The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-15

ed from Germany. It seems remark able, under such conditions, that the papers are able to maintain the semi. .impartially they do, However, one large paper was nearly banned for week for headlining Germans Resisting on Eastern Front" The implication was too pro-Ally, the government said.
 Papers formerly were told only what not to print. Now they are told what they must print, aS well as the size of headlines and the space to Dc allotted to certain types of news,
 Despite censorship, however, the people seem to manage to get the news. One man showed me c Swiss newspaper which had been censored by cutting out some sections with scissors. He knew what the censored sections had contained, however, and was careful to inform everyone in the railway compartment what had been cut.
 Refugees Crowd Hotels
 As has been the case since the armlstice, the hotels of unoccupied France are nearly always crowded with resident refugees Lyon, which was Q city of 600,000, now holds more than 100000. Tn Lyon and Marseille, Wagon-Lits which are no longer rolling due to the curtail- ment of trains, are drawn up or sldings and being used as hotea rooms. 4 former Mediterranean steam on the Algerian run Is now tied up in Marseille port and being used as 6 hotel,
 met . French officer who had just arrived in Lyon after being released from c German prison camp. He looked healthy. He said he had been treated well and felt 10 years younger.
 "The only man ! ever knew who liked being Q prisoner" joked one of his friends who stood near. "Can you blame Ine?" he answered. Tn the German prison camp ct least had . bed. Here there isn't 6 room to be had"
 Trains are nearly always packed. I sat on my suitcase ali night in the corridor of the Lyon-Marseille ex- press-there were no sleeping cars to be found ct any price-despite the fact that I had reserved a first. class seat and literally tipped the car porter. The corridors were SO full could not reach my conpart. Snent.
 People Coed HumOred
 For the most part, people seemed to take these tribulations with good humor. Several times there was weeping when at way stations pas- sengers could not open the doors to get on the train and therefore were left behind. But those who were already ensconced on their luggage in the uncomfortable corridor smok. ed their rationed cigarettes and laughed.
 Men are now allowed to buy two packages of cigarettes every 10 days, If they can find them, but women are not allowed any. There Is Q houriShing black market for smokes.
 The lack of gasoline and oil pro- duces some weird mechanical mon. sters of transportation Each day I saw something new in the way of an electric car, or motorcycle, or some new charcoal-burning substi- ute for gasoline. In the South bicycle taxiS are common, and the horse carriage is coming back into its own. old buggies grandfather put away when he decided that the automobile was here to stay are being dragged from their almost forgotten ton1hs and put to work again.
 American movies are few and far between, and soon are to be banned altogether. Everyone was sad about that. But sadder were the French spoke with about a ruInored further cut in train service due to lack of grease and oil. Travelling. despite its discomforts. is about the only re- taxation left for the bored French. man nowdays.