Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-24
DR.. EDWARD BRICK
TO TALK In OMAHA
Representative Of Navy League
Before Commercial and Uni
versity Clubs.
OUR NAVY AND WHAT IT MEANS

President Arthur c. smith Of the Ne
brasks section Of the Navy league Of the
United States announces the coming Of
Dr, Edward Brock. tho field secretary
Of the league and that he viii deliver two
addresses IN Omaha. the first AZ tho Unit
versity CLUB at the noon luncheon hour.
Wednesday Of this week and the second.
~ tho same hour Thursday az the Com
merciai club.
Or. Breck IL now on tour OF the cen
trail portion Of tho United States. deliver
ing lectures. the chief one OF which is on
''our Navy and What Il Means He
Win Be IN Lincoln today and at noon will
speak before the Commercial club OF that
city. At o'clock IN the afternoon. at
the Armory building he win talk to the
students OF the state university ana the
following morning he viii be in Omaha
to remain two days.
IL IEfehIy comneaaea.
Il Is asserted that DR. Breck IL an actor
Of more than ordinary ability. force and
eloqueuce. Papers in cities where he has
spoken refer 20 him and his lectures IN
the highest terms and such rnen as rsresi.
dent srinkcr Of the Lshish university and
Prof. Tubbs Of Bates college commend
him to the public
Or. Edward Brock comes Of old colonial
stock and Of . naval family, his father
having died Tor his country IN the civil
war as lieutensnt~commande In the
United states navy. Educated at Oberiin.
Amherst, Cambridge. in ENGLAND. Munich
and Leipesc the last named university
-
Of philosophy IN 1857. he has lived much
Of his life abroad as student. journalist.
author and editor HE published writ
inea. Il is asserted. cover an astonishing
amount Of ground. from Angio-saxon
literature through Gerinany poetry to bis
game hunting ana the art Of fencing.
.Alwaya keen student Of naval matters.
he volunteered 20 80 to spain az secret
agent, when. at the outbreak Of the
spanish-American war. he VAS trass=-
fcfred from his position a. American vice
consul general NJ Berlin to the embassy
IS assistant to the navy attache.
sent Aeent TO spain.
Refused AZ first. tho doctor was at last
sent 70 spain when the destruction OF
csrveras fieet made Il necessary TO have
perfect knowledge Of the Spanish de-
lenses. 50 that an American fleet threat
enlne the coast OF spain might not OPP
crate IN the dark.
Or. Breck. disguised a. q German alien.
list. was very successful in gathering in
formation ID rtgsrd' 20 the defensive con-
dition Of Spain. furnishing the Navy de-
partmsnt with plans and photographs Of
batteries. harborE. etc. Fired At twice
by santries while photosrAphing. he waa
At last arrested az caels and owed his
life only TO his Prusslan passport and
HIS German accent. for bath Of which the
German consul vonched a. genuine.
slnce the war. DR. srsea has cohfinea
himso'f 70 iectufin& and to literature.
and was one OF the editors Of the latest
edltlen Of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
His books on hunting. fishing ard nature.
THE Way OF the Woods" and Wilder
noss Pete" are SAID "a. BE- standard %
their kind. while his numerous masazine
articles on these subjects stamp him the
greatest authority IN shiu field.