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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-04
By i. ~. MULLER
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the WORKS anu Dent the steel doors OF
classmates. It had done no harm TO the
defenses. So well had they been built
by the engineers that the rending ex-
piosion left crater for only a moment.
The earth rippled down and closed IL
The steel and concrete facing under
meath held true.
The enemy had the range. Ship after
ship passed the entrance, delivered its
single shot, proceeded and returned to
follow in the, cIrciing line. These were
the most modern tDreadnopghts, firing
from sixteen Inch guns. Their shells
tore the earth embankments away in
tons aAd dung dirt high In air AND sent
4 down to bury everything In its way
nnder mounds. But all their IRE and
All their havoc was In vain unless they
could hit gun. And the guns were
protected iby steel armor and concrete
and earth piled on earth.
70 hit a gun was TO attempt TO hit q
bullseye only few feet SQUARE at q
range of eleven miles, farther than
men can see.
Stin the bombardment went on, I'M
deferred. More aeroplanes scared over
the .defenses now, far out of reach
from shots, and circled and signaled.
The IRE grew. The ships were not hes
itating now to wear out the rihinG- OF
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are manned only BY their coast ahtn-
Iery companies and undefeqded by. q
mobile armyl
And through the United stntes, snniL-
ing IL into the dumbness OF despair.
went the news that the great Nara
eansett defenses had fallen and thaf
the enemy feet was entering the har-
Dor. America had lost Narragansete
bay, with all fits defeDses. great guns
and government stations, in less than
two weeks after the declaration so1
war!
Before the news t1fs Narra sanees.ss
fall was an hour old the cities OF me
United States. including many towns
so obscure that few Americans ever
had heard their names, had subscsiDen
enough money to raise and coup an
army twice over and keep II In the
field for months. But the country 'tnar
was SO .efacient, 80 iintEepid, 90 70
sourceful, was facing a disaster now
that it Ecouid not conJure away WIN Al
the money and man that ever were
Money. the magician. was futhelnoW.
It,could not stamp its golden foot ann
make gun factories and ammunition
works spring from the empty grounn-
II could not send to Ahe army M Con
necticut cannon that did not exist OF
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cartridges that had not been made.
An order had gone out from the
American headquarters that morning
an ominons w.lrning that, given in bat
tie. would have indicated surely ene
beginning OF the end. It was:
sIT Is OF THE UTMOST lMPOR-
TANCE THAT NO AMMUNITION
BE EXTENDED W1THOUE uA-
GENT NEED. COMPANY COM.
MANDERS WILL ENFORCE TaIs
ORDER RIGoROUsLY:"
While. the futile dollars we're being
flung to the government for new ar
mics the army that was already IN the
field was counting its small arms and
artillery ammunition, knowing that It
did not possess enough for two days
battle.
From ocean to ocean men with naked
hands were crowding to enlist The
generous nation. that never yet had de-
MED n need when the need was MADE
apparent was as generous with it's lives
as with its dollars. For two ana three
blocks around the recruiting stations
of regular army and militia the streets
were packed with men. They had
come from work and pleasure. They
had como home from far places. The!
had dropped shovels and tennis rack
cts. pens and picks. They stood shoul-
der to shoulder in fine stuns ana IN
rags, made equal by one loyal purpose
And they were as futile as the dollars.
One million men. It was computed
afterward, had offered themselves Id
America In that one day. But there
we're no weapons for them. There
were not enough rifles. There were no
uniforms. There were no tents. There
were no shoes.
Keen eyed men of trails and wilder
ness offered themselves for the signal
.orps, There were no signal corps sup
plies. Telegr1phers were there, but oil
the field telegraph outfits that the
country had were with the army.
Transfers volunteered, but there was
no reserve of array wagons. Men
trained In bridge building and engi-
neerine were turned away because
there was no equipment to At out sore
". needed companies of miners ana
sappera. -
Cavalry was needed urgently, a0u
men who could ride tr1ed to enlist, Dus
there were no amounts for them. Army
oft3cera m Texas and New Mexico ana
Okiahoma were buying, at unheard OF
prices, rough horses Wild 1yom tne
range. while In Connecticut were regl-
ments of regulnr cavalry whose TROOPS
were only threG-Quarters hied VIA
either men or horses.
