Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-21

diers have informed me. is the most ex-
cruciating form OF torture imaginable In
Iaot' the agony is beyond imagination
me lungs are torn in pieces and the
struggle for breath is terrible.
understand that the aim of the Ger
mans Is to blow up the City OF London
and that the attack will take place
through the underground railways and
TUBES. German prisoner informed a
nurse OF my acquaintance that she must
never travel by tube, II she valued her
own safety She had nursed him through
a bad Illness, and he told her that he
would like to give her something by way
OF thanks, but could only warn her in
this manner. The tubes, however, remain
in their usual much -overcrowded condi-
tion, and no one pays any attention to
such disquieting rumors.
In travelling from Edinburgh to London
couple of days ago the authorities abso-
lutely insisted that we keep every blind
tight down. Read the notices." said the
conductor, I'VE don't tyke no chances of a
zeppelin hitting us-every blind down."
London by night is in total darkness
Only last night 1 crossed eight miles of
tho city In n notorious and / did not
relish the experience. The London motor
bus driver is a skilled chauffeur; he is
even genius. But he and all his COM
patriots have risen in a body from the
the firing line, where sparks other than
automobiles can produce are rejoicing
their valiant hearts.
FURIOUS FLIGHT OF NOTORIOUS.
And in their place has sprung up the
substitute" who drives through the lnky
streets like his Satanic Majesty himself
For this body has been cleaned from a
wide variety of sporting spirits, to whom
the blackness and the dangers of the Lon
don streets by night are veritable JOY
On the seat beside me sat a couple Of
Whitechapel costers, a fishwife, an in
ebriated dock-laborer and "char-lydy."
My GawdP murmured the latter as we
shot like Lucifer through the dense black
ness Of the night, don't ZEE drive like
the very devil hisself?"
The inebriated dock-laborer kept slip
ping from his seat to the floor murmur-
ing, in rich Irish brogue each time the
able-boded "char-lydy" replaced him in
the perpendicular, that sure he hated
the Kayser!"
Regents Park is full or wounded SOL
diers, and today L talked with several
Belgians. one poor fellow with his leg
blown OFT. That does not really matter,
mademolselle," said he in French, with
the most charming air. IF they would
only let me go back, / would willingly
give my other leg for my country"
The wounded soldiers wear bright blue
coats, and automobiles belonging to
dukes and duchesses are crowded with
them. Cords and ladies, prlncesses and
countesses have all given over their cars
to these poor wounded Tommies, and in
spite of eirAsmashed-up condition they
enjoy their daily airings immensely.
Today visited st. Marys Hospital in
Paddington, where the wounded are
looked after by such wonderful physicians
as/Sir John Broadbent and Sir Almwroth
Wright. As the locality is in the richest
part of London the soldiers have every
luxury showered upon them, and the
matron informed me that magnificent
cars are offered so freely that each pa
tient had the sole right of one, and some
times two.
SPLENDID WORK OF RED CROSS.
great work is being conducted by the
Red Cross Organization in Pail Mall
Hundreds of enormous packing cases
are sent to the front daily, these con-
tanning comforts for the soldiers, and
the secretary showed me the wonderfully
efficient workings Of the place.
Later in the day visited the Joint War |
Committee at st. Johns Gate, Clerken. |
well, and had an interesting talk with |
Lady Mary Perrott, who is in charge OF |
affairs. Two thousand trained nurses are
on the list, and an infinitely larger num-
Der OF unframed women who devote all
their time to helping" Adelaide,
Duchess of Bedford, the Marchioness of
the Marchioness of Ripon
and many other famous women are on
the committee. and millions upon millions
of dollars have been subscribed to the
work.