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Show I WHY GERMAN NAVY IS HELD BACK. Why has the German navy failed to make an attack on the British blockading block-ading fleet? That question has been nnswered by the Army and Navy Journal which says a naval defeat for the Germans, which may reasonably reason-ably be expected by even the most patriotic German, would have a most demoralizing effect upon the people of the Fatherland and the armies The people have always looked to the army as their main reliance If that cannot succeed they are lost Not even a naval victory would avail them with the French smashing their way to Berlin on one side and the Russians Rus-sians pouring In upon the German capital from the other A naval victory vic-tory would do Germany little good at present unless her land arras succeed If the should be able to conquer the allies in France and beat back the Russians, then a naval victory might mean the invasion of England. Even if she had no ultimate intention of invading in-vading England, after winning cm land, Germany would be in a position to awaken the possibility of the success suc-cess of such an Invasion, and the bare possibility of such success with the armies of the allies smashed, would be a potrnt factor in affecting the British attitude toward the terms of any treats concluding the war. A land victor now, followed by peace, would leave her with a navy second I only to that of Great Britain, hut if j her navy were destroyed before her I land victories she would be without a navy at the conclusion even of n peace that might bring her additional territory. oo DIFFERENCE IN RANGE OF GUNS. Germany's naval victory off the Chilean coast last Sunday, should be a source of much encouragement to the Germans While there were five German ships to only three British, the difference in tonnage was not great and the British had one armored ar-mored cruiser much larger In tonnage and guns than the bcharnhorst or Gneisenau. The Good Hope. Rear Admiral Crad-oi Crad-oi k s flagship, was of 14,100 tons displacement and carried two 9 2-inrh guns The German story of the fight says the Germans guns opened fire at 9,000 meters, which is over 6 1-2 miles, and the British were not able to reply until thev had reached a range of 6,000 meters With the-' 9.2-inch guns, the Good Hope should have had an advantage In the range of its fire If this is a fair test of the relative merit of the guns on German and British Brit-ish ships, the Germans may yet spring a big naval surprise |