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New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

Gothas. Parsians awoke to the wall Of
sirens, the crash of bursting bombs and
the continuous roar of the anti-aircraft
batteries. In addition, q subtle defeat
ist" rumor Of unknown origin, predicting
mysterious events, and possibly revo-
luton, was somehow spread abroad in
the city during the week end preceding
the opening OF the battle.
On Thursday the drive opened, with
the French taking little part in the first
action. Friday night Gothas again
bombed the city. Then on Saturday, for
the first time since May, 1915, the Huns
made a daylight raid, one of three such
excursions during the day. In addition,
the mysterious gun dropped its first shell
into the city about 30 a. m.
1t was hours before the city realized
that more than ? mere air raid was oc-
curing. This is interestingly Illustrated
by three dispatches sent to THE New
York Times" by its Paris correspond
ent, all apparently written at different
times during the Commandment. Scru-
tiny of the dispatches will show that
without knowing it, the correspondent
noticed different sounds in and about the
city without discovering that they meant
something other than an ordinary air
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

cordng to Thomas NJ. Johnson, writing
to "The New York Sum-" it was a
familiar sight
"to see knot OF people gather about some
such artilleryman and ply him with ques-
tions. Generally the good natured soldier
will willingly regalc his audience with all
he has of gunners lore, tell them how, in
his mind, the bonlbardment is possible, and
then stroll on calmly as if the discussion
had been about the latest mode in hats.
paris simply has found something else to
shrug its shoulders over, and to say, 'Cest
Ia guerre.'"
During all this time, of course, Paris
watched the progress of the great bat
tie, and noted with pride the vigor of
the first French participation. Paris we'll
knew that if fatal break occurred in
the Allied lire she would be the first to
suffer. Visions of the days OF the
Marne and Of Verdun rose in the minds
of those in the capital, though COM
parisons with similar periods IN those
battles were comforting
But for the time being Paris seemed
almost detached from the great battle.
In the north armies were graphing for
victory. In Paris Allied morale was
being tested.
Paris answered with laugh -eaeu
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

permanent reacts to exhlaration in the face
of danger, and there is surprisingly little
comment beyond an angry, 'Ah, those id
DoChes!''
Frenchmen viewed the bombardment
as q scientific achievement and useless
barbarity. GA great mechanical feat"
said Alfred Capus in "Le Figaro" but
entirely inefficacious as military fac
tor" An extreme minor incident when
compared with the battle raging on the
British 'front.'" said "Le Petit Parisien.'
'Le Matin" found it consoling to note
that the number of victims was small,
but demanded reprisals on German cities.
"a political cannon" said "L'Echo de
Paris" Foreseen by Jules Verne and
French invention was this monster" ac
cording to lie Petit Journal" Every
shell that falls into Paris drives deeper
into us the confidence in an ultimate
victory" declared "L'Homne Libre,"
Premier Clemenceau's newspaper, which
asserted that the password of the hour
was confidence"
Inc government decided LNaL the pom
bardment should not interrupt the nor
nal life of the city. Hence new alarm
signals were devised, known as Warning
No 5. Drums were to be beaten and
the police would sound whistles.
Here is a'picture of the first alarm Of
this sort, given on Monday morning. At
6:55 a. m. came the first boom of the
Telegraph Cannon" as a street boy
called it,
"A few minutes later gendarmes made
their appearance somewhat sheepishly beat
ing small drums along the thoroughfares
They so exactly resonlbled the town cricr in
a French provincial town or the barker on
a platform Of one CT the booths at the
Neuilly Fair that everywhere they were
greeted with laughter and jokes. Besides,
every one so welcomed the change from the
nerve-racking shrek Of the sirens that what
the Germans imagine to be a signal Of hor~
ror to the French capital actually became
for Parisians an occasion Of mir1h and good
humor.'
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Wasted Talents

