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Show I 1 I PARISIANS ARE DESPERATE I With Strectt Flooded the One Gy ' City Preterite Deeoiete Appearance of a Vail Lake., ' iMrH- Th fl-H.fl nit nation la Irj pnivliiK In thl rlty. and It la liftifvS i he tirt i)ihh Iihm l,Mn iirnuntpr. Official art rnnvlnrrd (hut 1hft end V In kIkM and that the matfra will te tin to riT.-drV Thf rlty prpnenta a wlrd apoclarli. Hilfll'ra, unilt.rtt, flrfnirn and mltr an- hnflilly rnnmnirtliiK ti-miMira) ; walla by thf Iltthi vt rampflr an) tiirch'p In an endeavor tn knip out iir liiadlna: flnndi. while plrketa ialr th'mt nfrtlnna vt the rlty that a? i ltiinj(id In darknefia. I'roHlil'-nt KalllMrfa anil Premier Hi j and cm Friday drove In autnmnhllea d j (he fliMMlrd anhiirha, where dlatreaa k ' ari atent. aiteakliiK word a of comfort ti i I the home'na and enrouraKlnit aoldlen and uthera ukhk'i In nal van ail ' ffwiie work. j rhitrltHhle otKnnUntlotia are on op eraMrtx with the am horltlea In thro-' It im oM'ii thflr hutltlliiKH and In aif i j rut Inn rvUwvn Heveral ennvenfa ! and a numlHT of pnhllr bnilditiK ha tr-n equipped wild mllliary rota a Ml bt'ildlna and tranftrormed Into hoap't aU. The Ked t'rtma la erfornili ! aplendtd aervlre In iHHtrlliut Ina; fotri and rlothlnpt. j Xeveriht-lena nuniemiia Inatanr are cited of women and children k had refiiRfd to leave their hnmee tti th auhmerKd dltitrlrta ehrteklin from their wlndowa for bread. The number of refugeea arrivlm here le enortmuia, Charenton aloe 1 fendlnit In :tK,)Mio, who had Rot thefr ( fpom ( alala and other afflicted polnta I Many thrtllltiK renruea are rerordtd The family of M. Uurthou former nun j later of publlr wtirka, whoae home In the Avenue d'Ant'o lurrounded, wan taken out on ihn ' vt old! era aid In bonta. A lame number of arhoola are j rlcaed berauae of lack of heat, aid j the tnuitlclpeillty In mnHtderlng the id vl-ulillliv of chmliiR all. t'onini'irlratloii with Knalnnd. Hl hind lhnmark and Auntrla and maay id ilea and Iowiih In Prance In corn I pletely rut off. The telephone hai 1 ti I'M practlrnMy aluii.doned tn I'arla j New dlNtrlcta are beliiK flooded cfi . HUiiitly, and the people are pvariiail J ' li!ork of hulldlitKH. Hevernl hnnplfU j where all k lefiiHt'ex were taken aieu I a ilreudftil plight, the water havtpK . jqueiirhed l.n i in the fuinarea. j |