New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 14, 1915, Page 5

pa Fe ; . ! ‘ Y4r.an ten English miles. Since ships wH T E in the entrance would not have the excellent cover enjoyed by ‘the Turk- ¥ , ? ish batteries, a totally different re- sult would have to be loked for. The !andbatter\es on Imbros and Rabbit . Western Entrance to Dardanelles of Vast Strategic Value islands would fire from a, statiomury pase and would take theirdtarget un- der a cross fire. g With the island of Lemnos also in | possession of the power holding Rab- | bit ang Imbros islands, the Darda- nelles could he closed tighter than ever, according to the military and (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) | naval men here. This island s for- Constantinople, Aug.-25.—A contest | ty-one mile:. from the entrance to th; for the possession of Rabbitt, Imbros, | strait, and by Virtue of location an: Tenedos and Lemnos Islands is bound | proper distance admirably suited as a to Be one of the principal features of the peace negotiations marking the end of the European war, according tc a neutral diplomat here. The in- formant would not have his name mentioned, but he is.a man who is considered here as thoroughly con- versant with affairs in Russia. naval base against the Dardanelles. While such a base could be estab- lished on Irabros island, that point is tco close to the Dardanelles, and not centrally enough located, to serve Great Britain’s Now. “One has but to look at the map to realize that the power installed - upon the islands of Imbros, Lemnos, Tenedos, and the group known as the well for that prupose. The British Rabbit Islands, will be the master of have already realized this, and, while keeping a large number of vessels in the Dardanelles and the approaches to them,” said he. “That power, at the Cefalo Bay, Imbros island, main- Present, is Great Britain. It is not tain their naval base against the | Dardanelles at Lemnos. Passage Exposed- for me to say what the Russian gov- ernment thinks of seeing Great Brit- ain in possession of such splendid The passage hetween Imbros and Lemnos islands is but 13 miles wide, sites for the establishment of another Gibraltar. I know, however, that the and can easily be closed by batteries Russian government has already seri- on the opposing shores. The waters ously considered that possibility, and between Lemnos and the island of Tenedos could be commanded by coast batteries and the warships on two occasions sounded the British government what its intentions were. What the reply was, I do not know.” maintained at the Lemnos base. In this manner egress from, and ingress Up to last October the islands, with the exception of the Rabbit group, to, the Dardanelles would be ren- dered most difficult, if not impossible, whenever it pleased the power hold- ing these islands to make them so. That the possession of the islands of Imbros, Lemnos and Tenedos had been provisionally occupied by Greece by virtue of the treaty of London. They are of great strategic importance owing to their location and proximity to the entrance of the Dardanelles. In addition to controll- could be made a strong military and political factor, was realized by the irg the approaches to the strait, the islands also command the adjacent convention of London, which ended the Balkan war. Greece was permitted to provisionally occupy these islands, firstly, because Greece had neither the interest, nor the means, to for- tify then against the Dardanelles, se- condly, because the majority of their inhabitants were Greeks: Levant and European coast lines. Balkan Powers Worried, Strategic Point. The islands were occupied The largest of the Rabbit islands | Great Britain last October and 's only nine and one-half English | cember, the process of gradual as- miles from the Dardanelles entrance, | Similation extending practically to and about five miles from Yenikoi on | this date, however, for it was only the Anatolian coast. It consists of a |recently the British government an- single, low hill, which is said to be | DOunced the temporary occupation of excellently suited as the site of a large number of coast batteries. On the southern coast of the island a harbor and base for small war craft such as submarines, torpedo boats and destroyers, could be easily estab- lished. With the great range of modern guns, entry into, and exit the island of Lesbros of Mitylene Greek military and civil authority has become a mere term in the is- lands. ‘What amounts to a virtual block- Zrom tae Dardanelles could be con- trolled without difficulty from this po- sition. A range of nine and a half miles ensures effective fire. The forts at Kum Kaleh and Seddul-Bahr ade of the Buigarian port of Dedea- gatsch is only 45 miles from Imbros could be bombarded by batteries on Rabbit island. island, a fact which has caused the Bulgarian press o view conditions in the northeast reaches of the Aegean sea with considerable anxiety and re- sentment. Since the Greek port of Imbros Important, No less important is such a scheme is the island of Imbros. Its eastern chore is situated about twelve and a half miles from Seddul-Bahr and Salonika would also be under the in- fluence of a strong British base near thirteen miles from the main channel of the Dardanelles entrance. The the Dardanelles, no satisfaction with the new status of the island has been expressed by the Greek bpress, es- pecially since the wholesale “bring- ing-up” of Greek vessels by the British fleet. bays of tha island are suited for ni- val stations, while batteries on tihe shore south of Cape Cefalo could ef- ficlently suprort the batteries on Rabbit island in an operation against rhips wishing to enter or leave the gtrait. What, this would mean s best understund when it is borne in mind that cn Merch 18, the ‘“Queen Elizabeth’s” main battery of sixteen- oy De- RECRUITING HEAVY ‘WAR AIDS COSMETICS. (Correspondence of the Assoclated Press.) London, Aug. 31.—War is driving women to cosmetics. The authority for this statement is a London cos- | metic manufacturer, who says rouge is now used freely by ladies who looked on make-up of any kind as in bad taste a year ago. His explanation is that the present stress and worry tell on looks, and women have been driv- inch guns bombarded the forts of | e0 to the use of rouge and paint to Pechanak Kaleh from a distance of | hide the marks left on their faces by about 18.000 vards, or a littls more j these emotions. Antipodeans Are Patriotic and Furnish Many Soldiers (Correspondence of the associated Press.) Melbourne, Australia, Aug. 27.