv hlm flowers, children Were lifted LII Tor nm to Kiss, and he was at one, | made president of the meeting. Whe, 1 that was over he was conducted il 1 triumph to a banquet and there. too he made an eloquent speech, havins l discovered himself an orator withou l having ever suspected it. Finally h, was conducted to his home at a lat
 hour by several thousands of his ire, If not enlightened fellow citizens. Fron that day, after inscribing his nam on the revolutionary committee, he ha
 never gone out without his red um
 brella, always open.
 For months every material, from sill to the commOnest cloth, colored red has been sought for and made int, cockades, flags, streamers, etc. Tn, smallest fragment of red serves as al excuse for a manifestation Here | a story of a squad of Russian soldiers a pretty woman. a pet dog and a bow | lnot of red ribbon.
 The pretty woman was walking ul | and down the platform of little sta ticn crowded with soldiers. The men whose opportunities of seeing a brett. !! woman had been limited for many ; month, gazed in admiration and wer' i nranared to make a manifestation il l her honor. But suddenly their feeling