The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-24
Bv Frederic 8. Hasan.

IH-Coast Defenses.

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been conceaed py -
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A degree OF popular uisonoe1
Standing. however, undou0leoas -
ISIS as to the proper 1unctSon VI " ".
coast decreases Trey are not. 49,
fdesenses, IN tbs proper sense. .. I1s
word. but earocr defeEses- = hey q
designed TO prosecS our coU. CONNIE. &C go 60
our great c1Sess from aEsa S,l y! -.
and 10 insure bases OF 9etsaSc- -.
our army. Inns. a coast oe.ense -ss.y
De located pf1naT1y 60 lssssIaa. or
al have. as Is Fortress monroe. OF.
to secure some inland WAFER or suei
tered roadstead from the eneI1:.
at Cape Henry: or. 10 psotec. q coz.
Emerc:al center. as at SoTt:ano' OF. "
cover strategic lines OF 11- anyways. 90
at NarraSansett.
To prevent an enemy from eneSt-
ing landing at any po.ns ato1S o. o.
coast line. We are dependeno up oo l-e
mobile army ana the 2ee - -
tect our ccestllne by means OF 20
ufcations would be Impossible re
coast defenses merely secure the stIa
regic points against capture OF ce
struction from the sea
II Is interesting az thls onI ae to 1o.e
that an emergency was necessa.y 70
bring home TO the american peop1e
the need Tor adequate coast oe i.'r
At the tine tssat the spanish va
broke out, our coast oe1ensses 49,
actually armed. sor the most part.
with mazzle loading cannon which
would have been Wholly tnehectual
against the armor OF modern battle
ships. The Notifications themselves
were imposing structures sot cut stone.
which would haze been eaSiS de1aot-
ished by the guns Of modern cestro:
ers- AS long ago as 1889. 1ne IN
| dicott commission had dra"n up p taS1s
for our present scheme 1Soast &c
tense. but not until the conuiet WIN VIZ
Spain and the Anxiety which the pos
| s:biifty OF Spanish INVASION caused
! in Philadelphia. Boston and otaeI Gil.
| .es. We're suHcetat funds appropriated
| TO carry out these plans
| A modern coast oeIelse HoEIli
| ment OF sand lined Win eone[e .os
Back OF this are the pass - -.
the guns are mocn'eo Az .i- ~ The
from WINCH tneti NJ .I = con
armament q Sue :. s-s..a--- s,,.,e or
slsts IN a nsste.s "a 49, 49, q esIsber
rom eigne % sssas $3.50 a,d inter
! including s--Ecn tno.sa. 80 S-f,ci,
tmediate battery q o-sncn at1 esoa 80
and 4 4|0-.nch guns. e en-. {. - II,
airy battery OF ana 80 ~
addition TO tness oAs. - 5a4s,dad Is
! Dor or roadstead 10 n 800 are
Celebrates r1lneo. .s-sd ya-ds
placed from my 70 q - 10 contact
apart some .,, 1900 a,,tomat:-
MINES Wn.en W. =, vessel, while
caliy III s elueA electrical connec-
| others are nTeo os 49,
tons from the fort-n ls,sIioas sa4erses
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| represents toe nis Sr,,a r,,ns az
of the sc:ence o. l-a -, -:o-,erv and
/ these fort.fca::cns 81. 1.ao1.-n n tae
their ssurroGES121Ss O. - ~ meal
sihts,s avs,4oee over the vessels
culae.e adVant2Se 80 ,i-Tad. And
against wn.Sa sne ~ he said,
their marAs 1Htai...t, no almost
without s. neo yards a hundred
/ perez perez - ,i1s IS not an uncommon
per cent OF cess = ~ -
score. Sc
Directing che fire OF 1ne.e s ;tn -
| a matter OF mathematics "a 80 ~
II: 900 yards long Is lald OUT opon W
shore. AT each end OF rms Is 80 .el.
scope which shows the angie $780, 80,
this base line and a Inc cav shin shin
These angles are Telephones 70 1n In
plotting room in the foruncatlon IL
! his plotting room, an otncer WIZ ~, W.
telephone receiver strappea aa ~
head. is bent over . nsAss rs sent
the harbor ne 49, enab1es him to
! him by the observers enaoies n LIZ =.
| plor upon this map TRANCE. u
which the enemy's ship IS the ape
/ ,.,5.,. for~iAcarion is at a known