Show PARIS IS NOT GA GAY V 7 SLOGAN INSULT t I BRITON SAYS J G t t t. SAN SAN FRANCISCO PRA CISCO Sept 29 An 29 An n writing from Paris says says i the French capital would treat w with withering Contempt such a war slogan slogans Usual Also Als n's ns t s London's London Business Busine s 's as that bat to call Paris The Gay City would be a deep insult because now silent and Inflexible the formerly gay to the ter- ter itself solely blo business of making warP war P Th This s birdseye view ien of the the- vastly different dif- dif event ferent complexions of the two greatest cities in Europe only half a days day's Journey journe apart in times of peace i is contained in a letter received by Miss l M M. E E. Canham of Vancouver B. B C C. pow now a at t the Plaza hotel L 1 i G. G Appleby Terrill writer of the let- let cr er is lecturer on history and sports master at one of the famous schools Jh lie England He says in part I r I have just returned from the in in- in tren trenched shed camp of Paris as the phrase runs on my de And AndI T I find that my passport and my mind Carry rry man many imprints of the journ journey y the rhe Gare Game du Nord Kord the railway sta- sta ion Jion Ion at which I arrived was a whirlpool whirlpool whirlpool whirl whirl- pool of humanity I got into a corner to watch the tho French soldiers on furlough furlough furlough fur fur- lough stream toward the exits Caked with mud dark bristles on their faces the blue of th their ir uniforms sodden sodden to a grayish white the touches pt yf scarlet to a crimson almost black they pressed for the street Gay City Deep Desp Insult i What a reunion for those having Parisian arisian mothers w wives wes es sisters Sucha Such a scene never can be forgotten My Mv taxi was held up by the throng the chauffeur became angry and the galant gallant galt gal gal- lant t ant nt holding their caressing i peeping lau laughing hing women in their I arms roared with delight and would not hot move more Y i That was was my first glimpse of Par Parl Park crowds V-crowds and laughter But for many many Succeeding days I looked into her eyes yc and read something vastly different To o call her The Gay City now would be a deep insult s La Guerre is her one business Silent nent and inflexible she devoted every resource o to that Her museums are closed as are many of her theatres shops are to be seen on every street treet With few exceptions her cafes always are three thre parts empty She would treat such a crY cr- cr cras as London's Business as Usual with withering contempt Thousands of Woun Wounded ed y Thousands of wounded spend their Slays flays in the Champs sitting Jn Sin groups smoking and chatting or hobbling to and fro in painful bands with little mUe breath to spare for talking Often they refresh themselves with cakes and lemonade at the childrens children's Stalls talis zi i. In the dark churches there are some who ho cannot see the golden blaze of the altars Up the broad aisle of Notre Dame Jame will come such a one his sister holding one arm his sweetheart the theother other But as he sits each arm atm fondly Clasped and the great Organ hea heavenly v in m n his ears dou doubtless Uess he becomes aware of some light in his darkness Among the anglers who doze over their rods along the Seine from Charenton Charenton Charenton Cha Cha- renton to Auteuil the tho wounded eagerly take lake their places Soiled blue uniform and nd thin face are a frequent reflection tn ju the wat water Even the hero with maimed legs feebly holding balding two sets of articles de peche is pushed to the tho bank hank in a wheeled chair by a less severely injured in In- In comrade They too fish side b by side thinking occasionally no noi i doubt of the trenches in which they stood together tog a few weeks hack |