The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-24
WILL SPOIL CERvERA's WELL
LAID PLANS
HE MAY BE FORCED TO FIGHT
He Certainly Cannot Get Back 70
Spain or to the Cape Verde
Islands
Associated Press Special Wire


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vat,or thot ~ ssc,s,,s rsn, NOV occur
,,,,th,n tha rs~t ,e,, ho,,r. a. nov not a.
c,,r ,or several d.,,s ,o..,h,,, ~aars A.
tha sauna Tina +ha srthor,t,s. claim that
The chance. arc greatly "a or Admiral
Cervero,. rro,ong,rg ~. s,rs,vA Mar for
any cons,derabla time There are several
reasons for tbIs hut thu main one Il that
tha snanish sh,ns nave rnada ,nroads IN
the,r cool r,nriv Tho r,,r ocrcs. from cana
Verde used IN The greater mart ~ MT ali.
NJ this sunnlv. sInca than stons havs been
made at Martinioue. Curacao and Santiago.
hit at no one Of these nIaces has n been
possible TO take on more than enough coal
for ordinary use. At Mart,ninue. the French
decree of nentralitv nrevented the snanish
ships from getting mora than enough coal
RI carry them IN the next mort which would
bs three hundred to four hundred tons at
most. At Curacao the amount Of coal az
cured did not exosed 7Oo tons. Al Santa no
there II no coal. unless GOLFERS have brought
IL there recently. which ia not believed TO
have ACQUIRED. Az against these ANAL
supplies. the Spanish ships have been con-
sumine much coal on elusive runs.
rh.ra ~. ~ otn.r ,oa,,rv ro,r+a T., Tho
ME- rxa,o. o. ~. cr:,,sh avc.nt for
.,,e,r ,,,ost .A,nr,ro ~ rseas rhe pr,t,.,,
rs,ards a.. c,osad ,rst thar, hv the A.
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nu.ch r.,ana. ,v,,, s,,,. thsr, ~ trrth.r
.aaI 1870 80 . rs.,,,t -, ,ago.,. t,o,,. ,,,t,,
the dutch author,ties follow,ne the coal
nor,sh ISLAND NJ 81 THOMAS 10 s,yn,Iar,v
closed against them. Guadalouna and
r,ther French land. have tha a. me- restrir,
t,ors az Martin,oue Havtien norts arm
closed - tier, ~, a s+r,ct troo+, rro,,.,o,,
bo+seen Hovt, and the Tinted state.
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nc,,,,eo ror,s 90 s,,,,,or, ,, ,rotooto,s
a eainst the chance NJ recoal,ns nv Admrtsl
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-" MIL ru ~, $50, an,s ,,,,. ..
, MS .,,... ." 49, $4,000 49, "g ny go. ~
spA ",,s'a sn.p 49,. sa .ons s s.., any .."e.
poss ~ -, 1870. r. tr.s -
'uho'u,e VIII oons ,l . . 'ne '.nei slue,
$50 v .. v"e '.ous"i.o
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pm. - .ou Oil" uooo' "" WINCH large
'esu''' uepe"u.
ihele nave peeh unoincial reports stat
,ns INA. orilsh coi'ers were s'shleo OH
martinique ana aiso OH the venezuelan
coast, anu reports from Aohoon nave
stated Una. SPAIN look the precaunoh OF
puy!hs a'u SHIPPING 'arse QUANTITIES OF
Rut there has been mn ofic,aI oonf,rma ton
that these golfers made a juncture with
Admiral Cervera's fleet, and the naval au-
thorities are inclined to the belief that the
Spanish Commander is dangerously near
a coal famine. II this condition exists or
is likely to arise in the near future. Admiral
Cervera's position will be critical, even
though he does not meet the American
ships. He will be much in the position Of
Commodore Dewey after being warned
away from Hong Kong and before his SUBJ
sequent attack on Manila. The Spanish
Admiral is in Caribbean Sea and he will be
unable to get out of it, No less than 1000
tons of coal would be required to take him
safely back to Spain or the Cane Verde
Islands.
A prominent naval official said TODAY that
naval strategy consisted mainly in know
ing lust what the condition of the enemy's
fleet was. It is for this reason that the
condition of the coal SUNNY on the spanish
ships is vital not only OF foreshadowinR
any aggressive tactics Admiral Ceryera
may be emboldened to adopt. but also in
disclosing his chances of escaping from
this side of the water. now that he has got
here.
N"e"A Aesson a0"1"eo
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-As result OF
the maneuvers executed by the Spanish
fleet under the command OF Admiral Ger
vera future naVal constructors VIII give
the armored cruisers a prominent place
IN the tpyes adopted for offensive warfare.
This, perhaps, Is the best lesson taught
up to this time by the war with spain.
such Is the opinion OF naval experts
since Admiral Cervera, with MS speedy
squadron, arrived ten days ago at Mar
Unique. 1t marks the downfall of the
theory SO strongly advocated by Captain
Goodrich, now In command OF the Yale,
and formerly professor OF the naval war
college, that the armored cruiser had no
place IN modern navies.
captain Goodrich Is now probably con-
WINGED of the value of armored cruisers"
said prominent naval ohcer' in view