Letter from Charles S. Carstairs to Henry Clay Frick, 23 July 1915
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OFFICE OF H. C. FRICK
RECEIVED
AUG 6 1915
FORWARDED
REFERRED
ANSWERED
F[ile]
NEW YORK,
556 & 558, FIFTH AVENUE.
PARIS,
17, PLACE VENDOME.
CABLE ADDRESSES
KNOEDLER, PICCY, LONDON.
KNOEDLER, NEW YORK.
KNOEDLER, PARIS.
TELEPHONE 2514 MAYFAIR.
15, OLD BOND STREET,
LONDON, W.
Per S. S. St. Louis.
23rd July 1915.
H. C. Frick, Esq.,
Prides Crossing,
Massachusetts.
Dear Mr. Frick,
I duly received your cable. I found it was not necessary for me to go to Paris and I understand it is more or less difficult for Americans: also there is a certain amount of danger. I therefore wrote our Paris house and asked George Davey to go and see about your furniture and cable you, and presume by this time you have heard from him.
We had a very quiet and uneventful crossing. I was glad to arrive in London. Everything is in a state of calm here - people seem to be getting accustomed to the war and are working into a proper state of efficiency. The great trouble is ammunition. I am told that should the Germans make such a drive as they did in Russia we have not sufficient ammunition to meet it. However, they are making up now for lost time and are beginning to accumulate a sufficient supply which, in the course of five or six weeks, will put England in a much better position. I am told, however, that they don't contemplate making any offensive movement. It is a case of gradually wearing the enemy down. The feeling is that an offensive movement would nec-
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essitate such an enormous loss of life. There are other conditions, though, which may change things materially, such as some of the States coming in, which, by Asquith's speech, seems to be more than probable.
Business is absolutely stagnant here, but, curiously enough, no-one seems to have any pictures of importance for sale. I don't know that I have ever known such a dearth of good pictures. I presume everyone is waiting until the war is over.
I was very glad you enjoyed your fishing trip - it must have been quite a delightful experience.
I am going off to Harrogate the end of next week or the 4th August and will be there until the end of the month. There is really nothing to do here: will probably sail the middle of September.
Kind regards to Mrs. Frick and Helen, and hoping you are enjoying Myopia,
Sincerely Yours,
C. S. Carstairs
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RECEIVED
AUG 6 1915
FORWARDED
REFERRED
ANSWERED
F[ile]
NEW YORK,
556 & 558, FIFTH AVENUE.
PARIS,
17, PLACE VENDOME.
CABLE ADDRESSES
KNOEDLER, PICCY, LONDON.
KNOEDLER, NEW YORK.
KNOEDLER, PARIS.
TELEPHONE 2514 MAYFAIR.
15, OLD BOND STREET,
LONDON, W.
Per S. S. St. Louis.
23rd July 1915.
H. C. Frick, Esq.,
Prides Crossing,
Massachusetts.
Dear Mr. Frick,
I duly received your cable. I found it was not necessary for me to go to Paris and I understand it is more or less difficult for Americans: also there is a certain amount of danger. I therefore wrote our Paris house and asked George Davey to go and see about your furniture and cable you, and presume by this time you have heard from him.
We had a very quiet and uneventful crossing. I was glad to arrive in London. Everything is in a state of calm here - people seem to be getting accustomed to the war and are working into a proper state of efficiency. The great trouble is ammunition. I am told that should the Germans make such a drive as they did in Russia we have not sufficient ammunition to meet it. However, they are making up now for lost time and are beginning to accumulate a sufficient supply which, in the course of five or six weeks, will put England in a much better position. I am told, however, that they don't contemplate making any offensive movement. It is a case of gradually wearing the enemy down. The feeling is that an offensive movement would nec-
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[begin page 2 of 2]
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essitate such an enormous loss of life. There are other conditions, though, which may change things materially, such as some of the States coming in, which, by Asquith's speech, seems to be more than probable.
Business is absolutely stagnant here, but, curiously enough, no-one seems to have any pictures of importance for sale. I don't know that I have ever known such a dearth of good pictures. I presume everyone is waiting until the war is over.
I was very glad you enjoyed your fishing trip - it must have been quite a delightful experience.
I am going off to Harrogate the end of next week or the 4th August and will be there until the end of the month. There is really nothing to do here: will probably sail the middle of September.
Kind regards to Mrs. Frick and Helen, and hoping you are enjoying Myopia,
Sincerely Yours,
C. S. Carstairs
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