The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-25

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CHAPTER XVII.
aThe Enemy, Has us."
@K%HE enemy did not try TO rush
the works 40 Sandy Hook. He
had time and means and did
not need to sacrifice men To
the heights OF the Atlantic and Nave
sink Highlands, that ascend so strange
~ out Of the sea ard ont OF the nat
sen country there, he lifted guns OF
great calfber He placed guns In cover
behind every undulatton. When ne
had placed all these weapons with sci
entific precision they began to IRE.
None OF the mobile artillery installed
Cor the defense OF the fort against land
attack could reach the invaders
heavier artillery with any hope OF eI-5
feet The men in the defenses, cower--
Inr under bomb proofs and In. pits, held
ntst for day and a night They held
ont for another eny. Then there vas
nothing left 90 defend: Dismounted
and broken. their armament WIS tte-
stroyed. The survivors surrendere6
when the enamy's cavalry rushed the
ruined worlkA
New York city did not know that tho
Sandy Hook defenses had fallen till
three light enemy cruisers appeared In
the upper bay ana steamed through
the East river to the navy yard. Then
the city knew that its harbor WINS open.
The army that took Sandy Hook did
not return 30 New York. The fotila
took the troops and their light artillery
aboard ut 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 ana
motor troops from Yonkers.
Troops landed at both sides of the
entrance to the bay. taking Baycnne
and EHzabethport. with their oil re-
fneries 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, it kept the corsa'
manders occupied FOR three days before
they had madAtheir footing good, but
then it was an admirable and vastly
valuable base. From It the troops
spread out and took Rutherford, Pas
safe, a6ChG11SdCh ANU 0lGASOAs
1t was rich commercial territory that
complemented the value Of possess.
ing new York, for these factory cities
were part OF the metropolitan dis
trict counted with New York city In
every national estimate of industrial
wealth. This district contained almost
80, 600 factories. In wealth. and pro-
ductiveness it was 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 Il now had
under it's charge more than 620oO
square miles of domain wifi, more than
10, 100000 people.
This was a kingdom The victor set
himself to the task Of organizing his
government, which meant the task OF
turning It to profit From the begin
ming he had taught the conquered peo-
Pile 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-
ngs and stable room. They demanded
Recommendations for every thing 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 muni-
lions of war. bridges md 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 serve
Ice they forced the towns to contribute
drugs and medicines.
They seized all appliances ON land,
ON water or in the mir, that might
serve for the transmission OF news.
Under the allegation that they were
susceptible OF use In war they took all
sorts OF subjects OF peaceful commerce
or industry. from telegraph wire To
houses.
Already they had subjected Boston
to levysof $4,000 day for the
maintenance OF the troops. They laid
on New York and the factory cfties OF
New Jersey q joint levy OF 500 900