Show back from england I 1 last saturday mr bruno frankel t rother of our townsman julius frankel Fi ankel arrived in the park from war torn europe the gentleman is an entertaining and interesting talker er and his account ot of the scenes and actions in london after the declaration of war makes one glad to be thousands of miles away mr frankel is an american citizen for a time the gentleman lived in park city leaving here in 1895 locating in the east when the span aai is li american war broke out lie he was among the first to volunteer and enlisted with the fourth missouri volunteers lun at st joe mo blo ile he served ith distinction during the pleasantness being honorably discharged at the close of 0 the war shortly after mr frankel went to europe locating in london where he engaged in business in 1912 he vas married to an english lady when he and his wife went to canada because of the illness of mrs Pr frankel ankel she and her husband returned to london when in 1903 the lady died when war was declared this year by england mr frankel nas las doing a prosperous business as t r dealer in music and musical instruments st he being of german nome name and the greater part of his t floods being made in germany it Is easy to imagine what the effect of the declaration ot of war with germany had on ills his business lie he was ruined I 1 Ms is loss being estimated at least 2 5 like all other foreigners in london at that time lie ile was summoned to register by the authorities he impressed upon those in charge at the registration office that lie he was an american citizen and informed them that he wanted papers to this deflect ile he was told to return in three lays days and when lie he was handed his papers lie he was surprised to learn ta t at lie he was classed as an alien enemy which of course would hold him as a prisoner of war ile he indignantly dign antly protested against I 1 this his classification insisting that he was a citizen of a neutral country and demanded an investigation made verifying ills his statements this was done and in a few hours he was given I 1 his proper passports and apologies made tor for the mistake mr air frankel says the conditions in 1 london at tile the present time is some aling awful thousands upon thou arnds are practically pen penn tilles lles and conditions can not help but grow worse as winter advances there is no work of any kind going on and he looks tor for the most dire distress and suffering he says the feeling against tile the german residents cl england is intense this feeling is augmented by the press of london which Nhi cli until recently openly advocated violence germans and austrians Aust rians no matter their station or standing were arrested as prisoners of war and in many instances indignities I reaped upon them mr frankel however has only words of praise tor the government officials in the handling of 0 these matters believing that they endeavor to be fair it being among the populace where the real bitterness exists mr air frankel notwithstanding he is german born is very impartial in ills his discussion of of the war and its causes ile he left germany when a boy because of his opposition to militarism and has not been back since he has an aged father ather and mother living there and it being ills his birthplace naturally ills his sympathies are with that country but lie is proud of the tact fact that he is an american citizen and the stars and stripes are to him dearer than the double eagle or the union jack in speaking of 0 the precautions taken against an attack by german zeppelins zeppelina Zepp elins london is in total darkness at night no street lights are allowed no lights allowed in store windows street cars and other public vehicles cannot be lighted making london at night a gloomy dismal place mr frankel leaves to morrow or sunday tor for san francisco where he expects to engage in business the gentleman has enjoyed his ten day stay in the park very much in visiting with mr and mrs julius frankel and in meeting and shaking hands with many of 0 his old time friends and acquaintances |