We was feelin' kind O happy
And a-singin' of a song,
Till dat kaiser man got scrappy
An put everybody wrong
Oh, Mistoh Kaiser,
We'd of had peaceful map
If you'd learnt 70 play de banjo
Or to shoot game o. crap.
De kaiser's sons was cryin'
Fob some other kind o. toys,
An to grab de earth he's tryin'
Fob plaything foh de boys
Oh, Mister Kaiser,
Dey wasn't meant TO rule.
Dey'd O. been heap mo- useful
If dey'd learnt to drive mule.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
A Panoramic Vieo of Paris, the Trocadero in the Centre

variety, a grenade explosion was audible
now and then at the scene Of the late
disaster at Courneuve, where they were
cleaning up the ruins"
Then, as he wrote, at 10:30, at the
office Of the "Matin''-
"There is an explosion as of bomb
around the corner. Through the open Win
dow I sec people on the roofs across the
boulevard scanning the cloudless springlike
skies
81 walked through the Rue de la Paix
with Ridgely Carter. and found the Place
de rOpera crowded, everybody looking up
as if watching some astronomical phenom
enon Many taxis were standing in rank in
the Boulevard des Italiens, but the chauf
feurs had all left them to join the gazers il
the square.
paris is puzzled as the air raid pro-
ceeds. The occasional explosion of a bomb
makes the town aware of the continued
presence of Gothas, but the affair is quite
casual and lacking in violence"
Apparently the correspondent did not
learn the truth until formal announce
ment of the new terror was made shortly
after l p. m.
For the next two days the big gun
attracted fully as much comment in
Paris as the drive On Sunday it re-
sumed work at 6 :55 a. N. and quit about
noon, dropping twenty-seven shells
against twentyfour for the following
day. Moreover, the intervals between
shells shortened from twenty minutes
to fifteen, twelve, and finally, when two
shells arrived only two minutes apart
the astonished Parisians were forced to
believe that at least two, if not a bait
terry, OF the mysterious guns were at
work. On Tuesday the bomtardment
continued for the fourth successive day
Paris, on edge with news Of the big
battle, rallied both with pride and with
resentment against the newest attempt
of German intimidation. Sundays
papers were full Of comment and specu-
lation. People ventured forth with evi-
dent disregard of the new threat Tele-
Traffic was practically unaffected.
While city dwellers began leaving town
for their vacations ahead of their accus-
toned time, throngs of country folk
swarmed in, undismayed by news of the
mysterious engine.
The peace of Palm Sunday, a balmy
spring day of the rarest sort, likewise
was not affected by the bombardment
All day long penitents knelt as usual in
all the churches to the sound of falling
shells. On the streets Paris was equally
mistaken. There defiance of the Ger
man threat took the form of merriment
that acted as a positive tonic and stinl-
ulus to morale. According to one dis
patch:
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Dsychology and the
1 New I error

A glance over events of the last two
weeks will reveal how both by accident
and by design the way was paved for
tremendous psychological effect Upon the
French by the rev instrument Of terror.
It will be recalled that week before the
drive started French grenade depot
north of Paris happened to explode, shat
tering windows and shaking the city to
it's foundations Perhaps if the Ger
mans had foreseen what Paris did TO
her windows they would not have hoped
to lower French morale with long
range gun. The correspondent OF "The
New York Times" returning to the city
after four days' absence, was struck Dy
the Partisan method of preparing for
further blasts:
"ln every quarter, in every street, one
sees crizscrosses of stout paper gunmed to
the window pares Of stores and apartments
10 iessen the risk Of breakage by concus-
aion. The expectation Of further air raids,
plus the effects Of last Fridays explosion
windows we're broxen even on the left bank
Of the Seine IN parts Of the city furthest
from the scene Of the disaster-have led
Parixians 10 take the same precautions that
are 10 be noted in every town or village
within the sound Of the guns az the front.
an the smart quarters Of the city the pro-
prictors of buainess houses nave devoted
Characteristic French taste TO The window
protection. Instead Of the regular arsange-
rnent If small squares that are universal be-
mind the firing line. there arc five or seven
pointed glars, massive iatticework deslgns,
renninizcent of Japanese screen, and even
elaborate hieroglyphic symbols. Paris
takes this opportunity Of showing her pride
in her new situation Of war zone cit" ="
But the Germans could not imagine
art tariying amid showers of Schreck-
iichk<it; so for nights preceding the
drive Paris was raided and bombed BY
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
ugles Sounded the
u Raid Alarm

