THE RATS IN HIDING
Why some attempt is not made to get> at the German Fleet in hiding, is a puzzle to most students of the war. The* opinion has been expressed that a. large fleet of airships could destroy the< Germain fleet, and also the fortifications at: Heligoland ;and elsewhere. The idem has no doubt long ago presented itself to the Admiralty, and has received serious consideration. Tha.t nothing has 'wen done in this direction may be tor good and sufficient reasons, of which the general public are not iniarated. Probably the necessary number of aiiships axe wanting to make such am en. terpriee successful But some move is necessary to dig the enemy ships out <>i their hole, like rats, as Mr Winston Churchill once phrased it. We now have a naval authority expressing practically the same opinion, and showing that it is quite feasible, and also' highly necessary, before oil supplies for our Dreadnoughts become exhausted. If there is any danger of such a disaster, then a. hostile move would appear to be imperative at an early date.
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Thames Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 18383, 3 July 1917, Page 2
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