The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-07
Elder Levi /. Allen Sends Interesting
Letter to the Republican Of His Exper.
fences While on the European Continent

h'oIhin6 we continued our journey to
to Basel.
The first fruits Of the declaration
OF war we're realized at the battle
OF Mulhausen. From Basel we coulJ
hear the roaring of the canpons
which told us that the work of de.
struction had began.
Although Switzerland had declared
herself neutral she had to moboliae
her forces and place them on the
boarder to protect her nation and
people. All bridges over the Rhein
river were guarded and loaded with
dynamite so If necessary they could
be blown to pieces to check the pro-
gress of any invading force.
Many large business houses of an
international nature were closed.
Horses and automobiles were conRs
Gated for military service. As a re.
suit the farmers were using their
cows for harvesting their crops and
making use for the following wear
On account Of leaving my trunk at
Strassburg | was obliged to revisit
that city. / was accompanied by
Brothers Otto Burgi Of Provo, and
my former companion William Stock.
err. Owing to the military conditions
existing In Mulhausen 1t necessitated
our going by way Of Freiburg in
Baden. Upon arriving at Frieburg,
the train connections being bad we
had plenty of time to visit the city
and see the wounded soldiers who
lay around OH the platform sulieri, g
from wounds of various kinds and
still bleeding for lack OF care Many
of them had lost foot, an ear, an
eye, or a hand and MANY others were
wounded seriously With q shot thru
the body. The nurses Of The Red
Cross Society were working eaerget-
ically helping the poor soldiers who
were pleading for attention. Station
after station, girls were waiting with
sandwiches and coffee for the sol
diers who were on their way to the
frontier.
When we arrived at Appenweir We
were arrested for speaking English
and were asked to show our pass
ports We did so and after the officers
were convinced that we were Ameri
cans they excused themselves ant
politely let us go. We arrived a.
! Strassburg about 9 o'clock at night
The atmosphere was somewhat mols
and foggy and necessitated many
searchlights in the watch for French
aeroplanes which would most likel!
be floating about the city. Just be
fore we crossed the Rheinbridge ap
preaching the city, all car windows
were closed and locked and the light
turned out. This was done to avoit
the destruction of the bridge from
explosives which might be throw
from the car windows by aliens.
We remained in Strassburg a few
DAYS visiting friends. One of on
friends had received slight woun'
in his left arm and had returned
home until such time Of his recover
so that he could reenlist. School
houses. hopsitals and other publ
buildings had been drawn into usag
| by the Red Cross Society for the pun
pose of attending the wounded so
diers.
!. Physicians and surgeons were a
tending the wants Of the wounded
In MANY instances different limbs c
the body were amputated In orde
to save the life of the patient, Tn
limbs which were amputated Wer
thrown into a room together. Sue
work had been carried on for day
and the room was almost full an
the stencil which came from IN
same was almost unbearable,
We continued our journey throue
Frankfort, Colane, and other lie
man cities in the district of the ca
tie dotted Rhein, The Journey WI
of much interest to us Owing to u
many modern Notifications along u
Rhein we were given an idea OF mo
ern warfare. Our journey was a pie
) SAINT one, although in many instan
/ es we were stopped and question:
t as to our nationality.
, Amid the upheaval and contus''
, of war, In one of those foreign cit'
floats an American. flag as trano'
and peaceful as the land she rep'
I sents, and as I looked upon this III
I would I, that we as citizens OF q
I United States could plant this II
: not to rule the world, but as an e.
blem OF peace over all nations, tn