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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09
Appellate Court S
Decision in Ward
Case Encourages
Tax Officials in
Their Attempt to
Maintain anEqui-
table Scale Of AS
SeSSrnentS
SeSSnnentS

For years the officials of New Rochelle
assert certain wealthy residents of that
city have been invariably successful
whenever they attempted by court pro-
ceedings to obtain lower taxation. In
every case the decision was against the
city. and the New Rochelle authorities
declare chat the community has been
deprived OF thousands of dollars that
1t believed 1t was rightfully entitled to
and that an extra burden has been
thrown on those taxpayers who were
satisfied with the assessments as levied
by the Tax Department and who did
not or could not afford to bring suit.
To-day the New Rochelle officials are
jubiliant over decision handed down
last week by the Appellate Division of
the Supreme Court In the case of the
heirs of the late Robert r. Ward. who
had been successful before a referee in
obtaining a reduction of the assessment
on their property of $43,53S. The court
declared that 1t was not satisfied that
the case had been fully and fairly tried.
and that It seemed that the weight
Of evidence did not warrant any reiuc-
tion of the assessment A new hearing
before the official referee was ordered.
The Ward case has been bitterly con-
tested by the city. and the New Rochelle
Common Council was 80 pleased with
the Appellate Divisions decision that It
aassed vote of thanks to William L.
Moran, Assistant Corporation Counsel
for the city, who conducted the case.
At the same meeting the Council passed
a resolution urging the Corporation
Counsel TO appeal from every decision
in which assessments were reduced.
Appealed to Public Sentiment.
The Ward heirs were only one group
Of property holders who have in the
past been successful in reducing their
taxes. George W. Sutton, Commissioner
OF Assessment and Taxation. believed
the situation such a menace to the city
that last November he resorted to the
unusual method of attempting to APP
peal to public sentiment by issuing a
pamphlet in which he reviewed the facts
in four of the recent tax cases against
the city.
He hoped by this means to discourage
the bringing of further suits. and his
hopes have apparently been realized. as
the number OF actions pending in the
Corporation Counsel's office this year
has been greatly reduced. Among the
suits he discussed in his pamphlet were
those OF the Adrian Iselin estate. the
Helvetia Realty Company, OF which
Adrian Iselin. Jr.. is president, and the
suit Of Georgine Iselin. None of the
1selin interests have entered suits this
year to have their assessments reduced.
Among those who have filed actions
this year, however. are Watson b. Dick
erman, as trustee of the estate of
Martha b. Dickerman: John G.. Agar.
Mabel Mast Crawford, Henry A. Sic
brecht, the Lydia w. Thorne estate and
Charles II. Young.
The Ward estate is considered ex-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09

There" said, "AraOella. There's
a beginning"
Although we'd planned TO develop our
idea Of moving at our leisure, we had
overlooked the fact that the one inevlia-
BILE circumstance attendant upon moving
is unavoidable delay.
While We had been savoriuE the de-
liciousue~s Of coming adventure. OF
course Toby had had to INSIST upon extra
ar,,tnt,or, ~ taNirc ~ri':c Xxx -
We had spent a week in humoring MIN
back to health This was the first OPP
portunity We had had 70 resume our
plans,
tossed the pile OF timetables, news
paper clippings. maps and circulars
across the breakfast table
Arabclla caught them DEITY.
ITS like receiving a legacy Jonathan
We hereby inherit the earth
Arabella the younger paused from a
long drink of milk to look at me disap-
provingly over her silver mug. Her bib
was starched and white, the embroidered
ducklings thereon wadding sedately
across her small chest l foresee that
the husband OF Arabella the younger
will have to mind his manners,
THAT was a pretty good catch mother
for you" Robert commented grudg-
ingly. This was followed by the alarm
ing remark, Here, sister, catch this"
Arabella was quick enough to prevent
a silver napkin ring from becoming AN
engine of destruction.
"Sh! Robert, Please be careful Dad
was only playing"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09
ARLEIGH CHANGES OWNERS.

SlaWson q Hobbs sold the Arleigh, n
six story elevator apartment house, on
plot 75Xl00.ll, at GIG to $40 West ll5th
street, between Riverside Drive and
broadway. The property. held at sl7O.-
900. was sold for the North Holding
Company to Senior 4 Allen, Inc. repre-
scented hy Olcott, Bonyugc McMauus u
Ernst a. attorneys
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09
JULES REALTY co. buys HOUSES.

