The New York Morning Journal

[Blooded]

The New York Morning Journal



March 4, 1908 -CONTINUED NAVAL SELLOUT!
It has come to our attention that in addition to the two Glory class Battleships sold to the Brandenburg Navy in February, Two additional Glory Battleships have been sold to the Royal Netherlands Navy...
Especially since they are being sold to forces which have sided against us in the recent past...
This reporter questions the wisdom of our esteemed leaders in the continued decline of our once great Navy...


June 26, 1908 -TWO NORMAN SHIPS SUNK OFF AFRICAN COAST!
Reports continue to come in of a Battle off the coast of Africa by two cruisers of the Royal Navy...
Both Ships are reported as sunk by powerful Pirate Vessel...

June 28, 1908 -SWISS RAIDER KILLS OVER 300 NORMANS!
The Raiders identification has been confirmed as the Swiss Cruiser NSS Seawolf ...
The sorry sight of the HMS Cheyenne as she was brought into Sierra Leone Harbor on the 27th under tow and with the support of many tugs revealed the ferocity of the battle...

June 29, 1908 -THEY FIRED WITHOUT WARNING!
Ensign Peter O'Toole described the horrific events that unfolded aboard the HMS Cheyenne...
As we approached the unmarked vessel her rearmost guns fired a tremendous volley striking the HMS Kaska nearly cutting her in twain...
Burning bodies flew through the air...
We fought back with grim determination...
... finally our shots began to tell...
The pirate vessel sank beneath the waves...




July 2, 1908 -DRASTIC CUTS TO MILITARY FORCES!
Many soldiers have been released from the armed forces as the 1908 reorganization continues...
The Royal Navy also revealed plans to scrap many older vessels in the coming months..
The cuts in budget to our Armed Forces seems criminal to this reporter...

July 3, 1908 -GOVERNOR-GENERAL ANNOUNCES SALE OF BAHAMAS!
In yet another traitorous act the Governor-General of the Americas has announced the Sale of the Bahaman Territories in there Entirity to the Greedy States of America...

July 5, 1908 -ROYAL NAVY TO BE KEPT ON HIGH ALERT!
After the African disaster many steps are being taken to increase our Navies fighting capability...

July 6, 1908 -KING HAS NO CONFIDENCE IN PARLIAMENT!
The King announced in Parliament yesterday that he had no confidence in the Governmets ability to run the nation...

July 6, 1908 -MITHLOND CONFERENCE BEGINS!
Hopes of peace abound as the Mithlond Conference Begins...

July 7, 1908 -CABINET RESIGNS!
The Cabinet resigned in response to the Kings vote of no Confidence..

July 8, 1908 -NEW CABINET FORMED!
A new Cabinet formed today lets hope they will do a better job than the last...

July ?? -STARVATION ON SAIPAN!
Reports continue of a general lack of food for the forces and inhabitants on Saipan due to blockade...

July ?? -MITHLOND CONFERENCE STALEMATE!
No progress continues at the Mithlond Conference Today...

July ?? -NETHERLANDS STABBED IN THE BACK BY ALLIES!
Reports have come to us stating that Japan, Brandenburg and Hapsburg have been negotiating for a separate peace on there own..

        -DUTCH REPRESENTATIVES CAVE IN TO SWISS DEMANDS! NEI TO BE ABANDONED!
Knowing their troops are outmatched the Dutch Delagates have requested a Cease Fire and thrown in the towel...

July ?? -DUTCH AMBASSADOR POISONED!
Reliable Reports have come in today stating that the Dutch Ambassador to the Mithlond Conference was poisoned by nefarious elements of the Swiss Delegation!....
This explains the sudden change of stance by Netherland Representatives...

July ?? -RIOTS IN SINGAPORE!
Riots have spread across the City of Singapore due to the recent news of Dutch capitulation...
"This is my Home. Where will we go? Who will take us in?" These fears lay on the lips of many I have spoken to these last few days...

July ?? -DUTCH NAVY ON VERGE OF MUTINY!
This correspondent has learned today that at the Singapore Naval Base massive arrests have been taking place to remove mutinous elements of the Royal Dutch Navy...

July ?? -DUTCH AMBASSADOR BLACKMAILED!
Reliable information has been brought in to this office stating that Dutch Ambassador had been blackmailed by Swiss representatives to sell out the NEI...

July ?? -DUTCH TROOPS FIRE ON CITIZENS!
Hundreds killed today as a wave of fear crossed over Java...
Protesters shot down...

July ?? -KUCHING BURNED TO THE GROUND!
The City of Kuching on the Island of Borneo, was burned to the ground by militant rioters calling for removal of Dutch authorities...
"They kept on chanting Freedom-Freedom-Freedom!... my wife was attacked with stones!...



(Dates are shown as ?? as trying to figure out what has happened and when, plus a reasonable delay for Telegraph exchanges and getting it to print are difficult to estimate)

(Also note the NYMJ is a Hearst Publication known for inflammatory remarks and innaccuracies)

(Will publish The Times shortly)

[The Rock Doctor]

Reminds me of my attacks on "Red Juan" of Spain in El Sol...

[miketr]

The Iberian naval attache would like a chance to view HMS Cheyenne, HMS Kaska and speak to their crews.  Especially as according to reports the Cheyenne is being scrapped.  Or how a lone small raider could disable two small cruisers.