Money. money. money! Men. men,
meni It was too late.
vfylxre north OF New Bed1oru
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CONTINUED next Sunday.
or FREVI0Us cMAPTEsS

CONTINUED next sunday -
sYNoPsTs or P1Ev10Us cEARx1s =.
owing 30 impending war against sns
Omitted states by . coalition Of powers q
Europe ana ASt1, the mobsliEGtaon OF our
REGULAR ana vo9unfeer forces 10 ordsrea-
The national aukhorfties md that ina
Uuteed Gtnteo IL woeul1y unprepared'
A huge foreign heet OF Invasion e re-
,,oT.ted. 100 rnfIes in length. The United
states navy 1oses ships m battle. the
coalition flosG appears on tho New enc.
land horsxnn. and America becomes pans0
striGker.
A vc3uneeop aviator scouting along the
Atlantis roasx Observers the coAMt1on ueex
on New Bedford. Ma1x. Thirty OF sne
enerfyse Sf1uxporeB are SEN HeAr nA1-
tuckee s9l1hd. standing Ia toward Block
AtanA.
Tha lu4n0ere take Block inland Nen-
tuelSuk gfld 1G1fthAsB Y1neyaFd ana VIII
the pulat1en not % TesIst. - hey cein-
haTla WIN fhtJr gVarghtrB the coa&e ~
NaW Enx1nnd haluW Cara Cos
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CHAPTER TX

The MArensanaptt Aa1 Dafnnrcrs Eail'
~AR dnsAas OF the bay. so high In
air Eaaat 1t was little more than
q shining Gpeck, nhe Aer9plane
was dsscrtaing q series OF rag
ular. aqtAhl circles. All at once, 40 IL
1t had bAan painted In the adr with a
mammoth brush, a Sat black deReend.
ing streak stood out Against 0ne SKY
ana lenEtheneA steadily toward Nhe
earth.
The aGtmuth and nthar RANGE nnning
Instruments at both ends OF tho battle
ships tcnnEht the angles and ascertain
ed the range TO the hack smear TINT
afn hung IA the cdr HE grease. The
aviGtpr had dropped SMOKE BOND TO
indicate the Fort below.
The 9urwRrd turcet Of baftlesMp
turned ats hpDded r111e 1tnfed 10 mux-
xle 10 Rn angle OF 62tee4 degrees ana
spoke with a great WEDGE.
eleven 1uaias AWAY a ton OF steel
rushea Geom tho sky. ,rrashed hfo the
water Of the bay xDaEAnB, ricochetted,
Htxadk aExan hIh a mite beyond ana
again ana again. -Four fansS Il re-
bounded ltiSe . pebbfe before II dlsap-
peared at last, and each time It nned
tne an T,. ~ 800 4na "a. ~ sixtsen inch
na~a,.,,,n No : 'rana "a az d. 600 Yards,
- 49,, 81 ona-he1f nantical miles.
sss,. 3. : I,+tia ,oora tfan thirteen
s+a ,. ts,ts miles SO A proiectile from
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He shook his head and said IT'S
only for youx own sake. -
..I,ookw cried farmer. .sWho Is
coming hereI2
The man who was coming vas
man on 4 motorcycle. Man and ma
chine were, SO coated with dust. were
speeding so desperately that even with
out war in the land one would stare at
this dying thing. one would wait with
seyes and .lips open to learn what star
ting message It was carrying. Man,
roarinx motor end their. brother pillar
Of dnst crashed by. They had disap-
reared before the breathless watchers
realised that the man had waved an
arm at them and had screamed. "Sol-
,tiiersr
A farmer ran TO his wagon and pull
I'd ont q rife from lbs hiding place un-
der ,thaswaRon seat. Come on, boys!"
he said. siIlsten! Listenl'' The sher-
3fc ehonllered forward. Men. neigh
.bcrs old friends. For Gods sake. lis
ten! You have no right TO hght!
sNWhatr' The sherf,s young brother.
