The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-07
Commander of Royal Artillery
Laughs at Wild Rumors of
German Plans for Attack
on London.
STORIES OF CEMENT
FOUNDATIONS FOR GUNS
Nervous Londoners Hear o.
Plans Begun Years Ago by
German Secret Agents for
Crushing England.

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
London. Nov. 25-Major General
Desmond ~O'Callaghnn. Of the Royal
ARTILLERY, has been investigating "a
number OF alarmist reports which
have had wide circulation in England.
90 tho effect that the German ordi-
nance agents have for years past been
preparing FOR the German invasion II
England by secretly placing I'm factory
foundations. tennis courts. and resi-
dcnccs. deep concrete foundations,
suitable for use with the heaviest GER
man Siege artillery These concrete
! foundations. according To rumur were
always discovered in positions com
handing" London. or Edinburgh, '~
Dublin AN bosh. Say General CO..
C~allaghan. who is inclined 90 be- "a
trine annoyed az having to waste his
time Uu such nonsense Tie report
Go tho public Saws boo part
% have had tho pleasure for the
past Jew weeks Of assisting scotland
| Yard iu the inspection 81 concrete
I platforms. and apprai-ing their dan
ger from % military point 90 View
/ Since the discovery OF an alleged gum
platform at Wlllcsdou. cpurts ~ slul-
lar preparations for the commandment
| OF London have been received from al
quarters. To SUM up my Investigations
there b. uu reason to suppose that inc
floors or roofs OF ans nctorios or
tennis courts. constitute in O. way %
danger Co. D. public
Lawn tennis grounds Doe an diroe-
tious have been reported and their
trCmrudous sulIdhy Nouched for hN
/ nervous communities. hut all turn uut
/ ON examination O. bc uf usual type. stS
inches aud NO; six feet thick
IT would be- a waste of energy and
ammunition for the enemy 90 bring
over Go England howitzers 81 the
weight and uuwicldincss of his a. ccn-
timctcr howitzers. which are the onlS
ones rcquiring "A concrete platform
ANY OF the smaller and more portable
howitzers. which are fired off their
wheels. would very much serve me-
purposes
oue of the factories reported Co the
police az su%spi,iousiy wcil-cuustruct
cd. BE- owned hy an American firm
/ General o'Caliaghan mentions o as an
example. IL was reported hy nervous
ncighhors as can alien company With
"a German manager employing cNclu-
sively German workm1n, hos con-
crete floor six feet thick. roof b. HAT
resting con- concrete arches nearly four
feet thick. occupies commanding post
luou: could Doe made INTO powerful
fort" SAYS General O'Callaghan in
his report
In company with an Inspector 1
visited the factory. I was received h}
a picasant-spoken American. tie
showed me a list of shareholders
There were probably some German
names amng them Directors Yes,
we had one Gcrman director but he
has retired kny German Workmen
None The manage then took me
laround the building The floors az"
| certainly Of concrete but only six
inches thick. The roof Is certainl'
flat but Of glass
Canadian trops encampcd az Sails
bury plain have had "a rough expert
ence since they landed in England 10
has ralncd NEARLY every day since the
lCanadiaus entered into camp here and
the nat grounds are "a sea 81 mud
All branthes 81 the service have
been greatly handicapped hY the mud
ana rain. nrnl has been Veri tr}inE
However. the Canadian organization
are showing the best 81 spirit aud GA.
lticntlN undergoing the trcinine nee
essary 60 qualify them FOR service "a
the front.
4 complete reorganization boz the
iCanadmu troops b. taking place 60
make them uniform with b british
larmy lnstend 90 having each GONE
pauy art ns "a Separate unit two com
phnios nre combined. captain act
ms a. tho senior officer, the other as
his assistant. and each lieutenant com.
nianding one III leur piatoons Nlth
labnut sixty men eac0. tn pian
makes 30 possible forihc senior captain
10 be relieved Of IA lroutlne duties 10