The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-19

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heavier artillery with any hope Of ef-
feet The men In the defenses, COVER
ing under bomb proofs and in pits, held
out for a day and night. They held
out for another day. Then there was
nothing left to defend. Dismounted
and broken, their armament was de-
stroyed. The survivors surrendered
when the enemy's cavalry rushed the
ruined works ..
New York city did not know that the
Sandy Hook defenses had fallen till
three light enemy cruisers appeared In
the upper bay and steamed through
the East river to the navy yard. Then
the city knew that its harbor was open
The army that took Sandy Hook did
not return to New York. The notilla
took the troops and their light artillery
aboard at the Atlantic highlands. and
steamed back through Raritan bay,
through the narrow sound behind Stat
en- Island and into Newark bay. Here
other boats met it with cavalry and
motor troops from YonkerA
Troops landed at both sides Of the
entrance to the bay, taking Bayonne
and Elizabethport, with their oil re-
fineries and tanks, and their ship yards.
Then the fotilla moved up. the bay
and put great bodies Of soldiers of all
arms ashore at the great factory town
OF Newark. A big city, and diff
cult city to control, 1t kept the COM
manders occupied for three days before
they had made their footing good, but
then it was an admirable aud q vastly
valuable base. From it the troops
spread out and took Rutherford, Pas
sale, Hackensack and Paterson.
1t was rich commercial territory that
complemented the value OF possess
ing New York, for these factory cities
were a part OF the metropolitan dis
trict counted with New York city In
every national estimate Of Industrial
wealth. This district contained almost
$4,000 factories In wealth and pro-
ducttveness IL was q choice prize.
Having made good its hold on the
new conquest across the Hudson river,
the invading army ceased to expand.
Even with the accretion that had been
made to its forces it had none to spare
for further operations, for It now had
under its charge more than $4,000
| square miles of domain with more than
100000 people. s-,v
This was a kingdom. The victor set
himself to the task Of organtKinG his
government, which meant the task of
turning it to profit From the begin
ming he had taught the conquered peo-
pie that an invading army lives on the
country. Wherever his troops entered
the Inhabitants were ordered to supply
all that was needed by men and horses.
The occupying army demanded lodg-
ings and stable room. They demanded
accommodations for everything belong
ing to the army. They requisitioned
fuel and straw. They called for teams,
cars, motors, wagons, boats and claim
ed the services OF their owners. They
occupied -four mills and bakeries. They
took machinery, material, tools and
equipment for repairing their NUM-
lions Of war, bridges and roads.
In all the towns they seized parts OF
the hospitals and set them aside for
the care Of their men, impressing the
hospital attendants into the service.
For the use OF their own medical serv-
ice they forced the towns to contribute
drugs and medicines.
They seized all appliances on hand,
on water or In the air that might
serve for the transmission OF news.
Under the allegation that they were
susceptible of use in war they took ell
sorts Of subjects of peaceful commerce
or industry, from telegraph wire to
houses.
Already they had subjected Boston
TO levy Of $4,000 a day for the
maintenance of the troops. They laid
on New York and the factory cities Of
New Jersey joint levy Of 100000.
They laid another impost for the same
purpose on the big cities Of New Eng
land Of $4,000. This one levy alone
amounted to s1,575,O 900 a week, ana it
was only one Of many.
They confscated outright all the
cash, funds, realizable securities and
notes belonging to the state, city and
local governments. Every bank was
warned under threat Of condLgn pun
ishment to deliver over everything that
might be considered public property.
In New York city they seized from a
bank 100000 that was deposited by a
state department to pay a draft, and
they issued warning that If the hold
er of the draft attempted to collect the
amount or permitted It to pass from
his possession his house and lands
would be confscated.
They declared themselves possessed
as absolute owners By right Of con-
quest Of all public property besides
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