Second Edition On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8, 8 September 1915, Page 6

Second Edition On the Sea

ARMAGEDDON. IRRESISTIBLE CONCENTRATED POWER OF THE BRITISH. AN IMPRESSIVE SPECTACLE. United Press Association. (Received 1.30 ?••«•) Mr Palmer concludes: Wailo we were in harbour, the whole Meet was ordered to proceed to sea. t hater a 1! aboard a destroyer as watch an unprecedented procession oh naval power make its exii, h’-» b\ graceful light cruisers, and ilotdhis oij destroyers. “Aren’t German submai-, ines waiting outside,” w e asked. An officer replied, “No doubt two 01 three are always there, hut the destroyers know hoW to keep them oil. Twenty dreadnoughts passed out ol the harbour with clockwork regularity. More dreadnoughts emerged tmm clouds of smoke before the King ltdward: VII and the other dreadnoughts had their turn, as we had had ours. The last glimpse as we rounded the headland to the landing place was that seemingly endless column of ships which blocked the way to German ambition. Imagination would he feeble at the thought of how immense would he Armageddon, should the German Fleet ever give battle. 1 his picture j of war and preparedness was most pregnant in its suggestion of irresistible concentrated power and a most impressive spectacle.