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Show J. B. FIBS JUUSffl flEIH Interesting Comment Made on War Conditions on the Other Side. T. B. Fairbanks, artist, and his son, Avard. who has achieved prominence as a youthful sculptor, arrived home yester- j day from Europe alter, an eventful ex- perience in the war zone. Commenting on the scenes he witnessed after war ! broko out. Mr. Fairbanks said that he I was impressed by the difference in the I temperamental showing of the French and I English, t lie French being highly emotional emo-tional in their feelings of hatred at the Germans and their sorrow at parting with i friends going to the front, while the English took the matter with grim de- , termination and no demonstration. In narrating the experiences of himself him-self and his son, Mr. Fairbanks said: The news of the declaration of war was brought to us in a little town about seven hours distant from Paris, San Hippolyte. Troops were mobilized in San Hippolyte and sent to Paris. When we started to leave for Paris we met with much opposition In traveling and were stopped frequently to show our passports. It took us just four times as long to return to Paris as it had taken originally from Paris to San Hippolyte, due to many transfers and trie necessity of remaining remain-ing where our baggage was left. In Paris we visited the American consul's office and there we met an American who was completely out of funds. It had cost him 70( to come from the southern part of France to Paris, and upon his arrival in Paris he was without a penny. He was aided in getting money by the consul. Upon our arrival in England we were delayed in getting a train from Folkestone to London and we decided lo walk. We walked part of the distance dis-tance (seventy miles), but were stopped so many times to show our passports that we finally took the train the remainder of the journey. In London, except for the apparent lull in business and commercial life of tiie city, there was no confusion during the mobilization. Reports of Ihe war are meager and there appear lo be few in London who know the actual whereabouts of the various armies. |