El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-21

& NsTERDA1L Holland. June 21-
n II has often been said that He'll.
EoIand commands the approach q
the German coast That is not true
Eeligoland only commands O. sea area
that lays within the reach Of the land
guns on the island. And there is q
considerable ezpanse Of water that
intervenes between HeIEoIand and
our fortified island. WanEerooc. that
lies about six miles 10 the mainland
commanded by our Ninsen fortified
tons
And as every naval man knows that
it is impossible TO hit "a moving OBJ
lcct beyond IS or is miles there re-
mains an eZuause OF water between
the Helig0land and Maugerooc forti-
ficaLous which is at least eight miles
wide through which waterway an
enemy vessel can navigate and enter
the Jade sea But I would not advise
our enemies TO make such an attempt
because the sea area betW cen HeliEo-
land and MaEgerooc. that eL-ucs be-
Tond the ranges OF the land guns. IS
thoroughly mined and a passage is
impossible
The land force on the island itself
is composed OF between 5000 or 10000
men There are enough provisions
and munitions on the island Lo with
stand a naval seiEe for Us months.
should IL become impossible 10 send
even a loaf Of bread or a bullet
Description OF Island.
IL has often been suggested that a
Few tons of high explosives dropped
ly "a fleet Of enemy alrplaues would
wipe the island from the face Of the
sea- The people who make these sug-
EestiOns do not know the defences OF
HHn FTrren =
NJ our enemies naval forces know
-he impossibilities confronting such
venture
Now let me return to the island
ITSELF il IS hardly one mile lond
and 1-3 mile at its widest The whole
island IS ike gigantic hotel story
after story Of which has been oul-I
towards the bowels OF the earth
Every inch Of the surface Of the Is
land has been coated with concrete
that is from IS TO % feet thick
claim that our naval base at Helleo-
land cannot be taken by any coIec-
rion Of enemy naval forces.
One RcsoIute Foe.
But there is one tragic draw back
to our iuTincihle island. There is
one enemy which is slowly but reso-
lutely into the very core OF
our mighty race. "Diseasel'
Disease OF the most malignant and
vicious varieties- diseases as the re-
suit Of natural causes diseases from
causes which are unprintao-e ana
0uId not be com prelencel even u
printed diseases for which our lcre-
most medical scientists could not ac-
-ouut- and diseases TO which names
have not so lar been given. are the
supreme. uuchalIeuEed enemies which
are today ruling the island.
Population Is Too Large.
have never been able 20 1alloln
why the high command has deemed
10 necessary TO maintain such a large
force ON the island One thousand five
hundred men could man the place
amply. and another 500 could look
after the harbors
Besides this force Of military, there
are nearly 500 civilians, about hair
Of that mum Der being the remainder I
In the island there is a very pc (
-uIfar disease TO which a recognized i
name has not yet been given -lis
disease IS popularity known as ln5
itching disease 7 had an attack or I
this malignant uesulancei but very I
lightly
This itching disease makes its ap-
1earance in the form Of singing
tChes just below the knee. The llcn
Itself Is like a flea bite, 10 stinEs you I
B dozen places at once When you
scratch the parts involved suddenly
you feel another similar attack on
your other knee. You feel as though
! eroup OF intelligent Leas have can
sDired to cruise over your BODY Tor
he set purpose OF tantaliZ-ng you
constantly
How Itch Is Treated
T Observed that my whole BODY
was covered with pimples, each the
size Of the head OF a small nail on
the legs their color was OF dirty
black. around the stomach they be-
come an ugly blue and around my I
chest. shoulders and arms they were
q sicklv looking red The stings be-