William S. Baker sold for the Malax
Realty Company Max n. Natanson,
president. To the Jules Realty Company.
Inc. Samuel Wacht, Jr.. president the
three five story new law houses, ac-
commodating twenty families each. on
plot 5ox9a.1l each, AZ 5l9 to 52e West
l56th street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09

Even at the present" he added. the
transportation facilities compare favor
ably with other sections of the city.
When the municipal ferryboats were
new they could make the run from
South Ferry TO st. George in twenty
minutes. and even now they make the
trip in n few minutes over that time"
Mr.. Kaufman then went on to point
out some of the many natural advan-
tages of Staten Island which he said
are sure TO make 1t the scene Of tremen-
dous realty developments in the course
OF the next few years
"Once the new subway is completed
he concluded. real estate values will go
up by leaps and bounds and the subway
situation looks very encouraging just at
present"
Mr.. Kaufman is not alone In his en-
thusiasm over the subway scheme.
Every one Of the 10000 residents OF
the borough is elated over the cordial
reception recently granted TO the united
citizens committee OF Richmond by the
members of the transit committee Of the
Board OF Estimate at a conference at
the City Hail. At that time II was in
liinatsl by the transit committee that II
Intended to start the Public Service Com
mission TO work AT once on plans and
surveys.
The. pEa2osal was introduced by Bor-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09
LEASES POINT D'ACADIE.

Mrs. Morton r Plant rented through
the real estate office OF Victor y. Cush-
mar the property OF Mrs. George Van
dcrbilt known as Point d'Acalic. at
Bar Ilarbor. Me.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09
TUBE PROJECT SPURS
RICHMOND BUILDERS
Cooperative Apartment Planned for
St. George---Island Coming Into
Own, Say Realty Men

What promises to be one OF the most
city is shortly to be erected at st.
George. Staten Island. The new build
ing viii be comparatively owned, and the
project is being financed by sixteen
Staten Islanders who are anxious to OK
lerience the delights OF being their own
landlords.
Among the attractive features of the
project IL the fact that each apartment
lwner will have his own private garage
nd his own garden adjoining the build
ing \ site has been purchased on
Sherman avenue at Fort Hill. and plans
Lave been drawn up by the firm Of
Delano & Aldrich. architects. Construc-
ton is expected TO start within the next
.wo months.
The plot which has been secured is
l5oxl0O. and the building will be 35X9O.
The remainder of the plot will be used
Cor gardens The apartment house Is
10 be four stotfos, and wifroe divided
INTO sixteen apartments, each Of four
rooms and bath. The building will
command splendid view OF New York
Earlor.
Fort Hin rises sharply at this point
End the lower floor Of the building will
bc some ten feet above the street level
The garages will he on the street level
and their roofs will be flush with the
garden. In order that they may not
mar the beauty of the site the architects
ave planned to construct brick
promenade running the entire length Of
he garages. A decorative iron rail-
ag will guard the street side of the
Promenade.
Price of Each Apartment $4,000.
Cornelius G. Kolfr. prominent Staten
Island real estate dealer, with offices In
he Corn Exchange Bank Building at ST,
George, has engineered the project and
ras carried out all the negotiations lead
ing up to the purchase OF the site and
The completion of the building plans. a
meeting is to be held In his office within
few days by the prospective owners OF
apartments and others who would like
10 become owners, at which further de-
tails of the plan will be discussed. IL
las already been decided that tho price
or each apartment is to be $4,000. The
use OF the gardens and garages is, OF
course. TO be free TO the owners of the
apartments. but II any rentals are made
tenants Will pay small sum In addi-
ton to t-eir rent IL they desire to make
use or these privileges.
II is expected that the new building
VIII be followed by others more elabo-
rate bur constructed along the same
lines anu comparatively owned Staten
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09

