LATE WAR NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 101, 31 December 1914, Page 2

LATE WAR NEWS

• HOW ENGLAND WILL BE IN VAC ED. TRIPLE MJNE WELD. j SUBMARINES, BIG GUNS—AND ZEPPELINS. The German plana fcr the inxasion of England stand revealed. They ai.e .disclosed in a lengthy statement in I 'the Saxc State Gazette by General ; Baron von Ardenne, who in 101 '?• was in the General-Acjulancy of rhe War (Office in Berlin. ■ The journal named has jus* reached Bergen., and is quoted uy the Mail !conespendent there. I In the ecufso cf time (siva General I von Ardenne with raucii cnni.den.co) j'we shall bo in possession cf Calais, | probably also of Dieppe and Havre, At Calais the Channel narrow? down |to width of 35.40 kilometres (22.20 .miles). Even if Ave cannot shoot from iho French coast to the English, a safety 'izone can be made for lerm?a ships I which will cover more than half the. navigable water. ZEPPELIN BASES. ■ | In the French harbours bases can ibe. had for torpedo-heats pari submarines, cruisers, scents, and--last | but not lon si—bases for mr Zeppelins. ! These bases en the French eca-'t ran , be' made absolutely impregnable from the sea by double or triple rows of I mines, especially anchored mines. To anchor mines in these waters is comparatively easy. If this triple mine field be laid from the French to the English coast, then ' the great harbours to the west (Portsmouth, Plymouth, etc.) would he cut off from the North Sea. The connection round Scotland would be difficult. Our own ships could pass by a channel known only to our own pilots. Besides the mines, our torpedo and submarine division would come Into action. The submarines will play r 'big role in the mine-laying. GUERILLA WAR. When once these mines are laid i forts, with the heaviest artillery and J airship sheds, will be built. A guerilla (war with submarines, supported by air j cruisers, will cause cur enemy much anxiety. I In the French harbours which lie opposite Great Britain, our fleet cf I commerce destroyers would also find a base. This seems to be more easily carried because of England's r:3 ' peated breaches cf international law. j That this will be no joke for the ' British Isles can easily be seen, and the fact that England is, so far as It* ! food is concerned, dependent chiefly ] on foreign countries. Any disturbance in it s supplies would be badly felt. In spite of ah England's mine-lay-ing, in spite of her great fleet, she is . always afraid of a German force land- , ing in Iho United Kingdom. When the ! French north coast is in our hands si; li an invasion—which is now con- j rL. Jived' a 'foolish [romance —will he i easily possible, especially when Eng- , land Continues to send troops away j from the island. j