iiMSS THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1914 EVENING EDITION. fOUR WORLD'S GREATEST WAR DAY BY DAY Inter-Ocean Transportation Co , r:..w vu,UI1 jvrancigc0i History Repeats in Siege Of Paris, Prepared Now ALMOST oxiirlly mil' month lifter tin- bi'KlnnlnK of tho Frnn I'niKBlnii war of 1870-71 Pari closed her KiUt'S niitl prepared to Htnnil u MU'Kf. Now. n month, after ii i.niriniiiiiif of the war, fans n In 1870 tho 1'niHHlatiB mobilization was ordered on .Inly K. No flBht- Ins or consequence oiwu'ii AuKUBt I. Hot ween AuKUBt 1 nuil September 1 the battle of Wo hoii JiurB. Hpechorn. Worth, llravo otto nnd Hcilim were rotiht. On fceptoin hor U Napoleon Mirrciidorcd Ills nriii nt Sedan uml Purla ron Iwd that Krutii'i' wan beaten. Anil on Sep tember lit, a few da-8 moro than two niontliH after war commenced Paris cloned her Kitten and was in eHted. lly September lit tin Ocr maiiB HtirroiindliiB PnrlB. a city of S, iion.ooo people, the proudest, love IIobI i-lty In Europe, was cut otr from the world. When the Kates or l'arls wero closed that .lay. (Icneral 'I'roi'Iier. Its military Kovernor, had -100,0 no troopH, moBtly untrained, hurriedly crKanlzed levees, under IiIb eotuninmd. So swift had been the Prussian udvance, so undreamed or Its suc cess. Paris was 111 prepared and iinprovlslonod for a hIcko. OutHldo llu u-nll linn Hv .100.000 Prusstnns ramped. Thu Prussians counted upon a short Blew. Paris achieved the nilraeuloiiH. In the fneo of starva tion. Internal Btriro nnd cut off rrom nil the world, It hold tlio Invaders orf for Tour months. It was not un til January 1!7. 1871. Its Kiites woro opened to admit Its conquerors. It was only wlion tlio Kiiles of Paris cloned that Franco Iipkihi to flKht. Army corps after army corps wen' raised after Paris was Invest ed, (lambotta. who escaped from the capital In n balloon on October 7. almost succeeded In wroHtliut ylc- HOHDKAUX, WHICH HAS IIKCO.MK KIlANt'K'H CAIMTAIj I tiii: sii:(ji: oi-' paihs ; : The following Is traiiBlatod from tlio diary of a French officer who wiih stationed nt Paris at the time of the sli'KO of 1X70-71. "Toward the middle or October wo had to mnlto up our minds to wit-rlfleo tlio anlinalK of tlio xoo:ok Ical Kaideii. Tlio elophantH nml many other boasts wero bought by M. Debos, the owner or the KiikIIsIi meat shop In Uuo l-'rleiiillniitl. Tlio iinmt or the elephautH was Hold rrom $10 to $11! a lilloKraui (two pouuilHi the trunk coiniunndod the liltfiesl price, $10 a Itllomani. The trunk and reel wpro both declared delliloiiB by all gourmets. In tile huiiio Hliop n pair or youiiK woles woro Hind for $'J.ri0 a pound. The mcnt was hirt and without tiisto. The IiIkkcsi prlco was paid for a youu lainb lliul'liail been piirloiuud by a Tram tlieur from tlio onoiny. One bun drod dollars wiih paid for It. Hero Ik an exact prlco list or some victuals toward tlio end of tlio Hleo Two pounds of lioraufh'Mli . . $ .0 Ono ham 10.00 A wholo cat "00 A rabbit 10.00 Ono turkey H0.00 Ono okk 100 A rat 50 A uIkuoii 300 Ono poiiud or liuttor 0.00 A pound of lioaim I. no A puck or oarrotH .00 One cabbiiKO head .1.00 uuo stick or celery 50 Wood to burn (100 pounds) 2.00 "Kon tlio rich had to live on the mouKoruut diet and to take Into tliulr nionii thliiK! that till then only tlio trapper in the vliKin for est was MiippoKod to eat. I leave It to you to IiiuikIi.o what kind of menls worn nerved In the am nl I ret tuiirunU and boardliiK houses. ".Moreover, ovorybody bad to sub mit to tho strictest orders. People Mood In file In the butcher nnd baker shops to wait for their turns. Kucli household was furnished with a curd from tho municipality author iiiK thu boater to buy a certain amount of meat and bread. The cook, the housewife, tho llitte kIiIb (men nevur o shopping in Paris), were posted for hour lieforo the Hhops in rain ami snow, with wot feet, hioriuK with cold. The un fortunate ones enduioil without mur mur these hardships. Women throUKliout the time of sIcko were kottliiK an oMimple of couraKO and kelf-abiioKatlou. "It was u sad and toiuhliiK spec tacle, these lonK files or women, nearly all droteod in black, group ed be l'o i e the doors of tho dealers, watchnd by tho national nun id with whom they nt first were laiiKbliiK and chattiiiK till tho suffeiiiiKh from the cold had silenced the laugh and snuiotlmos brought for tears. "Hut in splto of all preiautlons tho store, one by one. were ex hausted, the provisions put In too lato bofoio tho hIoko were in-ed up and while tlio babies, deprlwd of milk, died In Kioat number., or were fed on sweet wine ami bread, pined slowly away, the bin people trb-d to find new resource; to proioiiK their lives." tory from