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VOL. XVI
FOCH MUST ATTACK NOW; ALLIES’ PLIGHT GRAVE
CRISIS IN WEST AT HAND. VIEW OF SENATE COMMITTEE
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By GEORGE GARVIN,
Staff Correspondent of International
News Service.
WASHINGTON, April 13.—The
German espionage headquarters for |
this hemisphere has at last been def
initely located. The United Stutes%
secret service, it was learned horei
today from the highest sources, has
finally rounded it up. Havana, Cuba,
is the spot and the principal agents
operating from it are Latins, directed
of course by Germans.
A number of the leaders already
are under surveillance and working
with officials of the Cuban Govern
ment secret service agents now have
about ended the usefulness of the
Havana location. Key West, Tampa
and New York have been found the
principal operating points in the
United States of these Latin spies, it
now can be stated. |
When the Lansing exposure of Ger
man-Swedish intrigue in Mexico was
made, the death knell of German es
' pionage in Mexico was sounded. 1p
to that time German agents had no
difficulty in transmitting their reports
~ through the southern republic, but
when it was apparent the United
States was aware of their activities
there a new base was found neces
sary, imperative. Although Cuba is
an ally of the United States, it was
found possible to establish a German
cspionage clearing house, and that
was promptly done.
For a time the Latin agents work
ing from the States were practically
unhampered, but a letter that fell
into the hands of a certain branch of
the secret service proved their un
«oing. The letter was from a Latin
in New York and was directed to a
commercial house in Havana. It con
tained, ostensibly, an order for a con
signment of clocks. Under scrutiny,
however, it was revealed as a code
message.
The cipkher was discovered and the
“order” was found to read as Yol
lows:
“United States has established
transport sailing point at ———""
giving the name ~f a port which real
ly had been mude an embarkation
port.
Investigation in New York and Ha
vana revealed the identity of many of
the agents, and all were placed un
der surveillance. Several are now in
custody, it is understood, and more
are being gathered in.
The mails it was learned, were the
principal medium of communication
hetween the States and Havana. The
information from there was forward
& ed to Spain, and then wirelessed di
rect to Berlin. ?
. Dean Indorsed for
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U. 8. Senatorship
GAINESVILLE, April 13.—At a full
meeting of the Gainesville Bar Asso
ciation this morning H. H. Dean re
ceived a formal and unanimous in
dorsement as candidate for the Unit
ed States Senate to succeed Senator
Hardwick. In a speech in which 'he
denounced Messrs. Hardwick and
Harris as unfit for this high office,
Mr. Dean thanked the bar association
for their support.
Frost Danger Past,
I
. Says Weather Man
Y Frost danger is past, for,the time
being at least, and Atlanta is again
to have fine spring weather.
This was the cheering news Satur
day from the weather bureau, Mr. von
Herrmann speaking. The frost Sat
urday morning was so light that there
was no damage. By Sunday after
noon the temperatures should be up
in the sixties again.
Contributions for
Mayor Candler urges Atlantans who
wish to contribute toward a new regi
mental flag for the 122 d, the .old Fifth,
to send in their checks immediately, in
order that the flag may be presented be
fore the men sail for the battlefields of
France. Contributions may be sent to
"\Tuhe Mayor or to the Atianta newspapers.
Mayor Candler Saturday received a con
tribution of $J from William D. Owens,
Jr.. his 7-year-old grandson, and another
of $2.50 from Eugene Oberdorfer
Copyright, 1906
By The Georgian Co.
‘The Greatest War- |
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Picture Ever Made
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: T HE SUNDAY AMERICAN will contain the greatest ;
{ actual war picture ever made, a photograph taken |
; behind the German lines by a French aviator. It shows, |
g‘ as has never been depicted before, the battle organization §
g of the Huns, and the destructive effect of high explosive |
' shells and airplane bombs. ;
! If you desire to get a better understanding of the great >
! battle now in progress do not fail to get a copy of The }‘
{ Sunday American and study this great photograph. }
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Sensational Crash in Futures of
More Than One Hundred
Points Causes Slump.
Cotton continued its sensational
down swing Saturday, as a result of
unsatisfactory war news, rains in
Texas and reports of weakening spots
in the South, together with bearish
consumption figures for March.
Immediately after opening at a net
less of 3 to 79 points, the market in
New York crumbled to a net loss of‘
77 to 113 points, representing a break |
of 167 to 230 pointsJsß.3s to $11.50 a
bale—from the high levels of Friday{
before the end of the first twenty‘
minutes of trading.
At the low point—3o.6s for .\lay——l
the market exhibited a loss of 385
points, or $18.25 a bale from last
Thursday’s high record.
