Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1914-12-11
Where Are They?
EngIands Dreadnoughts have
not yet been heard from.
by a Naval Expert

QeCiareu War dSaitSl oNi'hy
Where is England now with her
enormous fleet, (which every
nation had expected 10 simply
wipe off the North Sea the Ger
man fleet through her immense
power and her famous efficiency:
What has The English fleet done
in these sixteen days siure abe
time her King idispattiiethahe
with the proud ,orderSG apthre! ot
destroy Germany sgiiett6'N Had
the English fleet beenavictoriohs
since that time, Engldid most
probably iiwould 1hatsl pressed
upon Denmark, IN egder to be
| able 70 land troops at Ejsberg
and from there to invade Ger
many from the north l6ii ai,Qf
"For years and years it has
been rumored that the harbor
Of Ejsberg, which was decpened
by the Danish To about % feet,
had been deepencd through kug-
lish influence. England, it Is
supposed, wished to enable
steamers which are, larger than
the regular cattle steamers ar
irving and leaving this harbor,
to use the karbor OF Ejsberg, a
place Just fit. for landing English
troops for the invasion OF Ger
many. That nothing OF this sort
has happened as yet proves that
the German ileet is still control
ling the Danish and the German
coas, of the North Sea, as well
as the whole eastern part OF the
North Sea itself.
"All we have heard OF until
now has been the destruction
of the German mine layer 'koe-
nigin Luise', and OF oiie German
submarine boat; provided we
don't want 10 believe the reports,
which again and again are pop
ping up, about the destruction
OF four English dreadnaughts
and two cruisers, new supposed
to be lying on the bottom of the
sea in the Humber.
AS far as the destruction 0!
the sKoenigin Luise' and tbs
sinking Of the English eruise,
Ambition is concerned, there ars
SO many different opinions about
these, sad events in vogue, thai
it seems 10 be worth while IS
explain the conditions undel
which these two steamers worked
and persisted According to tht
naval war plans Of both power:
!, involved, the whole manoeuvrr'
took place in the following way.
THE Koenisin Luise's whifdl
in times of peace is an excursloi
boat, was sent to lay mines, no
as enormously stated pr the Ger
man coast. where they wonlt
be Of no use, since they woulc
only serve to destroy Dill OWL
ships, but in front Of the mouths
OF the English harbors, in ofdcr
10 prevent the English ship:
IRON leaving the harbors. Sh'
carried, as all the German lnint
layers do, a complete map Of tf'
parts of the North Sea where
she was supposed 10 drop. tht
mines, Every spot where q niifis
is to be dropped is carefully laic
out before hand and latitude am
Longitude are carefully taIei
before the mine is laid. Tht
mines laid by the Germans ar,
attached 10 an iron block which
drops in the water. an61orins
itself on the bottom OF the sea
!. Through an automatic y CLOCK
work, The height to WHICH tn,
mine rises from the. anchor Il
carefully liked beforehand anS
corresponds, with the dssurhet
, depth Of the ocean at the spo'
where the mine is supposed t.
be laid. IN the Russian apanest
! war, the Japanese mines wctt
attached to wooden structure:
Which, alter the mine wa'
aIncl1dfed 0n, the Bottom salway:
drffted oil the surface OF til,
Water therefore WARMING ith,