Grand Forks daily herald., 1915-10-02
DESTRUCTION Of
GERMAN q SUBS BY !.
BRITISH SHOWN
Confidential i Reports to the
United States Reveal
Results.
REAFFIRMS FAITH
IN GREAT SHIPS
New American Naval Bill Probably
Will be Re-drawn. Cutting Down
the Number Of sub-sea Boats that
Had Been Planned.
REAFFIRMS FAITH
IN GREAT SHIPS

t1aVe plans lot Whlcn recognized the
sudden development of submarine
warfare with provision for large
number of undersea boats, will be
very broadly affected by the British
{ sadmiraltys development of successful
means for combating the submarine
peril, became known here today.
Confidential reports to the United
States government, disclosing the de-
struction Of from SO to 70 German
submarines. has been effected by the
use of nets, submarine telephones new
types ;of mines. by covering the sub
marine area with a fleet Of thousands
fapidsfre guns, fulfilled convictions
,ofHmerican- naval experts that means
would be found to successfully combat
undersea warfare. 49,
4Lkewise, these .Eeportsy reahirmed
the faith or American experts In the
sa3ls6i4 nun tpyednendnaug
xhHsss HlS eftectlSe fighting force OF any
dne 81 tile immresixsss dsysi 1 pimen,ts q,
OF this newest lesson drawn from the
European war probably. will be a pro-
vision in the new naval bill for the
continued additions to the dread.
naughts of the feet, instead of build
Ing submarines on such extensive
scale as been desired by many =:
It sis plain, however, that the devel-
.opmel1t OF successful means. Of re-
gpelling submarine l warfare does not
meanathe .aband onment OF substantial
additions itoi the American submarine
fleet.
q. u Fifty. Known Gone.
According to. the reports, destruc-
ton or capture of SO submarines
actually had been reported several
weeks ago, and it was regarded as
possible that the number might have
reached 20. A dinner was given re-
Gently IN London which, while not a
formal state affair, was attended by
high government officials, in celebra-
ton OF the destruction of the f1ftieth
underwater enemy. Reports of the
dinner apparently were suppressed
oy the censor in accordance with
Germany in doubt as to how many Of
the boats have been destroyed.
Submarine Telephone.
While the greatest secrecy is
thrown around the means employed,
the United States government has
information concerning the principal
methods which have been successful
in meeting the German war zone
campaign. A submarine telephone
ASoh rSOSS4OPSC, ny WHICH is
possible to detect the approach of a
submarine by sound from observa-
ton boats or stations planted off shore
connected with points in the MAIN
land. ~ sFsyts ..5s II.
For *the capture of these craft,
whose presence has not been detected
or. even. suspected, the governments
reports describe how huge nets have
been stretched across the channels
through which the submarine may be
expected to pass, and in open waters.
near steamship lanes or in the vicin-
ity OF warships, nets suspended be-
tween floats have been spread, broad
when the floats disappear beneath the
water, showing that submarine has
become entangled, the patrols con-
gregate at the place and, when the
victim comes to the surface, as ii in
evttably must to disentangle itself, it
is destroyed by gunfire or captured.
devised which is laid in '1 large es fislas pssn
that have proved particularly danger
ous to submarines approaching steam
or lines 5afs
, secfet Bases Discovered.
The German methods of supplying
submarines with oil and provisions,
either atsea or from concealed places
along the coasts of the British Isles,
have been ferreted out and practically
Disposed of. This compels the boats
to arstnrl to their bases at more fire.
quents intervals, and leaves them only
a.coniparatively short time in position
and eduipped for effective duty.
4 AeroplAnNA are described as exceed ::
ingly lsefals In locating and following
the AtfaAaa sof; submarines. They can
detect one even hundred feet be-
neath4 the surface. tits the habit, the
f8DOrt SSyp. SOf the German a1hrna ~,