The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-30
New York Judge
Finds Much of In
terest in England

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Judge VIM H wadhams of New York
City. who is in England for Ettie Wis
| it. Following are given few para
graphs from the letter. of general in
| terest:
April Ninth, Nineteen Eighteen.
Here we are looking at the great
factory of vickers where guns and
shells are made. We have delayed in
going to France because of the great
! battle and in the meantime trips have
been arranged by the Minister of In
formation to show us the war work
of England and opportunity given to
meet the leading men
London is a wonderful CITY. much
more beautiful than l had dreamed.
The public buildings, squares and
parks are superb. The weather is
quite up to its regulation for rain and
mist and fog. There has been some
sunlight and starry nights, but it has
rained every day. think.
To 10 back, we arrived Friday night
March 29th and went to the Berkeley
hotel Saturday morning We report
! ed at the U. S. Embassy. Everything
is expensive here. that is. just as ex-
pensive as in New York. The hotel
charge for our room with two beds
and bath is $3.50 a day. Coffee is fif-
" cents.
In the afternoon We went to tea at
the American Ambassadors and met
several people. We had fine talk
with Ambassador Page. He is ex-
tremely agreeable and cordial. Ham
ilton Holt is an old friend and ! am
included in the attention he pays us
on that account.
Ambassador Page walked round
Officers club. II is in a beautiful
| palace loaned for the purpose by Lord
Leckonfield. Monday. April first be-
I ing Easter Monday, was holiday.
Everyone was away and there was
nothing to do. not even shop as the
stores were all closed. We found Ad-
miral Sims. who is in command of
| our navy at his Office and presented
our letters. He gave us a splendid ac-
count of the work OF the L. S. Navy.
particularly the torpedo boat destroy
ers.
In the evening Holt and went to
the theatre. We have been often to
the theatre because there has been
! t. 10 Tha
streets are darkened at night. The
few lights which are burning having
hoods over them. Every little way
there is a sign: shelter in Air RAY
with an arrow pointing to some build
ing. As we had only dark nights
there has been no fear OF air raids.
All the raids but one have taken place
on moonlight nights and that one was
on a bright star light night.
Holt and have been kept busy
presenting letters Of introduction and
arranging appointments. On Tues
day, Mr.. Cox entertained us at lunch
and helped us go shopping by taking
us about in the official car. There
are only a few taxis and no private
automobiles as they have all been TAX
en- by the government for official
work. The buses run as usual and
there Ia an excellent subway. very
much like ours. The buses have GER
tain regular stops but at other corners
they usually only slow down. All the
girls and even middle aged women
run and jump on and OF the buses
as well as the men. There are women
workers everywhere. not only chauf-
feurs and conductors but bell boys at
the clubs. and even porters at the
stations and hotels On Wednesday
we visited Sidcup Hospital (about I
hour from London and saw the won
derful plastic surgery sculpture in
human flesh-described by DR.. Balm
bridge. 1t made me faint TO see the
disfigured faces. with noses and chins
and mouths gone, but 1t was SO alb
sorbingIy and thrillingly interesting
to see how they were replaced that
the. nausea soon was overcome by
admiration. The doctors we're glowing
with enthusiasm at the results they
were obtaining in rebuilding the
wounded. We. had tea in the old Eliz-
abeth Manor house which has been
taken over as the headquarters On
our return we watched the wounded
being brought in to Charring Cross
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