defeat. His raids on tho Prussians' llnea of coninitinicatlon moro than once brought Von Moltko to tho point of rutlrliiK from ParlB. StraNsbutK did not rail until n week after tho GormniiB reached ParlB. Motz, where llnzaino was Kiillty of the folly of normltttiiK his army to be trapped, held out for a month longer. With Motz, Verdun, capitulated nftcr a horole deronse. Tho PniBSloiiH retnninod for four months before Ilelfort and It reslBted till tho end. Holfort hold orf the InvadeiB until February -r, 1871. after pouco wiih declared. While Paris was starvliiK nnd fighting Franco put nrmlos in tho field. A little bettor co-oporatlon between them might havo changed history. If (Inmbottn, Chnnzy and llotirbakl could havo brought their raw armies together, if tho army Uezalno led Into Sedan to Htarvn Tind been available, victory might have been to Franco or bo tho French hlstorlniiB Hny. Starvation more than arms gnvo Paris to the PrusBiaiiB In 1870, nnd then, compared to today, Ita fortl flentlons wero weak. Thero was no ring or steel mid stono nround tho city In 1S70, no outer rings of bomb-proof Torts as now. And Franco had not i.nglnim at ucr duck nor tho Irrestlblo HiiBBlnn benr lum bering to her nld. Tho Blego or ParlB In 1S70 did not end tho war; It wont on moro desperately nHer Paris closed her gates. Tho coat or taking It then was terrific; the cost or taking It again will lie great er in direct ratio to tho multiplica tion of men and gnus Involved. What ParlB endured during tho winter of 1S70 mny bo Imagined from the fact that day nftcr day In he later BtagOH of tho aiego between too and 100 l.'i-ccntlmotcr bIioIIb dropped Into the heart of the city. Von Moltko had nearly H00 heavy ulego gtuiH around PnrlB. The French according to Von .Moltko. had In all 2027 pIccoB of artillery, Includ ing -'00 of tho largest cnllbor of naval ordnance. For each gun at tho beginning of the siege, the French had :i00 rounds of ammuni tion. Long before the end they had none. Dordcnux, which is tho capital of tho Department or (llrondo ,1b Blttiatod on tho loft bnnk or tho River Garonne, GO miles Inland rrom tho (Jemmns' position. This distance however, doos not detract rrom tho city's Importance aB a nenport, and It ranks second only to Marseilles and Havre In this respect. Tho Imlf-tnlle wide Garonne at llordoaux Is connected by a wide and beautiful bridge with the su burb of I.n IlaBtldo. Tho city haB been one of the most flourishing in Franco In polr.t of Industry, com merce and tho cultivation of tho arts and sciences. It possesses a population of ovor a qttartor million, has a library of a similar number of volumes nnd some of tho most beautiful hutldiuga and statuary In France. Its thea ter, built by Louis XVI, Is accounted ono of the finest In Kttropo, and Its llourse, Its Hotel do Villa, Palais do Justice mid Hotel do In Marino arc noted. In addition to the huge basin of the Onronue, where ships ordinarily tic tip, an additional harbor has been built at Ralacau, at tho lower end of tho city. Hero Ib shipped tlio quantity of wine that constitutes an Important part of the commerce of Southern Franco. Pordcnux has manufacturers of liquors, vlnogar, tobacco, chemical products and articles connected with tho wine trade, as well ns Biignr re fineries, distilleries nnd Iron found ries. The city Ib the sent of an archbishop. WAR GETS ON THE NERVES; BOOMS TOBACCO BUSINESS Since Kiirnpcnn SI life llegnn 111k Company Huh Boosted Sales Idle Men Help Increase NKW YORK, Sept. 10. A repre rosontntlvo or a big clgnr company Bald today that during tho Inst four weeks, bIiico the wnr began, tho basilicas' or the company lias been the 'largest In Its history. Ho iiHSorted that the consumption of tobacco had been promoted by tho nervous excitement under which the American people are laboring as a result of tho war. Also, he added, the unusually large number of people out of work gives moro tlmo to Indulge In the tobacco habit. WATCH THIS PAPER FOR THE I Here i D PATItlOTir MXI Over .SSllil.ilOO ItaKcd for Families of Canadians, TORONTO. Stmt. 10. At tho f ual meeting of (he workers of the Toronto and New York county pa trlotie fund It was announced that tho fund had roached the total of ?.ss2,ooo. The announcement a roiiked enthusiasm, which was in creased when the president, Sir Wtl llau Mulock, made tho further an nounceineiit thnt the Ainerlcan Aid Society had pledged Itseir to raise $100,000 toward tho support or the wIviih and families of Canadians who hud voluutuurud for active service. TRUTH ABOUT PROHIBITION is the exact issue that confronts you The prohibitionists ask you to adopt an amend ment to -the State Constitution to prohibit