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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-06
News of Greenville

Greenville. August 5-(special-Johr Livingston. negro, was rushed from Georgiana today by marshal fearing that he would be dealt with by in- furiated citizens. The negro hit J. c. Johnson of the Johnson Hardware company. one of Georgiana's most prominent citizens, in the head with a sledge hammer. inflicting dangerous wound. The negro went to the store of Mir. Johnson on some business and, according to report. a dispute arose which resulted in the above. The last report from Georgiana stated that Mir. Johnson is resting well and is improv- ing.
 Reports continue to come into Green vile telling of the excellent conoi- tion of all crops. The rains have given new life to all food crops and there has been just enough dry. weather to prevent serious progress of the boil weevil. In many places of the county corn that was thought would die has begun silking. and in many instances as high as 70 cotton bolls have been found on one stalk of cotton. Butler county will have no fear in making an abundance of all food crops.
 At o'clock Friday afternoon every business house in Greenville closed and men. women and children flocked to the courthouse where a patriotic Loy- alty league was organized for Beat IF, in which Greenville is located. Ray Rushton. prominent lawyer of Mont- gomery, and also well known fig ure in war activities. delivered the address for the occasion.
 MT. Rushton was heartily applauded and in many instances the whole au. dience demonstrated their patriotism With outbursts of cheering. After the conclusion of MT. Rushton's speech the league was formerly organized and of. ftcers and committees were appointed.
 Similar meetings will be held in every beat of the county, and the peo- pie of the county are responding nobly. Every undertaking in the future for the progress of the war will receive a hearty cooperation of all of the citi. zens of Butler county.
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Thirteen Sons in Service

Goldsbcro, N C.. August 6.-John Ward, a negro, called as witness in a recent trial held here. told the court he was the father Of S0 children and that 13 sons were Tn military service. Ward, who Is 62 years oid, has been married three times and has 25 living children.
 The negro says his first wife bore 15 chilren in six years-quadruplets twice. two sets of triplets and one single child The second wife, he said, gave birth to l2 children, twins twice. The third wife gave Dirt hto eight children. Five sons m military service are in France ana eight others are in training camps in this country.
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Weird Ring Donated

Denver. Col, August 5.--In the many pieces of jewelry donated by residents of Denver to the Red Cross none perhaps has more varied and sinister history than that of a Bohemian poison ring do- hated by J. E. Zahn.
 The small gold band, manufactured more than 200 years ago. he said, has been worn by several princesses, at leasr twlce With fatal effect for their enemies The .pezel of teh ring turn upon tiny ninse' the pressure of hidden spring opening small poison chamber. The ring is valued at $1O00.
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Chicago Futures
uture quotations were as follows:
Produce Market

