The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-06
WHEN THE GERMAN
 FIEEE7r UoArEs OUT

The threat Of MT Winston Chtlrchill to sgo in and dig out Tfie German fIee4 cannot be taken serioas1y noth- ing would suit the Germans betterl But out the b1ockaded neet lnnust come A modern navy does not exist alter tn e war is over it's job Is to fight the eneny for mastery of the sea Staying in port is demoralizing to the personnel in ti1laes of sry5zsr This the cofnrnander of the blOcladed fleet sxrowAs and he knows, too that htsl ade is getting first rate daily practice in handling ships, and harden4ng and tempering crews out where the fight ing will occur.
 So the Germans at some time may be expected out; and without trying to prophesy in detail t is possible to- explain the general aspects Of what naval experience would teach us to. expect would then happen, The Ger rnans will 8corne several hours before dawn for when the fight begins they want to be quite clear of the port. with sea room in which to manoenVre.
 Refore being discovered by the Eng fish scouts the German feet would probably be able to pass the clear zone main tained by the opposing sub marines and destroyers Once be- yond that however the English scouts would sight Then would begin the first conteat--fhat between the wireless operators aboard the two. fleets On board the first scout to. sight the Geru1An feet, the operator would begin to call the English ad- u1iralg s flagship; and at the same. time opera tors on board the German ships would be trying despefateiy to5 synchrontze their apparatus and s.n1uss up the scout s message so that it could not De understood.
 There would be better than an even chance that the German wireless could suceessfully v interfere, Tn that case, the scout would fly at it's hign- est speed to the nearest tender car ryIng an aeroplane Off would wing an air scout; but knowing that hos tile air scouts would likely be aIoft and that in thick weather the living machine cannot be sure Of finding it's way the fastest of the scout ships would press on.
 Other scouts would hurry forward to observe the strength. disposition, and direction of the German heets aboard them would be men trained to recognize, from long study of plans and siIhouettes. every ship in the en- IeHay,s feet aboard the English fleet leommander,s flagship would be his staff. whose members know the efn- cieney in speed, armament, and per SOnnot N0I every &Sfl1ps In sJks9 N1S5fLF1414 fleet They would have cha1ted and plated every possible battle-ground,
 As his scouts brought him news of the progress of the issuing fleet, the
 English admiral in command would
 mark it's location on his chart and
 study its formation in reference to his
 own plan Of attack
 Once beyond the clear zone the Ger
 man fleet commander would change
 from cruising formation Gscouts ahead. l lighting ships in double column, crui- l sers and 1estroyers alongside, and tenders, service ships, and hospital
 ships behind, each conveyed by more destroyers and swift cruisers) to column, or line ahead. as the Eng-
 fish. call accepted battle formation
 One behind the other, as closely as
 they may safely be navigated (prob-
 ably not mora than 400 yards rom
 bow to bow9 would steam the fight ing ships. Then the battle would 1 begln-John M Oskison, in sThe
 worlds Work for November