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Show THE FINAL TEST. That Vf German naval operations in the war zone are at Jea.rt partly effective ef-fective demonstrated by the torpedoing torpe-doing of a French Lteamer and ao or-dr or-dr of the "English admiralty suspending suspend-ing all traffic bet ween TJngla od and thp continent until further notice. ft j is probable that, Grrat Britain's ?,ca outlets to the Tic?t are M.ill open and fhar, traffir; between America nnd llnt'-?and llnt'-?and has not been iut'-rrnpted. The KnghOi ravy is confronted i v a gig-intic and d; ug- tum-, t n si . 1 mi t, meet an--l t'oi! the undT-ivi-itT attaki whiie daring the perils of the mine, "-trewn war Ah':, and at ihe same time it must protect the iiu-rfhant ship from this pido of the v.ater. The t;i.sl: h fiomevrhat ligfitenrrl by the entire Mop- ' pgc of trnflie. between England And the continent. T'nb, however, if, a temporary tem-porary preer-utjon. The admiralty Jmm that Ormnn Mibmarinea vill be particularly a-tire within the n'xt. f.-tv diya nnd that the Mispen?iori of trnffio for ft vhort, time in j not per ions) v in-t in-t erf erfj i t h 1 Ingln nd ';, it onoini'. we-fare we-fare or even with her rrnjii.ary t ra n.'-port . It i a .o!if-v of v.aitin to :-... i,;tr the Oevrnan ean o. It, due- no that. Kngbind j.. -n driven from the ? 'a included within the v.ar .one. On the .-ontrar; , the rh;in-i: arc; flint th-J th-J English wa r. h a re ,nili.. m,i:t- roi.-i and more aeti e than ever within th" t h reat cn cd a re;(. The-,- a re look i ih- j (,r the Germ a n .u bniar: ik-h in the hope of being able to - trov a v i r T f i i ij t. num. ber of tliern to reader 1 he German v.ar One pjfjf, t'lGJe. f i:: d'njbl fuj v h.t I !i.-r I he - h n i ;t rjne jnena ff i - ;j ., da n ;otoh i- a . I );r menacf: from tii j riff. The ( ',, rmu u - ,:ivr y n notice fhat. fhf' expert t "tn-. nilTi ;n the, operi fhannW and before all the r;pglib porti. ff th- v "u.-eeed iN f(r. rntfiri )-' p i ! i i,e r,pcfa';nn; of 1 V- English fleet, thoy will have rendered all the, waters about the coasts of England Eng-land unsafe and will have gone far to accomplish their object of isolating Fug-land Fug-land from the traffic of the world. The English navy cannot remain inactive when confronted by such a threat. Its cruisers, destroyers, torpedo boats and submarines must be constantly on the alert to destroy or drive off German mine-laying vessels. Even this de fe naive, warfare is not likely to be sufficient. The English may find it necessary to attempt, some major naval operation against the German coasts, or at least to send their submarines into in-to German waters for the purpose of blocking al traffic, whether of merchant mer-chant vessels or warships. It is a crucial moment for Europe and for the world. Complete success of the German blockade by means of submarines subma-rines and mines would mean the isolation isola-tion of England and the destruction of her sea power. It is needless to say that such an outcome would vitally change the course of history. |