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GERMANY IN THE BALTIC. ["MORNING FOST" NAVAL CORRESPONDENT]
From the scanty information available
it seems probable that Germany, is still (July 22), endeavouring to take Riga from the scal That important conimercial port lies at the southern base of the Gulf of Riga, about 350 miles, or some 20 hours steaming, from Kiel. From Riga railways run to Cronstadt, the ports of Windau and Libau, further south to Memel and Konigsberg, and eastwards into Russia. Riga is also the efflusut of the Dwina River. The Gulf of Riga has two entrances from the Baltic, a strait running on the north and south respec tively of the Island of Osel. If Riga fall to the Germans, these straits could be secured by mines and other devices, and
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MEN OF LETTERS. What your really want," he said, an A.D.M.S.".
I am thinking of getting somebody to ask the UB.F.A (What? Oh, the Under "Scoretary for Foreign Affairs) a question
before lunch, but perhaps with two lumps “We'l," said I, "I don't us a rule of ice and plenty of soda.
He chuckled, grew pink, as the sub- alteras often do, and punished his new yellow, leggings with his little cane.
"Funny 29, aren't you?" he said: "Why?" I said; "you meant a drink, didn't you?".
"Didn't I speak English!" was his rude remark.
"An A:D.M.S.," I said, " is an Asaist- ant Director of Medical Services." "O-oh!"
And all I could find in reply was
about this in Parliament, because France
and ought to ask an M.P. if he doesn't ought to know who D.A.A.G., G.II.Q., is being our Ally, overy French postman
know. I had to.
There was a little matter of a gun, the other day, which was referred. I was told, to the M.G.O. That puzzled me a good deal till I had a piece of luck. I find that it saves time, nowadays, when fa the tips of the pages in the Army List, in formation becomes puzzling, to shake up
u has. The Master General of the Ordnance came out at the third try.
I was awfully glad that the gun matter was to be submitted to him, becase if tho D.A.A.0.8. had got it, I might have
new wall papers for the drawing-room, instead of the Deputy Assistant Direct-r of the Ordnance Services,
don't they? When I heard that a friend The regiments sometimes bother one, too, of mine had joined the P.P.C.LI, I got a nasty jar. There was something horribly significant about, those first three letters,
something of a teaser, ton, but you can and I don't know that the fourth or didn't make it worse. The R.T.R.S.A. ¡s always call it the 11th 8.B.R.I.R., if you
AND ANOTHER PUZZLE.
I had hers in the position, uncomfort. the port could be utilised as a base for ube for a cívilian in war time, of wanting thought that he was something to do with submarines nad torpedo craft, Operat. ing from Riga, German submarines could in khaki, who had lauded me over to a to know something. I had spoken to a man virtually blockade the entrance to the sergeant. The sergeant had nodded at a Gulf of Finland, at extremity lics Cronstadt, the headquarters pened to know the young officer slightly, young afficer, and had said "im." I hap of the Russian Flect." Mincs can removed, but it remains the fact that no
had explained what I wanted, and when absolute protection against the submarine he suggested an A.D.M.8. my belief that has yet been devised. The possession of he intended hospitality was quite exeus Higa would give Germany another payal able, base and port of landing in rear of the Russian Army of the Baltic provinces.school together, and he really needn't have
The boy's father and I had been There seems no doubt that transporte. bitten my head off, though my clothes have been several times observed off the were civilian. He need to call me "siri Island of Gothland, between which and last year, too. the mainland, where Winden and Libr "Wolf," I said, take me to the A.D are situated some sixty miles apart, thers thin-gummy." is a breadth about ninety miles of sea, Whether troops have actually been landed that you can only ser un A:D.M.S. at cer He only laughed at that, It appears on the Russian coast has not been tain hours on certain days, and that even announced. Germany has at least twie
then he's usually out at lunch. So my sent a powerful squadron towards Riga.
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the attempt upon Riga, ne in other cases, all depends upon how much Germany chooses to risk upon the enterprise. is ther worth while to sacrifice so many It ships in order to gain a certain objective, or it is rot. Is the German newspapers it is stated that another division of the Fleet is to sail to the Gulf of Rig
We have since learnt with what disas troas salt-EN HL.D.PA
many to
ADVANCED HARES.
A D.D.R.T. "I think I knew where they are now," he said. The B.D.R.T, was here the would "" other day, and if he doesn't know, who
as I could (these young man are really very Whe indeed?" said 1, as knowingly difficult to talk to)" ander-who is the D.D.R.T. when he's at home?".
My young friend chuckled. Ile never is nt home," he said. "That's his job," and he turned on his heel and left me.
gamo
So there was not the slightest excuse on my last visit to London for this anger of a station-master on the Underground, because I addressed him as B.S.O. Every soldier will tell you that R.S.O. incans Railway Station Office, and if he wasn't that what was hol
find.
The Germans are right then, after all, I man newspapers had stated that in sheer I laughed when I saw that the Ger. despair England was putting women into the firing line. I couldn't really believe the truth of this statement, until I received at letter from Mrs. Pankhurst the heading of which informed me that she had enlisted in the Wilts and Sussex Patrol unit.