The New Orleans market suffered a
loss of 83 to 92 points, with May fall
ing to 6 29.92, July 29 cents, October
27.565 and December 27.30.
New York dronped to. 30.65, July
30.28, October 28.79, December 28.45,
January 28.45 and March 28.10.
New York reported Wall Street and
the South the heaviest sellers, with
demand light.
As a result of the big slump in fu
tures, Atlanta spot cotton broke 1
cent a pound to 34 cents.
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Zeppelins in Raid
On British Coast
(By International News Service.)
LLONDON, April 13.—Five persons
were killed and fifteen injured in the
German air raid over the eastern
coast of England last night,sit was
cofficially announced this afternoon.
Zeppelins took part in the raid.
Official announcement was made by
the British War Office today that
German ajreraft crossed the eastern
coast and that one of them penetrated
almost to the northwestern coast.
Bombs wére dronped mostly in tha
open country.
Eleven Killed in Paris,
PARTS, April 13.—The strength of
the air defenses of Paris was never
better demongtrated than last night
when German air planes attempted
to raid the city. Only two machines
succeeded in breaking through to the
PParis district. Their bombs killed
eleven persons and injured about fif
ty, but no damage of military impor
tance was done. The other machines
were repelled and driven off.
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within ourselves we may feel
9 when the world moves along ¢
) smoothly for us, in a crisis
¢ we need wise guidance and ;
§ strong support. The church §
2 glves that guidance and sup
port,
g In this great national crisis, ¢
¢ which to every loyal Ameri
s can is a personal one as well,
§ we will not only find com
; fort in the message which
the church brings to us, but
; a chart and gulde to lead us
0 «in the right way.
We always have need of the
J church, but we need her more
S than ever now. Let us read
0 her invitation, prmted toaay
¢ over in the “Go to Church
§ Sunday” columns of The !
) Georgian, and accept it to
( morrow. There is* comfort
$ and strength and hope which
? is sure of fulfillment in hear- |
( ing her word ana heeding her
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Thirty-eight Men From U-58,
Captured Several Months Ago,
Coming to America. |
(By Internationai News Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 13.—Practi- |
cally an entire German U-boat crew
will be heid here in the United States
as prisoners of war. They will land
at an Amgrican port in the very near
future and will be sent to a detention
camp ag prisoners of war, there to
stay until the war ends.
The erew is that from the German
U-58, captured by the destroyers Fan
ning and Nicholson several months
ago and which was sunk after cap
ture by the officers opening the sea
cocks of the craft. The personnel of
'the party, it was learned today, com
prise four commissioned officers, one
‘warrant officer and 33 enlisted men.
' Bringing these men to this country
is accepted here as indicating that tha
rolicy of the *\ited States will be to
‘retain charge ot all German prisoners
of war. Those taken by the army on
the western front probably will be
returned to the United States on the
empty troops transports, thus solving
the question of supplying them with
food. It will be very much easier to
feed them here than on the other side,
now that the food shortage in France,
Italy and Great Britain necessitates
this country sending practically all
food across the Atlantic.
The crew of the U-58 was the first
big capture of (German prisoners by
the navy. The Fanning and Nichol
son were escorting a freight convoy
when the underseas craft wa¥% spied.
The Fanning rushed at top speed to
the spot where the ‘submarine had
disappeared and dropped a depth
charge. It exploded and forced the
" U-58 to.come to the surface. The
}crew lined up with hands uplifted in
' token of surrender. However, before
I\:\]l could be taken off the craft sank
as the result of one of the officers
'tre’-m'herously opening the seacocks
| after the surrender.
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‘Turn for Worse in
~ Stone's Condition
! (By International News Service.)
| WASHINGTON, April 13.—The
' condition of Senator Stone, who suf
‘l’nred a stroke of paralysis Wednes
l(l:vy, took a turn for the worse last
night, it was announced today.
His secretary, John J. Cochran, an
nounced that he had heen authorized
by Dr. Sprigg to make the following
lslatement of Senator Stone's condi
tion: ’
l “Senator Stone had a restless night.
This morning his pulse was 120, tem
perature 101.6, respiration 28. No
motion of left leg or arm. Is taking
'llquid nourishment faigly well.”
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‘Watchman Held for
. Robbery; Girl Freed
I W. T. Butler, 20, former rnight
watchman at the Connally Building,
Saturday was in the Fulton Tower in
default of $3,000 bond, charged with
larceny from the house. He was
bound over Friday by Judge Johnson
when it was shown he had entered
several offices in the Connally Build
ing and taken goods therefrom.
Part of the stolen property was re
covered by Detectives McGill and
Rosser, who say Butler confessed.