,stnriix, handsome, suddenly 1erocious.
brought his face close 20 him. no rtsns
20 defend Our country7 Are you crazy,
IimY"
The pataent man shook his head
again. cit Is against the Fules OF war"
.Then .curse,the rules Of warw shouted
ne younger. 'tAre you a coward 2
mhe sheriff reached ont and touched
mis- bruther,s arm. 1t was q isecret al
most q tamid, act. The ihrothec threw
on tho appealing hand.
'sDonit touch mep he spoke through
set teeth. 'Tf you are a coward and
traitor may you he damned through all
eternityl Again, for the last time, VIII
you dachtg
.The sheriff raised his hands dumbly.
The men went to their wagons and re-
turned with arms.
..rno that stone wall yonder" said
one.
He pointed into field with rough
stone wall dividing dts center 800 or 400
yards from the road. This man was
an old hunter, and the others had fol-
lowed him often He took command
now as a matte. OF course.
The sheriff watched them founder
through the plowed field. he stood
sin for minute. Then he hurried to
his house, emerged with gun and
Joined the party. Two miles away a
squad of ten invading cavalrymen can
tered over ridge and examined the
country through their field glasses.
They studied the ground foot by foot,
almost inch by inch. Satisfied, they
trotted toward the village.
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ruxnusstt denenses. It was 100000
tesenhoned Providence. Transmitting
1nasxaees from the coast The aruzy's
ovn ecoa.ts and spies and patrUes, crop
fnr n fusufn cssnt numhers and dfuding
! vnN OF cavalry and Foot and ma
ei,,ne gun detachs&ents opposed TO
chem everywhere, sent In estimates
that varied all tho way from 2s0oO to
$1,000.
These American advance detach-
ments were striking the enemy out
poata aast and west. Near watch Etl
fhRsp Amaricaa zpetarceaa eoUnaniss
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fheiF guns They meant 90 give the
defenders no rest.
They were trying for, "a prize that was
worth all the guns In their. turrets.
They knew that inside OF the works
there could not be more than few
Thousand men, If that much. They
knew that all the coast artillery forces
Of the United States combined num-
bered only 40 companies and that
these ITO companies had twenty seven
harbor defense Systems to guard. Even
If the United iStates had stripped its
other defenses 10 the utmost, there
could not be sumcicnt force in these
that were now being attacked.
So they poured IRE on fire and shot
on shot. 1t was onesided duel, Tor
their great guns ouuanged the FOUR
teen inch guns OF the defenses. The
men in there fred only occasionally,
when their observers and range finders
and plotters perceived an opportunity
There was another reason Tor fAelr
slow IRE besides the Inability TO reach
Those perfect defenses, these perfect
1rodncts of engineering science, those
results OF millions ON millions OF ex.
DendtA hre, contained only enough am
munitlon for two hours of firing. TINE
ammunition now on hand and under
manufacture is 70 per cent OF. the al
lowance hxed by the national coast de-
fenSe board Last report to the cntef
OF star, q. 8. "a. The actual
supply of ammunition at present Is
yery considerably behind even TINT
modest stnndard"l. e.. the minimum
ailowance-Aaud IN many cases of our
most important seacoast guns would
be sufficient for only thirty or forty
minutes of firing. Henry i. slim
son, Former Secretary OF War, March
/, ta1k.5
They waited till the enemy ships
shonid try to Force the passage and
come within range. that they might
make those two hours two hours OF
unrpaakable destruction that should
aaoriey their death with the fiery splen-
dor Of bursting ships.