New York, August 5-Butter, firm; re- ceipts, SSl0; creamery, higher than ex- tras, 4Sl3@46c; creamery. extras, 92 score, 45c: firsts, 43AM44Ac; No. 2, 34GD3415c 1 Eggs, irregular; receipts, 3o,1s7; fresh gathered extras, 46@47c; fresh gathered, regular packed, extra firsts, 44@45c; do firsts, 40@43c.
 Cheese, firm; receipts, 1927; state, fresh specials, 25&q26c; do average run, 25d 251sc.
 Live poultry firm: broilers, 9sc; fowls, | S2c; old roosters. 22c; turkeys, 2SQp3Oc dressed. steady; chickens. S9G4sc; fowls. S1dS6c; old roosters, 25027c. r Chicago August 5.--Butter, steady; creamery, 3SG431zc. Eggs. higher; receipts, 13,S73 cases; firsts, 3SQ8kc; ordinary firsts, 3C@371ac; at mark. cases included. 36GS71sc. | Potatoes, unsettled; receipts 64 cars. Virginia barrels, $5.0OG6.1O; Minnesota bulk Ohios, $2.3592.4O; Minnesota sacked l Ohios. s2.50; Illinois early Ohios, g. s51 24o Poultry. alive. steady; fowls, so@slc; | springs, 329S211c. St. Louis. August 5.-Poultry, hens, 26Ac; springs. @11c; turkeys, s1c; ducks. 21c; geese, 15c. Butter creamery, 45c. Eggs, 341kc. s4 London, August 5-Today is holiday or Liverpool exchange. Kansas City, August 5..-Butter, cream cry; 42c; firsts. A1Ac; seconds. oo7Ac;
 Poultry. hens. ssc: roosters. lsnc; broilers, 2Sc. Cash Grain Chicago, August 5.-Corn, No. yellow. $l76@l.77: No. yellow, y1. 67G1 TO; No. yellow. s1.6O@1.6l.
 Oats. No white. SS@ssAc; standard, 6906shc.
 Rye. No. ?, sl.5s: barley. soo1.oo; tim othy, $6.0oQs60; clover, nominal.
 Pork, nominal; lard, $26.65; ribs, sy5. .s5 @2G.oO.
 St. Louis, August 5.--Corn, No. ?, N.H; No. white. s1.S5Q1.Ss; September l.63 bid
 Oats. No, 2, 6A@Sc; No. 3 white. s7@ Ssc; September, 69hc bid.
 Kansas City, August 5.-Cash wheat No. 1 hard s2.1s0J2. .1s1A; No. ?, s215Q2. Is; No red. s2.1s; No. ?, $215@2.16.
 Corn, No. mixed, sl.e5@l72: No. white. $l.6fQl. 90; No. ? yellow, $1.6@a1.72
 Oats, No white. 7Oc: No. mixed. s6h @s7c
 Rice Market
 New Orleans, August 5.-Rough rice: Receipts. y4 sacks Sales: Honduras, 14 sacks. Quote: Honduras, 735c, others nominal. Clean, no receipts; no sales; no quotations Bran and polish nomi- nal
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Hubbard Bros q Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square, N, change. New Orleans Cotton lxchanEe. New York Produce Exchange, Associated Members Liverpool Cotton Association. sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consignments of ence invited.
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Stock List Gets Away Slowly, But 1t Takes a Big Final Hour Spurt
By JOHN c. MOSES

Stocks got away slowly during yes terday'sa session on the exchange. but spurted toward the close with other kindred shares, recording gains of 2 to points.
 Harvester shares were the striking features of tn eearly dealings on the stock exchange today, advancing three points on announcement of the forth coming dissolution. The market was practically at a standstill during the noon hour when little more than 10,- 900 shares changed hands. Leaders con- tinued extremely sluggish, the only features being General Motors and cop pers at extreme gains of one to three points. Prices improved substantially in the active later operations under the influence of a sudden inquiry for United States steel and other favorites at extreme gains of one and three and one-half points. The closing was strong. Final prices on Liberty Bonds were 31as s, 999S; As, 94.36; 4s converti- bles 93.6O; 41as, 95.20; As convertib.os,
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Railroad Schedule

Corrected to May IF. 1918 Arrival and deporture of pasaenpa. trains. Birmingham: The foiiowSirear . . schedule figures published as informss tton. are not guaranteed. BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL STATION
 Southern Railway System
 lSOuthern Railway Cal
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New Orleans Futures
Port Cotton

Port Cotton
 New Orleans: Middling. 2s .25c; receipts. 545; exports. 24.1s2; sales. 796; stock, 2sa, : 1SO
 Galveston: Middling, 2S.50c; receipts. 1132: salesfi 316; stock. 150, 113.
 Mobile: Middling. 2Sc; receipts. 214; stock. 95S6
 Savannah: Middling, 29.25c; receipts, z7S1; sales, b21: stock. 1926
 Charleston: Middling, 29c; receipts, II:
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Naval Stores

