The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-19
LONDON DREADS ZEPPELIN
 VISITS

LONDON, Oct. 19. - Recent sue cesses against Zeppelin raiders have by no means convinced the authorities that Germany will abandon them in the near future. On the contrary London is still preparing for the long dark nights growing dinner and dim. mer while some of the suburbs which recently have caught most of the falling bombs. have abandoned street lighting altogether.
 In lieu of lights the authorities have adopted the policy of painting all street Instructions white. This an plies to the safety isles in the city streets, letter boxes, street bins fire alarms, ambulance posts. etc. In some sections traffic is guided in the dark by white lines painted along the curbs.
 When the lighting restrictions first went into effect there were hundreds of accidents, but these have gradually decreased until the number is no longer alarming. Streets of the West End - Piccadilly, the Strand, Ira Iaigar Square - all are crowded nightly with promenaders and theatre crowds. People iostle along on the darkened sidewalks in the best of good humor. There is seldom any disorder, and petty criminals Of the past either have been transformed into first class fighting men or ef- Iectually put away" Of course q Tommy will sometimes take adyan- tage of the dark and kiss his sweet heart and generally all the soldiers nave their arms securely about their best girls waist as they stroll along the footways. The bishop of London has denounced this promiscuous public Io>" making as all wrong, but the Tommies don't appear to have read the bishops sermon and no one else has the heart to stop them.
 In that section of London known as the city - the home of finance and wholesale trade-the nights are par, ticolarly dark and mystic Along to- ward midnight about the only mov, ing object visible is a policeman. In their nightbIue uniforms and black helmets the Hobbies appear almost SepulchraL They turk in dark al co1es as a rule, and the pedestrian often is startled to find himself face 10 face with a silent guardian of the law whose presence was not the least suspected.
 The further dimming of the city lights since autumn began has un- doubtodly bafrlod the Zeppelin pilots On the raid of September 23 they were successful, however, in following cer- tain thorouehfares in the outlying dis tricts upon which trolley cars were running. These cars were darkened. of course, but the suggestion has been made that the trolley flashes possibly served as a guide.
 Raid nights" always are followed by many humorous stories. A good old-tashioncd American poker game was in progress in a West End club during the last raid. One of the club attendants came into the card room and announced that the "Zepps have come, gentlemen"
 "I thought heard the guns going five minutes or so ago" remarked one of the English players.
 "Why didn't you say something about it?" asked a somewhat excited American.
 "Wen, why should l." retorted the Englishman. "I have been winning right along. haven't I?"
 The story is recalled of one of the earlier raids. when a little messenger boy on bicycle was pedalling along toward the cable office when he looked around and saw a big Zeppelin ap- parently right behind him The lucky little fellow put on more steam, but when he looked around the second time the Zepp was still there and if anything was gaining on him lie spurtcd forward then with all the might in his slim little legs, but the hum of the airships motors grew loud CT and louder in his ears,
 Then a great thought struck the boy. He hopped off his wheel, blew out the light and at the very first turning darted down darkened side
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