The strong white hands of Arahella
wero already a. their daily task Of re-
straining Robert, though the morning
had scarcely begun. | watched admir-
ingly ms she broke his egg into the cup,
sailed and pcppered 1t, meanwhile divert
ing him with comment on the royal
times awaiting Us all.
lie watched her calmly, critically
The caudor. hriliaucc and Inclusive
ness Oi a child's gaze, however directed.
t. profoundly dlsDuucrrting 20 me.
looNed away nom m. soil Vita E!a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09

real estate within the city Of NcW
Rochelle was TO be assessed during 1917
at only 50 per cent. of its actual value
The Ward heirs asked that this assess
ment be reduced to $4,000.
The evidence presented before the
referee consisted almost entirely o' the
testimony OF six real estat" experts a.
to their opinion regarding the value If
the land. Three Of these WITNESSES were
retained by the city and three 10y the
Ward family. The former group valued
the entire tract az about 100000 and
the latter group at about Sl5O.Oo0.
The referee decided that the assess
ment should be reduced to $l62.j62 and
awarded the costs Of the proceedings
and an extra allowance Of S9723l to tire
Ward heirs. 1t was upon the final
judgment entered py the court, following
the referees repd6t, that the city APP
pealed the case.
Attacks Witnesses for Estate.
Mr. Moran in his argument before tH,
Appellate Division attacked the t,s.-
mony of the witnesses for the cstat, and
called the attention of the court to the
answer given by William II. Bun. one OF
the experts, in response to question
in regard to the pergola on the estate
The witness had stated that if the per
COLA were his he would pay. to have il
taken away and that he regarded it AS
a blemish to the property. 1t also oh
structed the view. he said.
The Assistant Corporation Counsel de-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09

round head. sunny hair and treneidoIS
potential energy, ard saw the usual
morning scene-the river, with the Pal
sades beyond, blue waters, stoely and
cold; gray rocks, signs shorn OF their
electric glory and the rows OF houses
that mark the first step or the city
dwcller toward his original habitat, the
wilds.
White rulls Circled high against a sky
strcuked with ragged clouds. 4 cold SKY,
yet lint Of "a warmth. touch NJ
spring.
Jonaths%G SAD hr16a scaa.
your coffee's getting cold"
Il suppose the spring must have
thrilled through me, for | suddenly felt
absurdly aglow with aesthetic apprc,ia
ton.
You ought 10 be painted behind a
,cces not ArabelIa." said ..rha effect
is uerfectly stunning And all that sun
shine In your hair, some sort al a
sylvan settinr win improve n inst tina
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09

clared that Of the mary beautiful things :
in connection with the Ward property .
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-03-19

No discutiremos que Ia huelga, es
veces, la Gnica tabla salvadora en-
sus econ6mieos naufragios: que en- ta-
les casOs, los que la seeundan actuan
de acuerdo con los principles de huma
nidad de justicia, Y que sus directo-
res recibiran entonccs el APPLAUSE del
publico. rs mas, queremos concederlc
que gran parte de los beneficios logra
dos por cl trabaiador Sc los debe a su
actuaci6n conjunta on las primcraS huel-
gas; Y que estOs mOvimientOS Sc hicie-
ron muy simpdticos, hasta al instantc
en- que, hgando Iglesias las cucstiones
pOliticas, Ia ccon0mica question. di6
lugar que las huclgas sucesivas, como
las de este ano, fueron cncaminadas.
no a lograr cl beneficio del infeliz ira
bajador, sino. III contrario, q determi
mar suJdcrrota segura cl perjuicio en-
sus intcreses Y Ia rcbcldia dc sus cspi.
ritus, disponiGndolos, asi para que en-
el maTana lc ofrecicran su concursu
politico.
Porquc politico Y no otra cusa Que
politico, es este movimicnto iniciadu
por los agentes de Ii Federation
Preguntadlc, 81 no, mo dc los pocos
traba iadorcs en- huclga:
iPor que vas 4 Ia huclga :, \ os dira
que no sabc, cuando mas, porquc nos
Ia ordenaron los leaders que vinic-
ron dc San Juan.
Lo dcmucstra. tambiGn. ~ que en-
las manifestacioncs dc este aho mas
que vivas Ia huelga Sc overon NINAS
4 SANTIAGO IGLESIAS Y WAS
Al TRIUNFO DEL PARTIDO SOCIA-
LISTA. \ en- sus "mcctngs Sc ocu.
paron los oradores con cmpcno cn cncen-
der el eSpiritu poitico dc los prolcta.
rios.
iAh, pobre gentc, sufrida genie! Co
mo vais donde quicn los politicos opor.
tunistas. Como SC os cxplota Sc os
cngaha, alucinandoos con las cucstio.
mes del salario! Abrid los ojos. I'll a Ia
huelga cuando Ia huelga iusta Il recla
me; pero huid dc clio cuamdo su porvc-
mir sea, como ahora, vucstra ruina i
el encumbramiento politico future dc
los agitadores.
Las precipitaciones irrogan pcriui
clos considerabes; dctcrminan cstados
insostenibles cream situacioncs de do
Tor Y de angustias, tales como las que
Sc registraron en- cl motin que motiva
cstas lineas
Pensemos mas y viviremos mejor
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-03-19
VIVA FRANcIA!

