EXPERIENCE IN TIM ZONE Elder Herbert P. Hnight of This Place Writes Interesting Letter from England. DESCRIBES THE RAIDS OF GERMAN ZEPPELINS Is Much Interested in News From Home, but is Enjoying Labors in the Mission Field. Birmingham, England, Feb. 2, 1910 Mr. C. S. Wilkinson, Cedar City. Utah. Dear Mr. Wilkinson. I have been receiving the past three weeks vour most welcome paper, The Iron County Record, and I look forward to its coming ns I do a letter from home; and it contains news that our letters can't hope to supply us with. I prc-sumo prc-sumo I read it with more intense interest in-terest than any of your readers at home. I am always anxious to know the happenings in and nround Cedar. I am wondering what the mayor and pity council are doing to the town: how the B. A. C. is getting along and what schools they have beaten in basket bas-ket ball, and their chances for first in tho state meet; I should like to know the comments on the new county unit 3chool system, and how it is working in Iron county; anxiously waiting to hear of the "house warming" nt our beautiful new school building, and that the schools aro comfortably located lo-cated in their new home: eager to know what the good republicans arc doing in politics and also our able friends, the democrats; and a thousand thous-and things you never think of when you're home. Relates Some Experiences. If it will not be tiring to you, I will relate some of my experiences since I wrote you last. I labored seven w.cckjl.r . jfegg. yr?':r.aPdMMM w be in New York City prepared to sail to Great Britain on the American liner, St. Louis, on the 12th or 13th of November. The word came at night and tho next morning I was packed and ready to go; for I had never given giv-en up going to n foreign land. Visits Joseph Smith's Early Home. I had avery enjoyable train ride to New York City, traveling only in the day time so I could see tho country, knowing that I may never go through that particular country again. I stopped off at South Koyalton and visited the memorial farm, cottage and monument purchased and erected by the Church to our beloved prophet, Joseph Smith. My companion and I walked over some of tho old Smith farm, the woods and pastures whore the boy prophet roamed in his early youth. It is ono of the most beautiful beauti-ful and picturesque spots in Vermont small rolling hills, covered with grass, birch trees, pines and hemlocks make up the greater part of the farm-All farm-All is Hurry and Bustle in New York. I arrived in New York City on the night of tho 11th and everything was hurry and bustle nt tho station; so much so that ono felt dazed and bewildered be-wildered to know what to do and where to go; and no ono appeared to give time for you to think of your next move, but it was got in and go with tho crowd or get out of tho way. However, the crowd did not seem to know where they were going, as there were as many coming back as there appeared to be going; but I presume I was tho one that didn't know whero to go. But I was soon moved by the onrushing crowd to the subway, where I took a Brown Park car and reported at the Eastern States Mission headquarters. head-quarters. Great Confusion of Luggage. Wo went down to the dock early so that wo would bo suro to get our luggage lug-gage inspected and our trunks tagged for our cabins. Wo found the usual rush and hurry at the docks as appeared ap-peared at the stations in our large cities. Everyone seemed to have lost his trunk and was running to and fro trying to find it. Tho trunks had been sent to tho dock from various stations and docks, and in that great stack of trunks it was sometimes nnra to laen-tify laen-tify yours, particularly if tho tag is covered up or obscured. Wo had to have our traveling bags and suit cases inspected beforo going on board. I presume they were looking for bombs, for they were very careful to dig up every wrapped up article or suspicious suspic-ious looking trinket that you may accidentally ac-cidentally havo placed in tho bottom of your traveling bag. Wo were informed in-formed by some of the passengers that a prospective passenger of tho St. Louis nttempted, unconsciously or on purpose to get aboard with somo explosives and he suddenly found himself him-self to bo a vory popular man, surrounded sur-rounded by attendants and given a special seat in the company's private office, whero ho no doubt received somo very pertinent ndvico on traveling trav-eling etiquette Ship Sets Sail for Liverpool. i At 12 m. November 13, wo sot sail from New York City. Tho Boa was smooth and I wondered how peoplo would over get seasick traveling, on tlits taenii, Wlioii hardly' nf Wu trr Up was pcrccptiblo or noticeable. I thought that sea voyages had