The enemy did not t1y to Force the
massage. While they saved their am
munftion these defenses were fearful
gladiators to approach. None could
come within reach OF their steel hands
and liva
But the giadfators were gladiators
fearful only IN front. Steel gauntteted,
armored with steel breastplates and
shfnpintes, nightly visored-so they
faced the sea. In the back they were
naked
Fire and noise and bursting oharges
and explosions that made hot gales
within the works and whirled men like
dried leavesl An hour passed san
from the sea there came the coughing
below that made the air trcmble and
rolled inland like summer thunder
among h1Iik. Sun there fell the
screnfnine steel from the sky. Anokh-
or hourl And SIN C game.
The sun was overload. Suddenly
into the naked back OF The defenses
poured fire and steel that hammered
ana beat ana 4sre thronSh them On
der It through name and smoke and
nyanR art appeared shining rows OF
bayunets. With q Jelp 1a0Oo men
poured IN. FArmy and naval oficers,
both Amnr1can ana fOreign. believe
thak 60oO men wou3d be ymore than
sume3enk % take dh works e thaZ
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The War 10 Tire reg.
40 organize an army IN the face
of the Zoe Dc like, organiEing
fire department when the
streets OF city are already In
flames. This is what the chiefs OF the
army were trying to do-had been do
ing day and night desperately ever
since the troops had comea together.
And In Washington in the archives OF
congress- there were lying sheaves OF
reports, gathering dust, that had de-
mauded nothing except the chance 20
do It In time.
Here were regiments OF militia 80
ssorSnnized" by their states that ~ they
were permatted TO 30 into battle as
they were ITO companies OF anfnntry
would face the enemy without a single
cannon to protect them OF all the
eastern uftitta cavalry in that camp
ouly one regiment had q machine gun
company. Tables II and %. pages
2ea, 229. Annual Report Division OF
Militia Affairs. U. 8. A., Oct i, 1914.
.sThe states which send their M
fantry into active service without hav-
ing made every possible effort to sup-
ply It with an adequate neid artillery
support WIN see In the needless Bacrt-
ace Of that infantry the cost OF their
Observation-Disclosures IN time OF prepara-
tion.''-A. Il Mills. Rrigadier General.
General STAR. u. s. Al =
Even the regular army was eaneiene
only IN. those things that could Do
maintained and perfected by the steady
personal efrorts Of officers ana men.
IN everything that depended ON legis-
htion It was lacking. Instead Of 100
men TO company OF Infantry SONS
had only sixty-fye. It's troops OF cav
airy were not fu1l. It had no siege ar
s tiiIery corps. It was a skeleton army
which. according to optimists, Ras-to
ba clothed with substance when war
arrived. Now war had come. ana to
cIothe that skeleton with UNFRAMED
! MIN would have meant that ZOE ever
sixH-fve skilled soldiers there would
b e8ehty-dve utterly useless ones IN
each company.
shortage OF men was not the only
crrse that was laid on the army by
the pO1icy Of neglect. In the enemy
headuunxbexs two or at Elhe most three
oraetv wera aent 10 departments efEierz
for every movement. In the American
naaIauuarters the sea& had 70 de4l With
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nerves Every gum company was at
fts weapon. Every gun was loaded
Tan projectfIes stood ready. with the
chains and grapples of the HOSTS pre-
pared. Men stood waiting in the pow
der magazines under the batteries
Nothing to see or hear at Fort
Wright, on Fishers island. Nothing at
Fort Niche, on Gull island Nothing
at Fort Terry, on Plum island. On all
the shrouded, swift tideways that led
into Long Island sound there was,noth-
ing.
Ihere was nothing I'm front OF the
Narragnnsett defenses that eyes could
see or ears conld hear. Nothing and,
then, far ont, &c syvas AZ IL a,san monster
had arisen in dying torment and dashed
and spouted and screamed. Before the
riven column Of water could fan there
eame .muMed. thpnderipg explosions
under the water-one. two. three!
The defenses split the fog With hre.
Their mine protecting batteries had
been trained ,oNer the Aelds long since.
There was no need for aim Instantly
they swept the hidden sen with shells
that Womb clear twenty acres Of wa
ter.
