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Show WARNING TO TOURISTS. Those Americans who propose to visit the battlefields of Europe next year are warned to niako early provision provi-sion for their own accommodation, lest they find themselves in deep distress. Percy S. Bullen, treasurer of tho Association Asso-ciation of Foreign Press Representatives Representa-tives in tho United States, has just returned re-turned from a trip abrend, bringing the information that practically no preparation is being made, for tlie convenience con-venience of the horde of Americans who intend to cross the Atlantic in tho spring of 3920. It is estimated that 2,000,000 persons are making plans for a transatlantic trip during the next two years. Their chief object is to see the historic spots where the American soldiers fought tho Argonnc, Chateau Thierry and St. Mihiel. London and other English En-glish centers also will be visited, as a matter of course. Mr. Bullen has been till over the western front during the last few weeks and he predicts nothing but anger, irritation and despair as tho lot of any visitors wdto trust to luck to get hotel accommodations. Organizations Organ-izations of hotel keepers have been formed to cope with the invasion, but they are powerless because there has been no building during the w;ar and prices are still too high to permit of building on a big scale. In London and Paris some great hotels occupied by the war departments during the war will shortly be released, but they will be quite insufficient to meet a great emergency. Mr. Bullen was so impressed with the difficulty threatened in London that he prepared a memorandum on the subject, which he submitted at a recent re-cent meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute In-stitute in Lontjon. In the discussion which ensued, it was proposed that steps be taken for the formation in London of a national committee of reception. re-ception. As a nucleus of the organization organ-ization it was proposed that representatives representa-tives of the various Anglo-American societies should meet, with power to add to their number various representatives representa-tives whose experience would be useful in solving the problem. Such persons would include members of the American Amer-ican chamber of commerce in London and other Americans, besides leading Britishers. It was suggested that the first essential essen-tial step is to mobilize and list all available accommodations provided by hotels and boarding houses, and then to enlist the assistance of every householder house-holder willing to place a room at the disposal of the committee on reception. recep-tion. If this plan matures, London will keep in touch with Xew Y'ork, and people in the United States wiil bo advised as to the best time to travel and the chances of getting board and lodging at reasonable rates. At the time Mr. Bullen left .Liverpool nothing actually- had Veen done except to call 1 attention to the problem and the dissatisfaction dis-satisfaction which will ensue if American Amer-ican visitors to England and France next year find themselves absolutely stranded, as is threatened. Mr.- Bullen reports that Belgium is apparently wcll able to take care of visitors to the battlefields of that, country, mainly because Ypres, Dix-mude Dix-mude and the muclvbattered coast towns are within easy range of Ostend, Bruges and Ghent. Of all the battlefields battle-fields visited, Mr. Bullen describes Ypres as the ''most devastated." Ost-end Ost-end is probably the best center for au-I i tomobile parties, and the burgomaster ; of that place is one of the few men preparing pre-paring to deal with an unexampled demand de-mand for hotel accommodations. In view of the foregoing and similar items which from time to time find their way into th.e press, it were advisable advis-able for persons contemplating a visit to Europe next year to proceed with caution. Every one should assure him-;e!f him-;e!f heforelu:::d that he will have a place to sleep and a place to e.at in En-ithind En-ithind or Belgium or France ere he goes aboard a steamer. Xo doubt something will be dene in the matter !i : re ti- : virist s. s-n ore:;-;, bv.t i- :r :o Mr. Fuilcu's description : :.:.: th .- :tt:rtT:..:t U one w hieh pri s-mts ! I'e. :.:-. s '-would :c as well if our !.!! t . pi' j-aj.-od a c.,up!e of years iu out eu a t raa, ,c uie Voya-p. |