The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-15
Extraordinary Precautions Are
Taken to Guard Against
Air Attack.
BIG TOWN A SERIOUS PLACE
No EnaIlshman underestlmates the
Task Ahead Of Him-lngenuity
Taxed to Draw Men to Re-
crultlnq Offices.
ny EpWARp B. CLARK.

(Staff Correspondent Western Newspaper
Union.)
London.-When you look drowsily
from your pillow out Of your bedroom
window at the sky over London and
see some fieeting cloud suddenly
picked out shiningly you know that
the searchlights which are the SEN
tries OF this big city are on duty. Lon
don expects a visit from the Zeppelins
and vigilance is In no wise relaxed.
| The old words of the hymn, Watch
man, What OF the Night?" constantly
recur to one who walks the gloom
shrouded streets.
London at night. however. Is not
wholly dark. Today, or should one
say tonight. there is one light where
once there were ten. but the one suf-
fees to allow the stroller to pick his
i way and to avoid the street corner pit
falls. There are guns still pointing
skyward from many q London roof.
They are harmless looking weapons
from the viewpoint of the street. but
they are of long range and are said
to be of deadly precision.
Thus far. or at any rate up to the
time Of this writing, London has been
immune from the attacks of aircraft.
What may befall some night no one
knows. The signs Of warning are still
posted along the streets. The city
jewellers are told not only to beware
Of the bombs of an enemy but of the
falling fragments of the shells OF the
home guns exploding In the pathways
OF the aeronaut invaders.
Humorous Side Of II.
: There Is a somewhat humorous fea
ture about one type of the displayed
poster of warning and instruction
One great sheet has on it In black sill
houettes the types of the alien air
ships and those of the home land. TIL,
: people are asked to study them and t
learn the differences. A-man Nigh
. as well try to commit to memory tn,
whole table of logarithms from minus
e infinity to plus infinity as to fix in hi
[ mind the trifiing variations in con
:. struction and contour of the airshi
, Of the enemy and of the airship o
the friend. When night has fallen tn
task Of differentiation would be mu
tiplied until learning the Bible bach
= wards. with Shakespeare, Moliere an
the dictionary of all the languages @
: the world thrown In, would be a Job {
: comparatively easy accomplishment.
London Is not so full Of marchin
troops as once 1t was. The volunteer
go quickly to the training camps. Tn
|
they have been at any time in tn
past, but. of course. as the materia
or at any rate the willing material,
) used up, the recruits diminish in nur
Der. at least such seems to be the cas-
In this big city where, in certain par
at least, one seldom meets an abb
bodied man OF soldier age.
: English ingenuity has been taxed
get new and striking word alluremen
to draw men to the recruiting Office
One recruiting poster which was su
posed to be a paragon of strengt
either has been torn down or has be,
covered up in nearly all instances.
Is was an appeal In these words: .Gi,
your strong right arm to your cou
try" Above the words was the nj
ture of strong right arm. but, unha
PLY. the arm was detached from Il
- shoulder. and the Significance of Il
thing was such that the military a
thorities had a second thought al
withdrew the amputated arm from 4
service for which 1t was intended.
az London q Serious Place.
:" This big town is serious pla,
No Englishman underestimate app,
emily the task which Is ahead OF hi
An official said to me that q belittn
!, OF the foe or Of his strength was I
last thing desired by the authoriti
1t u known here. for constant expr