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LONDON, Feb. 10.—(By Mail)—
Sir John Jellicoe, first sea lord of the
admiralty, made a striking speech in
London last night, in which he dealt
at considerable length with the con
ditions of modern naval fighting and
showed with clearness exactly what
the navy is doing.
There are great differences, Sir
John Jellicoe said, between the condi
tions of today and 100 years ago. These
lie in the greater speed of ships, in
the longer range of guns, in the men
ace of the torpedo as fired from ships,
destroyers and submarines, and the'
menace of mines, the use of aircraft
as scouts and of wireless telegraphy.
In the Napoleonic era the ships open
ed fire with guns at ranges of about
800 yards; the ships of today open fire
at 22,000 yards (or about 11 nautical
miles) range, and gunfire begins to
be very effective at 18,000 yards.
The torpedo as fired from surface ves
sels is effective certainly up to 10,000
yards range, and this requires that j
a ship shall keep beyond this distance j
to fight her guns.
As the conditions of visibility—in
the North Sea particularly—are fre
quently such as to make fighting diffi
cult beyond a range of 10,000 yards,
and as modern fleets are invariably
accompanied by very large numbers
of destroyers,'whose main duty is to
attack with the torpedo the heavy j
ships of the enemy, it will be recog- \
nized how great becomes the respon-!
sibility of the admiral in command of
a fleet, particularly under the condi
tions of low visibility to which I have
referred. As soon as destroyers tum
ble upon a fleet within torpedo range
the situation becomes critical for the
heavy ships.
The submarine is another factor |
which has changed the situation, as
this class of vessel, combined with
the use of mines, entirely prevents
the close blockade resorted to inI
former days. In addition these two i
weapons add greatly to the anxieties [
of those in command. It is one thing j
fight an enemy that you can see; it is !
a different matter to deal with a hid
den foe. Thus modern conditions add
immensely in this respect to the re
sponsibility of those commanding
fleets. In our day submarines and
mines compel the watching force to
take up their station further and fur
ther away.
In spite of this, and in spite of the
German boast as to the occasions on
which the German fleet has searched
the North sea for the British fleet,
our enemies have only on one occasion |
venured sufficiently far With their j
main fleet to give us opportunity to
engage them.
Sir John then drew attention to the
world-wide nature of the war in rela
tion to the British navy. It is not I
perhaps always realized, he said, how •.
far-reaching are our naval activities, >
and how great, therefore, is the call 1
on our naval resources. It may be in- j
teresting to state that the approxi
mate number of vessels of all classes
which comprise the British navy of to
day is nearly 4,0000. This includes,
battleships, battle-cruisers, light
cruisers, destroyers, submarine boats,
mine-sweepers, patrols and many oth
er miscellaneous craft, all of which
are necessary for the effective conduct;
of a war of today- Our aetivit:es j
range from the White flea, where we i
are doing our best to assist our gal- i
lant Russian allies, past rbe north and ]
south Atlantic, where cruiser squad- I
rons are at work, on to the far Pacific,
where we are wo -king in co-operation |
with our Japanese allies. On the west J
coast of Africa the navy took no in
considerable share in the fighting in
Cameroons.
In the Mediterranean the navy took
a hand in the Dardanelles campaign,
assisted by our gallant French allies,
and is now working with both the
French and Italian navies in the Bal
kan campaign and in the Adriatic. On
the east coast of Africa the naval
forces, including our lyver gunboats,
monitors, and aircraft, have rendered
great service to our kinsmen from
the Union of South Africa. In the
Persian Gulf and up the Tigris river
numerous river gunboats and other
vessels are assisting our army in the
Mesopotamia campaign. Our East
Indian squadron, which is working
from Port Said through the canal and
Red 9ea, is helping the army of Egypt
and safeguarding communication with
India, and thence to far eastern wat
ers.
I might draw attention to the ardu
ous and continuous work of the cruis
er squadron in home waters, which is
mainly engaged in preventing sup
plies from reaching our enemies.
Ships are intercepted and boarded in
great numbers under every condition
of weather, and some idea of the work
may be gathered from the fact that
an average of some 80 ships of all
kinds are intercepted and examined
weekly on the high seas by the vessels
of this squadron.
The task of keeping the large num
ber of ships working in all parts of
the world, of supplying them with fu
el, munitions, etc., can only be recog
nized by those in possession of all
the facts. The work, too, involves a
great effort on the part of the Mer
cantile marine. It is impossible to
measure fully the debt which the
country owes to our mercantile ma
rine.