Here wo another puzzle. I was born with a thirst for information which has At last, I think that's what she must never been completely quenched, and have done, bcause she didn't sign her letter which I hope never will be completely O.C. or captain or anything of that sort, quenched. And the curtness of my And if W.B.P.U. does not moan Wiets and youthful friend left me determined Sussex Patrol Unit, what on earth does clear up the mystery or die,
it mean-John N. Raphael in the Even-
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ferget how many hours' work I put in,
I went home and consulted books. solving the mystery, or how many times-I had to soak the towel round my head.
turo down. He was the Deputy Director Eventually I tracked the elusive orea- of Railway Transport, and, of course, he ought to know, as my young friend had
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Assuming that Riga is taken either by land or sea, we have to inquire what effect its possession by Germany will exert upon the naval situation in the Baltic. The occupation of naval bases in the vicinity of the enemy's ports is no doubt au advantage in respect of time and dis talice. In other words, one belligerent brings his engines of war closer to the Who was this mysterious creature whing Standard. other belligerent, thereby gaining time in ought to know and who was never at home any operation he may undertake. element of time is important in relation to find out,
The because it was his job?. I was determined to the position of the opposing fleet, who capacity for interference with any given operation depends upon his ability to arrive at a certain place at a certain moment, A rough illustration of the matter is afforded by the desire of Ger; of Norther the porte of Belgium and France, It is obvious that the possession of these would be an advantage in attacking England; whereas said. if (say) China was the objective they tance, and therefore in time, would be great deal from the military love of brevity. inconsiderable. It is part of Goma Everybody nowadays must, in the natural naval strategy to keep ships within reach course of things, since the war stopped be- of a port in which they may quickly finding a surprise and became an institution, refuge in case of need. Blue water has come into contact with a good many sol no charms for Germany. But to draw diers, and soldiers' love of abbreviation Bear to the enemy is not the same thing has become a thorn in the civilian flesh. As to defeat the enemy. In this respect the German naval strategy in the Baltic has a parallel in the German military strategy on land. The German Army is quite close to the Russian Army, but the Russian Army remains undefeated. Ger- By might base powerful squadron on Riga, but the Russia Baltic Fleet would not thereby be destroyed. Latil
It you do, you begin by disentangling the the Russian Baltic Ficet chose to put to man's own initials from his job, and wher sen the German squadron could do no
you have done that, you either guess, thing except stop Russian seaborne trade, divide by three, and take away the aum- And the German ships would be-and, ber you first thought of, which was the indeed, are perpetually menuced by Royal College of Surgeons, or give it up. hostile anbmarines-Germany-has already There doesn't-wiem to be any very def to lost the battleship Pommern to Comrala to guide you. (If you feel frivolous mander Max K. Horton, whose name was you may label O'Hanlan Onorary Job a last divulged by the Parliamentary Master for the Royal College of Surgeons). Secretary to the Admiralty yesterday. But taking a pot shot at the probabilities, What objection there was to making and working it out to thrise places of deci known in this country what was published mals, you are likely to arrive at the con in Russia, the nationality of the sub-clusion, we will say, that the lettore M.B marine as I the name of her commanding describe the man's work. Let M.B. e officer, has not been explained, The ons side of the triangle, is O'Hanlan Pommern dated from 1907, was of 13,040 maker of boots or of boilers, a musician tons displacement, cost a million and from Birmingham, or on the Medicai
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You will find this sort of thing: " O'Han Look up somebody in the Army List. law, O.J.O.B.M.B.F.R.C.S. (on prob.);" Well, now, that, of course, is perfectly charming unless you really want to know something about O'Hanlan.
Board?
quarter storing and carried four 11-inch and fourteen 67 inch guns, with a nominal speed of 19 knots and a comple-somewhere, that is, within the military Or you want to go somewhere yourself-- ment of 736-2 valuable ship.
zone or you want to get leave to do some thing of military import, such as give a GERMANY AND WELSH COAL,special messenger an armlet which dis. tinguishes him from other special messen. A correspondent writes to The Times:gers. In the innocence of your mind you In 1908, in Germany, at a luncheon Fail to realise the importance of your need, party, given by one of the princes of eoni- and knowing that an officer of your meres in honour of one of the younger mem-acquaintance holds authority of sorts, you bers of the German Imperial Houso, I was ask him how you are to get the wished for seated next an ex-secretary of the German permission, Embassy in London. In a friendly ex- My doar man, I'm busy," he says change of views on England's and Ger(friends in authority invariably are busy), many's foreign policy, he made this-re-you had better apply to the D.A.A.G, markable reflection: Oh! you English, GHQ. That's what I should do," are you not fools-pardon me, amiable
A MILITARY ENIGMA. fools! quite to cripple yourselves with Advice like that naturally leaves you taxation in order to biuld Dreadnoughts gasping; a
little and super-Dreadnoughts, when in 24 hours taught you in the course of the last ten war experience has you could finish our cavy by stopping the mortos that G.H.Q. are not mysterious coul supply from South Wales 7 You letters referring to the elevation of a NGOL SAN PO You let us have unlimited coal, the best Headquarters.
have leased us some of your best coalfields. bridge, but quite frequently mean General (Chinese Daily Press),
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Saturday and Sunday, September 4th and 5th. No patrol duties will be performed on these dates, periding the settling of system of patrol work by the Reserve to come into And, most gracious act of all, one of your It looks at first sight as if a North Coun-force on Monday, September 8th. Ministers, a coming man, has made his one tryman were trying to explain that there great mistake, "in our behalf," He has was a dog at Headquarters who might put at the Contral Police Station at 6 pm. on All ranks will parade under the D. S. P. bligingly taken off the export tax on you in the way. I puzzled over the prol Friday, Sept. 3rd. Parade in mufti, with coal which we Germans paid, and Eng. Im all day, but met an M.P. (ao, not a rifles. land loses--How many millions a year for Member of Parliament, but & military this mistake? And your householders pay policeman) in a Paris music-hall that
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GMQ somewhere in pons which Joseph Garibaldi valued very I got it back in highly. From Garibaldi the swords passed own British Navy and the strike in South, the course of time, marked "Inconnu" by to Crispi,and then to the State, which de Wales just now?
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