The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23

North Sea just where ir was needed
when the test came The ships ut the
first line were built in accordance
with his conception Of naval needs.
He doesn't like submarines and tor
pedOcs but for all his NUrdnrm
promises he developed submarines In
his navy. lie was the first Of the
great men tU favor oil fuel II"
chopped many NJ the nrtstocratic
strings which had hamprrcd his pre-
dccpssors. lie instituted 70 new plan
of naval education, by which the
budding Officers were trained togeth
rr for four years Then aud only
then, were they turned into speciuI
lines. He planned the nucleus crews
hy which the naval reserve became
valuable He found the British navy
impressive. hut more or less lneffl
cient and he made it srHwurthy To-
the last man and ri,ct Then he
tested Il. The Russians had by mis-.
take fired upon certain British fish.
rrmen off the Doggrr Banks.
Prepare for war" was the order
/ Fisher flashed to every British ship
There was Il world panic Tor little
| while. From COustantltnople 10 China.
English sallods We're druRmcd To
quarters aud the lashlnes thrown off
the big guns The stock markets Of the
world acted like hens IN u dust bin.
Spectators were ruined 10y the thuus.
and Margin.playcrs committed suicide.
There wns frlgmrnl outcry, which
was redoubled when It was discover
ed that the alarm had been needless
one. Fisher hnd known all the time
that Il had been only mistake by
the Russians He knew that war was
not even family possible. But II had
given him the chance he wanted, 10
find ont whether his navy was rcndy.
Every one usually knows all
about a surprise order he said
grimly "Thls time they didn't They
thought II meant business
Fisher Is seventy four years Old and
has served I'm the navy more than fif
~ wears. during which time he has
had hut six months NJ idlcucss lie
rises at Z O'Clock each morning. and
gets ~ bel when hr can Those oi
his subordinate who ARE subject t.
personal inquiry FROM the old man ais,
rise nj o'clock iu the morning anC
get To bed when they can He work'
his men harder than amy other naya
officer ever dared to II they break
he knows they were not M for IN,
service, and dlsmIs-es them from hi
{ mind II they stand mp TO II he com
uliments them by giving them NOR,
work IN do II Is mot the way to ge
popularity Ru 10 has created a grea
~ service
/, For years tradition was clrcu
n lated that Fisher was the son Of
Cnmhsu princess and an officer Il
LA Highland regiment The latte
hulf uf rhr allegation Is true III
mother however was an Englls
woman born In London town. 4 cel
tain smNty uf muneuycr which Fisl
pr can show on occasion was accret
tied tu his eastern blood II must nov
be- accounted for ON some other the,
b r,. 1t remains the fact that when h
: cannot get what he wants 10y forc. h
has often proven himself fine tu'
1 tiriAn.
Fisher knows he isn't liked, an
laughs at the fact. He doesn't hl
neye that any taskmaster X ever IN
ed But II Il certain that he Is =,
spected and admircd-and obeNd II
does not tolerate anything short ,
obedience. There is a story of one ,
his captains, who pleaded that n wa
impossible 10 90 10 u certain ula,
on a certain day
you'll get under way" said Flsl
or, ION the day I've ordered. a
I'll have you tOwpd there
| One Of the traditions that die
slowly In every navy concerned
the right to loot Fisher never did b,
| lieve In H. when Alexandria was cal
| tured he issued his orders. hut the
were widely disrrarled by the A
exandrlans He sent firing partl,
ashore, and handy wall and ha
cartridges put an end 10 the nati'
| dissipation rhcu Fisher discoverC
that Enrlsh officers had been enga
Ing IN the forbidden pastime
| "Tll courtmartInl every thievi'
man NJ you.' ho sworc.
| Stopped LOOtlng.
They thought he wouldn't Tn,
had influence or some NJ them had
and Influence X great thing In NJ
navy Perhaps at that time II W
espcnll, great In the British nav
. hut hc did II every man aud wont
of title In the British Isles had 20
down nm their knees IN him, he wOu
still have court.mnrtialed those crri
Officers. Lootlng abruptly passed FRI
favor IN the British navy II viii y
recur while Fisher Is In power
Hurn NJ ha te no daltChta In 1aI