Savannah, August 5-Turpenttne, flrm' 541hc; sales, 24o; receipts. 3S6; shipments 25i, stock, 27.1S0. Rosin, firm; sales, S4e; receipts, l4eo; shipments, 146o; stock. B,S4S. Quote: B, s1O. 15@10S5; D, s1o.35; E. $lo.0
 a1o. .35; F, s10 4OD1O.45 G, s1o55@106o Il.
 s1o.so; I, s1o eod1o65; K, s1110; M. sll.2o@ H. 30; N, s11. 45@11.55; VIC, sn.55; W. S1 60d120O.
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HEAT WAVES IN BELT SEND CORN SKYWARD
Closed at Gain of 41-2 to 63-8c, While Oats Are
 Sympathetic

Chicago. August 5.-Corn prices sho | skyward today, impelled by fear of cror damage due to widespread record break ing heat and to failure Of expected rains The market closed strong at the topmos. level reaching Az to AS cents net higher, with September S1.63A1.6S and October s1.es Oats gained IS to 21s cent. The cents decline to a rise of cents. Excited rushes to buy corn hoisteo the market as soon as trading began. Reports of sizzling temperatures, scorch- ing winds and lack of moisture were quickly added to by forecasts that in- dicated no immediate relief was in pros pect. As a result, traders focused their attention on danger that unless rain or cooler weather was unexpectedly ob. tained widespread and severe crop dam age could not be escaped. All other price making factors were temporarily ignored, including even the war news. Brief transient reactions caused by profit taking took place at interval: during the session, but as soon as tue market showed fresh scarcity of offer, Ings the quotations scared again without a check until the gong cleared the pit.
 Oats caught the buying fever from corn. The trade assumed that growers would hold oats tenaciously in the event or material damage to corn.
 Wholly unlike grain, provisions were listless. Lard responded a little to the bullish influence of corn, but pork and ribs were weakened by the nearness or the government maximum.
 Chicago Futures
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S.R.Stewart&Co.

Cotton, stocks. bonds. grain. provtsions and cotton seed oil New Orfeans cor- Jno. F. Clark & Co Direct private wire. continuous quotations.
 Phone Main 5V7 w. I. PHELTS, Mxr
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, August 5.-Cotton seed oil was unquoted; prime crude. N.50; prime summer yellow, nominal
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Metal Market

New York, August 5.-Metal exchange quotes lead, unchanged; spot, S.05c; spell ter, quiet; East St. Louis delivery spot
 8. .05@S. .1713c.
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Argentina maintains meteorological
 station at an elevation of 1000 feet
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w. E. Campbell

Cotton Stocks, grain, provisions and cotton seed oil. Correspondents Shepard & Gluck, New Orleans; E. W. Wagner & Co.. New York and Chicago. Continu- oLs quotations; private wires to all exchanges
 GIG and 617 woodward Bldg.
 Telephone Main 6lAl
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Bonds
Money Market


