The Washington herald., 1915-12-05
HEAVENS. IN THE FIGHT
FOR ENGLAND, HE SAYS
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FUN ENOLAlND, llG +S1AS
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| that the storekeeper's gone away-rsnt
away-with the key of these stores IN MS
pocket. Understand me? In his trous-
ers pocket
! He snorted at my next question. ::
An EnGlish snort!
| DO I know any ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS!
said he. This coasts rank with 'em.
] DESTROYER -lootenants are born stealing.
And what they daren't pinch they take
out in lyin' It's a mercy they're too
busy to practice forgery, or I'd be"h
gaol. g.neer-commanders? Engineer
iootenants? They're worse. Look here!
II nv own mother was to come to me
beSgin' brass screws for her comm, I'd
I'd think twice before I'd oblige the Old
lady Wars war. ! grant you that; but
what I've got to do is to deal with
crime.
! | referred to him a case of conscience
, in which everyone concerned acted ex-
actly as they should. and it nearly ended
in murder During lengthy action. the
working of n gun was hampered by some
empty cartridgc-cases which the lieutsn-
/ ant in charge made signs mo man could
hear his neighbor speak just them should
ner rushed forward and -lade other signs
that they were ION charge" and must be
Tailed and accounted for. He. too. was
trained in a strict school Upon which
the lieutenant. but that he was busy.
would have killed the gunner for refusing
orders in action. Afterward he wanted
him shot by court-martial. But every
one was voiceless then, and could only
mouth and croar at each other till some
fln aAla nf
was spared.
All Grew Quiet Then.
We'll. that's what you might fairly call
a naval crux," said my friend among the
stores. The lootenant was right Mustn I
refuse orders in action. The gunner was
right Empty cases are on charge. no
one ought to chuck EN- away that way
but Damn it, they were all of EN-
right, II ought to ha' been marine
Thel they could have killed him and pre-
served discipline at the same time.
The problem of this coast resolves itseli
into keeping touch with the enemy's
movements: in preparing matters to traT
and hinder him when he moves. and In
SO entertaining him that he shall mol
have time to draw clear before bio"
descends on him from another quarter
There are then three lines Of defense
ters The traffic and fishing are Away:
with us.
The bIackboar idea of II is always
/ to have stronger forces more I'M
| mediately available everywhere thar
| those the enemy can send. German
| submarines draw a English destroy
) ers. Then calls plus TO dea
, with a. who. in turn. calls up b
Z scout and possibly az, with tali
chance that if plus plus "a Yep
1 pelin) carry on they will run into a:
plus b plus c-cruisers. At this
point the equation generally stops; II
il continued. it would end mathemau'
= cslly in the whole of the German
fleet coming out. Then another fac
tor, which We call the grand flee
1 would come from another place. Tt
Z change the comparisons: The grane
: fleet is the strong left" ready Il
give the Knockout blow on the poin
of the chin when the head is thrown
up. The other fleets and other ar
= rangements threaten the enemy's so
$ lar plexus and stomach. Somewher'
in relation to the grand fleet lies tn
E ..blockading" Gordon which examine
neutral traffic. 1t could he drawn a
e tight as Turkish bow-string. but 70
reasons which We may arrive at afte
the war. it does not seem to have beei
Y so drawn up to date.
: SnenkinE. SncakfnE Enemy.
e The enemy lies up behind his mines
: and ours. raids our coasts when n
+ sees a chance. and kills sea-goinl
r civilians at sight or guess. with in
tent to terrify. Most sailor-men ar
| mixed up with a woman or two
n fair percentage of them have see
f men drown. They realize what il l
4 when women go down choking in hor
. rible tangIes and heavings of dran
o cries To say that the enemy has Gu
@ himself from the fellowship or a
- who use the seas is rather under
: stating the case. AS man observe
n thouChtfuIly: You can't look at an
water now without seeing Lusitanl
sprawlin' all across il. And jus
n think of those words. "North-Germa
e Lloyd" Hamburg Amerika. an
j. such things in the time to come. The
n simply mustn't be.
l. lie was an elderly trawlcr. respectab
e as they make them. who. after man
It wears of fishing. had discovered his ref
vocation. II never thought I'd like xii
in men," he reflected. Never SCENE
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