Cada uno ticne una historic dc este
g6nero en- cada palabra cstalla un odio,
una rabia loca. Jamas, nj en- 1870, nj
dcspu6s, el aleman ha sido Odiado en-
Alsacia como en- este momento, y nun
ca Franeia ha sido amada con mas
fervor. !. Esta' primera noche, debo
anotarlO, Sc acuestan muy tarde, en-
la noche sc oyen explosiones, el crepi-
tar dc una ametralladora, pero este no
me impidc dormir feliz...
AL amanccer, l6 dc noviembrc, Sc
me dice que los tiros oidos fueron una
manifestation dc algeria del "soviet =
dc Colmar. Vcrdaderamcnte siento Gu
riosidad de yer estas gcntes dc mas
cerca.
Me cuesta muchO trabajo, tanto. la
gente sc apricta delantc d. mi, abrir-
me un caminO hasta la alcaldia gu dc
nuevO sc llama hotel de la villa. Los
soldados dc soviet mOntan guardia /.
Tn viejo capote de unifOrme aleman
un viejo casquete plano, un brazal ro-
to, un fusil en- banderOla, tienen Ia
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-03-19
LAS BANDERAs

En- AltkriFch, donde fota una minus.
cula bandcra roja, surge una difcul.
tad. AL final de la via sc cncuentra
un puestO aleman en- armas. Imposi-
bic pasar. Es precise, no obstante, que
yO continue mi camino. Retorno los
estados mayorcs. Rocibo una acogida
encantadora, pcro nadic pucde dccir-
me- cuandO ontrcremos en- Alsacia.
1Al fin, pongo mano en- uh auto que
SO dirigc a Gerardmer. Me prcscnto
al generaE-unO dc los mas gloriosos,
dc los mas bFavos dc nuestro cj6r-
eito-- y ALI encuentro una diputacion
del Concejo Municipal de COhnar que
vione a suplicar a nuestros jfes ncgar
10 mas pronto. Su voto es dido. Nues-
tros ejercitos debcn partir sobre la
marcha, y Obtengo el permiso dc cojer-
le cl paso. iQue admirable viaie! He
me, en- este bello fin dc dia invernal,
dGscendiendo al camino del Cchlumpt
en- medic dc nucstros bravos soldados.
Pero que dc tristezas tambi6n: tropcza-
mos con lamentables rebahOs dc pri-
siOnCros rumanos, italianos, en- harapos,
cargados dc paquetes, dc. sacOs, dc ca.
jas.
En- fin, en- la nochc aparccen las
primcras aldeas del vale. iQu6 sor-
presat iQue reconfortantel
POr donde. quiera, en- las ventanas
balconies, banderas francesas, orifa-
mas tricolores. Quien diria jamds Ia
ihgcriosidad desplcgada pOr nuestras
i6vcnes, por nuestras mujercs de Al
saeia para fabricar todOs esOs emble-
mas dc nuestros tres colorcs! Sc tcnian
muchas banderas rojo y blanco-- colo.
res dc Alsacia- pero el azul faltaba
Entonses sc sacrificaron los delantales
los trapos, las enaguas, las mismas te
las del amueblamiento. Peor que peor!
Sc nccesitaban banderasi
I. Nuestro auto ticne tropiczos formi
dables en- los caminos desfondados. Nc
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-03-19
Ell MOTIN DE FAJARDO
FUGA DE LOS PROMoToRES

