Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-20
BY j. " PEGLER.

Unlteu 1lG&S SlaIl Correspondents
LONDON, Sept. 2S, (By MaiD-It
,ook man from Chicago to see The
way to distinction in London. His dis
tinction is doubtful, but nevertheless
le' is the only man in London afraid
# Zeppelin of bombs or the only man
,~ho isn't a har.
He never saw one in passive OF
.ctive mood, and when he heard them
ecently his respect increased by sew
,ral parasangs in one instantaneous
bound.
He has no desire to quarrel with SOC
pounds of cordite and scrapiron. He
Doesn't eren want to argue with it.
He doesn't want a darn thing to dc
nth a Zeppelin bomb.
When Field Marshal Lord French
ssues a communique late at night say
ne "Zeppeiins raided East Coast areas
onight and we're engaged by our anti
.ircraft guns and aeroplanes," the
gent from Buena Park takes an intense
interest in the location of the subway
tations.
# the communique adds ''severa
3ombs were dropped without militar!
lamage; the raid is progressing ou.
zero begins to feel canaries scamper.
no m and down his spine
Lord French did issue one Of these
.onchalant statements few nights
,go. The distinguished party sat at hi.
esk on the night trick, handling
news from New York and other point.
Vest. He had never been through {
zeppelin raid. He wondered wha.
hey really we're Ike, but of course
10 wouldn't insist on d demonstration
ust for the sake Of learning. Oh
10; the Zeppelins needn't bother OF
lis account.
The building is an cd one witt
1assive doors and catacomb halls il
which a football sounds like the re
)ort of a gun.
The news ticker before him drolle(
if routine news. Ho hum. 1t wa.
dull night! if something would onl.
appen to make story for the ca
Tie.
Even the ticker went silent. Al
our passed. Gee, it was dull. Th
hicagoan picked up that commun
que. "The raid is progressing.'
Suddenly the ticker has spasn
coughing; it sruttcred and jiggle'
and the type-rolled made a few ten
ative jaBs at the tape, threatenin,
20 print something.
Then 1t came.
"The special constabics of the Lon
on district have been ordered to re
'ort to their stations at once sal
he ticker. > Ia
The canaries got busy nlaying tag
scampering with icy little feet up an
lown a lberela length of vertebrae
Over near the black-mouthed fire
| lace the corrulent cable operate
'ozed in a chair. Maybe he would
lie to know about it; not that any
me wanted comforting words from
leteran of many raids, but just
maybe he would like to know.
The man afraid of Zeppelin bomb
judged him into wakefulness ant
landed him the slip off the ticker.
They'll probably come to Londol
'ell-that's what they are! Plail
hell. have been in lot Of raid
and once bomb dorpped away fror
ne"
"Is that 50? What did you do?'
usually.
"Knocked me clean over Those
)ombs are strong; min suan," h'
vas asleep again.
Somewhere way down the long hal
door slammed and the Zeppelir
rookie looked around 1t was only {
loor ylamming Pretty soon the siam
ner reentered his room and the dool
slammed again.
Five minutes later a gun doomed
There was no door about that. Like
he flowers Of spring the Zeps were
here.
Splitting crack in the atmosphere
lie operator tipped down the hall anc
lmbled down the stus at a bound
The man afraid Of Zers made the
basement in fifteen minutes less thar
nothing flat, but found the cable OF
orator there before him.
'I'm not afraid Of those things but
It's best to be down stairs when they
ore around"