The sun., 1918-03-25

PARIS, March a4.-.The German mon.
.,r cannon" which has been lombard.
!as Paris has been located in the Forest
9; ST. Gobain. west OF Laon, and ex.
sgtly 122 kilometers Approximately
seventy-six m.les) from Paris City
Hall.
The gun bombarded Paris the greater
part of to-Aav~n0h0tday was ushered
IN by loud explosions from the ten inch
SHELLS. and Immediately. at 8 ;55 o'clock.
tho alarm to take cover was sounded.
Many persons sought shelter, but greater
numbers Of them appeared In the streets
on their way to the churches. which
we're almost as we'll filled as usual. The
women who sell palm leaves on Palm
sunday did their usual thriving business.
At first the shells began arriving at
intervals Of twenty minutes. and the de-
tJrations. considering the Sunday calm.
s-emed louder than those of Saturday
Their power to disturb the eQuanimity
a: the populace, however. seemed less.
be people refusing to be distracted
ON their Sunday habits to any great
extent.
For the benefit Of that portion Of
TIE populace which had been led to
eleve the Germans had broken through
'te line and were bombarding Paris
rom nearby positions a Semiofficial
'otn was issued during the day. This
a.ned the people against believing pes
s.rUlstic reports.
The French front is intact" said the
late. Any assertion to the contrary 10
he."
ne bomba rdment of the capital
""ded around o'clock, and as late as
O'Clock no explosions had been heard
or fpore than an hour. The 'clear
.Rnal' was sounded at 3 80 O'Clock.
Although during the earlier hours OF
ne bombardment the shells arrived on
'N'nty minute intervals. later In the
IA they began arriving every fifteen
minutes on the average, and some fell
,n'y twelve minutes apart.
IN military circles the belief was eX.
pressed that the Germans were using
two long distance guns. The Natin
iay' the position Of one Of the guns
VA established In the ST. Gobain forest,
which would place IL somewhat further
south than had been believed and In
ID" wooded area. This position would
h' about seventy miles from Paris
>ubways Resume Tramc.
~ the early hours of the morning
''ai'io IN the streets of Paris was shut
Gown or curtailed. but before noon both
''H Subways and tramways began rum
'."e again. In the afternoon the streets
~ The city showed great animation.
!'lr!ng the day large numbers of per-
'2'H unable to obtain means OF trans
o'ta'.on to take them to their destina :
u4l' -.l i,, ,.-1n AaH ,,srt,t
e." ter appointments. As Is usual
"a'0 a!rcraft warnings are sounded,
arg apnocrs OF the populace sought
'"'.'"r .u IN" subways and in base
:re''s YF houses.
- Government has decided that in
- 'ltIre the bomba rdment Of Paris BY
.."s distance guns shall not interrupt
'Af normal life of the capital. but that
'"e population shall! be warned of a
oonhf-lment by distinctive means, diff
'"T1s from the usual warnings sent
'4' IN cases Of air raids. Drums will be
eaten and the police will sound
Whistles The public services, the trains
b.. NC spovays. the tramways and the
".'o.uot6e buses will continue TO be
3'ratcd normally.
: .u" rcw warning 10 10 be known as
Warming No. 8. II will mean that any
alton ot crowds in the streets il
.''a' ''ed and that all shelters. except
"' '' way ations. will be open, The
.. ~ cay Kind Of a raid vii! be an
3D. as before. by a special trumpet
and the ringing OF church bells.
l'"m la rh ment Bewildcrs Paris.
.a' ourmcLt "f rac Tfcnch press this
- l.' WAS aDolt o",-ly divided be-
h.' -" dig gun wi.,'. IS bomba riding
5 IRON back uf tie German lines
g.. . '"rrlfc battle raging OF the
1f!.-. s'0ut r - tone OF the roWmen nj