First he pictured Paris awakened to
irritation by an Unusually early air
alarm. The awakening city" he wrote.
"was shaking off the morning mist when
the bugles sounded the raid alarm, and
in few minutes the guns which had
beaten off the raiders last night began
to boom, and the business life of the cap
ital came to a halt.
part of Paris went to the cellars and
public shelters, but most of Paris crowded
to corners and doorways to catch glimpse
Of the enemy fiers earning for the Kaiser
the most sincere i'll Will Parisians have had
for the last three years. Night raids were
bad enough, but this new business, with its
threat to ruin breakfast and luncheon, is
taken as little less tnan a tragedy"
Next the correspondent saw the city
going to work, as yet unconscious of the
new enemy:
81 am a commuter 1 arrived at the St.
Lazare station this morning at o'clock,
anG saw a fire engine dashing along the
street outside the station trumpeting the
alarm. The little tyrewrters and shopgirls
scattered instantly IN every direction, like
trout in country stream, making for the
nearest cellar.
Bang! went bomb overhead, and in q
moment the street was clear. Boom! came
the dull report Of an anti-aircraft gun on
~ L of %Lo ~ ~
thing in the air above US.
"The omnibus and subway services
stopped dead. Tradesmen were hastily pull
ing down their shutters on every side in
the hope of saving their window glass in the
event Of explosion. 1t was the very
worst time Of day for raid, and the bust
ness life OF the city was tied up instantly
Thousands never reached their places of
business at all.
"Thcn, just before 10 o'clock, Paris began
to live again. People streamed out of the
cellars in every street ard heads began to
line the balconies, gazing upward Little
parties Of American, French and British SCI
diers began to appear on the boulevards,
saunterng carelcssly along.
"a funeral, with the coffin covered with
flowers and q long train of mourners,
passed along the boulevard, and every
mans hat came off automatically.
"Crack, went another bomb, and Boom!
Boom went the French guns, and the
crowd yelled its defiance as it gazed into
the empty sky.
"Thc traffic became more less normal
between 10 and II, but the shops remained
obstjnatcly closed, and the working class
prepared to take holiday.
Spring in the air and every man, wom
an and child in Paris is firmly convinced
Of coming victory. Not all the bombs the
Germans possess can disturb the serene
confidence Of the most wonderful city in
the world"
The correspondent Bent TO his office,
while. "as if to give another touch Of
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
THE Police Weren Very
l Expert at Drumming
According to another Dispatch

According to another Dispatch
"The police came in for great amount
of chatting, the people being greatly amused
at their lack of proficiency with the drum
sticks This appeared to mark their limit Of
interest in the bombardment."
Throughout Monday interest was
chiefly manifested in seeing where the
shells had fallen. Thousands of persons,
said one Dispatch
"made a tour Of the places where the new
German missiles had fallen. The most
striking impression seems to be the small
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
The Flowing Bowl

Oh, landlord, fill the flowing bowl
With various solutions
That will not fret the human soul
Nor spoil our constitutions.
We must not call John Barleycorn
To make the glee intensive,
No lemon shall the brew adorn
Because it's too expensive.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
American EIun1Orisfs

AMATlC critics beings,
\ The they apDearance
anything them
they all They private Of
Phaner Chase Johnson of The Washington
editorial affords him relief
of
bet that Washngonan
political philosophy
caption shooting Stars before scanning
to editorial Ih
and of
popularity
Mr.
Club He born February 1885, in Wheeling
identified
give a air Of this humor
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

con the boulevards and throughout the
city there is a Sunday morning crowd,
dressed IN its best, strolling quietly along
clockwork every fifteen minutes from all
parts of the city, with mufIled roar in the
distance and a loud rumbling below when
the shell falls closer, were only practice
firing at the surrounding forts
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Commanding Respect

care you going to town in your working
clothes, Hiram?" exclaimed Farmer Corn
tosseIs wife.
That's what I am. When walk up High
Street | don't want to be mistook for any
city chap. l want to look like had
barrel O. potatoes or load o hay that 4
might condescend to sell somebody if I
took fancy to him."
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

amount of damage done by these shells in
comparison to the ordinary airplane bombs.
At one place l saw hole made by shell
which was not more than five feet in diam
cter At another where missile fell plump
on the edge OF roof above the street no
sign of damage was visible from the road
way except heap of splinters and broken
rlass
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Difficulties
In Confidence

