Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
LONDON IS EXPECTING
MORE ZEPPELIN RAIDS
Authorities Not Convinced They
Will BE abandoned by
Germany.
STREETS STILL KEPT DARK
In Lieu Of Lights Plan Has Been
Adopted of Painting MI Ob>truc.
tions Wiitc-PresS Strongly Urg-
ing Strengthening of Defcnscs.


LONDON, October lA.-Rcccnt sue
cess asains; Zeppelin raiders by no
means have convinced the authorities
tina; Germany will abandon them in
the near future. On the contrary. Lon
don still is preparing for The long,
dark nights growing DINNER and dim
Iner. while some OF the suburbs. which
recently have caugh. mos, OF the fall
ing bombs, have abandoned stree; light
inS altogether.
II lieu OF lights the authorities have
Adopted the policy Of painting all
S;voe; distractions white This applies
e The safety isles i'll ;he o;y streets.
letter bones. stree, bins IRE alarms.
ambulance posts exc. In some sections
traffic : guided N ,hc dark by white /
lines painted along The curbs.
When ;1e lighting restrictions frs;
wen; -,o eject there were hundreds
- stree; accidents, but ;hcsc gradual
" have decreased. until the number
i no longer alarming. streets OF Tho
West End-Piccadilly. the Strand. Ira
falgar Square-all are crowded wight.
l. with promcnaders ana ;hcator
crowds People jostlc along OH III,
darkened sidewalks IN the les, OF nu-
more. There is seldom any disorder
and the petty criminals OF the past
either have been transformed into first
class fighting men or encctually put
away" or course. Il Tommy sometimes
"ill take advantage of the dark to
N'ss his sweetheart, and generally all :
the soldiers have their arms securely
about their hest girls waist as they
stroll along tho
~ London has denounced this pronis-
"Uous public love making as all wrong.
bU; the Tommies don't appear to have
read the Bishops sermon. and no one
else has the heart to stop them.
l" that section of London known as
me city-the home OF finance and
wholesale tradc-thc nights are par
;icu!arly dark and mystic. Along
toward midnight about the only NOV
ing object visible is a policeman In
their nigh, blue uniforms ana black
helmets the Boobies appear almost
sepulchral. They Turk in dark alcovcs.
as rule. and the pedestrian often is
startled TO find himself face To face
with silent guardian of the law
whose presence was not the least sus-
nected.
niMMING OF LIGHTS
BATTLES ZEI'rEIINS
The further dimming ot tho city
lights since autumn began has un-
doubiedly bafilcd the Zeppelin pilots ,
In the raid of September - they were
successful, however. in following Ger.
tain thorouGhfares in the outlying dis /
trcts upon which trolley cars were I
running. These cars were darkened 7
OF course. but tho suggestion has been
made that tho trolley flashes possibly .
served guide.
Raid nights" arc always followed
by many humorous stories y good
o'd-fashioncd American poker game
during the last raid. on" Of the club
attendants came into the card ROOM
and annourc" that the "Zcpps have
come gentlemen"
Il thoVGht heard The guns going
FIVE minutes or so ago" remarked one
of the English players.
WHY didn't Won say something ahou,
IT asked a somewhat excited Am"ri-
We'll wing should IT, ro,orted tho
EnGiishman. i've been winning riaht K
along. haven't T."
The story is recalled of on" If The
earlier raids when little messenger
boy on bicycle was pcdaling along
toward The cahl. Office when lie looked
around and a bis Zeppelin ap-
narcntly right behind him The plucky
iiti" fellow nat on more steam. brs
when ne locked around the second
time The I"pp was still there and II
ANYTHING. was gaining OF him III
'pnrtcd forward then with all Tho
might in his slim little legs. hu; III.
rum Of tn" airships motors nirw
louder and louder tn his cars
~:rrEI'> gives Up
Then great though, struck the box.
~" hoped off his wheel. blow out the
light. and at the very first turning
darcd down a datkcned side street.
To his great relief the Zcpp gave m
Is terrifying nprsu!: and kept straigh,
:" It's course over The main highway.
Trlunrhant,y The messenger delivered
ms dispatches and his ha!r-rai>ine
story or oscar" NJ tho cable station.
rho raids This autumn are wholly
different ara'rS from those of a wear
AVID more ago Then the dcrcnses .f /.
London and other cities scarcely we're
developed at al and the monster air
SHIPS could loit"r Owe their victims
Tor hours. with little or no regard ro, 4.
th'r own $afety Now They &c, hot
"c'pttou soon .iftor they cross Tho
roast!inc and ever, foot OF their acria,
progress is CHALLENGED with hurs,in..
'hraNncl ana blazing iuccudiary shells
AS 20 the effectiveness OF tho dcfenscs
~ I'll" v!"ini'y OF London. !, is known
,hat %: 'he nv, or SIX I.rrtIins whicn
rcaehoa fhi~ district ~ Tho raids OF
S"r'cmN'g and % three were bropcht
down masses OF wrcokagc
Press comment geuerally is I'm agree.
h'i' 'ht' ih' doicnsos must u" So
strengthened That every enemy ,irshir /.
NH.'h 'Ijs~ from Germans must hc
d"N'rofoi THc DaUy Mail saw. M
raids "wiN loo abandoned only ,y6.u
l1.y tr' aHd" too risky FOR tho Ieo
N'''ns ana "h"u 'hc cnomy a.rships
"re '''ar."i mo-; only aftcr r,uchirc
me l'"it~H e"ast but when crossiu.;
clIEEphcE MIOpucoo ,orn,r