The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-29
Former Lehl Resident
Returns Form Germany
Angus II. Gibson Tells Of Interesting
Experiences Had In Getting ont ol
European War Zone.

Angus II Gibson returned this week
from Germany. whore he went to in
stal some crutrirupal' eyacuators in
the German sugar factories, and IN
yention perfected by himself and
Eugene Roberts while they were en-
ployed in the Lehi factory. The two
men have been IN all parts of the
world installing their machines.
AS soon as The war broke out
every man in the sugar factory was
taken for army service said MIR. Glib
SON this morning. 81 was put in an
automobile and started for Cologne
Seven miles out of Cologne | met
German army officers who needed the
machine. They took it away from
me and had to walk into Cologne
That was on Friday, July 81. Sat
urday was unable to see the AM
erican consul and could nc; get my
passport until Monday.
Il lived IN a hotel IN Cologne own
I'd by German army officer, whom !
came to know very we'll. The day
/ LEFT he was in uniform, ready to
leave for the front lie told me that
Germany then had an army of $500,
600 men in the field lie said that
when all the reserves We're called out
Germany would have an army Of
10000 trained soldiers.
Troop movement began on July %.
Between then and the day left
Z ologne, Monday August 3, saw
100000 soldiers pass through CO.
| logne on the way TO the front II
was the most wonderful thing ! have
ever witnessed.
Every train. track. engine ant
other piece of railroad equipment wa'
taken over for transportation OF tho
army All commercial traffic was sus
pended. Aud in those six day
| 1000 900 men, with all equipment, ar
| dilery and everything else, wen
through Cologne. never saw any
thing like 1t. II opened my eyes 10 TN
| marvellous organization OF the Ger
| man army. Later, in England, W.
| saw part OF the mobilization opera
ions of the English army. IL wa
| a Joke compared to the German or
ganization. In comparison II looked
like the gathering of a lot Of
boys, or of tin soldiers.
We left Cologne, bound for Ant
| ,c.p by the way Of Brussels, Al
| midnight on August 5, We reached th'
| outskirts of the bosleged city Ci Licge
there was a battle line there twenty
| allies long. The beautiful city wal
m flames. Il was an awful sight, one
lover to be forgotten
"Our train was halted and we wer,
| 0cked I'm the station for four hours
| Then we were loaded into cattle car
| nd turned around On account o
nc fighting We were not allowed L
lass through l.iege aud on to Brus
! sells. We were sent hack and through
, Holland to Rotterdam, where we ar
'iyed August 8.
"At 5:45 o'clock that evening | wa
| llunate enough to be one of thos
leave on the steamer Batteryicr TO
OhdCn. There was siXty-scycn OF u
| Who had no other bed on board thar
es OF ropes on the deck. But ",
onsidered ourselves mighty fortunate
get even those Accommodations.
Going up the English channel, W,
| rot sixteen Of the battle ships of tn
'ug)ish navy One Of The battle ship
made ua step and run up our Dutcl
lag OG'cers came aboard and tor,
| away the entire wireless apparatus
# the ship, so chat It could send II,
| gi,eless messages into the air to in
"rfcre with the wireless operation
{ the English Fleet
81 arrived In London on Friday
I NPust Z, and went b liverpool, ar
Wing there Saturday.
I was fortunate enough to get ac
rommodetions or the Laconia, sailinr
rcm liverpool that eve ing II hu,
1900 on board, It's regular accomoda