Show CITY OF PARIS RULED BY THUGS Well Organized Apaches Terrorize Streets and Defy Guardians PRIVATE WATCH SYSTEM Wealth I Rollouts h Will Equip Force at Their Private Expense c c. c Paris Jan Jan 23 The vowIng growing power mind and Oaring dating of the Uio gang oC of thugs thieves housebreakers Tina cutthroats known as tile the Apaches Tins created a reign of terror in in the richer quarters tore of time the city The practically their Inability to cope with the lawbreakers owing to re restricted restricted re- re force nt at their command and an organized system of private watchmen watchmen watch watch- men Is being organized One of the lie principal Jewelers In the lie central quarter quarter quarter-of of parts paris says that merchants flier mer chants and householders have begun to organize an arm auxiliary police force The rho new watchmen will be In ii uni uniforms uniforms uni- uni forms and amid carry lanterns by night and during time the day will wear civilian cos cos- tunics ho lie saul said They will bo be re re- re from among strong men of whom there arc hundreds on time the streets today unable to find work Every ap application ap- ap Is being carefully Investigated anti and nobody will be accepted In our service ser vice except after the most convincing proof of high character Can Get et Good Men There will be no difficulty In getling get get- getting ting ling all the men we want and of the class we want If we needed men we could get them tomorrow from ap approved approved ap- ap proved candidates walling waiting their turn to bo be appointed on the city police force Our new mien private police will be costly but subscribers are coming In rapidly Our patrol service will vill begin in iii the lie richest quarters gradually extending ex cx- tending as more subscribers are added Wo We shall have one watchman for every 23 houses This Is essential to toa tou u a system through which crime In the streets can bo be- prevented Apaches Apaches' must be made to know that lint every cry for lieu help In the thO quarter whore where our oui watchman is Is will bring a man Imme In lii every crowd bearing temptation temp tation to a pickpocket or a purse snatcher there will willbe be ono one of our watchmen in civilian dress Our watch will ill servo also to signa every outbreak of fire The men will vili have keys tu ti outer doors of houses on their beats and 30 so wo we do away with the the- sleeping concierges concierges con con- cierges who through long practice arouse themselves only enough to mechanically pull a levee letting ii in thieves and assassins as readily as people who live there A VIM A loi n The organizers of this new protection se ms to have hav not yet Informed tho police perfect officially what they propose pro pro- pose hose to do ho and anil therefore he lie refuses to say anything at this time Hua Buta Hu But a high police official official- tell the tue correspondent that undoubtedly the ilic perfect will bo be only too glai giad to 0 approve time the project and aid It al all he lie can its the he condition of Paris cs cst es- es t t i There Is no las mita prevent citizens citizen from froni taking every precaution to In insure in- in sure the lie safety of their lives ant and property this official adds Althe All Al the large stores have indoor police o otheir f their own so why not establish outdoor police as well Being asked If it It would not be better bette for the city Instead of Individuals t to have control of thus this new private po police lice organization the official an answered Theoretically Theoretic yes but In what Is needed will be too loo costly to come out of time the public chest If If th lie richer section volunteers additional po police lice help so much the better for th the whole city |