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Show uo MORE RAIDING CRUISERS MAY HAVE ESCAPED London. Iec 17 Colonel Replng-I on the London Times' military ex- . pert, writes that while a probable explanation ex-planation of the German naval raid is pure ill temper and a spirit of unreasoning un-reasoning destructivcness other explanations ex-planations are open to discussion. The attack, be says, may bo a felu destined to be followed by more serious seri-ous measures against thee islands or perhaps cover the departure from the North sea of a fresh batch of raiding cruisers to emulate the Emden. lie says- "Some think Hartlepool, following Yarmouth, implies an invasion recon-nolssance recon-nolssance This is a plausible expla-1 nation but we are satisfied about our -; home defense An unbeaten and greatly superior fleet, backed by l.-j 200,0)0 men in the country, must have j a fairly strong pulse. "None of these perile operations' will cause us to alter our arrange-1 ments In hair's breadth The best -answer of EnglaDd to this act of ordinary savagery is to dispatch fresh divisions to France and onlistmont Of another 100,000 men for new "The authorities ra;y perhaps feel disposed to mount twelve-jnCh gum; on the eastern coast defense, as we have frequently recommended." |