AGAIN there was silence and blind
,pess-the unearthly silence OF the At
.lantic .aea fog. Itlny 6Qr half an hour,
as lie there were mo- such ching as war
An the world.
Then once more came the roar and
the crash. followed by Its submarine
echoes. Once more the land guns raw
ed, Aring blind.
The enemy Was coQptermining. In
stead OF sweeping, his vessels were
dropping mines OF their own In the
fields, and then, hacking on TO avoid
the sfire from the batteries If they
could. they exploded them by electric
contact TO blow up the American mines
With the shock.
Not all the mine sweepeEs escaped
mines or guns. But there were YES
sells to spare and lives to spare. All
night the countermining went on, and
nj night the guns fired into the vopor
and the darkness.
The sun arose inSisibly. BUTT Climb
ed, and when it had lifted all it's disk
above the rim OF sea 1t showad through
the mist as pale illumination. 1t was
''burning or the fog.
eft viii be clear enough IN an hour
said the executive omcer Of battle
901p .unQeE 0lOSk 1SidAtO. AAaO 1880 =,
wireless began TO speak.
On one of the mother ships men
brought out and assembled an armpEed
biplane. It's two iiers slowed range
finding apparatus, aerial telegraph,
aneroids and charts I'm IT. There were
signal hags and light. brightly silvered
balls. Men brought receptacles that
contained bombs and adjusted them
carefully Id place. The fiers waited
watching the fog.
It lessenad. 1t tore away in riffs.
An around the ships became visible.
Hexen Ihattlaahips swung around and
nut ON speed and rushed in echelon to-
ward the coast. They steered straight
for the ,mouths OF Narragnnsett hay,
,turned Just outside Of the zone OF fre
OF its defenses, slowed down ana
steamed across the mouth.
The ihiplane;s engine burst into LIE.
The machine lifted and followed them.
It Aew high over them and into the
bay, climbing.
.They,re over 1tF' said an officer on
a shp. loolring at the machine through
this GLASSES.
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cHApTER x
I4ar.as and Horses, .Bayonsts and
Rayonoks. s,.

- ROUND a. turn the invading
horsemen came on a little knot
of women and children, who
scurried, screaming, into tho
ditch. A rider headed on a woman
who was carrying child. BE stopped
to her from his tall black horse. Laugh
ing, he nodded and said something TO
her in foreign language.
STOPPING still lower, he .snatched the
child suddenly and swung 1t out or the
trembling woman's arm. BE lifted It
and danced it up and down
He fumbled In his saddle bag and
brought out some chocolate, which ne
fed to the baby. Then heehandeu It
back to the mother. roaring again with
laughter at her frightened face. The
other riders, laughing also, waved their
hands at the group and cantered on
They entered the village, swiftly ex-
amined 1t, riding through gardens and
into alleys, assuring themselves thar
there was nothing there to mask can
ger for the troops that were behind
them. They passed out OF the other
end and into the road leading past the
plowed field with the stone wall.
It was still and very lonely. There
was not a living being In sight through
out all the softly tinted land. on
tree branch that hung over the stone
wall a hluebird began to sing with al
the power OF its little throat.
1t brought hot choking to tins
throat OF a farmer who was lying be
hind the stone wall just under the bird.
Its song had welied out just as he was
raising his rife. But his gray Yankee
eve sought the sights, his sinewy
brown hand grapped the weapon, and
he fired.
He fred and pumped another car
fridge into the breech and fred again,
so quickly that his second shot had
roared out before cavalryman. who
had pitched forward with the nrst bul-
let through his side had quite toppied
from his saddle.
All along the stone wall they dred
and pumped their magazines and fred
They were men who had hunted deer
In early autumn cover and learned to
send bullets driving after them at het
speed on the Jump. The big horses
and the big men, broad In the open
road, were easy targets. Bnt they
were not deer They were men. More
than one OF the ride bullets went Wild
because the marisman'a horror shook
his hand.