The Jasper news., 1909-04-15
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Vanishing Fleets, a story Of what
'ington with tie United States and Japan
near war. Guy Hlllier,, secretary OF the
gts nef aS m miss Robers
introduced as lovers Japan declares war
and takes the Philippines. Guy Hitler
seaves eaves Washington fcr the o Florida coast
Hawaii Is captured by the Japs. All ports
are closed. Tokyo learns of missing Jap
vinced that United States has powerful
war agency. England decides to send.
fleet to American waters as Canadian
pose is terrible submarine fotilla. Hill
lier Is sent with message Fleet mys-
teriousy disappears The kaiser sT is 2; miss Mss
fronted by Admiral Bevins of the United
States. The Dreadnaught biggest Of Eng
lands warships. is discovered Sc, at @ an s,rv I'M,
now goes back to time many months
before the war breaks out and Inventor
telling of and exhibiting a metal produce
ton. This overcomes friction when cleo
trifed and is to be applied to vessels TO
increase speed to over so miles an hour.
A city for the manufacture of the mys.
terious discovery is built on the coast or
Florida. DR.. Roberts first attempt to cleo,
trify plates proves failure. In second
effort Norma is knocked unconscious; but
the mystery of true levitation is solved.
making the most important discovery OF
centuries. Roberts evolves a great hylng
machine, rendering warships useless.
-cAApIER- R-xvl.-centinued. .-a.
There where the heart of the Amer
lean government beat was nothing but
anxiety and suspense. Each succeed
ing days events had made 1t more
certain that Japan would force the is-
sue to war, and, like an. athlete, was
stripping and training for the fight.
The men who had taken upon them
selves the tremendous responsibility
of intrusting the nations defense to a
single discovery, and were backing 1t
with funds for which they must ac-
count some day, saw the days slipping
by, and grimly realized that they were
irrevocably bound to the success or
failure on the key. 1T was too late
now to attempt other projects, and
glory or defeat hung suspended on the
issue.
No reports had been received, and
no news had come from that deter
mined little army that had sailed away
to the south Hence 1t was with some
thing of shock that the first word
received was to the effect that the dry
dock could not be utilized. 1t seemed
like The first dread handwriting en-
blazoned on the wall. foretelling fail
ure, disaster, disgrace and war, and
the president as he read 1t quoted
with inexpressible sadness: Meme,
Meme, Tekel-" and his half.opened
lips framed the rest
Then followed the requisition for
supplies, and once again before any
detailed report had been received
came another demand. The island in
the solitude seemed an Unsuitable
monster, devouring national funds and
giving back nothing in return. More
days went by, bringing nothing save
distressing stories from the orient,
where clash had taken place at Che
mulpo between Japanese sailors and
American marines. This was of such
serious nature that apologies were
rendered the Japanese embassy and
then from the entire country burst a
storm of protest and reiterated c,iti-
cisms of the administration, which was
contumaciously accused of showing
the white feather. From the western
coast came appeal on appeal, the
whole Pacific seaboard calling atten,
tion to it's unprotected state and the
imminence of it's danger.
Distressed and irate at the dearth
of information, the Secretary of the
navy was on the point OF sending a
message to Brockton demanding news
when he received from Miami the terse
message that in two nights more the
admiral would report in person Thai
he bore nothing but tale Of disap
pointment was surmised from the
closing words of the admiral, who re
quested that all those who had beer
party to the project should assemble
secretly as before at the White House
after nightfall.
Haggard and worn, they came to
gether, read the brief dispatch ant
waited. The president, his melan
choly face set and grave, looked a
them from eayernous eyes; but coulC
offer no consolation. There was moth
Z ing to do but wait--sit and wait-fo
that messenger Of III omen who was Il