"Do you understand the Russian situa-
tion?"
mo-" replied Senator Sorghum. "But
that doesn't matter. Nobody else under
stands it sufficiently to prevent my assum-
ing all kinds of superior knowledge, if l
choose"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Commercial

"a Socialist is never business man"
1.-THE only Socialist I ever knew was one
kind OF business man. He was ALWAYS
figuring out now much money there is in
the world and how he and his friends could
get it away from its present possessors"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
On His Mind

Have you ever tried counting imaginary
sheep to get to sleep?"
Yes. | pictured lot OF sheep and that
got me to thinking of mutton That re.
minded me of the high cost of meat and I
haven't been asleep since"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Relief

I'm so glad to good golf weather Mt
hand" said young Mrs. Torkns.
didnt Know you cared for the ramc.m
don't. But I'll be glad 10 have Charlie
out playing the game INSTEAD of stay;n.
home talkiux about itn e
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Of sugar there is little hope
For mortal son or daughter.
So, landlord, bring a cake Of soap
And fill the bowl with water.
Patience on a Pullman

"When do you expect to arrive at your
destination?"
Hadn't thought Of that. When I travel
now simply get on board train and wait
and see what happens"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Standing Up for Then,

u see you are inclined to stand up for
the street railroads"
It's habit. I've been paying them for
the privilege of standing up for years"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Safety Zone

ut used to be the custom to send Rus
sian political offenders to Siberia"
Yes Being sent to Siberia USED to be
considered punishment. Now it is con-
sidered lucky"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Public Representation

IS 4 FTER you are gone they may set up
L n statue of you"
Don't suggest it," replied Sena-
tor Sorghum. "I've been looking the statu-
ary over and l don't want any. It's bad
enough to be cartooned while you are alive"
Difficulties
The German language makes US wait
When tidngs we receive.
It's hard, folks tell US, to translate
And harder to believe.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

permanent reacts to exhlaration in the face
of danger, and there is surprisingly little
comment beyond an angry, 'Ah, those id
Doches!''
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20

firing. Some Of this firing is done at
power plants, and some ca lake steam,
ers, making short trips.
When student has absorbed the
book learning n the Chicago a. arse
he is Sent 10 d soaporl for a final
course Of instruction aud to "go his
sea legs on one Of the shipping
boards l. training ships.
Volunteers are being signed M in
every state in the Union. Candidates
accepted are from eighteen 20 thirty.
five inclusive, ana must weigh al east
l48 pounds. The board will nav the
fare to Chicago of volunteers from
Ohio, Michigan Illinois. Indiana. WIS
conSin, Minnesota, the Dakotas NJ.
brasba, Iowa Missouri and Kansas.
ana thence To seaport, and also give
them their board at Chicago The
fare Of men from orhcr states viii be
paid direct TO seaport, where they
viii be trained Ii either case tine VOL
unteer viii receive $50 month train
ing pay. When he gets behind the
shovel ~ sea b. win be given SIS a
month, With - per cent added for ypy.
ages through tic European war z,ne.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20

-aoHS, with conditions most serious in
isfaud.
fadamia, Serbia Roumanla and
Mlufere-ro have alrendy reached the
famine point and are suffering heavy
fnl of death. The Armenian popula.
ton IS falling each week MS hunger
takes IT'S TOLL ana In Greece, Albania
and koumauia SO serious are the food
shortages that famine is near. Al.
though starvation is not yet imminent,
Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Tur.
key are in the throes Of serious strip.
gences.
In order to fulfil Americas pledge
in world relief we viii have To export
every ton OF food which can be han.
died through our ports. This means at
the very least minimum Of 20,O00oo0
tons compared with G0oOo00 tons pre-
war exports and ll.S20O0O tous ex.
ported last year, when we vera bound
by The ties Of war 10 the European
allies
Il We fail to tighten the black spots
on tie hunger map or if we allow any
portions to become darker the very
peace for which we fought and bed
will be threatened Revolt and anarchy
inevitably tolIow famine Should his
happen We will see In other parts Of
Europe a repetition OF The Russian de.
bacIe and our fch, for world peace
viii have been IN vain.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20