 New York, August 5.-Mercantile pa- per, and months, per cent; ster- ling 60-day bills, 4.72h per cent; com mercial eo-day bills on ganks. 472; commercial 60-day bills, AHA; de- mand, 4,75 5-16; cables 4.767-16. Bal silver, 99%c. Time loans, strong; 60 days, go days and months, per cent bid Call money, firm; high, 5h per cent low, # per cent; ruling rate cent; last loan, per cent
 Francs, demand, 5.71; cables, 5.69h guilders, demand. 51H; cables, 52; lire demand, SOL cables, 8; rubles, demand Is a; cables, IA, nominal. Mexican dol lars, 77c. Government bonds, irregu- lar; railroad bonds. firm.
 Live Stock
 St. Louis. August 5.-Hogs: Receipts. SOUL market lower: lights, $1s. 45a19. 75; pigs. $B ,25Q19.: mixed and butchers. s19. 30 Q1s.70: good heavy. S19 .5o@1s. .65: bulk. $19. 40Q19. .65 Cattiea Receipts, 7eoo; market. lower. native beef steers, $l1 .50a1S. g: yearlin 2 steers and heifers, s. .50@15 50: cows. S 5N Qaz. So; stockers and feeders $s .5o6D12: fair 10 prime southern beef steers, slO117. 70. peer cows and heifers. N.5OQ15; native Sheep: Receipts, 12oo: market. steady. lambs. sl4@i7; ewes. $n@l2; canners and choppers $6@s.
 kansas City. August 5-Hogs: Receipts .ooo; market, steady; bulk, sl9. .1O61e 5o: heavy. N9. 35@1s-65; packers, s16. .5oGns ep: light. $lsQ1950; pigs, $17. 75@ls. 50.
 Cattle; Receipts. 24.Oo0 including 1000 southern; market. weak; prime fed steers. " 500lS 40; dressed beef steers, s1s6517 2s. southern steers. $7.50@l6. 50; cows. ssos1s, heifers. S.5oQ1s; stockers and feeders ' 5oa17; bulls, TG1o; calves. s7.5o71a Sheep: Receipts. 5000: mo rket, steady. lambs, N4 5o@17.50; yearlings, $1@15: wethers. $l0614; ewes, $SQ12. 50
 Chicago August 5.-Hogs: Receipts, ss. sOo; market strong; butchers, sls1o@ls. TO:
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling, 2Sc; receipts, 17S0; shipments, 1479; sales. 1101; stock, SS,36l.
 Memphis: Middling. soc; receipts, o70; shipments, 1856: sales, 800; stock, 3s0,946.
 Augusta: Middling. 29,50c; receipts, CO. sales, 36; stock, 52,641. St. Louis: Receipts. 124; shipments, 12a; stock, 13.010 Cincinnati: Receipts. 1s7; shipments. 257; stock, 14,434 Little Rock: Middling, 2sc; receipts, 220. stock, s6.407
 Total today: Receipts, 2Ss1; shipments, Al6: stock, 5S5 999.
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light, S19. 45G19 80; packing, S1Sq1S. 30: rough, ST. .5od17 90; bulk of sales, slS.1G@ 19 e5; pigs, good and choice, s17.75q1S 50.
 Cattle: Receipts, 10000; market, steady; beef cattle, prime s11 .5oa1S 75; medium, SIC. .5od17. 50; butcher st ock, cows and heif- CTS, $7. .25G14 .25: canners and cutters. S6q 25; stockers and Feeders, fancy, s10G13; medium, S7.75Qd0; veal calves. choice, s16d16. 50.
 Sheep: Receipts, 170o0; market, weak; lambs, prime, SIT .5oG1s. 10, good, s15.5o9' 17.50; culls, SI1n14 ewes; prime. SIS .2o@ 1875; good, s11@13. .25. culls, s4.50Q9.5O.
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stock, 31,116.
 Wilmington: Stock, S9,697.
 Texas City: Stock, 17010.
 Norfolk: Middling, 3O.5oc: receipts, 45; sales. %; stock, 65S63.
 Baltimore: Stock, 16,000.
 Boston: Mddling, S1 .1oc; receipts, 1916; stock, 19, ,400
 Philadelphia: Middling, s.75c; stock, s621
 New York: Middiing. S1 .5Oc stock, 136.. S2o.
 Minor ports: Stock. 22,6S7
 Total today: Receipts, 4916; exports. 24,lS2; stock. 944,303
 Total for week: Receipts. 1o,1s4; ex- ports, 241S2
 Total for season: Receipts. 1s,13o: ex- ports, z4,1S2.
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Spot Cotton

New Orleans, August 5.-Spot cotton. steady; quotations revised: middling 5o points up. Sales on the spot, 296 bales. to arrive. 800; low middling, 245Oc; good middling, 3o.25c; receipts. 545 stock. 292, ,lS0.
 New York; August 5.-Spot cotton. steady; middling, 31.5oc.
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Coffee Market

