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Show liliiT pie i f FEINTj j Mfn m Washington & Dejcent of Germins JJea British Coast Was for Moral Effect. ARY VALUE OUT OF QUESTION ikr of Ships Employed jfM for Invasion; Ex-Jert Ex-Jert Hopes Raids Will I Continue. LrT U W atajtoo as ariuj , U 1,0:11 Wim'n, i, (5s (rf the ea coast ef flnH trucks en Bntuh coast . ,oaplS erra la 1 ai'1 L toi-tiU-eJ-cf descent f the tv tho EsjrHsa ecajt, irusion ano2 naval .a u 1 taebeianv Mi jovtramsat offteiaU mad bo altoaaeit, ta bombardment was a taijrfasioml, as well as flC, eaarters, as aU the naval 53 liroid kave keen, with partie , aSniin to ajpoUetital situa arnwita Aaerieaa defenses might irirel j far Moral Effect rjiBesJs f opinion amoxs na aJ , ns tilt tin raid dt tha Gnnan jo tu for moral effect aad a J : m i gear-al tnvasion of En-i En-i Ji Zejriiai aad German subma aiBiKja tae vulnerabiht-v ot a. Bnia t lach attacks to ateat ccphamed bT rt. On tho a Sai experts thoogat any ana-Li ana-Li rxxiii ea the EagHsa coast rj tenure rnaay mere ekte than p ajiged todav aad by the time ;tffi was made to land an ex Lssarr force the Enghib. fleet Lite brought isto action The if f awet naval experts was nun -iti a tie foUofficg opinion from & ireraaa naTal officer and oca is reposed there were oaty four aa tmxn and ther bombarded r tans ea the east coast of Eng tlviiia t range of about fiftv a. Sc so one ef these) towns izj urtlig wiich is of militarv j to tio Eauh, the thing can tsaslered from aU facts as a raid a ai mple, for the moral effect te pwhted on England. n aiEtxrj Time can be attached i tut, m so far as invasion s usaei Tie lumber of ships em odd be useless for invasion mlea there were troop ships a iff fcea, and it is hardly eonceiv tiat Gersuy would mue sueh a i wr&oot larger and stronger ves i t protect tie troop ships While s oa be considered only as a raid, if it sisy be the rathering of -lr-M attending the German t take advantage of any eon of British forces sent to "tit tit cnnsers. "Ms tie Germans are readv to ! Eij'aad tier win do it after a we aral action in which major ves-Jbia ves-Jbia part o other militarr move-st move-st eraeaTable which will atta n cits. feons Opinion. TMitative Richmond Peaxeoo Ilob-"jLiaiiia. Ilob-"jLiaiiia. one of the naral experts LiMo. expressed the opinion that i ack on the northeast coa t Zua was la the natnre of a 2ae attack by German naval i ,"; agtlsh coast develops fu tT, apPai' to be In th nature iSL."' HobBon Mid. "Evident ui wU V" 4h ""oral erle to be yIi?L.7?rBM,on CTeatd In the SOle British public by the attack, 'CSw!I.orpOB drawln? away ' wffita l'de from Its pres- SS.y to ofnctal quar 4 oS5.tt19 at coast of En ' raJj'iii': rf'-'tectlon which the taj, V,tS'bab ' 15 vulnerable at taVA11 N estimate could (W.L"10 "rength of the tSre S2f v ?S aD" assurance hUdn defences n th"9 w . From what teht?JT,faT oowever offl ials Cjiojhe opinion that th coast rtlflcatfon and ha trles wre of se ondarr Importance In the Fnrt t " heme of coast line protection to th dr ad noughts c raisers and dest t s anQ snbrnaiines moving: about in e waters of tha North sea. |