El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-03

z ONUON. Eng. Jan. Soon ate
= the military collapse OF Russia
three years ago. q novel was published
Ia Germany under the title linden
trrg-s March Into London" Il had
tae greatest sale OF any book in Ger
many. and was devoured by men. wo-
men and children alike. T. was re-
earIed as an anticipation OF events
bound % come true
The story opens with the description
OF Q million men passing through
Germany from the east TO the western
front in d short time the British
and French armies are wiped out, and
the coast OF France IS occupied Be
fore reuLGring TO cross the channel
however. Lhe British fleet has TO De
destroyed This is accomplished quite
easily bv q fleet Of Zeppelins, aided
by number Of U-hoats. Then long
range guns pound Dover and Folk
stone 20 .-eces. and the German army
lands 81 Britain There is a good deal
n fighting between the coast and
the London suburbs but finally the
Germans are victorious, and prepara-
-i1ns are made for HindenburE's for
nal entry into the worlds capital
Ten, 10 quote the book
HInly Looks Over London
In the late hours Of the afternoon
On the following day the invading
army holds a stately parade march
~ Croydon, three hours EeGth Of Lon
don. expecting their marshal, who has
called them together for review be-
fore he directs their ceremonial entry
into London
Hiadenburg. with his staff comes
riding Up the hill and secs from the
heights south OF Croydon the roofs
of London for the first timei
4 town Of 100000 is lying nj
his feet. the capital OF a country
which has been able 70 Euhdue
rur-flllh o. The whole human
race. and the extent Of whose
colonies spreads over a surface
equal 20 3 German empires This
nroud city that was the worlds
banking house. the worlds eI-
Change. the worlds wharf, the
worlds guardian!
ffndeuhurg is riding slowly on, and
thou-htfullT he glauces at the Canaan
of the German dreams Of conquest
The Blessed -Four Words.
The streets ana squares round Lon
don bridge station on the following
morning are a huge military camp
soldiers from all parts Of Germany
s-nriousiv await the hour which viii
make history
II IS -HiudenburE's entry into Lon
DOM Our soldiers have kept these
lour words IN their hearts as a blessed
promise
Hurrahl Hindenhurg has entered
the station grounds At 9 o'clock
sharp he mounts his horse He rides
between Ludendorff and count Zep-
peln- The battalions unfurI the flags.
To the strains Of the Entry into
Paris march OF 1914 the troops pro-
coed 10 London bridge.
On this stately Thames bridge. close I
70 10 which even the largest ocean
steamers may moor. the pace becomes /
ilroluurarily slower as the eye is
anxious 20 take deep draughts Of the I
rariaElrEd pictures offered by the
view The soldiers look at the rig
EluEs Of the cargo boats which have ]
escaped not without difficulty. from F,
q dar-Hrous fate. and have come TO
the docks 10 have the wounds inflicted
unon them in the channel by the Ger
man submarines attended to-
At ST. PuuI's.
Is a forest fire raging down the !
rivsr-
The zsupelIns the day before yes
rerday set fire TO the forest Of masts I
and many warehouses. Black clouds I
IF smoke. intersuersed with sparks. /
seq thre1teningly ablaze the powerful 4
cranes and a Few still unchanged I
warehouses
there on the left bank Of the /
Thames. where clouds Of 1Inoke are I
EtHl lowering like e storm over the I
r1-1s, the IoHer had stood for 900 /
Gears un 20 the day before yesterday. I
ne OF the u AZ e. IA guns had trans /
formed into rubbish and ashes this I
old citadel Of the eastern edge OF the /
~ --rr--- 49, a. .a
Inc CITY. which has been iestinEly 4
~ Ted the capital Of London German
RI iltarT pride swslls the breasts OF
t1e c5nnuFrcrs Of the world battle
The goal o. the troops is St James-s
Park They cannot reach this place /
b. the shortest way, as between Can
non street and Queen Victoria street {
"a tremendous fire e. raging. which
destroys goods worth millions and /
sends them flying I'D in black clouds
o. smoke
Those shumrfnced EaEIanders.
TIE people fight 20 get on TOP Of I
the ouuibuses- Thousands and thou
sands hurry 10 have a look AZ this
dismal Hildenbure and his guard OF 1
iiuns- shame grasps many onloOkers
rT the throat Shame makes today 4
many WQullIe German haters and de-
tractors OF the kaiser low spirited.
nut greater than the shame Of the
mob 3. as always. its curiosity.
From the Thames the troops
have gone through King William
street. the houses Ct which are
hlaezened BY the dark gray Lon
don foEs- ard the soldiers have
now reached the square OF the
world where the traffic D. great
esf-ti-at 81 10 say. The square
between The Mansion House. the
hank and the eVehunZe.
3 g. l. -aaH-
pleasure az the machine guns and
auti-zircraft guns standing on the
lools ~ the banks, and gaily enter
-nea1side- with great noise and
7louti1E. the street haWzers offer 20
The lQiterers all their penny articles.
for the most part toys and figures
supposed 10 be funny
The novelty OF this week IS Hin
ie1lurE or the Gali0ws." For a ev-
ryQle can execute this annoying
hero as many times as one likes Let
the Londcn mob take their pleasure
% childish games, but the cavalry