The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-12
M|STRESSES OF
SEA AND AIR
VIII erittania Have to Bow to Ger.
mania7 is Question Which is BE-
Ing Considered by the
English.
A1RsH1ps OR BOATS
Modern Method of Speed May Be Ex-
tensiveIy Used In Case Germany
Ever Goes to War
Again.
by Karl H. Won Wieeand, Berlin cor
respondent of the United Press

s ASSf0aAuSAtt VI tliS United fTGSS.
BERLIN, Aug. 12.-Win "Brittania
Mistress Of the Sea- have to bow to
"Germania. Mistress of the ARR" This
is question that has been sent home
to England for the first time seriously
by the recent and present amazingly
successful oversee" experimental
cruises of the Zeppelin Victoria
Luise." 1t is question that is per-
turbing more than one European
|chancellory
When the Victoria Luise," with 90
passengers, flew" from the foot OF
the Alps to the North sea from mid
night TIL morning, it was an epoch in
aerial craft history. The possibilities
OF such weapon in time of war were
no longer 'potential'-they had be-
come practical" But when the Vic.
toria Luise with IL passengers started
from Hamburg and went to sea. en-
circling the island fortress of Heligo-
land and thence ever the North sea
at 40 mile clip into the teeth of a
fairly stiff breeze to Norderney and
Sylt, returning after nine hour
cruise, it was brought home to Eng.
land as never before that after all her
80 mile Gordon of dreadnaughts, cruis-
ers and destroyers may not he an
impregnable bulwark around the
flight little isle.''
"Germania a-wing!" ''Brittania
afloat!' THE Eagles and the
Whales"
| The Victoria Luise" made an i'm.
pressive and imposing picture as she
1 passed over Kiel far above the Ger
man dreadnaughts and cruisers at an
Choir and then turned and came down
until she almost touched the top Of
the masts of the warships. Just tc
show how the latest Zepplin could BIZ
handled and unanswered, DR.. Eckener
her commander, upon the return tril
from Norderney, brought the cruises
down to within few feet of the SCI
and took on several rubber buckets o.
!. water for ballast
Since then the navy department has
purchased the Victoria Luiser anG
the German feet is today the onl,
navy which has cruiser in the air
/ Whether or not Zeppelin cruisers coult
be used for invasive purposes ant
reach England and return without
landing, the fact is that the Germans
are satisfied that this could be done
if necessary.
The Zeppelins have now become, as
yet undefinable, but none the less
potentially powerful factor in Europ
can international politics. That they
will figure in and influence interna
tional politics and policies in the flu
ture; that they will have to be con
sidered in the question of the bal
snce of power is generally conced
ed. Nor has this fact been much af
Ifected or changed by the destruction
OF the Zeppelin cruiser "Schwaben'
at Dusseldorf.
The destruction of the 'Schwaben
or half dozen more Zeppelin's." sale
a German official, would no more
/ affect the development of Germany''
i aeTldl Meet tUdu uOeS lue SlllhlliS vi 4
transatlantic liner or warship afec
the mercantile or navy fleets
! While Germany is paving due at
! tention to the development of heavier
than air craft, in fact there are nov
about 1000 aeroplane pilots in train
ling it has developed the dirigiblf
airships of the rigid, semi-rigid ant
Inon-rigid types, of which the rigit
lZeppelins have been far the mos
successful beyond that of any othel
country.
! 1t is said that as result OF TIT
recent rapid progress in the Zeppelin
cruisers, the general staff of the arm.
has greatly changed its plans of cam
paign in the event of war with Eng
LAND or France or other countries
which are always kept ready and lock
led up In the war Office in Berlin, TIL
future Moltkes will command armie
in tho air as we'll as on land and TIL
future Nelson's will give battle wit
three fleets simultaneously the all
on the water and under the sea.