been terribly misrepresented; but oh I what a difference tho next morning. Tho ship then seemed to be possessed of evil spirits and was rolling and tossing toss-ing continually; dipping and tipping when she had no business to do so. Of course there were big waves, but why could not she plow through thorn without rising and falling with each ono? But I was not long condemning the ship for its unnecessary actions and misconduct, for I was taken with a most peculiar feeling, nnd wanted, through my modesty, to hide myself in some remote corner of the ship nnd give vent to my feelings in solitude; but wherever I went I heard someone of tho same mind nnd similarly afflicted afflict-ed an myself. Poor souls, I sympathized sympa-thized with them and thought that I could best relieve them by leaving them alone; for I noticed that I always al-ways felt better when I was out of sight of those poor people who wore not used to the sea. i Tho ocean grew moro rough each day until the eighth day out when it was again as quiet ns ono of our small lakes. Everyone was feeling fine nnd enmo out on deck, sang songs and plnyed games, cheering those who were depressed, and making them join in tho frolics. First Evidences of the War. Wo saw very little on the trip to indicate that a great European war was on, but when wo got in Liverpool Liver-pool we knew then there was something some-thing of a discordant nature for there were war ships and other ships passing pass-ing in and out and around us, and tho dock was closely guarded by military officers who were on tho watch for undesirables un-desirables and suspicious looking people. peo-ple. Wo were all sent to the dining saloon, sa-loon, where our passports were examined exam-ined and we were briefly questioned as to our purpose in coming to this country. We were surely plensed to get our feet on land again nnd away from the nauseating fumes of tho ship. Everything was strange and wo were somewhat bowilderod with tho new customs und strange scenes. Tho cities, the buildings, tho people, tho langungc, all seemed different; and wherever wo went wo wore looking all the timo at the new sights, and when anyone in the party saw something some-thing new he would attract tho at-' tention of the others for fear they ij"jtfh,i M?V"'-S"TlMHl,ffiffil i mil r Attracted Much Attention. However, tho people seemed to bo as much interested in us as wo were , in them, for wherever we went along the street wo seemed to nttract a good ' deal of attention, the people not knowing know-ing that wo were friendly Americans Ameri-cans their brothers but feeling that we may bo Germans in disguise. Yet the people here havo vory little trouble troub-le in telling that we are Americans, and as soon ns they talk to us they know that wo are. The alien is well looked after hero now, nnd tho efficient detective service serv-ice tells them when an alien enters a restricted area and when he leaves; and he must register at tho police station of that city whenever ho remains re-mains over night, and when ho leaves, so you see my name was registered at the police station beforo It was anywhere any-where else, when I came to this city. People Too Occupied for Religion. I am enjoying my labors fine and appreciate the oxporienccs I am receiving re-ceiving in a foreign land. Of course, the work Is moving slowly now, due to the disturbed condition of the country, coun-try, which is engaged in the greatest struggle that has ever beon known in history, and wo hope that will over bo known in the future. People don't want to talk religion very much; they will talk war all day with you, but when you get upon religion thoy have work to do. However, they would like to know which side the Lord is fighting for; and why ho permits the modes, such as zeppelin raids, poisonous poison-ous fumes, etc.; wnen tho end will be; but their minds are so dl&turbed that they don't want to discuss religion. We have somo very active branches in this conference, and tho good work is going on. Wo havo a number of our members nt the front fighting for their country. Dreaded Raids by Zeppelins. The country has had another visit from zeppellns nnd tho people arc very much excited over such slaughtering slaugh-tering tactics killing many poor, innocent in-nocent women and children. Monday night, January 31, my companion and I wore on our way to call on a family of investigators, at about 8 p. m., when wo heard the explosions of distant dis-tant guns. Wo stopped and listened, thinking at first it must be the reports re-ports of blasting at tho coal mines or rock quarries; but the repeated and successive explosions and tho excitement excite-ment of tho people informed us that we wore being visited by an enemy, nnd