Miss Lillie Weaver, of No. 73 Auburn
avenue, arrested with Butler, was ex
cnerated of all blame' and a case
ANade against her dismisscd.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1918
BRITISH FORCES SCORE SMALL ADVANCE
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Officers Investigating Tragedy at
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Camp Gordon Find No Motive.
Dead Man Highly Regarded.
By G. K. RUTLEDGE.
CAMP GORDON, April 13.—Inves
tigation into the death here yesterday
afternoon of Colonel William H. Si;
mons, commander of the 327th Infan
try resulted today in the general beliefl
that he shot and killed himself while
suffering an attack of mental ab-‘
erration. His body was found in his
quarters Friday afternoon at 3 o'cloclti
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by a negro s@idier. A gun lay besids
the body and there was a bullet
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wound in the head. |
There were no witnesses to the sui
cide and no shot was heard by officers‘
in adjoining quarters. The investiga- |
tion today recvealed nothing, howe\er,!
that would tend to any theory other
than suicide. ‘
Reports that Colonel Simons had
remarked several days ago that he
would never go to France, or that
!when his regziment left Gordon he
‘would not be its commanger, were
found to have been untrue. So far as
Triends could Pearn”folay-"fßé dead.
officer had given no intimation what
ever that he contemplated suicide.
The last time he was scen he was in
splendid spirits and apparentiy had
not a care. This, his friends said to.
day, proved conclusively to them that
he took his life while temporarily un
balanced. ‘
Colonel Simons was born in Sum
merville, S. C., in 1869. He received
his military training at Citadel Mili
tary Academy in Charleston, and was
the first graduate of that imstitution
to receive an appointment in the reg
ular army. He was made a second
lieutenant in 1891 and in 1898, after
being promoted to first lieutenant,
‘served gallantly in the Spanish-
American War, for which he regeived
}the rank of captain in 1899.
He then served in Uorto Rico, Alas
‘ku. and the Philippines, being promot
ed to a major in 1914, a lieutenant
colonel in 1915 and a colonel in the
same year. He came tc Camp Gordon
with the first detachment of regular
army officers to take charge of the
selectmen in September, last year.
He was universally liked by his fel
low officers and men and took great
pride in his regiment
Colonel Simons, who was& unmar
ried, is survived by two brothers, J.
Waring Simons, of Charleston, 4nd
Dr. Edward Simons, of Summerville,
four sisters, Misses Mary, Janie and
Katie Simons and Mrs. Henry Condes
of Jacksonville, and a nephew, Major
J. Waring Simons, who was visiting
at Camp Gordon at the time of the
tragedy. ’
The body was removed to the chap
el’of H. M. Patterson & Son and will
be sent to Summerville Saturday
night at 8:10 o’clock, where funeral
and interment will take place. An es
cort from the regimental headquar
ters of the 327th will accompany the
body.
Temporarily, Lieutenant Colonel
Bryan Tonrad is in command of the
227th Regiment.
Cousin of President
. Wounded in Battle
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(By International News Service.)
DENVER, COLO., April 13.—Cap
tain Woodrow Wilson Woodbridge,
27, mentioned yesterday in General
Pershing’s list of slightly ‘wounded
is a cousin of President Wilson and a
| graduate of the University of Den
ver. He was an attorney in this city
before joining the C‘olorado National
Guard in 1915 for service on the
Mexican border. He won a commis
sion as first lieutenant at Fort l.eav.
enworth,
A younger brother of Captain
Woodbridge was slightly wounded re
cently in action on ihe wesierm Lont
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¢ ASHINGTON, April 13— 5
¢ W Motion pictures of Ameri- (
2 can troops in training :1
) were shown recently in Copenha- |
%gen, advices to the State Depart- {
ment said. ¢
{ Pro-Germans in the audience |
Shitsed .them, only to be entirely |
2 4rowned out by a volume of cheer- |
$ ing from every quarter of the {
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Sammies and French Forces Re-~1
pulse Strong Blows in ‘
Brule Wood. ‘
(By International News Service.) 1
PARIS, April 13.—American and
French troops repulsed strong Germap
attacks in Brule wood, in the sector
es Apremont forest!in the night, the
French War Office announced today.
At one point, where the Germans
obtained a footing in an allied trench
| position, they were thrown out by a
connter attack.
On the Picardy battlefield (Picardy
'front) the French have recaptured
;'Haigard-en-San!errn and the ceme
dery. fromesthe - Germans. Seventy
prisoners were captured.
The artillery duel in the region of
Noyon continues. Rheims has been
set on fire by German shells.