New York, August 5.-There was some further liquidation of September con- tracts in the market for coffee futures here today, accompanied by a moderate demand for May. Otherwise, however, business was very quiet and on fresh feature developed, with prices opening at a decline of points and closing net point lower to l point higher. September sold at S25c and May at S91c. October, S.35c; December, S.55c; January, S-6lc; March, S.77c.
 Spot, dull Rio Is, S1kc; Santos As, nSsc- No fresh offers were reported in the cost and freight market.
 No official quotation was received rom Rio market. Santos was unchanged Tor spots and unchanged te 50 reis higher for futures Brazilian port receipts, 2l,oOo; Jundiahy receipts, 14,000. Santos reported 2. clearance of Al .OOO for the United States.
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Sugar Market

New York, August 5.-There was no change in raw sugar prices. which re-
 main at the fixed level of ASSOC Tor Cubas, cost and freight, equal to eue for centrifugal The committee reported no new purchases today.
 Ir refined the inability to secure cer- tificates appears to be hindering buyers in securing supplies to some extent, al fough when the necessary documents
 are forthcoming, refiners seem well aple
 to fill them. Prices are unchanged at 7.50c for fine granuated
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Rice Market

New Orleans, August 5-Rough rice: Receipts, VI sacks Sales: Honduras, 4 sacks Quote: Honduras. 7.S5c, others nominal Clean, no receipts no sales; no quotations. Bran and polish nonii- nal.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
The Next Word
4 to utur

The reason for this is an explanation
literature concerning the war-namely, a
ack of perspective; a proximity in time
and space respectively which beclouds
larger congratulations and emphasizes the
individual. magnifying moods, coloring en-
thusiasms, encouraging a vain attempt to
interpret palimpscst of emotions In my
little red French dictionary 'futur' is the
next word to 'futilite,' and at present Paris
is no place for prophet. He may take his
choice of two methods: to stay at home and
study the present turn of the wheel in cor
responding past cycles of human history
and philosophy, or to lie on his stomach on
half frozen mud in helmet and gas mask.
beside horizon bl clad polu, and seek
for his answer in the whine of the five
point-nine arrives, the muffied chanson
of the troglodyte reserves crowded in their
subterranean burrows.
In these days when the very life and
existence of individuals and nations are
at hairtriggef poise it is we'll to have
lived IN Paris and at the front One longs
to be at both places at once. Yet there is
veritable monotony of excitement in the
first lines; We can Kill in only certain
number of ways, aud one has n fixed number
nf limbs and organs to be injured. But be-
mind the lines, in Paris, the ways of living.
Of physical and mental healing, of readjust-
inent, of temporary despair and sorrow, of
eternal hope, of sclfshncss and altruism-
these are myriad in number and wholly alb
sorbing in interest.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
In Terms of
L Geography

Zones geography of Paris would read:
The city is bounded on the north by sup
ply depots, on the south by hospitals and on
the west by aerodromes. It's principal i'm
ports and exports are bandages, Grape,
wooden legs and colonals; its products are
war bread, war literature, faith and hope
81 had become familiar with the poilus at
the front, the r-to-be-forgotten sight
of regiment Of blues coming from trench
duty, besmeared with blood and mud, grimy
and unshaven, with faces heavy-eyed and
deep lined. Dress and men are all forgotten
in those eyes, weary with a world of weari-
ness, but terrible with the memory OF things
seen and the vision of coming achievement.
When we meet the arrives in Paris as they
pile off the train at the Care de FEST they
are TRANSFORMED much as soap, razor
fresh uniforms and puttees will permit.
But the eyes are unchanged. When look
back in future years to memories Of this
war 1t will be the eyes of the soldiers
which remain most vivid. 1t is not any
thing which lends itself to definite phrasing,
but an impersonal peering into the distance.
They look at you, yet their gaze is beyond,
there is an abstraction wholly lacking in
the glance of the civilian. Their eyes never
smile. The whole face may break into a
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
n 1riumvirate for the
"A Newly Arrived