"El Pueblo, de Fajardo, discurre
asi con motive del sangriento motin
celebrado en- aquella Jurisdictions:
Los agitadores ochart Y Arroyo de-
saparecieron no bien el motin Sc sus-
cit6 V las deligencias de la PoIicia por
encontrarlos, siguiendo 6rdenes del Fis-
cal indtiles fueron durante la madruga-
da Y gran parte del siguiente dfa.
Hubo gente que los crey6 en- San
Juan, Cciba, no falt6 quien atirma-
ia que los fugitivos estaban escondidos
muy cerca en- un hogar donde en- Ia
misma nOche estuvieron el Fiscal la
Policia, no sabemos por que necesidad
conducidos. Por fin, como las de
la noche del dia anterior, circul0 la no
ticia de que en- la casa del Juez de Paz
estaban detenidos Ochart v Arroyo, v
que de ALI pasaron a la Carce en- es-
pera de 81 800 de fanza que momcntos
dcspues prestaron por ellos varios con
tribuyentes de la municipalidad
Ell ndmero dc detenidos por el mo-
tin citado alcanz6 20, dc los cuales
unicamente cuatrO. no han hallado fla
dOres.
EstoS successes determination el que
los agitadores de Luquillo Naguabo
lcvantaran el campo regresaran
San Juan. Tambi6n Arroyo sali6 para
Caguas; segdn dijo, llamado por su es-
posa, cnfcrma de cuidadO. Solamemte
Bolivar Ochart permanecc en- Faiardo,
aunque supOnemoS que tambien habra
dcsistido dc su empeno en- Ia huclga
Y decimOs este, porque, a nuestro jul
clio, el agitador Ochart tiene bastante
criteriO para cntender que despueS del
motin Ocurrido, no seria prudcnte Sc
guir pensando en- meetings Y Ell ma
nifestaciones. Y sin no V otras, no
hay que sonar con exitos en- la huelga,
tant0 mas cuantO que, 81 sabe que la
huelga este anO fue rcchazada dcsde
el primer momento, no solo por los cle-
mentOs observadOres v sensatOs dc II
jurisdiction, sino tambien por Ia ma
yor parte de los traba iadores la ~.
dos constituirla. FL trabajador a.
Fajardo esta hoy, afOrtunadamente, en-
mejores condolences que nunca. V6ase
su jornal; est6diese su opinion con res
pectO a las comodidadcs rclativas DC
que Sc les ha rodeado, digasc, des-
pu6s, 81 era cordura de cllos, detcrmi-
narse al paro; es mas 81 no es iniusta
la pretemci6n de estos agitadores cnca-
minadOs a arrancarIos del trabaio.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-03-19
,HACIA coLMAR

Entro en- Alsacia francesa. Que pa.
labras hallaria yO para decir mi ale
| gria, Ia emoci6n que me sofocaba! A
algunos kilometres, algunos dichos de-
tienen el caro-; me reconocen y Sc pc.
gan dc los estribos que no abandonan
hasta llegar a COlmar.
Me siento bastante cortado para ano-
tar 10 que pasa en- seguida. Ea!, 81,
hello aqui: va la multitud me ha reco-
! nocido. Me abrazan, Sc apOderan dc
mis- manos, me las aprietan hasta rom
perlas; sc grita mi nombre, luego to-
davia estallan los "iViva Francia!''
calurosos, formidablcs. Vivo un suefO
landas sc me hace dar la vuelta Ia
ciudad, sc me lleva q una casa amiga.
De esta casa sc va a prevenir a mi
padre, q prepararlo para la dicha de
wolverine a yer. Pero otros amigos va
han sabido mi presencia. Llegan, la
casa sc llena dc sOnrisas.
Z despu6s. y dcspu6s. . he aqui.
he aqui mi padre, rodeado, 81 tambien
dc todos nuestros amigos. Sc le habia
dicho solamcnte que un camarada de
su hiio cstaba alli.. soy yo, su hiio
que vuelve yer bajo el uniforme de
Official frances.
49,. Ila habidO grandes dolores Ell
csta guerra, pero habra tambien gran
des alegrias. Y la algeria que yo
experiments en- esc minute, solo Ia
comprenden todos mis- hermanos alsa-
cianos del eiercito frances. !. Ese mi
nuto que realiza todos nuestrOs idea
les, todas nuestras esperanzas, ese mi
nuto Ell cl cual pensamos tOda la vida,
yo 10 WHY muchos despues de mi 10
viviran aun.
Pasada la primera emoci6n Sc me
interroga. Les traigo noticias de to-
dos los alsacianos de Francia, de to-
dos los enganchadOs voluntarios dc Col
mar.
Sc me cuenta 10 que Sc ha sufridO
aqui. :. La locura sanguinaria que sc
apoder6 dc los boches al principle de
Ia guerra, los arrestos, las ejecucio-
ncs. Sc al fin como mi padre fue arres-
tadO, encerrado en- un calabOzo que yO
habia habitado antes que FL: que mi
hcrmano ha pasado largos meses en-
prisi6n por haberle cncontrado eneima
papel de cigarrillos frances, asi, como
mi otro hcrmano, que sc le halo en-
una vieia panoplia, un tambor con los
colores dc Francia, y como sc le acu-
SO dc espionaie por dctenido ell plano
presunto, levantado por el coronel Stof-
fel, dc la batalla entire Julio Cesar Y
Ariovisto en- la llanura de Alsacia.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-03-19
(Le Matin)

