The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-11-07
PARIS REv|VES
AS HUNS RETREAT
CITIZENS RETURN TO CAPITAL IN
VAST NUMBERS
MOVIE. THEATRES REOPENED
Rate of Exchange on French Money
Raises. Fashion Shows are in
Full Swing. curfew Rings
At Nine-Thrty.

Paris, Oct 6.--By Mail-The hun
dreds of thousands of persons who
took their vacations" or found press
ing business in the south of France a
few months ago when the Germans
were only 40 miles away and Big Ber-
ina was speaking regularly, are flock
ing back. ne city is regaining its old
time viyacity The boulevar6s and
sidewalk cafes are overlooking every
afternoon with gay crowds strolling in
the bright autumn sunshine, and shops
that were closed suddenly in the sum
mer are reopening.
Within fortnight after the allied
push showed the Germans back toward
Hunland, the vanguard of the army of
stockholders" began to flow back to
Paris. Now the invasion is in full
swing The hotels are doing rushing
business and nearly every hotel of i'm
portance is packed full every day. In
coming officers and soldiers with few
days leave in Paris, are finding diff
Guilty in getting any sort of a room.
Many of them are forced to visit
half dozen hotels before finding va
cant room. In hotels where only
score Of faithfuls remained through
July and August, there is now not
vacant room. And the well known law
of supply and demand is getting in its
work--the prices are being showed up
notch by notch.
Citizens Returning
Although to the casual observer the
number of people that stayed in Paris
through the period of danger of inVas-
ion was remarkable, it was noticeable
that most of the people of the streets
were soldiers whose business kept
them in the city. Undeniably vast
number left the city. Now they're all
coming back and more, too.
The allied successes have tended TO
stimulate business to a surprising eX-
tent and fair percentage of the in
yaders are provincial business people
in Paris on buying trips. And every
one of them brings his whole family
and spends week or two and many
francs enjoying the metropolis.
Rate Of Exchange Raises.
One of the most immediate effects
of the allies victories was to raise the
rate of exchange upon French money.
In the last few weeks the rate has
been going up a few centimes at
time.
Movie Theatres Crowded
The influx Of people has served to
brighten the city in many ways. AT
least 5 theatres that have been closed
for some time are reopening. All the
movie theatres on the boulevards are
crowded every afternoon and night. In
Difference to the thousands of British
and American soldiers in town, the
moving picture houses are using many
American films and running films with
captions in both French and English.
To the American soldier accustomed
to his nickle movie" or at most ten
cents or quarter, the prices OF from
thirty cents to dollar are staggering.
But they pay the prices gladly to get
a glimpse of back home" even If it
are buyers from the big fashionable
is usually New Jersey of California.
The news stands are taking advantage
OF the demand for American publica-
tons and are Offering the Saturday
Evening Post and Golfers at 20 cents.
Their supply is snapped up within
few hours after arrival The 25-cent
American magazines sell for s. cents.
Fashion Shows.
a number of the recent newcomers
women's stores from every large city
in the allied and neutral world. For the
usual autumn fashion shows are in
full blast in a score of the establish
ments that set the fashions from
YladiYostok to Melbourne. Some OF
the buyers are from such far-away
places as Buenos Aires, Rio and Toxic,
with goodly proportion from Chicago
New York and London, and the Scan
dinayian capitals.
cUrfew at $3.50
With the city full of visitors the $3.50
closing decree becomes real hard
ship-upon the restaurant men-when
thousands are "all dressed up and no
place to go" after the curfew darkens
the lights.
Although many pass the time by
strolling aimlessly along the darkened
bouleyards, the wise ones say that
places can be found where the curfew
can't be heard.