Mrs. Ole sampson and daughter
Miss Alma. have influenza. Mrs. John
Erickson is taking care OF them
Mrs. Ida Posse has been the guest
OF her sister Airs. Ct.o Kendall. in
Seneca recently
Mr Marshall Of Pennsylvania is SIS
listing his son. Walter Marshall
ronall runn's family are sick with
influenza
Sergt. Omer Mosey OF Camp SHEER
man, Ohio, spent the week end with
relatives here.
Miss JaneJte Bozzle was quite sick
part Of last week. Miss Laura Poo
substituted in he Miller school for
her.
Mrs. C C. Laury has been req. SICK
for he pas ten days
Mrs }. G He.m OF Cleveland Ono
visited at the home Of Rev English
several days recently
Mrs Ida smith received official nos
tice last FrlGay that her son. Private
Victor Smith had been wounded Oe'
>. but the message did not state how
badly hurt he was. Il has been over
two months since she has received a
letter from him
Miss Ruth Hail is visiting ID OF
tawa.
Mrs Otto Ryg is quite seriously IL
witt influenza.
Charles Hoxie Of OtaaW spent
few days with relatives here re
Gently.
Mrs F f Allen Of Iulesburg, Colo
came here recently TO spend the YM-
ter with her mother Mrs Thompson
Mr. and Mrs Ray Wiley ana emil.
dren moved to Ottawa this week int
the house which they recently pu~
chased at 1880 Ottawa avenue. Tho.
many friends here are sorry 10 hag
them go but hope they viii Ike their
new home
Frank Wright and family have on
been sick with the influenza
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Han and SIR
and Mrs, Harry McEgoy were Aurora
shoppers Monday
Mr. and Mrs Richard Terry an
nounce III arrival Of son at thoir
home Dec 10.
Mrs. Sophia Heltand and children
have moved into Mrs Byes house IL
Harding.
Jed Elwell and family are all sick
with influenza at this writing.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
COLLEGE" FOR
MARINE FIREMEN
United States Shipping Board
Establishes One in CHICAGO.
MEN NEEDED FOR FIRfnOOMS
Chicago Hotel Converted Into School
at Which Young Americans by Run.
dreds Are Prepared for Scientifically
Keeping Fires Burning on Nations
bridge Of Ships to Europe"-lnten.
s''e Course Of Study Is Laid Down

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that the marine droman,s ;oh J.. mara
than merely >hoyeripg cool n, . ero
the shining board ba. nre,grod f,,
intensive scientific treini1o ~ n. nro.
men before tboy are ntacod hanind ~.
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rope. '
one aim IN mi, tr,ining !. J., ..o,,r.
conservation NJ co,I !, l.. L,,ia,,1
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value Of FIN r,ol ba !. h.,1,t.., a..
law, or couh,stio,, o,.1 H. -
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20

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lad It ny Al}cr,..;ng IN tue Free Trad
a. Journal
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20

American women ore night behind the
American troop in the tuugdH Women
uare-aIcn0w Installed Ina hospitals miles
IN the rear Of the actual fighting hre.
Many Of our American women ere I'M
able to take up Nh. duties at nursing az
the front, but they should know how 30
take care OF t.pir own % home, and for
tins purpose uo better book was ever
printed than the Medical Adyi era book
containing COS pages and bound in cloth,
with chapters on Fins Ad, Bandapng
aud care of Fracture Taking care Of the
Sick, Physiology, Hygiene, Sex Problems,
Mother and Babe, which can be- had at
most drug storca, or end % cents 70 the
publisher, 663 Main st., Buffalo, 4. \.
The women az home, who are worn out.
who are nervous on dizzy at times, should
take that reliable, temperance. herbal
tonic DR.. Pierce's Fayorite Prescription.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
Get Practical Experience.

There are also talks on ilre.r0om
practice and the relations of the fire
man to the engineers, oilers and water
tenders Win whom Ia works al soa.
Part of each day is devoted to actual