The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-08
lallI Nl6 ] MOVES MEAN
BY ]. N. &. MASON.
nan for The United Press

New YORK, AptA 6--tll a. MI
Germany may be preparing to send
submarines across the Atlantic to re-
sumo her naval warfare in American
waters. This possibility is contain
ed in the news that British steam
er has been sunk by German sub
marine on Cape Ffnisterre Spain. The
affair is small in itself. but it estab-
fishes new record for submarine
voyage For that reason 1t is the
naeet imnortant incident. from a tech.
nical standpoint that has occurred
since the German Undersea warfare
began
Finisterre is about 1 200 miles from
cuxhayen and the route passes thru
the Bay Of Biscay. one of the rough
est places of water on the globe Only
very recently designed submarine
could have undertaken the voyage,
hich doubtless is chiefly for expert
mental and scientific purposes. 9th
eTwise there would be more certain
ty of results proportionate to the en-
ergy expended, by confning opera
tions to the waters OF the British
isles.
The newest type of submarine which
it is known Germany is constructing.
has many tentative features On these
the future development of underwater
warfare partly depends. Undoubted-
ly much of the German submarine
activity Is planned primarily to try
cut these innovations. The recent ap-
Tearance of a submarine on the west
coast Of Ireland was an experiment
So is the presence OF another of the
vessels on the Spanish coast The
sudden announcement that still ano-
ther German under-sea craft had been
sighted on New York might some day
become the logical third.
The radius Of action OF the newest
submarine IL 5000 to 1000 miles at a
speed Of So knots per hour. This
would permit = submersible. In theory
tc cross the Atlantic and return to
Germany. Whether the feat is prac-
iically possible depends on the water.
The radius Of action for a submarine
is a surface radius. OIL fuel is used
for surface propulsion. while electri-
city must be substituted as the mo-
tive power when the vessel Is sub
merged II Ii improbable enough Ell
ectricity can be stored away by the
best OF the super-submarines. for
more than = hundred miles journey.
without re-chArging- Therefore, .
long voyaxs must Be made almost en-
siFely % the snrtace where there b
grave risk Of serioua damage during
the stress Of North Atlantic weather.
Nevertheless. now that the winter
faies are giving way to miider atmos-
nheric conditions It b by no means
impossible that . German submarine
viii attempt to make q journey to
America The game would be worthy
Of the feariessness and daring shown
by the German naval officers. There
are several warships OF the allied
powers keeping watch outside New
York and other American ports. A
surprise appearance Of German su-
rersubmarine might result in catch
ing the warships on their guard and
several might be torpedoed.
1t can be taken Tor granted that
this plan has been examined by the
German admiralty The sending OF
submarine to Finisterre more than
cne-third the distance OF a trans-At-
lantic crossing. may. In fact be the
preliminary try-out for later voyage
to New York How the submarine
withstood the weather in the bay OF
Riscay viii have an important bearing
on the ultimate decision concerning
voyage to America.