The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-07-02

the police department in whatever
 town they may visit, and the mana gers of hotels and apartment houses, and even private citizens, are requir- ed to report the presence of their visitors or guests on their premises. Thus the movements of what you might cali the floating population are under close police espoinage.
 There are several what are called prescribed areas through the United Kingdom, where important military works may be established, in which prescribed areas no one can pass without proper passports-thus for in- stance, the district in which the City of Edinburgh is located is a prescrib- ed area. All roads leading to Edin- burgh arc guarded by Territoria1s who stop every passenger, automobile, etc, and make full inquiries regarding where they have come from and what their business is, while railroad bridges and all points are fortified with sand bag ,ramparts and even a line of trenches
 Within these prescribed areas for instance no visitor is allowed to own or carry a kodak, and may not even make written notes in public place, or loiter about, and may be required at any moment to give an account of his business to some military officer. These stringent regulations are made necessary on account of the extensive spy system discovered to exist.
 There are many other regulations piles are not allowed to use electric lights, on account of the fact that they have been supposed to be used for signalling purposes from land to points out at sea for the purpose of giving hostile craft information re- garding the presence of vessels of war or other information of value to them.
 The City of London is in semi-dark- ness as are most of the cities of the United Kingdom. The upper half of the street lamps being painted black, and only small percentage of the total street lights are lighted, while in E1inbui&E L and some ether places the lights were extinguished as a precautionary measure against giving Zepplins an idea of direction and localities.
 T heard of one minor case which illustrates how very closely personal conduct is under military observation A couple of men who were visiting some little watering place on the East Coast, and were staying at hotel overlooking the sea beach, hap pened to come in rather late one night and finding the place in darkness struck matches to find their way in the hotel entrance. After getting up stairs and finding their rooms and go ing to bed the hotel proprietor was awakened by a military sentry who man spies; that he had seen certain flash light signals being let off from the front door steps and that he want ed to know what room they were oc- cupying as he would have to take them in charge. The proprietor could not understand the report as he knew the identity of his guests and was very much incensed that he should be accused of harboring Ger man spies and went to hunt up his belated travellers who had already re- tired. Finding out what the hubbub was about he brought the officer with him and the explanations made were accepted with certain reservation and and nothing more came of it,
 What is the prevailing opinion in England as to the duration of the war at the time you 1eft?" asked the Era man.
 q should say that very few peo- ole are expressing any opinion as to he duration of the war. It is gradu- lily dawning upon them that the Ger mans and Austrians have such an en- strong military organization hat the task of beating them is a yery serious one and may take a very time.
 Conditions in France are becom- ng the same as those in the United l Kingdom. The difficulties thrown in | he way of people going across hay ng no urgent business is becoming ! nore and more stringent.
 Transcription was being talked | Iuite universally when I was there, | md it was expected that the new CO., llition government was brought into
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