The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-19

stalled in every battieship and cruiser in His Majesty's navy.
 The many complaints of Americans that they are unable to find comfort able lodgings in London, gave tine first impulse to the building of the Pfccadil- ly Hotel which is to be opened here to- wards the middle of March.
 This hotel, which in every detail comes up to- the high American stand- ard will give to London its first roof garden cafe and restaurant. Behind the majestic colonnade towering high above the street on the Piccadilly side is spacious terrace where meals will be served in fine weather. The col- umns will screen diners from curious passers-by and masses of greenery will make this hanging garden one of the most attractive features in London ,res- taurant life.
 The financial success of the hotel during its first season Is already as- sured for all the most expensive suites have already been engaged by Amori- can miilionaires and society people.
 Oil for the use as fuel in British war ships is to be stored in immense ouar- titles along the English coasts. The Admiralty has decided to create a num- Der of storage depots at smaller ports subsidiary to the main tanks which have already been or are about to be
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 The arrangements so far made pro- vide for the construction of tanks or the stationing of tank vessels at the ports most likely to be used for tor perdo craft in the event of war.
 At Hareich and Grimsby.- 500 tons will be stored; at Queensferry. 1000 tons, while other depots will be created at Barrow, Birkenhead, and Queens town. It Is considered probable that one or more of the ships that were removed from the effective list under the "scrapping" scheme of 1905-6 will be converted into tank vessels.
 Excavation has been going on for some time at Port Victoria. Sheer ness, fors the foundations of the four 5000 ton tanks that are to be built there. At Turnchapel. Plymouth, six 5000 ton tanks are to be built.
 The amount of excavation necessary is very extensive, for the tanks are to be sunk below the ground level and surrounded by mounds, so as to afford defence against attack from sea, while the supply pipes running to the jet ties will be laid in deep trenches. The present TuTnchapei scheme will take two years to complete, and the plans have been so drawn up that any fur ther extension that may be decided up- on can be carried out with the mini- mum of trouble and expense.
 That a fight to the finish between Germany and Great Britain must come. and come very soon, is the opinion ex- pressed by M. Eugene Lautfer, the fa- nous French naval and military expert who has written an article in The Paris Figaro which has caused sensation here. coming at a time when part of the English press is hammering the Admiralty for hacing allowed the Brit x.r &. @ax haTo "a fru0 standard and especially for having ab- so1utely neglected what is called the Instantly ready fleet" upon which the country realizes to ward om the first blow in case of an attack.
 'sFor Great Britain there are only two ways of protecting herself" says the French expert. Either she must spend her money without counting or she must destroy without waiting. The peace or the world lies between the two horns of this dilemma"
 He goes on to say that Germany originally intended to keep her fmpe- rialistic ambitions secret and counted on continued ill-will between Eng land and France and England and Rus sia to make it possible for her to go ahead unnoticed and undfsturbed, but the diplomacy of King Edward broke down all barriers between these na- tions and then there was nothing to do for the Kaiser's country but to ad- init her future on tho sea" policy, which poorly harmonizes with Emper- or williams favorite pose as the Prince of Peace"
 'The day is not far off when the fleets of Germany and England VIII bat tie for supremacy of the seas and un- less Great Britain acts and acts quick Iy her legend of Britannia ruling the waves shall be nothing but a legend"