The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-19
MILITIA TO REPEL
ARMY OF INVASION
War ManeuVerS on a Large
Scale Planned by the Brit
iSh War Office.
TEST OF TERRlTORIALS
REGULARS WILL LAND ON THE
NORTHEAST COAST SCOTLAND.
BY HERBERT TEMPLE.

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possibly sec Great Britain one huge
armed camp assembled to repel an inva-
sion now being arranged.
The defenders Will be as many OF the
territories as can be mustered. the 'iu-
vaders" will be the regular army, which
will. under. escort Of the navy and as
sisted by landing parties of sailors, be
landed at various points on the coast line
stretching from Sussex TO the northeast
coast of Scotland.
The exact landing places are not yet
decided upon, though the choice OF the
northeast coast is somewhat signified.
The general idea viii be that two OF
more inVasiOns, designed 10 split up the
defending forces, have taken place.
The actual Decentralization will not be
opposed the supposition being that II has
been successfully conducted berOfe the
teTritorials are modified.
The war office is now making inquiries
amongst the various territorial command
ing officers in order TO see how many men
could be mustered to take part in this
exceptionally wide scheme OF maneuvers,
Should the plan mature the whole Of
the territorial army viii be employed and
after the ordinary training, which will
last from July q TO August 1, the in
VasiOn" will take place, operations ceas-
ing on August 5.
Each territorial district viii be attacked
either directly or indirectly, and hostile
forces will be landed which the citizen
division will have to engage and. IL may
be, repel each as nearly as possible in its
own territory.
Just Like Real War.
BY this means a thorough test OF the
value OF the territOrials will be obtained,
ior the home defense army will be con-
fronted with the problems that It would
have 70 face in real war. and active ser
vice conditions VIII prevail, as far as
they can be reproduced, In all their rig6r.
Whilst the whole OF the territorial
forces will be employed the army Of in
VasiOn viii, in all likelihood be skeleton.
II is hoped that the navy viii be able
to cooperate fully, though the naval ma
neuvers, unless steps are taken TO over
come the difficulty, may prevent the op-
eratOns from being as comprehensive as
the military authorities desire
Nothing as yet is definite. nor can any
more exact steps be taken until the gen
era election IS over ana IL is known
what the government in power viii spend
on the idea.
VIII Be Costly.
It's execution since many warships and
transports and. possibly 10000 men, will
be engaged, must naturally be very
costly.
At present the numerical strength Of the
territorial army is, IN round figures, 3d.
900 men, and Il IS hoped a very large
proportion OF tho men will take part in
the operations.
The number OF sailors ard regulars de-
thusiasm. or want of it, displayed by the
next government towards this ambitious
scheme.
With the view Of providing accommo-
datiOns for the rapidly-growing collection
of gold keys and caskets containing bur
CESS tickets, etc. all mementoes OF Mr..
Andrew Carnegie's benefactions, Mrs
Carnegie proposes to present q museum
TO the town Of Dunfermline
A site viii be provided by raZing the
cottage in which Mr.. Carnegie was born.
A new pleasure ground viii be secured
for the Inhabitants by clearing away addi-
tlOnal buildings, The center of the new
plaisance viii be adorned with a hand
some marble fountain, also the gift Of
Mrs. Carnegie,
Minister'S Sudden Death.
A trial for murder at the Leeds Assizes
was tTagiCally interrupted by the sudden
illness, rapidly followed by death, Of
the Rev, Bramwell DuttOn, a well-knOwn
minister of the United Methodist church.
Mr.. Dutton, who was strong temper
REca advocate, had been listening to the
trial of John Riley, a Castleford miner,
for the alleged murder OF his wife,
tragedy in which drink played promi-
nent part
The accused man had Just given from
the witness-bOX his story Of what had
occurred, and the prosecuting counsel
was addressing the jury. when his words
were suddenly interrupted by loud moan
ing and groans frcm the gallery, where
Mr. DuttOn had been seated. The minis
ter had suddenly collapsed under the eff
feet of what is understood TO have been
an apOpletic seizure.
One of the medical witnesses in the
trial, DR.. I. c. Hall. quickly gave all pos
sible attention 10 the sufferer, but there
was no possibility OF recovery, and Mr.
Dutton was not removed from the gal
lery.
When the commotion caused by the in
cident had subsidized, the murder trial was
resumed, and Mr., Charles Mallor was
making his appeal for the accused man
an appeal to which the Jury responded
with a prompt acuuittal-when the
stricken minister breathed his last.
The Cotton Industry.
Mr., c. W. NIAGARA. president Of the
international cotton federation, has re-
ceived from the United States letters from
Mr. 5. z. Hubbard, a prominent member
OF the New York cotton exchange, and
from Mr.. StanwOod, secretary Of the
ArkWright club, Boston, Mass.
Mr.. Hubbard states that few people in
the United States believe that shOrt-tsme
running in European cotton mills is re-
ally in operation. He quotes large tax
ings by spinners in support of that view
Mr. NIAGARA has cabled To Mr.. Hubbard
10 the effect that spinners' takings are