The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-08
IN GERMAN FLEET
COMES TO FIGHT
STORY OF HOW
h AATTLE MAY BISGIN ron
SEAS MASTERY.
SEAS NAsTT

The threat OF Mt. Winston churchill
sskc IN and sig out" the German
~ cannot be taken ser.ously--nath-
would suit the Germans better
NJ out the biockaded fleet must
DnaA A modern navy does not ex-
= 10 be ssved for exhibition purposes
tier the war Is over, It's job - 10
ght the enemy for mastery Of IN"
- Stayiag in port Is denoralizing
ID the person mel IN time OF war. This
He commando cS the blockaded feet
<nows, and Re knows. toe that. his
Sae1ny who Is main tanning the block
&de Is getting first rate daily practice
n handling saips and hardening ana
Hmper!ng crews out v here the fight
me- Mill occur.
90 the Germans az some time may
lie expected out and without trying
Hc prpphesv }n detail IL "a possible 10
2expiain the general asuect Of what ma
E4Mi experience would teach Us 10 ex-
Epect would thrr happen. The Ger
Elnans VIII coue several hours before
EAwn. for when the fGht begins they
Eaeant TO be quite clear ~ the port
&1stA sea 70 III "a WHICH 10 manouSar.
e Before beins discovered ny the Eng
|5tsh Scouts, ire German fleet would
s4foba bly, be arle Ia pass The clear zone
|Dnainfalred us the opposing sJiu1aT r,-
md deStroyerS once beyond that,
E4owever. the EHEl'sH scouts would
11ight ii. THEN woald begin the first
zcontest--thst betwet "a the wireless ops
|&fators abaard the two fleets On
BOARD the f;rst see=t tu sight the Ger
man fleet. the operator woIld begin
1o call the English aA'u.-aIs flagship
md at the 81 tine time. operators on
6oArd the German ships would be Try
ng desperatc!y 10 sy-rchran.ze tnelr
gApparatus ard ''mUss up" the scouts
messing Sc that & could not be under
TODD.
There would De better thar an even
Enhance that the German wireless could
interfere In that case,
ME- scout woald f,y at tts highest
2~pNcd to the nearest tender carrying
IN aeropIanc Ofs wou}e wing an air
1<c0uf. bat knowing that hostile air
scouts would likely he aloft and that
"A thick weather the f]ying machine
&Annot be sure OF finding its way, the
Fastest Of the scout ships would press
m.
N Other scouts would hurry forward To
[ssbserye the strength disposition and
|43rectton OF the German fleet; board
elhem would be men trained to rec
E1wnsze. from long study of plans and
|Eafhotettas. every chip in the enemy's
HJ1eet aboard the English fleet com
r anGer's flagship would be HIS staff.
81 tssse members know the efficiency IN
s@t-s1. arm rneut and personnel of
rrs So p q the German fleet. They
ENs0siaa Tp 5haried and plated every
N psSiA t;5eerouud A. his scouts
g3s~a1sa g} news of The progress Of
Ate ~ Elret the English admiral
De u1 would mark its location
~ hi 8ar' and study it's formation
S nce 80 his own plan of at
4 ifge beyond the clear zone the Ger
81 III Geet commander would change
1890 cruising formation fscouts ahead,
s3a@Af ng s}iI@ n daa1le column, cruis-
sfss and desiroycrs alongside, and ter
III 1Ts. service ships, and hospital ships
W. hind, each conveyed by more de-
n maSse rs and swift cruisers} TO column
Ss linc ahead as the English call
81 rented battle formation. one be
I'll sti he other, as closely as they NAV
81 ' seis BE- na EfRated probably not more
EfAan 100 yards from bow to bowl
SstsaNld steam ne fighting ships Their
z4sse BATTLE NO si1 begin.--John NJ. Os-
IA sspn sa TIE World work for No
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