The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-08-22
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE, REDWOOD FALLS, MINNESOTA

accommodating six to eight peo-
pie. Second class is very COM
Portable and usually taken by
| its middle classes; but third class
lis poor. We endured it however
and had a good time. Played
Five Hundred" for a while, ate
our lunch of sardines, bread,
lemonade, dried fruit and canned
meat, and viewed the country.
In the moon light the country
looked great.
July 5.
Arrived in Paris at nine
o'clock. Weather cloudy. From
the station we were all taken in
cabs to hotels. The Morton
! Harjes' men and the "Ameri-
can Ambulance" separated.
There were about fifty of us and
nearly one hundred of the
American Ambulance on board
our boat.
We went to a small hotel. the
Hotel Silvia. Narrower, a Penn.
State man, and | got a fine room
with two beds. 1t reminded me
OF the show Twin Beds" Re-
ported to Z Rue Francois Pre-
miere. Found that our fare from
Bordeaux will be paid by them
as we'll as board and lodging.
We got our breakfast at the Sill
via and other meals at Hotel du
Palais. Got the name of the lat
ter and started out to find it. AS
there are half a hundred Palais
Hotels we had quite a time.
Found the taxi rates in Paris
very reasonable. Is confines for
600 meters. Saw LeClaire and
Sheldon Of Minneapolis, Phi Psis
at the u. of NJ. Went to bed at
6 P. M.
July 6.
Got up at six A. M. after
twelve hours well-earned sleep.
the first in three nights. Re-
ported at z Rue Francois and
went on a wild goose chase for
incubation with narrower and
Herriet, a Kansas ''U" man. The
address was incorrect. Returned
to hotel and decided to postpone
incubation until we reached
camp. At 2 P. M. returned to
headquarters and received al.
order for a suit. Took taxi there
and had our measures taken.
Paris has a good subway sys-
tenn called the Metropolitan or
Metro" for short, but few sur
face cars. Being unacquainted
with the city the taxi was the
best friend we had, and also
cheap.
The suits furnished us are
similar to the English officers
uniform, the smartest in the
world. With the overcoat it cost
over seventy dollars. Later on
we are given sheep skin coats.
They will come handy. I walked
back to the hotel and wrote to
Max before supper. It was very
good although lacking in butter,
cream or milk. The desserts are
the chief difference between
their meals and ours. Pie is
not in the French dictionary.
Fruit and little cakes or tarts
are called desserts. Meat in sew
eral courses forms the major
portion of their meals.
Feeling the need of amuse-
ment after our strenuous days
work several of us went to the
"Olympia' a vaudeville theatre.
The cheapest price was for the
promenade around the back part
of the theatre for 2 francs. Be
tween this and the lobby was
room with tables and bar. Dur
ing the performance and espec-
tally during the long intermis-
sion the people promenaded back
and forth, chatted in the violent
French fashion or sat at the
tables. We found it interesting
and enjoyed it more than if we
had been in the more expensive
seats.
Paris is very immoral but not
as gay as it was before the war.
Cafes close at 9 o'clock P. M. and
the shows start early at eight
and are over by eleven. The
streets are dark except for a few
dim lamps. In the most popular
street, the Rue Puccini, which
corresponds to Broadway, it is