Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14

the old baSt1le or prison stood that
had been torn down by a mob years
ago Now a large monument stands
on the place. The huge stones that
it was built of were used to build
some of the many bridges that cross
the river Seine.
Il visited the Invalids where Ma
poleon's tomb is located and where
the French kept many of their sick
and also decorated the soldiers.
Here they have captured German
machine guns, trench mortars, can
non, Zeppelins, bombing planes and
common aeroplanes. Also, Frances
famous aviator's machine. 1t is a
small machine and hasn't been dam
aged The aviator l think. died OF
disease. He was credited with more
victories than any other flyer. The
day we were there some French SOL
diers were being decorated by
general. There were about dozen
of them,
"On this same trip we visited the
Palace of Justice, which used to be
the city home of the kings. 1t is GER
tainly some place. In it is the
French supreme court and the room
is supposed to represent the most
costly room in the world. 1t has gold
carvings on the walls, paintings
and gold holdings. The room just
off it is a monstrous hall where all
lawyers are given their degree. A
young lawyer called it the hall of
lost steps because they lost so
much time walking around it On
one corner of this palace is a large
clock set into the stone. 1t is said
to be the oldest in the world. The
figures are Roman and it has a
large hour and minute hand.
I'VE went to the Eiffel tower and
uteS 1t certainly is a wonder 1t is
of structural iron or steel and is
painted olive drab. From it we went
past the huge ferris wheel and back
to the Y, where we ate dinner, and
then went right out again on a trip
to the Louvre art galleries. Here
we saw art of every description
which would be hard to explain.
Among the many things were cof
fms the Romans used, sphinx. one
of the ten commandment tablets
and map of France said to be the
costliest and most wonderful in the
world On this the different prov
inces are of different colored stones
highly polished and the names of
the cities and provinces are OF pure
inlaid gold. The sites of the different
cities are different inlaid jewels,
some emeralds, rubies, diamonds.
sapphires and other gems. This GER
tainly was worth seeing. Then they
had another fine map showing the
different advances and front lines
during the war. Also, old pieces of
sculptoring that had been dug up in
recent years. Some of these pieces
are minus the arms or legs and |
others the head.
After looking over the different |
kinds of art we left and went over
to the pantheon de la guerre. This |
picture is in large round reinforc- |
ed concrete building, the picture be-
ing on the wall around the inside +!
and is 365 feet long and forty-fve |
feet high. 1t describes the war. The !
picture is so vivid that the men and |
horses look like they were actually |
there. The paintings are taken eth /
er from a photograph or painted +
while the men stood before the |
artist. The cannons look like a real i
gun stood there 1t took seventeen |
artists from 1914 until the close OF
the war to paint the huge picture. |
On the sky line the different VII
lagos are pictured among the hills |
and their name above them, all or /
them being scenes of heavy fight i
ing. Rheims is pictured a mass of |
flames and verdun and others a
mass of ruins. The whole picture IS |
as much a marvel as the Eiffel tow
er or any other world wonder.
THE next day we went down to
the opera and got seats for that
evening for the play Caster ct Pol
ux's.' We gave II francs for a seat
n the third balcony to the right of
he stage, and while there the queen
If Roumania and her daughters &C
,upied a box in the first balcony to
he right. We could look right down
1T them. The queen was dressed in
4 white gown of some kind and had
/ large silver crown with jewels in
t. The grand opera was great. Aft
er we got our tickets in the morn
ng we went over to the Magas1n
galleries, the famous de-
1artment store in Paris. 1t is made
lp of galleries and around these
he different things are displayed.
The store is five or six stories high
md two blocks square. Across the
street in the men and boys depart Il
nents this is much smaller. The in
erior of the large store is elab-
,rately decorated They have a reg
liar army of clerks. Then we went
,ver and looked at the Madeline
.hurch and in the afternoon went
'ut to the Invalids again and look
ID around the grounds and saw Ma
'oleon's tomb again and walked
Lown along the Seine to the Eiffel
over and gaZed across at the Pal
.ce Trocondera, which is a beauti-
III place with its fountains and
,ardens surrounding it. Then we
walked a little further to the Ferris
Wheel and took a ride. 1t is three
hundred feet high and instead of
aving seats it has small cars about
fifteen feet long by seven feet wide
Fitha seat in the middle and WIN
ows on all sides. 1t takes a half
our to go around it. The wheel
ever stops but you get on and off
While it moves. From the top you
an see all over Paris. 1t reminded
ne of when l looked out over New
'ork from the Woolworth tower. AS
ar as the eye could see all there
vas was houses and stores fading
way in the distance.
THAT finished our last day and
hat night was the opera 1t left out
t about 1920 and we all gathered
round the balconies to watch the