The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-05
VOL. xxxV.--NO. 20.

Eournler upon Malta reduces IL, ana the
fleets of Russia and France cover the sea.
But, curiously, on that same day Admiral
Fisher opens fire on Touion. The block
ade of Toulon is also organized, and Sir
Charles Beresford is dispatched to lombard
Marseilles with the Anson, the Peerless
and the Isis, thus Withdrawing portion
of Admiral Fishers forces On August
%, in the midst of this bombardment of
Notifications, the English feet is suddenly
and unexpectedly assailed by the combined
forces of France and Russia. A dreadful
sea fight ensues. For once-on paper
the English feet is overwhelmed. Ship
after ship is sunk. Sir John Fisher and
Sir Charles Beresford, with thousands of
other officers and seamen, are slain, and
one ship only-the Royal Sovereign-es-
capes the general destruction. Highly
satisfied with the afternoons work, the
French and Russian fleets enter Toulon for
casual repairs. In the colonies disaster
treads upon the heels of disaster. Great
Britain's colonial possession is doomed.
After few minor victories over French
holdings she is further menaced by the
march of the Russians India is on fire
again, the Sepoys reproducing the scenes
of the mutiny of old. Dragomiroff has
arrived at Herat, prepared to take full
command of the operations. Every hand
is aroused against the English flag. On
August 7 her army approaches Gericheh,
about ninety kilometers west of Kandahar.
Two days later the two forces hurl them
selves upon one another.
Kandahar falls, Lord Roberts is killed
and India arises against the British, lay
ing waste with fire and the sword Delhi
and Benares. Three hundred millions
Hindoos revolt against their old time con-
queror, and men, women and babes are
tortured and slain. The English are effaced,
says the Frenchman, in the same way that
England sought to efface the Beers.
At home the channel is closed to the
British. Already France and Russia
threaten On September Z the semaphore
station at the Lizard telegraphs that feet
is in sight. 1t is maneuvering west to
Scilly, with Queenstown as its objective
Admiral Sir Harry Rawson is left no doubt,
1t is the combined fleets of Russia and
France moving upon Albion. 1t has come
victorious from the Mediterranean, and to
strike first blow by liberating Ireland.
Queenstown, with all its defenses, strip
ed to add to the strength of the channe
fleet, is bound to fall unless the opposing
fleet be stopped. Realizing this, Admiral
Rawson determines to oppose the invader
at the Scilly islands But while he is of
looking for the allied fleets they steal into
the channel and when he returns are
awaiting. He is trapped. In vain he
seeks to break the Gordon.
The French submarine torpedo boats,
rising ghostlike from out of the depths,
launch their unseen torpedoes against the
fanks of his battleships. One by one they
lurch from the water, turn over with theii
shells battered in and sink to the bottom
of the sea. Thousands of seamen, mad
with terror, leap into the waves. OF al
the glorious fleets of England not shil
is left.
But great is the resistance when the
French land at Brighton The first t.
land is Colonel Marchand-new genera
in command of the French forces. Sad tC
say, the French avant-historian sees fit t.
slay him. He is shot in the head al
Brighton and dies upon the field of battle
In Dublin the republic is proclaimed
Queenstown turns out en- masse to gree
the Russian and French invasion. The
picture shows the quays and foreshort
crowded with thousands of shouting men,
waving the Irish flag, entwined with thost
of Russia and France The invasion
presses onward. London falls at last. Al
the head Of the victorious army Genera
lamont Fournier, elevated to the dignity
of admiral of France, retires, with an ex
clamation point after his name. On Sep
tember 20 England falls, and the whole
world groans and is glad. The treaty o
London signed on October 25 readjusts the
map. Each country is represented by it
plenipotentiary-for England, Lord Rose
bury and Sir Henry Campbell Bannermanu
for Russia, the Grand Duke Surgius ant
Count Mouravieff; for France, NJ. Des
chanel and Admiral Caillard. What hap
pens in this. The colonies of England
are divided among the powers, Canadi
coming to us, Ireland, India and Australi
setting up for themselves as republics.
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