Bisbee daily review., 1915-06-17

ed at the Dardanees-they are powerless to drive the submarines from trade routes and protect merchantmen which canno protect themselves
 If Germany continues her recent naval operations and muplies submarines at her present rate it is easy to foresee time not far distant when by the use Of great numbers of "U boats she will wreak such devasta
 tion actually to drive British shipping from the war and isolate her enemy from the worlds trade
 Her campaign of "frightfulness extended as it might be within years time could destroy or conne in safe ports through fear destruction nearly all British ves- sels and most of American merchantmen as well. The present tendency logically continued would amount to virtual blockade of American commerce. Whether at peace we should have no outlet for contra. band goods, and safe outlet for any goods
 These facts, combined with our present perous rela uons with Germany, make the problem of dealing with the submarines of unusual interest and importance Is there really means of meeting this Can the submarines be exterminated?
 An anonymous American student of war problems thinks that possibly they can be- and has offered this suggestion the military experts Adapt aeropane to locate and destroy the submarines" He expounds his idea somewhat follows
 First the chief problem in dealing with the submarine is find it. surface vessel can sometimes see the perscope "eye" sticking out of the water when that is submerged surface observer can possibly spot the submarine, but it is fact scenti6ec knowledge that the observer rises into the air deeper the water Thus in aeroplane easily dis cern the shadowy form of a submerged submarine at a moderate depth if the not rough and the light is good.
 The idea then is build aeroplanes to patrol all the trade routes and harbors where undersea craft might turk. These patrol machines should be powerful air craft Of the hydrocopane type able to carry two men and a considerable load of ammunition
 Having found submarine through this aerial espin- age. the problem is destroy Ordinarily the under sea fighter is safe from attack under its protecting sheet of But the suggestion is made that each of the scouting arboats carry bombs especially designed to blow up a steel vessel thus protected. The bombs would presumably be arrowshaped or torpedo-shaped 30 to fall straight and ceave the easily Being dropped from height of say POO to 1000 feet from which height aviator could be counted aim pretty the bombs would expected to do execution lt any depth at which the submarine was vsble-say lp to 30 40 any The bomb or shell might 7onceivaby be made effective by being fired from a particularly designed for the purpose Against such an enemy, the submarine would the very least be at tremendous disadvantage. Even the new type armed with disappearing gun which be unlimbered 1n the deck of the boat to repel aeropane attacks would hardly dare risk duel with its deck exposed above the water especially if there than one of the hydroaeroplanes in the vicinity
 One submarine may sink several battleships and scores of merchantmen For the price batleship lOoo such antsubmarne airboats could be built With about 5000 such craft patrong the Of the Euro pean thinks the originator the plan, the British might eliminate the German submarine fac tor in the And if the United States should be drawn into the struggle, 1000 of the aerial torpedo troopers would suffice to protect shipping this side from any hostile boats that might the Atlantic and turk outside our ports or along our coastwise routes.
 The plan may be yisionary--but has anybody better one?