South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26
BY Hi SibIey.

LONDON. May 10, 1915.-As L
write this. British mobs are forcing
the closing of German shops and res
taurants in every quarter of the city.
Just a few doors below me is mob
in front of Appenrodt's cafe, on the
Strand. 1t is a very vicious mob.
They had been there thr.e hours
when l came. and l waited there an
hour myself to see something happen,
but il didn't. l suppose they were
held in check by the blOOd-thirsty
policeman on guard. Note | put this
in singular. Whenever this lone strong
arm of the law said, cOurteously,
crowd stood back. l presume that
Herr Appenrodts show window is
still intact-and there was such
cOrking fine lot of glass ware inside
to smash!
But that is the British spirit. John
Bull always stops to consider first, and
ponderousiy Lord Kitchener predict
ed the war would last at least three
years, and at the rate the Briton
moves, it surely will last all of that.
But | am inclined TO believe that when
the Briton gets his dander up, as
there have been indications of his do
ing the last few days following the
Lusitania outrage, there will be the
divil 10 pay. Certainly ERslanu
never will give up.
Instance: Since the terrific fighting
of this week in northern France, and
casualties as you know, have been
staggering, two and sometimes four
hospital trains have been coming in to
London daily. Every available vehicle
is pressed into service as ambulances.
The odor of antiseptic at the railway
stations predOminates over all other
railway smells And even as the cars
roll cautiously down the street with
their pitiful burdens, from the other
direction will come a band leading a
W hole regiment of new troops; thin,
weakened little chaps-almOst culls, I
should say. The best are all gone.
Think of it, in 10 days fighting over
LOO officers alone were killed in
action" And a corresponding num-
her of privates; every day the papers
have two columns giving the names,
in fine print. of those killed and
wounded on that day. One does not
wonder that nearly all OF feminine
England is in mourning. But the men
keep coming; there seems to be no
end of them.
I watched some of the ambulances
delivering their bandaged unfortunates
at Charing Cross hospital. Car after
car rolled into the cOurtway; here was
a nurse supporting a mans head from
the almost imperceptible jar Of the
ambulance; a stretcher was brought
out with a twisting form entirely COW
cred with blankets and strapped TO
il: two ambulances, after 20 minutes
wait were forced to turn back and
seek another haven of mercy. Heaven
knows how all are taken care of.
Singularly enough. nearly all the
wounded who are able TO sit up were
smoking cigarets; one lad in car
with his whole right side swathed in
white cloth made a desperate effort TO
get a match and light IL with stir
left hand, and finally a bystander
helped him. Even some Of the men
on stretchers were smoking away,
calmly enough Whatever may be
said against the cigaret normally, IT
must be a gOdsend at this time.
The convalescents who are allowed
TO leave the hospitals wear blue
tunic and trousers. Great crowds or
them are seen all over the city. soon
they will be able TO be back at the