The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-27
KAIsER's OEFENsEs ARE RE
VEALED BY ENGLISH AD-
MIRAITY OFFICIAL.
Only Four Channels Lead Through
Mines to North Sea Coast.

LONDON. Dec. 26.-From an admir-
atty source | have obtained a sum
mary of the information in the posses
sion OF The intelligence department
here concerning the measures taken
for the protection from Admiral Jel-
'licoe OF the German harbors. coasts
and warships. Ever since the war be
gan the British navy has been invited
by the Germans to come out and
fight" and has silently suffered the
sneers OF its enemies. who have repre-
scented hat the most powerful fleet in
the world has been afraid to challenge
"a weaker enemy in his wi waters.
Neutral opinion has been affected by
these taunts. and even in Great Brit
ain a large section OF the public has
IA vague notion that the fleet has not
done what II ought 10 do.
The admiralty point Of view is that
the British feet has fulfilled It's mis-
sion In holding the command OF the
worlds oceans. destroying German
commerce and conveying millions OF
troops from the most distant lands.
Tntil now the admiralty has been con-
tent TO ignore the widespread feeling
among friends. enemies and noutrals
that the feet ought 10 do more: that
a. should destroy the German battle
ships. smash up the Kiel canal. bonn
bard the German coasts and make pos
sible the landing OF invading armies.
The facts given In this article were
forthcoming from a high official after
I had represented that Germany was
capitalizinE all over the world the APP
parent fear Of Britain TO attack her.
and that while the public understood
that submarines and mines protected
the German coasts. a. was nevertheless
widely felt that the two-tO-one superi.
GRITTY In ships and gun power possessed
by Jellicoe would warrant him In on
ccdinR Won Tirpitz the handicap I'M.
posed on an antagonist who consents
To- play the game on the enemy's home
grounds
Defenses Formidable.
The following description Of tho
German defenses against tho British
feet BE-. I am assured. the first 10 be-
published Certainly none has an
peared from German sources This
account b. designed to- give the main
defensive plans OF the Germans in sui.
ncient detail 90 prove the thesis Of the
British admiralty that the German
coasts and the German feet are inn
%preRnable AGAINST attack irons tho
North Sea Not a1l the details known
to The British concerning the reception
planned for them by tho Toutous can
be- Fiten. because DO i- bad policy .u
war to inform The enemy that YOU
know what hc Dol do.nE unless you arc
pure that Do knows hat YOU know
The German coast limo ON fbo N0rth
Sea- extending from the Dutch frontier
near Emdcn to the Danish border. Be-
about 200 miles lonE but "a STRAIGHT
lime drawn from tho mouth of the RI,
or Ems fo tho frontier OF Denmark Do
only ll5 miles in length This line
constitutes b base of vhaf tho Ger
mans tai1 tho wet triangle Tho
apex OF tho triangle bel fnn mouth o.
OF fhc River Elhc F0r many years
Do -aa hcen fhr German aim fo mHk.
This triangle %InFIo'abIp against affnrF.
and tho frIanrio includes besides
much water. OH tho NOrfn Sea coast
Inr excepting fhr r0ufnurafrrn rIf
which huifea ouf between Emdrn end
WIIhrIwahaVnu Tho famous island
of Heir0iand coded hy Erriand in ll
unIurkE hour IH situated about Boo
middle uf fhn bHrr uf Ihr wet God.
ansIo
Thousands Of Mines placed
The waters uIftIu tHr nrf fH.nrIr.
aa veil Ha those HhrIf fFn German
Friaian Islands Which rtflrf along fHr
.uarf al far aa fhf mHIfr uf fFr River
Jade Gro mined ar mar. fn...arIa
OF Irr. are .u position .Haf ru .rIu
German ur UIf..H ..r zach ..r g..
uHu COAST. f..m .Ie .u.fI ... .. .la