Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-12

- in the subway OF nc suburban
trains. between . ana in III" morn
ARTS Is BRAN CENTER
or FRENCH KEpI Ni.Ir
In addition 70 being a city OF mani
i"!d industries. {, is ihr brain center
81 nc nation know professor al
nc So7bonne who h"s not set ipot Oh
the Grandc iiou.cvards for twenty
years, and fcucnG master. also Nv
inc on the l.cft Bank. VINO has never
bccn IN the i'ariS subway. Yet among
thc FORMER pupils Of each are the ann
hassadors and ministers iliat now rule
IN. nation Entcrta niut; people is also
q inborious profession. and the things
OF Paris tina; seem 50 ii.n: ana CAV
tody
Never bc,o-c. eMcept PERHAPS during
world eAposiynns. we're ;hc Paris ho-
tells so crowded as they arc to-day
ana wnc' the pc1Cc conferences begins
II Is certain tnat they VIII be still
utacc delegates haV" rcquisitioncd sew
cTaI hotels aud arEuunc" they will
,ane care The tenants have simply
been disposarsacd w:s,rhs Is not a trv-
IA matter IA fhcSc cold. rainy Days.
oven for peopi- 'rlth money. With
cut making rcserra lions in advau
room in any i'Arls hoicl Soldiers int.
o'hcers, coming fSom ne front. often
ind the creates, difficulty III g"t,irs
!" decent place Ia NNtsu 10 sleep.
IT'S THE AMERICANS
TiIiT CtIFsE CONGESTION
When YOU make inquiries as TO the
cause OF Tins congo, On you are usual
~ told It J.. thr Americans. AID Ger
t"iniy IL Seem q though the city was
never so fI!. III American uniforms.
Besidcs tho army ;herc is the Red.
cross. the y. :: & A. tho y w. G. A.
The salvation Arm: me knights OF
charities. c.,u ono OF wnjcn has It's
special insight. aui cut The only
ncop!e here 10 d" so"J NEHo a.c not il
UNIFORM AZ" ;he cnristian Scientists
ana he Qua kcfs. They lind glory
enough 70! non mbatants in an arm
band.
In addition 70 this large personnel
RAISING through Paris 10 various
Fields, there arc the permanent Amer
lean admins, rations for which sew
oral hotel: lave been freuulsitioncd.
me army has taken the Hotel Elysc.
Palace. ono % the Iarscs: in pars. rs
an Office building. aud the i;ed Cross
which for Gears has accommodated =,
largo numhcr OF NInericua travellers
The army aiso has used co. over a year
IN. llotci uH a Ncd!tcrraEec as an
Office buiitir3 ,:i &cll a. ihc Hotel
Sainte Anne. Tho army. moreover ;isad
the Hotel Aic&*mdrr ~ - 81 dormiory
laid hands on tho Ifo, :! Crillon. IN.
Eritish delegates arc taxing the Hotel
Majestic and also the Astoria. whiic
The BelTians oecury tho i.uiciia. The
largest hot"' on the !ef, sank Of the
Seine When orr con siders in addi-ion
that many hotels nave been used AZ
hospitals since ii" war started. and
that the various y. II g Is Eri,i.h
and American ocrunv Corirtenn hninis
it is no wondc. there Is . shnr,nrr
Even the american Embassy has ia !
TO take ovc- sInlosi an ariirc a,,,r,
mcnt house. instead OF one iloor. on
account OF Gu !afGcd services.
No BUILDING FOR YEATS
MD ftRfS ~liS GROW Y
The trouble is That TariS ina. grown
in population. without doing any
building for the past f,v Years. and
also that there arc available no office
buildings, proncriy spcai,ing VII; n
you look for office spac" in Paris. 10
matter for what purpose ION have n
choice among ihc ground floor store.
hotel room a. suite. or :. private
apartment. Paris has never learned 10
construct anything sc Whcn a bust
ness concern ins,a!ls itself i'm a PARIS
apartment the vii.ors are received i'm
the hallway. ihe directors mec; in ;he
dining room, the nresiGcn; sits. IN The
parlor. ana the clerks work either in
the bedrooms. the buffers pantry the
Kitchen or IN tho bathroom !Ianv a
stcnosraphc" haze seen with the