The Conquest of America

The Conquest of America

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Conquest of America, by
Cleveland Moffett Copyright laws are changing all over the world. Be
sure to check the copyright laws for your country before downloading
or redistributing this or any other Project Gutenberg eBook.
This header should be the first thing seen when viewing this Project
Gutenberg file. Please do not remove it. Do not change or edit the
header without written permission.
Please read the "legal small print," and other information about the
eBook and Project Gutenberg at the bottom of this file. Included is
important information about your specific rights and restrictions in how
the file may be used. You can also find out about how to make a
donation to Project Gutenberg, and how to get involved.
**Welcome To The World of Free Plain Vanilla Electronic Texts**
**eBooks Readable By Both Humans and By Computers, Since
1971**
*****These eBooks Were Prepared By Thousands of
Volunteers!*****
Title: The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory
Author: Cleveland Moffett
Release Date: August, 2005 [EBook #8684] [Yes, we are more than
one year ahead of schedule] [This file was first posted on August 1,
2003] [Date last updated: October 3, 2005]

Edition: 10
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1
*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE
CONQUEST OF AMERICA ***

Produced by Suzanne Shell, Beginners Projects, Mary Meehan and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

THE CONQUEST OF AMERICA
A Romance of Disaster and Victory: U.S.A., 1921 A. D.
BASED ON EXTRACTS FROM THE DIARY OF JAMES E.
LANGSTON, WAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE "LONDON
TIMES"
BY CLEVELAND MOFFETT
1916
AUTHOR OF "THROUGH THE WALL," "THE BATTLE,"
"CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING," ETC., ETC.

[Illustration: ABOUT NOON ON THE DAY OF CAPITULATION,
MAY 25, 1921, A DETACHMENT OF GERMAN SOLDIERS
MARCHED QUIETLY UP BROADWAY, TURNED INTO WALL
STREET, AND STOPPED OUTSIDE THE BANKING HOUSE OF J.
P. MORGAN & COMPANY.]

_Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country;
and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the
earth. They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no
mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every
one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of
Zion_.
Jeremiah 6: 22, 23.
_They seemed as men that lifted up Axes upon a thicket of trees. And
now all the carved work thereof together They break down with hatchet
and hammers. They have set thy sanctuary on fire; They have profaned
the dwelling place of thy name even to the ground. They said in their
heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether: They have burned up all
the synagogues of God in the land_.
Psalms 74: 5-8.

CONTENTS
CHAPTER
TO
MY FELLOW AMERICANS
I. I WITNESS THE BLOWING UP OF THE PANAMA CANAL
II. AMERICAN AEROPLANES AND SUBMARINES BATTLE
DESPERATELY AGAINST THE GERMAN FLEET
III. GERMAN INVADERS DRIVE THE IRON INTO THE SOUL OF
UNPREPARED AMERICA
IV. INVASION OF LONG ISLAND AND THE BATTLE OF
BROOKLYN

V. GENERAL VON HINDENBURG TEACHES NEW YORK CITY
A LESSON
VI. VARIOUS UNPLEASANT HAPPENINGS IN MANHATTAN
VII. NEW HAVEN IS PUNISHED FOR RIOTING AND
INSUBORDINATION
VIII. I HAVE A FRIENDLY TALK WITH THE GERMAN CROWN
PRINCE AND SECURE A SENSATIONAL INTERVIEW
IX. BOSTON OFFERS DESPERATE AND BLOODY RESISTANCE
TO THE INVADERS
X. LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR
MILITARY PROBLEMS
XI. HEROIC ACT OF BARBARA WEBB SAVES AMERICAN
ARMY AT THE BATTLE OF TRENTON
XII. REAR ADMIRAL THOMAS Q. ALLYN WEIGHS CHANCES
OF THE AMERICAN FLEET IN IMPENDING NAVAL BATTLE
XIII. THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLE OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA
XIV. PHILADELPHIA'S FIRST CITY TROOPS DIE IN DEFENCE
OF THE LIBERTY BELL
XV. THRILLING INCIDENT AT WANAMAKER'S STORE WHEN
GERMANS DISHONOUR AMERICAN FLAG
XVI. AN AMERICAN GIRL BRINGS NEWS THAT CHANGES
THE COURSE OF THE MOUNT VERNON PEACE CONFERENCE
XVII. THOMAS A. EDISON MAKES A SERIOUS MISTAKE IN
ACCEPTING A DINNER INVITATION
XVIII. I WITNESS THE BATTLE OF THE SUSQUEHANNA FROM
VINCENT ASTOR'S AEROPLANE

XIX. GENERAL WOOD SCORES ANOTHER BRILLIANT
SUCCESS AGAINST THE CROWN PRINCE
XX. THIRD BATTLE OF BULL RUN WITH AEROPLANES
CARRYING LIQUID CHLORINE
XXI. THE AWAKENING OF AMERICA
XXII. ON CHRISTMAS EVE BOSTON THRILLS THE NATION
WITH AN ACT OF MAGNIFICENT HEROISM
XXIII. CONFESSIONS OF AN AMERICAN SPY AND BRAVERY
OF BUFFALO SCHOOLBOYS
XXIV. NOVEL ATTACK OF AMERICAN AIRSHIP UPON
GERMAN SUPER-DREADNOUGHT
XXV. DESPERATE EFFORT TO RESCUE THOMAS A. EDISON
FROM THE GERMANS
XXVI. RIOTS IN CHICAGO AND GERMAN PLOT TO RESCUE
THE CROWN PRINCE
XXVII. DECISIVE BATTLE BETWEEN GERMAN FLEET AND
AMERICAN SEAPLANES CARRYING TORPEDOES

ILLUSTRATIONS
ABOUT NOON ON THE DAY OF CAPITULATION, MAY 25, 1921,
A DETACHMENT OF GERMAN SOLDIERS MARCHED
UNOBSERVED UP BROADWAY,