— Everything possible is now be- ing done to get more recruits in Australia—everything short of con- scription itself. There are, after a “Never Mind the Rain Seon” The Igerm-proof, dust-proof, moisture-proof wax- sealed wrapping keeps the New Post Toasties in perfect condition. But more important--these flakes are made by a new process that gives them a new form and a distinctive flavour, entirely different from other corn flakes. In this new process, intense heat expands the interior moisture, producing little pearl-like “puffs,” a distinguishing characteristic of the New Post Toasties. These flakes have a body and firmness that don’t mush down, even when cream or milk is added. Toasties come factory-fresh, as crisp and delicious as when they leave the big ovens. Try Them and Note the New Flavour Your grocer has them now. IN FAR AUSTRALIA' " 4, I “It’s a Pleasure {7/ | to Bake with a @O special Magee Sheet Flues, and sends it around five sides of the oven. This means a hotter oven and saves your fuel. Magee glass oven doors make it possible to see the condition of your roast or your baking without stooping or opening the oven door. Mnfiee Ranges are equipped with gas ovens and gas broil as well as open burners on top of the range. ers, year of the war, 90,000 Australians|July and August prohibited the de- under arms, either in the firing line at the Dardanelles or in training camps, but instead of there being any let up in the call for men, the demand for them grows more and more in- sistent. Census of Unmarried. Although the Ministry of Defence denies that it looks to conscription ,a census of unmarried men has just been taken by the police of the various states to determine the fighting strength. The result of this has not been made public. The campaign to enlist volunteers, however, takes on new vigor every day. There are speeches by civil and military author- ities, there are newspaper appeals; there are huge advertising posters, there are parades, and there is even the display of wounded soldiers— all to the same end. In this state (Vie- toria) a recruiting campaign covering the last three weeks of July resulted in more than 18.000 enlistments, a number which, it is pointed out, equals the strength of the entire Australian force which was sent to Egypt last November. The fact that New South Wales is in virtually all things a al of Victoria—in some ways jealously so —figures to certain extent in a re- cruiting campaign which is now in progress there. Business houses all over Australia are making it easier for young men in their employ to enlist by either keep- ing up their pay or promising them their old places if they return, and to induce men—even with independents —to join the colors, the press is by request of the military authorities printing almost daily the liberal r of pay for Australians onactiveservice the disabled and the relatives of such | officers and privates as may be killed. Appeal to Patriotism. But the chief appeal is to patriotism and never have the Antipodes seen such a widespread and ardent use as nowadays of the Union Jack of the Empire and the southern cross of the young Australian Federation. The government will have comparatively little trouble in clothing the greatly augmented number of volunteers, but it will have considerable difficulty in arming them. It is not improbable that it will have to have the assist- ance of the Imperial Government in this respect. Meanwhile wounded men are be- ginning to be brought back all the way from the Gallipoli peninsula in fair numbers, By November it is likely that with cooler weather in the Red sea many more will be returned home. Elaborate preparations have been made for the care and treatment of these soldiers. In order to raise funds for this, July 30 was chosen as s fa Day” and every conceiv- able method of obtalning and solic ing contributions was employed on that date from one end of the com- monwealth to the other. Melbourne and Sydney resembled nothing so much as huge country fairs. The re- sult of the patriotic charity was a sum which at this writing—with the returns not yet in from many sections —amounts to nearly $4,000,000 The Month of the Oyster- (Bridgeport Telegram.) It is easy to remember that we may eat oysters in the months having tes | licious bivalves, but September brings them back again. The oys- ters are now ready, and like the Wal- rus and the Carpenter, we may fall- to. Oysters raised in Connecticut are worth ovc $1,000,000 a year (though vou'd never that, when the oyster men coming up for their tax assessments, Maryland, Virginia, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island are the states vieing with Con- helicve I S ! 132 MAIN STF NEW BRITAIN, necticut in portant supplies. In the ranks with Arnold Winkler unct to the nation’s eid, Horatius (at the bridge) Gover other | the worl heroes, anclent and modern, we must | $20,000,000, repre rut the man who first ate an oyster courageous than theory | nor Slaton of Georgia, and | He was much the man who that tomatoes were because the tomato and inviting, more exploded not the poisonous, 16oks delicious | and ready to be eaten, the production of this im- | whilé the oyster does food None the less, d ference’ for codfish, ) - | most valuable produc - | fisherles: The ap & oyster 0 {000,000 bushels, or ten ters, There are fully engaged in the oystef | the United States the: termen, who man 4,000 23,000 salling vessels G. A. R. Planning Brilliant Review In Capital From September 27 to Octi 5 1 ! 1 COMMANGER' PALMERWF BEVIEW of 1865 S5COUTS snd G In the accompanying illustration is an “R” in their spelling, May, Junc, | shown Colonel David J. Palmer, who | R. VETERANS= » » = will lead the hosts of the Grand Army of the Republic on the occasion of the d grana review in Washin i | also are a reproduction of 1865 and a cha boy scouts conversing Fifty years ago the Union turned victorious to Wi the battlefields of the grand review of the co was held on Pennsylvas it passed before Pref and his cabinet, had been dead but'® the Grand Army of .t in Washington, " thin blue lines of survivo: toric procession will again same spot and pass re President Wilson and md cabbinet