the explosions wore those of bombs being dropped from a zeppelin or aeroplane. Tho distant roar nnd tho rapid, hushed speaking of tho excited ex-cited peoplo, made a peculiar sensation sensa-tion or feeling como over ono. I realized re-alized for tho first timo since I camo over here that I was in the war zone. We walked down on ono of tho main streets and found that all tho street lights were off. Street cars wore stopped everywhere ulong tho lino, and were not allowed to move. Policemen Po-licemen went ulong tho street and notified tho people to put out their lights; all veliicles wore stopped and traffic suspended. Not even a man was allowed to ride a bicycle or drive n team down tho street. Thousands of peoplo were moving hurriedly toward to-ward homo to their wives, mothers, '(CtmtirvuTrtl tm pngtf 8.) EXPERIENCE IN WAR ZONE (Continued from first page.) husbands or children. We could hear cries from frightened mothers nnd young girls. The zoppclins were seen by very few people, if at all, but were heard by many in tho towns visited. Work of the Zeppelins. The next day we visited the scenes of the disaster and tho sights nnd stories I shall never forget, which I saw and heard while at these places. Houses were blown to pieces and windows win-dows for from ono hundred to two hundred yards distant from the explosions ex-plosions were broken to pieces, nnd where the shrapnel hit in the walls of buildings deep holes were made, or driven through sign boards, or had killed people who happened to be passing. One man had his head blown off and ono woman was thrown from nn upstairs window into a nearby canal. To show you tho fprco of the explosions. I will relnte the following incident: A womnn nnd her two children child-ren ran out of their house into the street just as a bomb dropped in their vicinity. Tho oxplosion tore a whole in the roadway between five and six feet deep and a couple of yards in diameter. The bodies of tho woman und one child were afterwards discovered a short distance uway, both being torribly mutilated. Tho other child had been carried by tho force of tho explosion through the window of an adjoining factory, and was found on a beam some dlstanco above the floor. Another man told i about leaving his wife alono in his I home a short time beforo the raid took place. His house was one of those blown to pieces and the body of his wife was found on the opposite side of the road. Correspondence is Censored. I do not wish to lire you with this lengthy epistle, and wo arc not allowed al-lowed to write any specific descriptions descrip-tions of tho scene that would in any way give the Germans a clue to how close or near they struck to the prize they were seeking. In this raid there were known at this writing to have been killed, 32 men, 20 women and six children, and injured, 51 men, 18 women and 2 children, mnking a total of 160 killed and injured. And the total number of bombs discovered up to the present timQ.excecds 300. Many of them fell in rural places, whore no damage was done at all. This town has been observing the street lighting ordinance, which is no-doubt no-doubt one of the reasons why sho was missed in tho raid. We feel no fear and tho excitement is quito interesting; but it is sure snd to see tho homes wrecked and bereft of their loved ones. It makes ono wondor why it should bo nnd if there couldn't be some other way to settle our disputes thtan by murder and bloodshed. When I reflect upon tho war and our country ut peace, and rend how you aro all moving along without anything to disturb you, I am made moro proud of America all tho time. I am enjoying this work and will be sorry when the time comes for me to return home, which is some dlstanco dls-tanco off; but I will always feel as ono author put it: "East or West, homo is best. Each hearth some wanderer's goal; For as at night tho wild bird seeks its nest, To homeward flies the soul. And I who may not come, though dear ones call, Send home my heart instead." God bless you all. As ever your friend nnd brother, HERBERT P. HAIGHT. P. S. Send my paper to 23 Booth St., Handsworth, Birmingham, Eng. Claud Knell of Newcastle was in Cedar tho fore part of tho week in tho interests of his mining operations. In connection with Walter Spcncor, Mr. Knell has bocomo interested in some very promising properties, and it lookB ns if they had a fortune within with-in their grasp. Thoy have recently made a shipment of higgrado ore to the smelters from ono of their properties, prop-erties, and have ten tons moro ready for shipment now. It is said that this ore goes $300 per ton in copper. We expect to sec both these gentlemen sporting Plorce-Arrow cars and smoking smok-ing cigars that cost $5 each before long.