The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
WAR ECHOES

Washington Star: The military opera l tions in France and Belgium during the week just closing have caused shift of | interest from the fighting along the Aisne and Disc to the region lying between Lille and Ostend, now constituting the allied left and the German right. Apparently the Germans have established themselves at Ostend. while the English and French seacoast to the main flank of the all lied army at Ypres. Thus for the first time since the war began the two forces have their Hanks resting on the sea, and if these positions are maintained and strengthened there will be no further f1anking movements save through gaps left between large bodies of troops.
 Strategically these recent movements offset one another, though in the main the Germans have gained more from the weeks operations than the allies. They them. and they are thus enabled to con cen.rate their entire force In the west ern field upon the main battle line. Their communications are virtually secure from interruption. It remains to be seen whether in these conditions they can as- sume the offensive effectively at any point along the great battle line in re- newed effort to penetrate to Paris, which naturally is still the primary German ob- jective
 New York Sun: The cruiser Hawke was of 1850 tons displacement. She was 360 feet long, of 60 feet beam, and drew 23 feet of water. She was sister ship of the Ed gar, Endynion Grafton, Theseus and Gib- raltar.
 The Hawkes. armament consisted of two 9.2-ineh guns, ten 6-inoh guns, twelve 6 pounders, five 8 pounders, two machine guns and two torpedo tubes. Her com plement was given as 544 men, but it is certain she had many less on board when she was sunk. She was laid down in June, 1889, and was launched at Chatham on March Il, 1S9l Among her officers were eight naval cadets. According to the ad- niralty lists she was commanded in Sep tember of this year by Capt Hugh P. E. T. Williams, and among her officers were Commander Bernard 4. Pratt-Barlow and Lieutenant Commander Robert R. Ros- man.
 On September 20, 1911, the Hawke col lided with the White Star liner Olympic near Osborne Bay on the north side of the Isle of Wight. She sustained serious dam age, her ram being so badly hurt that it was removed and she was equipped with an ordinary brow.
 It Is interesting to note that the Hawke was named after British admiral who gained his greatest fame by victories over the French now the ally of Great Brit ain. It is also noteworthy that Admiral Hawke became best known for his de- feat of a French fleet which had been as- sembled to convoy an army on an in vasion of England, such as the Germans are expected by many Englishmen to at tempt before the present war is over.
 Edward Hawke, 17o5-17S1. was first lord of the admiralty from 1776 to 17S1, and was created Baron Hawke, the title still exist ing. He was one of the greatest heroes the British navy ever produced, ranking close to Lord Nelson whom he preceded. Hawke was sent to the Mediterranean when Admiral Byng was recalled because of the defeat of Minocra, for which he was disgraced. Hawkes. defeat of the French fleet of invasion came on Novem- Der 20 1759, in the Bay of Biscay.
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 Baltimore Sun: Let the Kaiser beware. Perfidious Albion is importing Zulu war riors armed with those horriferous weap- ons-bows, arrows and spears-with which to exterminate the German armies. We have this fateful news from Mrs. Gersch- wyler of South Dakota, who landed in New York Wednesday and who says she saw the Zulu horde on train in Italy. And thus the British military censors are circumvented
 CRACOW