The communique follows:
“German aftacks in Brule wood
were renewed during .the night,
American troops, acting with the
French, smashed the majority of the
attacks. At one point where the
Germans succeeded in gaining a foot
ing in an allied section they were
quickly thrown out by a counter at
tack. On the Somme battle front the
French- have recaptured Hangard
village and the cemetery. Seventy
German prisoners were captured in
the fighting at Hangard, and heavy
losses were inflicted by the French.
Artillery combats continue around
Noyon. The Germarg again bom
barded Rheims and part of the city
was set afire.” :
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Many Feeble-Minded
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Die in Asylum Blaze
~ (By International News Service.)
NGCRMAN, OKLA., April 13.—Be
tween forty and fifty persons, three of
‘thom children, are reported to have
;burnul to deatk here early today in
‘a fire which destroyed serzral build
‘im:s of the State insane azylum,
. Many others were burned and may
die. Most of those burned to death
had been removed from the buildings,
but ran back into the flames, all of
them lwii);.: feeble-minded
‘Modern Ku Klux Klan
Warns Pro-Germans
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(By International News Service.)
‘ PADUCAH, KY. April 13.—Un
li~lnnwn persons today posted signs in
every part of this city threatening
violence to versons who act or speak
against the United States.
i This modern “Ku-Klux Klan” hints
iat the extreme penalty for pro-Ger
'muns who are inclined to praise the
| Kaiser in public.
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7 Reported Killed
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‘ (By International News Service.)
PITTSBURG, April 13.-—Seven
lworkmvn were reperted Killed and
several injured by an explosion in the
'p]nn? of the Crescent Steel Company
}heru today.
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By FRANK CHARLTON, ‘
Cable Editor of the International |
News Service, |
Fighting with all their traditional |
bravery and stubbornness, the British |
troops on the northern battle frnn'.;
along the Franco-Belgian frontier are |
holding back overwhelming masses of |
German troops that continue to a.-
tack day and night. :
Inspired by the General order issued !
by Field Marshal Haig, to hold their
lines to .the last man, and by the!
knowledge ' that ¥rench reinforce- |
ments are on their way, the Britons
are contesting every inch of ground
with gallantry that has never been |
surpassed. |
Not alone were powerful Hm'm:m;l
assaults repulsed but the British :ul-;
vanced their lines last night in the |
sector of Festubert, capturing somue 1
prisoners.
Another Retreat Hinted. i
That the British have been com- |
pelled to yield slightly in the secturi
immediately north of the Lys River
was indicated by the official report of |
the Hri}ish Office today, which spoke
of fighting west of Merville, ;
(The logss of Merville to the Ger- |
mans was announced by the British |
War Office Friday.) [
In addition te the continuous strug- |
gla which is raging upon the northern
battle front, there has been another
flare-up of fighting east of Amiens,
toward which city the Germans |
launched their original drive oni
March 21. 5
Both British and French fnx'rrs!
were attacked in the Hangard sm--i
tor, between nine and ten miles due |
cast of Amiens, but the Germans were :
unable to gain any ground. I
Interest to North. |
For the time being, universal in
terest is centered in the battle to the
rorth, where the Germans are m:nkin)’:'
the utmost efforts to break Hn‘-,-ughl
to the coast
An unprecedented numbel of
troops has been thrown into the com
bat, and the Germans are .«;n'rlliwingl
‘men in unparalleled numbers in lheirl
efforts to attain their objectives. i
The dents created in the Hrnn‘u;
front north of LLaßassee ("anal are be
ginning to menace the British hold "“|l
Bethune, Baillieul, Hazebrouck :un]i
Ypres. l
The British War Office report today |
spoke of fighting east of Locon. 'l‘hxs|
town is between 2 and 3 miles due
north of Bethune and between 5 and
6 miles northwest of l.aßassee
Connter Offensive |
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Advances British|
(By International News Service.) i
LONDON, April 13.-—The British|
counter offensive in the Festubert|
sector of the great battle line :llunz‘
the Franco-Belgian frontier is L:.'lin-i
ing strength, and another advance nl'l’
the British lines was noted by ‘the;
War Office report today !
Heavy fighting has continued 411.:
Neuve Eglise and in the neighbor- |
hood of Wolverghen, where the H»-r-?
mans have been directing N[I')HK;
pressure in an effort to shake the|
thlrl of the British upon the .\lr.\s'w-hi
ridge. A number of strong attacks|
were delivered by the Germans in|
the Locon district, but broke ‘h»\\n;
under the firm resistance of the Brit- |
ish |
(Festubert is between 1! and 1 51‘
miles southwest or Armentieres, which ’
the British evacuated on ‘.\'v‘ln(wl,u\.'
and about 18 miles north of Arras.