Ia the old days it used to be said
that there was jealousy between the
mercantile marine and the Royal Na
vy, but whatever may have been the
case then, there is no room now in
the navy for anything but the most
sincere admiration and respect for the
officers and men of the mercantile
marine. I think I know sufficient of
those officers and men to believe that
the feeling is reciprocated. Those of
us who have been closely associated
with the officers and men who man
our armed merchant vessels and pa
trol craft have realized from the first
day of the war how magnificent were
their services, how courageous their
conduct, and how unflinching their de
votion to duty under the most danger
ous conditions. The value of the serv
ices of the officers and men of the
mercantile marine goes also far be
yong their work in armed vessels.
When one thinks of the innumerable
cases of unarmed ships being sunk by
torpedo or gun fire far from land, in
a heavy sea, with the ship’s company
dependent upon boats alone for their
safety, one is lost in admiration of the
heroism of those who not only endure
dangers and hardships without com
plaint but are ever ready to take the
risks again and again in repeated voy
ages in other ships.
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marine.menace to the merchant serv
ice, Sir John said: It is far greater
now than at any period of the war,
and it requires ail our energy to com
bat it. It must and will be dealt
with; of that I am confident. But we
have to make good our inevitable los
ses, and in order to do this we are
dependent upon the shipbuilding in
dustry of this country- The munitions
organization has done a great work
for the .output of munitions; it now
remains for the shipbuilders and ma
rine engineers to rival that work.
Discussing the feeling of the offi
cers and men of the fleet, Sir John
said his remark that conditions af
fecting naval warfare differed today
from those of a hundred years ago ap
plied almost exclusively to material,
and was due to advances in applied
science, which had brought vast prog
ress, almost revolutionary change, to
the navy as to other departments of
activity. “There has, however,” he
added, “been little change in our men,
except in the development of higher
principles and in fuller recognition of
individual responsibility in the na
tional cause. The spirit of our fore
fathers lives on in all its vigor and
devotion to king and country in the
officers and men of today; with this
added, that there is a higher standard
of personal worth, of mental alert
ness, and of moral rectitude. No one
could ask for a finer personnel than
we have in the navy. Education has
enabled every man to arrive at a just
appreciation of the justice of our
cause, and to conduct himself as be
comes a man, fighting for the freedom
of the smaller nations and for the lib
eration of humanity from the threat
ened thraldom of military slavery.”
AT THE EMPRESS.
Talented Metropolitan Opera House
Star in Unusual Role.
When the Paramount Picture com
pany secured Fritzi Scheff to appear
in motion pictures, theatricals mar
velled and the company rejoiced be
cause a mighty distinguished person
age in the grand and light opera
world had added dignity to the motion
picture enterprise.
Madame Fritzi Scheff is a Viennese
by birth, the daughter of Mme. Hor
tense Scheff Yager, prima donna at
the Imperial opera house, Vienna, and
of Dr. Yager, a prominent Vienna
physician. From her mother she re
ceived her early musical training, and
made her debut in Frankfort as Juliet.
She sang in all the cities of Europe in
grand opera and came to the United
States in 1900, appearing in “F’idelio,”
“La Boheme,” and “I Pagliacci,” in
the Metropolitan Grand Opera House,
New York. The great Paderewski
nicknamed her “the little deviling of
grand opera.”
As a light opera star, Fritzi Scheff
had but few equals. Her most bril
liant successes were scored in Victor
Herbert’s comic operas, “Babette” and
“Mile. Modiste," composed for Mad
ame Fritzi Scheff, in 1904-1905.
Possessed of a charming personality
anti dignified stage bearing, Fritzi
Scheff has won thousands of sincere
admirers throughout Europe and
America, and today is winning addi
tional well-merited laurels in motion
pictures. This talented artist is to ap
pear in motion pictures at the Em
press theatre this Thursday and Fri
day, March 1 and 2, in a problem play
entiled “Pretty Mrs. Smith.” The Mo
tion Picture company tells us that she
solves the problem as the story un
folds. But, you should “see for your
self how she does it.”
“Canimated Nooz,” as an added at
traction is sure to please. 530
War News
Rumors and facts at Peterson’s. 444
Found—The best meals in Anchor
age at Cameron’s Cafe. 354
Phone 43-Y for car. day or night.
