Bisbee daily review., 1918-01-06
Letters From France

Is ever prcNalell make one love tllS . city and I believe il is true of the | towns and villages in the country. On our way back. near the church. we | passed quite a good sized bird market l should Ike to have bought a canary and tiny parrot not much larger than a mocEing bird. There was a whole cage full of these. Perhaps they are baby parrots. Of beautiful plumage and so very cute looking. Here also were all kinds of pigeons. fancy chick ems of tiny varieties and a wonderful display of bird goods and then flow er market with the freshest of roses, viOlets and chrysanthemums. am glad of Sunday. or rather enjoy Sun day, as it gives me an opportunity to look around. l feel. although I have been here three weeks. that I have not seen anything as every working day is fully taken up from to D. m- and revolveS between the Rue CaStil- lOgin and Rue de Chemin Vert or Place du Concord. ! have only once been up as far as the Etoille or Arc de Trump. bet I suppose that will come gradually. I have no time to study the language and can just barely pick out what I need in the reStau- rants where only French is spoken
 Tell the Bisbee Chapter of the Red Cross of the good work being done over here. Tell them not to lose en- thusiasm in their efforts The time is coming when all the united forces of the nation will be needed for the supreme effort that will be made and which will bring the war to Q close crowned with victory for the champi ons of freedom If we had started in when the Lusitsnis was sunk. it would now be over. although we are bound to win I hope the nation is speeding ID in every department of production.
 Competent Help Needed
 Hotel Mirabesu. Paris. 11-25-17
 We moved over here last night thinking it might be nicer and quieter than at the Continental It is more cozy and family like at least. but just | as expensive However. if we are comfortable it will be all right For the past week the weather has been | very mild and fairly dry. but it poured | this morning while I was going to l church with Power Conway who ex- poets to have to wait a month or so 1 before his regiment arrives. Major Greenwey has been assigned to stan l duty and left town yesterday for head , quarters to start work. NIT. Douglas 1 met Major Duke yesterday but did | not see him He was enroute to a mil itary school The week has passed | rapidly and there are few interesting ! incidents All routine and work is progressing slowly but surely. We cannot do very much until we secure | some competent help and We have wired MT. Solomon to come and bring some good stenosraphers with him Also sent for L. J. Owen. who can be of great help and as Morenci is not busy he can be spared There will not be much interesting work for them just a steady grind of office and ware. house work in a ramshackle building. but it is all good for the cause and the sooner all America realizes fully the seriousness of the work and the for working hard the better il will he for all concerned. I am sending you a booklet of the work of the Red Cross for the past four months. You may find it interestine. This note was interrupted by a call rom Monsieur Andre. who was invit- ed to lunch with us. so we repaired to the Cafe Drouart where we had a very fine feed and for the past two hours since luncheon we have been ramb- ling around the quaint streets of the section northwest of the opera We had a vista of Mont Marte and then came down the grand boulevard to the opera and back to the hotel. The streets of Paris are very interesting and on Sunday afternoon the boule- ward is crowded It is dry and cold this evening. We dine tonight with MT. Barbenur. the Secretary General If the Red Cross at his apartments across the river.
 People Hard Hit z
 MT. Andre is a coal merchant here He lived in San Francisco for Is years snd il Is very me to know him He speaks English and Of course knows all about the French people and how they feel The poor people have a hard time of it by reason of high prices and everyone is praying for a hid winter on account of the scarcity Of coal On account of the high price of coal it Is only furnished on a gov eTnmeut permit Thursday evening I met Ira Joralsmon and he and Cap-l tain Conway. Bill Davidson. friend of Major Greenwsy. and dined together. I also met Johnnie George a few days ago.
 Grim Business
 Paris, Dec. end. 1917.
 met a couple of Australian boys last night who told me the discipline in their army was of the most rigid kind No excuses are taken for any, thing and the English do not hesitate to punish any breach of discipline very severely. even by death. so that our boys had better be prepared The more bard work they have to do in the United States the better they will stend the grind over here. They will Nsve to submit to very strict discipline I
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