Three things impress the American on
the day of his first arrival in Paris: the
deiiclonsness OF the :rusty war bread. the
worlds congress of uniforms and insignia
and the apparent caliousness and disregard
OF the war on the part of the Parisians.
The first mentioned impression merely
deepened with time and in fact the abun-
dance and excellent quality of the food In
general was constant source Of surprise
In New York had become accustomed to
Fneatless and wheatless days, and had only
Just escaped the heatless ones; but here
learned that the Latin cannot deny his
stomach es can thc Anglo-Saxon. But in
scores of other ways he puts to shame our
economies and seif-sacrifce
"rhis apparent abundance Of food has
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another, sadder explanation, in the lack of
money among the greater part of the popu-
latlon, who are thus unable to purchase as
much as in more normal time s. Hence food,
although less in quantity, accumulates rap
idly and is at the command of the minority.
Candy and chocolate stores are closed two
days of the week while sugar and bread are
scarce enough to be given special thought
The Baron de would be delighted to
have you take dejeuner with Nine. lc
Baronne and himself; then follows little
postscript: 'Apportez un peu de pain 81 vous
lie voulez'-and we trudge baronward with
four inches of the most excellent war bread
an our pocket.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
Keeping France Great

THE future of France evidently dt.
- pends on the result of the war. y
Germany should be able to retain the
vast coal and iron resources of NorA.
eastern France, Belgium, Luxembu'T
and Alsace-Lorraine, her populanon
would grow at an unprecedented raw
while that of France would not meres
remain stationary, but would rapidly ds'
cline. In few decades France wouo'
indeed, cease to be a great power; sps
would become a minor state at the nis's'
of Germany, German dependency.
1t is in the interests of Europe ana !"
the world that France should reinsg
great, strong and prosperous, thai sp
population should again increase 80 9
TO enable her to hold her own agsi''sss
Germany. France can be aggranoisss
only if her territories are increased as1
if she possesses or controls those =
sources by the exploitation Of which nss 81
live, thrive and multiply. Not onsy
political frontiers Of the world, but
economic frontiers, too, may have z
rectified if the future peace y %
lasting one.--Politicus, in The fc'sssk
~ Resfem. &
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An Intimate and Vivid Cross-Section of Life
in Paris the Fourth Year
of War Nears Its Close

trance has caused relaxation, a certain
sub-conscious shifting of part Of the re-
sponsibllity, and at present we are in
evidence more as casuals than as legions
there is air Of suspense, Of waiting,
which is omni present.
''In Paris one realized at last the mean
ing of the business Of war 1t had en-
tered into every phase of life. AS our men
commute to business, SO the poilus COM
mute to the trenches, each trip of uncertain
length, and in place of competition, financial
or otherwise, they go to business of life
and death. Few men could show the same
vigor and enthusiasm as do these poilus
For years they had faced high adventure
that most men know, if at all, only in an
annual vacation. To myself and to others
whose lifeworh carries them into dangers
from the elements and from savage men
war held no absolute novelty. But think
of tho gunner formerly a travelling sales
man for women's hosiery, of the stretcher
bearer who was a floor walker in 2 de-
partment store! Did the florist whom 7
met ever conceive that he would be removed
from sausage balloon duty because Of un-
conquerable air sickness?
Think Of the children in Paris old
enough to talk and walk who have never
known world free from universal war, and
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= eorienting One
~ Thoughtlessness

And this thought brings ME to the third
vivid impression which Paris sives-the
apparent abstracted life and thought Of
the Parisans. In New York | had been
accustomed to miles Of waving flags and
banners, to frantic protestations Of patriot
ism OF every hand, to bands and glaring
posters and headlines, to the public ma
teriallzation Of endless socks and sweaters
between The Bronx and Bowling Green.
mad, perhaps unconscously, expected to ind
the same thing leavened with French art
and enthusiasm. day sufficed to reorient
my thoughtlessness. France is naturally no
longer inspired with the white hot spirit of
exaltation and enthusiasm which infused
her during the first part of the war: nor.
on the other hand, in this fourth wear is
there manifest the slightest desire to make
any but satisfactory end But our en-