COLMAR:. 16.--En mi moral una or
den dc transportc Paris-Colmar--la
primera, sc me afrma, que sc haya en-
trgado--mAs i'm papeI que me autori-
"a dirigirme a. mi ciudad natal 10 mas
pronto... y hemc en- camino.
La nOche del 13 estaba en Lure, no
sin un retardo fantastico. Partf. He
aqni Bclfort, Donnmarie, el bosquc tan
to Y tanto bombardeado de Cchoen-
holz, hago alto delante dc nuestras
aptiguas trincheras de primcra Inca.
Nuestros pcludos cstan ALI rcstau-
rando Ia via, restableciendo pasarclas
Sobre todo en- este caminO Ia circulation
es mtensa. POr medic dc nucstros sol
dados los prisionerOs que vuelven n
Francia y los boches tambiGn, descr-
torres, quo han alborotado Ia cucarda
rOja, prendida, muy Ia vista, sobrc
81 casco 0 el gorro. Numerosos son
tambien los alsacianos que parlamcn-
tam para obtener Ia authorization de
venir aprovisionarse donde nosotros;
Sc esfucrza Ell satisfacerlos: hasta sc
mandan cocinas rodantes de primera IL
nea para hacerlos tener paciencia.
Ante este espectdculO, Sc tiene la
impression dc que 81 las cocinas rodan-
tes tomaran la cabeza del ej6cito fran
COS, este Sc iFia derechito Berlin.
So ~ tyfffkt
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-03-19

sIueta conocida del bolsheviki russo. /.
Pero he aqui que estOs terribles revo-
lucionarios me reconOcen, ellos tam
bien, gritan: "iViva Francia!' Y
ticnden hacia mi sus manos.
Me apercibo de que uno lleva en- el
pecho una cucarda francesa, y Sc me
explica:
-NosOtrOs los soviet de Alsacia no
somos sino una guardia nacional, des-
tinada tener en- respeto la horda des-
bandada de las tropas boches en- reti-
rada, y a protejer las banderas france
sas que fotan en- todas parties.
y mientras que conserve con cstos
soldados patriotas, sicnto un roce: son
los chiquillos que me han cscoltado y
me allan el capote par yer 81 verdade,
ramente yo llevo pantalones rojos! !.
Pero we'd que sc acercan dos polizon-
tes, verdadcros agentcs de policia de
Colmar, en- uniforme bOche; aquellos
nlismos que cstaban encargadoS de
arrestarme Y que hubieran cobrado una
fuerte prina 81 me hubieran puesto
la mano!.'.. All! hoy dfa no piensan
va en- arrestarme. Al contrario, CO.
mo los otros, los policias gritan: ''iVi-
va Francia!" Y contindo mi paseo, V
contin1o tambien apretando manos,
abrazando y recibiendo abrazos. Y
me sigue este clamor de toda una ciu-
dad que grita "iNiva Francia!"
Gritan "iViva Francial-', desde
luego para desahogarse 10 gritan en- las
barbas de los polizontes, de los solda-
dos bocheS en- retirada; 10 gritan por-
que desde haeia cuarenta v ocho amos
no tenian el derecho de gritar I" Viva
Francia!"; 10 gritan para exteriorizar
su odio al enemigO lanzado Y su, amor
hacia Francia, al fin vuelta encon-
trar.
\ las banderas tricolores salen de
tOdas las ventanas, todos llevan Gu
cardas inmensas; Y los boches dispa-
ran al aire gritan "iYiva Francia!'
tambi6n!... No estamos sino tres
dias de Ia entrada Official del eiercito
frances. lQue sera entonces2
HANZI.