TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1915-09-04
RUSSIA ANTICIPATED
WAR LAST SUMMER.
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SUMMER with a presentiment which
hofdefed on certainty They simply
did rot dare % expose themselves
10 the danger 81 being cnt on from
the mainland on out of the way
Aiand BY a declaration of war and
preferred to visit bathing resorts on
the mainland which they could leave
quickly Al the hfst sign Of disturb.
snce and return TO their own country
by rail.
But for the attentive observer
another sign also indicated that a.
early as June Of that summe var
was in the air. A few days after
midsummer a stately fleet of not
less than fourteen warships VI the
cruiser and destroyer type entered
the western harbor Of Mariehamn.
Old inhabitants Of MariehaEnn with
whom / spoke said that they had
v seen such a large fleet as
sembled az one time in these waters
and shook their heads doubtfully At
the sight OF it.
No Shore Leave for Officers.
1.-The young people among the
guests at the resort had expected 10
spend a pleasant evening on land
with the officers and crew, as WAS
the custom when the fleet visited
Mariehamn, But this time the stay
OF the ships was limited to a few
hours, after which they went out 70
sea again. Evidently the men on
board had more setious matters 70
think about than Irritation.
"As in former years, / sailed ex-
tensively that summer among the
chain or reefs of Ado and Aland,
but whereas formerly only n or
two wsrships strayed into these
waters | now saw large or small
groups Of them daily, either under
steam or anchored.
"Then one day in July q secret
circular from the governor IN Abo
was sent to the police authorities OF
Aiand. the contents Of which, thanks
TO the indiscretion Of 4 police OF
fetal, became fairly we'll known to.
the public. In 1t the police were
given strict orders to keep an eye
on all foreigners, especially on those
of German nationality.
II also recall another episode
which. although insignificant in it.
self. deserves TO be mentioned in this
connection. The Russian hydro
graphical expedition, with quarters
on Aland, worked that summer--the
seventh In succcssion-at top speed
and with a doubled force. In July !
had as a neighbor a Typographical
officer Of high rank who drew the
charts Of the expedition. My daily
contact with him soon led to In
innate intercourse.
Strategic Maps In Evidence.
aWuh amiable courtesy trait
which is Characteristic of the cul-
tured Russian-he often invited me
to visit him, and | noticed that the
tables and chairs Of his room were
always covered with more or less
finished charts, which evidently con-
tanned drawings Of secret water
routes Of naval importance.
ION n occasion | jokingly asked
him whether be did not fear that /,
as a foreigner, would abuse his con-
hdence and in an ~unguarded moment
would copy tie easily accessible
drawings. Thereupon ! received the
strange answer:
. If you were a German ! would
take sufficient precautions.
TT was only after the outbreak
Of the war that | really understood
the meaning Of this answer"