The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
A Million Unframed Men and Unlim.
tied Money Powerless to Create the
Means to Halt the Enemy's Per-
fectly Equipped Army

at once. Inform them that a single
other hostile act viii cause your i'm
mediate execution and the complete
destruction Of your city"
Fall River Destroyed" was the
news that went through the country.
1t was spread by men who had seen
the houses fall and had run away in
terror with the roar Of tumbling walls
and exploding shells in their ears and
who truly believed that they had seen
the entire city in flame and ruin.
quick. Quick" shouted news
paper man in Providence when the
news came in. Get this on the street
with the biggest head you can and
rush copies to the madmen at the
barricade. 1tll probably he the last
thing we print, but it may save Provi-.
dcnce'
Behind the barrcadc. made of
stones and wagons and all the useless,
pitiable defences that desperate men
in desperate cities have always used,
there were a hundred or more men
who had lost their heads and would
listen to nothing but the voice of their
own fury. They were armed with old
rifles taken from a plundered marine
stores establishment whose dusty cell
lar was piled with condemned arms.
From the same place they had taken
four automatic guns on rusty tripods.
l.ashing themselves to greater and
binder rage at every attempt at op-
position or argument, they had sworn
to turn the weapons on their own Do
lice. But the black headlines on the
ha, \
like the shock of ice cold water on a
drunken man.
one by one they slouchcd away
When the enemy arrived there was
nobody To oppose the files of blue
Jackets and marines that marched past
the silent, gloomy crowds to occupy
the city for the troops.
Reports here that Providence is &C.
cupied,' Washington telegraphed to
the army. send details"
The General laughed sarcastically
and tossed the despatch to his aid,
"Blazes'" growed the latter. "Sinco
they established their AVIATION camp
back of their lines at Narragansett
Fer yesterday every reconnaissance
we've attempted has been Just like
stirring up nest of yellow Jackets.
IN afraid that we've lost another
machine, sir, II should have been
pack here hours ago. II it's gone. we
have only six left. and our crack avia.
ton squadron from San Diego has
peeh whittled down To fourteen Off
GERS ana ninety enlisted men. They
SIMPLY pile on top of every machine
OF ours with half "A dozen or more Of
their own"
The mounted patrols That we
pushed out toward the south last nirbt
got good results said the General.
yes sir. But the aid selected =
sheet OF paper from the pile. its like
trying To build up monster from n
single poh"' Look at this, sir. Here's
green patrol-plucky, too, for they
h"' IN turther than most. But see what
'ney give us. They report a regiment
OF infantry at Exeter. west of Wick
iord' ana they say that there is posi-
lively no artillery with it,"
"of course" answered the General,
Ihey didn't know where To look for
artlllery' or how 1t is concealcd."7
Nice man trap that sort of scouting
is gruntcd the aid.
NtIl' Well" The old General
laughed again. ITS late in the day
To KICK We've known long ago what
sort or soup was being cooked for our
eating. The only thing to do now is
not to let them ladlc it into II, too
hot"
An OFFICER with the insignia of the
aviation corps appeared before the
tent flap and salutcd A tricllle of
plood was creeping down his forehead
and across one cheek.
HuEo'' said the aid. Then we
!. Modern artillery is almost iuroyi-
dbiy concealed, Experienced soldiers
you'd suspect that an infantry rcgimeut
tconld hardly be Whhom at least ono
o"ucry. and more probably t,co, Of deid
artillery SupDOrt