the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages, except for medical, mechanical and sacra mental uses. The adoption of this amendment means the entire wiping out of the present splendid home rule and local option laws. Thereafter the regulation and control of the liquor traffic in Oregon would pass from cities and towns md be retained exclusively by the state. Note carefully there Is no mention of prohibiting "dlitrlbu Hon," "trantportation" or "me" of alcoholic bccrages. Only of manufacture and tale. Distribution, transpor tation and use Intentionally were left out by thu prohibi tionists. Shipment of liquor!. Into the state, or through the state, or drinking of liquors within the state would not be prohibited by the amendment. Washington, Idaho and California naturally would Immcdt' ately begin shipping liquor into Oregon and throughout Oregon. The saloon, where it now exists, would merely hae given away to the "blind plager." "bootleaaer" and "moonshiner. All cities and towns now either icet or dry would be at the mercy of the state police authorities nnd state law makers. Present "dry" cities and towns would realize that they had come nearer to voting themselves "wet" nn they now are under the splendid home rule and local option laws. If the state authorities were derelict or failed to enforce the law, as they are hi Kansas and Maine, the cities and towns would realize that they had voted away their present direct control and regulation of the liquor traffic. These articles w III show later that Kansas and Maine authorities are derelict and do fall to enforce the law. To undo the mistake Oregon would have to repeal a constitutional amendment and not a mere me a very difficult undertaking. Deceit and per jury in securing liquor Illegally would have been substituted for what today Is a steadily Improving, healthier public opinion regarding true temperance, and true temperance would lme been done an Irreparable injury requiring many years to recoer from. Kansas is pointed to by prohibitionists as the model prohibi tion state. They want Oregon to become a Kansas. Watch these articles with a fair, open mind and learn what thirty three years of prohibition law has done for Kansas without prohibiting or advancing true temperance. All figures will be taken from latest United States Government Reports N. H. Prohibitionists are spreading the opinion that, If the proposed amendment is defeated, the present dry towns and cities will become wet again, This POSITIVKLV IS NOT SO. The present home rule and local option laws would remain just as they now arc. VOTE 333 X NO AGAINST PROHIBITION rM Aihcrtbemcnt Txpjreri' aod Wirr Eirnrn' Ltteut, fortliail, Orrroa S. S. Redondo iiocm HAILS IWOM MAlsttllOTiai) 1'OU SAVKItANClSCO i, HAN I'KIMtO, Tllt'ltSDAV, SIII'T. lo, AT la Equipped with wireless and submarine bell Passengers and freight. S S. NANN SMITH Equipped with wireless and submarine bell. Passengers and freight. WILT, HAM MOM SAX MAXCIHCO l'Olt MAHSIIPIKU) .MONDAY, SUIT. 1 1, ,vp ., ,, J( San Francisco office, Greenwich street pier Nn'oi and GOO Pifo building. d Coos Bay Agent, C. P. McGi-onaE, Phone 44. KQUI11KI WITH WIItRLKSH. Steamship Breakwater ALWAYS ON TIMK. HAILS MOM ItAILHOAl) DOCK, MAHSHKIKLIi, mmtNfl -nip MONTH OF HHITKMIJKIt AT JUti) 1 M., ) TIHJ XI) -rii jarii, irrir, uund and uti h. "' ' '- Ticket on nlo to nil KAMcrti point nnd Information m (, .t,, and ratOH cheerfully furnished. lMiono fin-j. o. ii. laxukiis. awbi PASSENGERS FREIGHT ' STORAGE Arrow Line Steamers -KAIL MOM- Cooh liny Portland Snn KrnuclBco Pier No. 20. Vrt,,v Albem Dock No. 3 Every Wednomlny hvory rl(ll,y Kvery TueJay 3 P. M. 1 P. M. U A. M. Phono liTrt. TIIOMAH II. JAMICS, Agent Oceun Docte MurelifltM. To Portland every Thursday To Eureka I every Monday TIIK FAST AND COMKOUTAIILI3 S S. Geo. W. Elder NHWLY KQUIPPICI) NOItTIf PACIFIC HTKAMKIIII' CO. C. V. M( O KOHOIJ AGKNT W. II. PAINTER Phono 41, Mumhflold Phono 421, North Dcn HHnBaBHHannnMHHHnnMHnBMi Oldest Bank in Coos County Established 1889 Flanagan & Bennett Bank Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $115,000.00 Interest Paid on Time Deposits Offit'ers: ,T. W. BENNETT, President; JAS. II. PLANAGAN, Vicc-Presidonf 1?. J' WlhUAMb Cashier; (1. P. W NCiriSST B l, Ass't. Cashier. Tho money In this Imnk Is hcetiml ii;nlnst loss by .MsIlt or Dny Hohbery. Vnlted States deiiosltorj- for Postal SuvIiirs. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT INTEREST IS BEING CREDITED AS OP SEPTEMBER 1, 1914 IN SAYINGS DEPARTMENT Bring In Your Pass Books FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COOS BAY Safety Deposit Boxes For Kent. Ctl lI M it, IJ 1 1-1 l ii 1 m m wnmmm