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Show LONDON'S DEFENDER When Sir Percy Scott was appointed appoint-ed to the command of the gun defenses de-fenses of London everyone acknowledged acknowl-edged tv.at he was up against a hard proposition the guarding of the metropolis me-tropolis against the raids of the immense im-mense German Zt-ppelins. But nearly everyone over there had such confidence confi-dence In Sir Percy that the success of tho October raid of the kaiser's airships was really a great surprise. The citizens of London held indignation indigna-tion meetings, and the press asked fondly what he intended to do and why he didn't do It. Sir Percy's supporters sup-porters Insisted that all was well and 'hat he had something up his sleeve. Admiral Scott he has had that 'arik for some time Is a scientist and man of action. He Invented a num-per num-per of devices for Insuring accuracy of fire by naval guns, and helped plan the first dreadnaught As commander of the TerriblH during the Boer var he r 1 mounted his 1.7-inch guns on carriages that were conceived and built within 21 hours, and got them across country In time to save IvdyHmlth. On tho eve of the present war ho declared the Inipotcncy of (he big ship, asserting that abovo-wutcr Hoots would bo swepl off the seas by tho submarine. |