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Show Germans and Austrian Aus-trian Crowding Consulate Paris, Aug. 7. It is believed that several thousands of Gormnns and Austrians aro still In Paris. There wero moro than 80,000 on tho police register before tho war broke out and It Is thought impossible that nil left tho city. . No fower than 42 Germans of both 'sexes havo been arrested as spies since last Saturday. Germans began to crowd today Into In-to the American consulate general here which has been charged with their Interests during the hostilities. By arrangement with tho French .government, .gov-ernment, Consul General Thackara Issues to each of them a certificate of Identification which must be presented present-ed to tho pollco commissary. In exchange ex-change the commissary gives him an authorization to depart by tfaln to some town In tho west of France where ho must remain until the war Is over. Most of the Germans are destitute and the members of tho consular staff havo provided many of them with money from their own pockets, ns no public fund ts available avail-able for the purpose. One wealthy German family expelled expel-led from Us fiat may .havo to walk tho streets until the day appointed by" tho authorities for Its depnrturo to" the w'est of Franco. Tho French authorities have arranged arrang-ed for the depnrturo of two trains to Roulogno and two to Dieppe for. tho transportation of passengers do-siring do-siring to cross the channel. Arrangements Arrange-ments also havo been mado for connecting con-necting steamers to meet the trains and carry the passengers to Folkestone, Folke-stone, Now Haven and Southampton. A large number of Americans have applied for tickets. |