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Show 11 SUEUR GfiilOl I WJLL1S PARIS. Sept 20. (Correspend-rnro. (Correspend-rnro. ) Millions of francs were won and lost across and baccarat tables and the roulette wheels In a frenzv of gambling for stake hitherto unknown un-known In France during the season which is drawing lo a close at Dcau-ville. Dcau-ville. F'orelgners have been conspicuous in keeping t h cropiera bug) pawing stakes over the green carpets .Mr. Yag-llano. Yag-llano. a Greek ship owner, according! to L'Aveuir won CGOO.Ooo frances al baccarat in a sitting of three hours and a half at Deauville recently. On) - 'be other hand, an American, whbpi the newspaper refers to as the 'Tobacco 'To-bacco Klnr" said lo have dropped 1,500,000 fran- between midnight and BaybreaR one night during the pas) week. "Oh. pshaw, it only means a little' l OVr $lOO,6o6." he is reported to have 1 sold .i consoling piki I But, th most extraordinary playei I of them all is a voting Cuban, a sugar grower Of Havana, who If laid ,,: have won about 5,0o0,000 francs after los- ing :;. 0Mi in August. 'W hether I winning or losing his face never gives j him away to his opponents and his manner of dealing reminds one of a cat gently Btretcnlng oul Its paw," a I French theat rlcal manager just return-ling return-ling from Deauville told journalists I 00 |