New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-04
AIR FOE TO BURN
LONDON, SAYS SPY
DR.. Graves Asserts Ger
mans Will Descend on
England Soon.
PREDICTS RUSSIA
WILL MAKE PEACE
Tells of kaiSer's Plan to Invade
British Isles by Land, Sea
and Zeppelin Fleet.


DR.. Armgaard Karl Graves. interna-
tional spy and secret service man, last
night gave some startling details Of
Germany's proposed raid on England,
which. he asserts. will take place be-
tween November % and 80. He also
predicted that the war would last
more than two years and said that six
months from now Russia woulG not be
at war with Germany.
The chief object of Germany" said
Dir. Graves, "is to eliminate England
from the conflict. All Of her energies
are being centred upon that one thing.
For more than eight years the German
General Staff has been working on
plans to successfully invade the Brit
ish Isles
"The first steps TO be taken provided
for means Of transportation and were
completed some time ago. All of the
German waterways from Stettin to
Mainz and Cologne were deepened 70
accommodate vessels OF 500 tons bur
den.
"While this was being done hundreds
of barges were prepared and stored n
such centres as Stettin, Frankfort.
Oder and Berlin. These barges are 800
feet long. 80 feet wide and will carry
$50 men each as well as supplies and
ammunition sufficient for n months
campaign. They are provided with
motors which will drive them at the
rate Of five or six miles an hour. just
enough 10 enable them to change posi-
ton al will.
The German aerial fleet is at Ant
werp and viii take a prominent part IN
the invasion Barges viii be lowed
across the Channel by powerful sea
going tugs, starting from Ostend. The
recent desperate struggle of the Ger
man army TO gain control Of the coast
towns has been with the one purpose
i'm view Of providing a point where the
barges can be modified.
"Even German manufacturers who
built the barges have not been aware
of their existence. An order was given
for certain sections TO one manufac-
turer and other parts 70 another.
Germans Ready for Raid.
from Berlin 20 Antwerp and Ostend,
over which the barges can be moved:
TO my knowledge, there are 900 OF
these barges ready for use. probably
more. at this time. A force OF 3'5,OOo
men. FULLY equipped for one month
service. can be transported TO England
i'm short order. The time required for
the passage will be but ivc hours.
4 ha
man high sea feet will engage the
British feet. aided by Zeppelins. Al
the same time "a fleet Of at least thirty
Zeppelins will destroy the channel
towns on the English coast IN order 10
protect the landing Of the troops.
"The German naval fleet has lain for
two months in protected waters, and IS
in much better shape than the British
squadron. which has been IN service
constantly on the alert and buifeted by
the seas Also the latter part OF NO
vember always brings foggy and stormy
weather. which fact has been taken into
The programme Of the invasion as
outlined by the German general stan
some time ago Will include the send
ing of an ultmatum 70 London, allow
ing not more than twenty-four hours
in which to surrender the city. i the
conditions are not complied with the
Zeppelins will proceed al once TO at
tack the city.
Darkness will he no protection. for
the maps I'm the possession Of the Ger
man authorities, used III connection
with cOmpasses, viii permit Of bomb
dropping with deadly accuracy even
though the city cannot be seen from
above.
The Zeppelins have not been used
in the war up 10 the present time. as
all aeronauts know. The dirigibles
sent against Antwerp were Of the Par
seval type. incapable of making the al
titudes OF carrying the loads which
the Xeppelns can.
Deadly Bombs for Aircraft.
an the operations against London
and other English commercial centres
the missiles dropped will be filed with
the same explosive used IN the 42-cCn-
timetre guns. but in addition TO that
they will contain chemicals which VIII
set fire TO anything lnflammable within
II radius OF two hundred feet. II the
assault is carried out az planned Lon
don will burst into flame in dozens OF
places before the populace realizes
what has happened.
They know what is coming there
and they are preparing as best they
can TO repel the invaders. The $4,000
Canadian troops. with the possible eX-
ception of about 1000 men, are being
held in England for that purpose. II
is unlikely that they will be sent 70
the continent. certainly not for three
months.
But here is something you can bank