The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-10
ARTHUR ROBINSON LOCOM0BlLE HEAD
 AT LONDON, HERE
Reports Wars Continuance and Expects More Orders
 For Trucks.


 army use has returned from London where he has had charge of the in spection and delivery of local product.
 He arrived in this city late Wednes- day night having landed on the Steam ship New Amsterdam. from Falmouth, England His journey was delayed one day owing to inspection of pas senger's passports by the British gov ernment
 Over a thousand four-ton Locomo- bile trucks are now in use army transports and ornnibusses in England and the continent with a complete repair system ina augurated by MT. Rob inson It is expected that the Loco mobile Company of this city will soon receive orders fir an equal number to that already manufactured here. Five Bridgeporters are still in Lon don and the vicinity, caring for deIiv- cries and repairs Mir Robinson will probably not return te England upon the advice of physicians who assert feet upon his throat Mrs Robinson and three children who resided with him are also in Bridgeport, and will tenn porariIy remain in the home of Henry F. Henshaws 765 Fairfield ave nue. 4.
 'sEng1and is just awakening to- the seriousness of the present war" said MT. Robinson yesterday. At first they thought fttxo1l1d soon end, as did the Boer war, but to-day they have awakened to the fact that it will prob ably last for number of years. In tensified in bitterness by the barbari- ties that are reported to be committed on. the field of action. and, by attempts on the part of Germany to scare Britz ish inhabitants by sinking ships and in Zeppelin raids upon London, they are showing grim determination to win.
 .sIn London one does not see much of real warfare except that the city is nightly in darkness. Troops are go- ing and coming German raids are momentari1y anticipated, but the most realistic feature that one observes is the great number of women who re- place men in the daily work Grocery clerks, porters at the doors of store elevator runners, delivery clerks o grocery and dry goods wagons, an l9 even drivers on trucks, are women.
 British finances are in the best of shape, the country meeting it's local obligations quicker and easier than a year ago The principal fear of oh1Li cials is that rates of exchange will drop, and every effort is being made to sustain the prestige of the BTitish Pound Sterling throughout the world
 ssAnnenica has greatly benefitted by EzgsgIish money, over 50 per cent of fhe automobiles used in the war com ing frUn various factories in this country When it is realized that England tErn1s t1e struggle :The Pe- -trol War the enormous number of gasoline conveyances used may be inn -ag1nsd- Petrol Is the English term for gasoline, and the conveyance of all troops and munitions, baggage and comEnissary stores, even in England, is made by truck because of the con- Al +E7xo motor conveyances are almost exc1u- ssively used in the conveyance of troops from one section of the front to another
 certain number of trucks, motor ona- -zrfbuases - and motor ambulances- These are supplied in units of ten. each complement being supplied with a, certain number Of parts selected by army engineers and automobile ex- perts in this country. In addition there fsga motor-naoved portable gas- rage equipped with 1a4hes, drills, and machine tools necessary for repairs of a car.
 this portable machine shop is sent to the spot and immediate repairs con summated.- England is said to De unique in this 1tnit system and her cars are seldom out of commission.
 "The IoconobfIe. company arrang-
 
 bool. It's own men supervised the tests on all cars deliver ed. These were then turned over to the British government who sent them to London and thence after conversion into trucks, oInnib4sses or gun carriages hecame part of the regiments for the front
 Owing to the familiarity of English chauHeurs with the mechanism of the Loco, the adequate system of repairs arranged by OUT men, and the good wear of those in the field, the local company Is assured of continuance o8 the orders for trucks similar to 1hese previously delivered.
 In England five Bridgeporters are to-day in the employ of the Locozno- bile Ccmpany. Those now recall, are George E. Pope, engineer; Thomas EIzckson.. John Inns and Edward Tap a. few weeks. James IT, Roche, of this city is in charge of the work, hay ling gone over with me originally.
 We were to leave Falmouth, Eng land on the steamer New Amsterdam on Monday a week ago, but owing to some passports held by passengers which were doubted by the English authorities we were held up for one day, arriving in New York city at 5 o'clock "Wednesday afternoon. The trip was without incident.
 From passengers on board, whom I had known previous to the war, and who have spent about months in Germany I should infer that German conditions are far worse than English where the people are not fully ac- quainted with the 1okses and facts of the war.
 "A good feeling exists between the English people and all Americans who are T-71f17 le<s1vs shiI1od while Great E2rif- land. There is a prevailing express sion of feeling in the press, however, which terms America pusilanfmous. This feeling is engendered by the loss of English lives on board tEe Lusita- mia Britons assert that America