Wood and coal a specialty. Universal
Taxi and Transfer. 126
Fred Carlquist, who is a graduate
optician from San Francisco, is per
manently established with George Os
born, the C. St. Jeweler, and will ex
amine eyes free. 260
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VOICE FROM THE PAST
TELLS OF KLONDIKE GLORIES
(Iditarod Pioneer)
A relic of the past which will re- j
call memories of the thrilling days of |
the Klondike boom is in the posses- j
sion of Jerry Ford of this city, who
was an early stampeder to the great
northern gold camp. It is a copy of
the Devil’s Lake, N. D., Free Press
of September 16, 1907, and contains
a letter from Mr. Ford to a friend in
which he gives him impressions of
the famous camp. It will be read
with interest by all old-timers, and is
as follows:
“In accordance with a promise I
made about letting you know the true
state of affairs as they exist in this
part of the world, I now take the
pleasure of writing to you. Well,
Mack, this is the greatest gold min
ing country in the world, without ex
ception. It beats all records. There
are hundreds of mines here where you
can wash out eight or nine hundred
dollars in gold from a pan of dirt—a
gold pan holds about one and one-h^lf
gallons of water, so you can imagine
how rich the dirt is when a man can
make $50 a day at 10 cents of pay
dirt to a pan. You must dig to bed
rick—about 12 feet—but strike paying \
dirt at six feet. The ground is frozen
the year around, but for three months
it thaws to a depth of a foot or two,
then you must burn wood to draw
the frost out. Mining is very expen
sive and wages high. Miners are hard
to get at $20 per day. Provisions are
also very high, flour often selling at
$100 per sack, while potatoes sell at
$60 per bushel. Hough lumber boards
are worth $200 per thousand, and hay
sells at $200 per ton. Beefsteak is
worth $1 per pound, and none to get
at that price. Oranges and apples are
selling at $1 each. Two big compa
nies do all the business here and in
the northwest territory. They won’t
ship a pound of merchandise to an in
dividual under any circumstances or
for any price, so you can see what a
monopoly they have. Neither can you
ship a pound of stuff out of here un
less it is sold to them. They have
the biggest monopoly on earth, and
know how to use it; but taking every
thing into consideration, it is the
greatest country in the world today.
Gold is used in exchange for every
thing and you never see any curren
cy. There were four million dollars
in gold shipped out of here this sum
mer, against less than $100,000 last
summer. Next year we expect to
turn out over $10,000,000. This dis
trict is in the disputed territory, 160
miles from Circle City, and the Ca- '
nadian Government has established a
custom house here and collects duty
on all goods shipped from the states.
There are 40 mounted police stationed
along the posts. All other mining
camps are deserted. This is the great
est excitement you ever saw and new
strikes are being made every day.
Some came from the whaling and
sealing grounds, walking all the way
from 500 to 1,000 miles. People have
started to dig here without a cent and
in two weeks find dirt that promises
$2,000,000 or more. ■ It is impossible
to state at present how long the
mines will last, but old miners from*
Cailfornia, South Africa and Australia
think that they are good for 20
years. What new discoveries will
bring forth is, of course, mere con
jecture, but they may extend the time
to 50 or even 100 years. Be this as It
may, these mines are certainly a won
der, and the outside world will hardly
believe it. About the best way to
get to this country is to come to Dyea
and then over the Chilkat pass. You
might come in by steamers by St.
Michael at the mouth of the Yukon,
but the charge is $200, and only 50
pounds of baggage. The other way
you take a steamer from Seattle to
Juneau, from there another boat to
Dyea, 100 miles, and then your trou
ble begins. You must pack your stuff
over 25 miles of glaciers and snow
capped mountains (5,000 feet above
the sea level to the headwaters of the
Yukon, then build or buy a boat and
go a thousand miles through rivers,
lakes and canyons until you strike
your destination—if you ever do.
Many poor fellows have started and
never gotten here, while others have
came down the Yukon starving, hav
ing lost their all on one of the rivers
or lakes. Many lose their lives in the
treacherous canyons. Taking every
thing into consideration, as the old
Yukoners say, it is a hard proposition,
and one which is taken with many
risks. Does it pay?”
The latter is dated at “Dawson City,
on the Yukon, Alaska.”
Trial—It was only a trial but I’m
still eating at Cameron’s Cafe. 354
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no more money to waste? Why not open an ac
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lor a year means $52 to the good for you—and
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ment. Try it for a few months, you will be sur
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