The same sector was the scene of .'lf
British advance on Thursday, when |
the Germans were thrown out of |u.--&
sitions they had occupied.) |
East of Locon the Germans were |
able to penetrate some British posi
tions, but were quickly thrown out|
Iy counter attacks. l
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INTERNATIONAL
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG
LLONDON, April 13.—Field Marshal
Sir Douglas Haig's'speclal order, ad
dressed to “All Ranks of the British
Army in France and Flanders,” yes
terday, says: |
Three weeks ago today, the
enemy began his terrific attacks
against s on a fifty-mile front.
His objects are to separate us
from the French, to take the
channel ports and to destroy the
British army.
In spite of throwing, already,
one hundred and six divisions
into the battle and enduring the
most reckless sacrifice of human
life, he has yvet made little prog
ress toward his goals.
We ote this to the determined
fighting and self-sacerifice of our
troops. Words fail me to express
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the admiratiod which 1 feel for
the splendid resistance offered |
by all ranks of our army undér
the most trying circumstances.
Many amongst us now are
tired. To those I would say that
the French army is moving rap
idly and in great force to our
support. There is no other
course open to us but to fight it
out.
Every positicn must be held to
the last man. There must be no
retirement. With our backs to
the wall and believing in the
justice of our cause, each one of
us must fight to the end. The
safety of our homes and the free
dom of mankind depend alike
upon the conduct of each one of
us at this critical moment.
American Tanker
(By International News Service.)
AN ATLANTIC PORT, April 13.—
In the height of a driving snowstorm,
the tanker Currier, 2,869 tons, has
gone ashore, according to advices to
the Guif Refining Company, owner.
A coast guard cutter has heen dis
patched tq her aid.
The vessel carried a crew of 38
men hesides her skipper, Captain
Wahn!. Their fate is unknown.
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SITUATION UNIMPROVED:
CRISIS IN WEST AT HAND
(By International News Servide.)
WASHINGTON, April 13.—Re
turning to the Capitol after a
frank discussion with the War
Council, members of the Senate
military affairs committee this
afternoon declared they had been
unable to discover any substan
tial improvement in the satuation
at home or abroad.
While expressing no discour
agement, they openly stated the
view that a crisis was at hand on
the western front. There was no
news from General Pershing, they
stated, beyond that contained in
the press dispatches, but the in
formation of the War Council did
not lessen the gravity of the
latest development on the battle
fronts. )
Troops are being dispatched
abroad with the greatest rapidity
rossible, and another reorganiza
tion of ths War Department in
the interest of efficiency im
pends, the committee was told.
The shipping program showed
signs of slight improvement, Sen
ators said. This could not be said
of the aviation and ordnance pro
grams, they declared.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 13.—General
i'och must take the offensive at some
point on the western front within the
coming 48 hours if the situation in
extreme Northern France is®to be
saved. Military experts here today
were very certain of this. They de
clare that the latest order of Field
Marshal Haig, commanding the hard”
pressed British forces that are block
in~ the Huns’ way to the channel,
means that his situation is most se
rious,
It means that he has pressed al] of
his reserves, and these are believed
here to include the American army
sent to his aid by General Pershing,
into service. Every gun and every
man of the British forces in France
Is now being utilized to hold back the
German press. General Haig's ring
ing words, “Every position must be
held to the last man; there must b#
no retirement,” have stirred Washt
ington to its depths. There is ng one
who doubts that this will be done
But it also, is equally certain that th‘i
pressure must be lessened and th‘
United States is relying on Gennm’
Foch, the French generalissimo, to do
this
How he will act is not considered
of consequence. It must he at once.
military experts say. And“the7 are
watching the entire battle line for the
first indication of the French advance
which will carry the battle directly
to the German hordes
Huns Use 106 Divisions.
Hindenburg has thrown 106 g@ivis
ions into the fray, according to:Gen
eral Haig's advices to his army. En
terte and American experts here, fa
miliar with the situation, believe he
has not less than 50 more that can be
called on, although it is not known
here just how available they arf to
the present battle line. THat- they
will be brought up unless Foch acts
rromptly is certain, as there is now
no doubt left anywhere in Washing
ton that the German plan is to crush
the British army at all costs and win
the way to the coast if possible.
The last lingering doubt of this was
dissipated when the word came
through Swiss and Danish sources
that there Is increasing activity in
the German naval bases, especially at
Kiel and about eligoland. The Ger
man fleet is simply a division of the
German army. It has been held like
other reserves tor the moment when
the high commander believes *l®
could be utilized to the greaiest em=