The evening herald., 1917-04-28
LISBON HARBOR HAS
TAKEN ON A NAVAL
ASPECT RECENTLY
Entry Of Portugal Into the War
on the Side Of the Allies Causes
the Fighting Craft of the King.
dom TO be Mobilized.

By Associated Press
| Lisbon, Portugal. April 2S.-~Ths
harbor of Lisbon has taken on "a dis
tinctly naval aspect since Portugal
entered the ranks Of the entente ailies.
of Commercial square, which corre-
spends with the Battery In New York,
two long lines Of destroyers have been
drawn up clear across the broad en-
trance Of the TaEus The long black
hulls of the destroyers are 50 close to-
gethcr that at half-tide they swing AZ
anchor broadside toward the sea. al
most touching. ana presenting a dou-
BILE linc Of batteries pointing off at the
German submarines darting along the
coast
J Rut Lisbon feels secure against an
/ enemy attack by son. for besidcs the
double lines of destroyers. ready for
I defense or quick sortic there are
cruisers and eunbonts with steam up.
and back Of them the big land forth
I fications on both Nanks of the Tagus
rising on high ter - and presenting
/ a send-circle of massive stone fronts
topped with lines ~ heavy guns And
| besides these land and sea defcnses
there is the feeling that the British
! feet b. not FAR of and presents 2
pretty snlid barrier against the Ger
man fleet bottled M In the Kiel canal
When tho British naval commission
visited here short time ago still an
other naval defense was devised and
has since been put into execution. This
u u heavy steel net cxtnding clear
across the channel leading from Lis
bon to the sea. This can be lowered
nc stated intervals for the passage ~
commercial traffic. But when in posi-.
ton Il is not only bar To submarine.
hut any which venture near IL are
likclv 10 he caught and held in IL
meshes
There are two German submarines
which appear To be keeping q pretty
constant vigil ~ the nearby coast |
How they are provisioned and equip |
ped b. mystery They have not done |
much damage Co large merchant ships. |
but give their special attention to- the |
smaller craft add the fishing fleets. &, |
has practically put an end To the |
coasting trade. and q good share 90 |
the trade Of Oporto has been stopped |
Tho shipping 10 England and France |
ie also greatly curtailed This H. add
ing to England's food danger. for
much Of her fruits and vegeta hles and
most Of her wine was drawn from
PORTUGAL
Portugal is feeling the pinch also.
In being cut off from supply of conl
from the Cardiff coal mines aud in
having It's supplies OF fish lat off. Coal
has gone up 10 S37 and $40 a ton. aud
10 80 scarce IL cannot be Obtained ~
any price. The normal price is about
81 ton. BESIDES the deranEemenf Of
domestic heating and cooking. and
IA" misery caused So the poor the laci. l.
ni coal L. proving a serious menace
to factories, railroads. tramways. and
the heating and lighting of public
places. hotels and theatcrs Tile gov II
trnment has sought To remedy the Sit
uation nv reducing the lights In the
streets. cNtinguishmg an lighting at
m early hour. and advancing the Legal H
tme by one hour SO that people will
get up earlier and live more in tho
daylight
With e long sea const Portugal ha
always had such an abundance of fish
as to feel proof against any lack ~
meat and other foods bur with the II
submarines stopping fishing. the nor.
NAL supply ~ fish has suddenly been
stopped. and IN" price has doubled
ana treblcd, until the poor are unable
'o get the usual supply Of fish on
winch they depended Four fishing
boats were sunk within the last week. i
me fisherman beinl KILLED ana three
injured
The war is making itself felt IN
many other ways Most NJ the vuuny
nrr have been called into military
'er'ice, a. the small peace footing of
ne army has NOW been increased To /
var footing ~ svcral hundreds thou
ana men. including about 40 900 sent
q the western fighting front. as many
more 10 Portuguese East Africa. aud
large reserve for home defense and
'cruitins tho forces ~ the front. The
ir"cts of the cities ana towns are now /
r""ded with soldiers. and ~ the raft
'aN stations one sees long lines of
reiPht cars loaded with light field
.uns ana military equipment
Ia the Ericultural section. also
he war Is showing itself in the abb
'ncc of men and the Increased mum
zee of women doing the farm work
u ride ut 70 thousand miles through
ne farm country. with the spring
.loughine and planting AT its height.
o' man wus seen In the fields. but
ores of women were In the furrougs
the plough and doing other
."rk. This is rot unusual In Portugal
ui war has made II universal