New Britain herald., 1915-07-07
from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Eu-
Masses Of Jagged Rocks.

St from the Gull or St. Lawrence to Eu- J rope.
 Masses Of Jagged Rocks.
 The two Miquelon islands Grand
 MiqueIon and Little Miquelo on-and St Pierre belong to France. Both are | masses of jagged rocks, St. Pierre hav- ing the most formidable coast line. ! The climate is one of fog and rain, l even in the summer months and this ] very fact is cited as one reason why l submarine base.
 When the war broke out practically every able-bodied man in the islands went to France to take his place in the army. Four thousand women and chill dren and a few aged men were left be- hind. The women were unable to
 carry on the chief industry-that Of
 fishing towing to the rough weather that prevails, and as a result 1t has
 been necessary to send supplies from Halifax and Quebec to keep them alive. M
 Other islands are mentioned as pos- sible bases for the German commerce destroyers. There is Bird Rocks for instance, lonely island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, whose Lighthouse points the way to ships following the northerly course. Then there is the island of St. Paul, eight miles north- east of the northern extremity of Cape Breton, the most northerly point of Nova Scotia. It's rocky inlets fur nish ideal calling places for subma- rines. N
 Many Sea Hiding Places.
 Even the large island of Anticosti, at the estuary of the St. Lawrence. is said to possess the qualifications essen tial for safe and sheltered havens for the undersea craft The north coast is high and without harbors, while the south coast is low and very dangerous It was purchased from France in 895, and is known as hunting ground for seals and bears.
 With provision bases at any or all of these points, the Germans believe that they would be in a position to maintain an effective blockade and to prevent supplies or troops from 1eav- Ing eastern Canada. It would be comparatively simple, they say. to keep close watch on ships out of Halifax, as the distance from any of the islands near the Gulf of St. Law renee to the waters off the Nova Scotia city is short.
 They would make no effort to seize and hold any territory for base it is said, but would merely agree upon 1 certain points at which provisions and | fuel could be left, to be called for by l the submarines According to the ad- ' vance information about Admiral von l Tirpitzs plans, carefully selected fish l ermen will supply the needs of the l German submarine flotilla. |
 Irishmen Among Fishermen.
 Attention was called to the fact that | here are many Irishmen among the fishermen who have no love for Eng | and, and that, aside from the large I acial prejudices and hatred have been kilfully utilized by German agents to vim some of them over to the cause of he fatherland. Thus it would not be lif1cult to provision the submarines with fuel and foodstuffs without ex- ,iting suspicion.
 Coast will Aid Submarines.
 One of the points brought out was hat the dangerous nature of the coasts would work insfavor of the sub- marines as they could not be pursued " destroyers and cruisers owing to he greater draft of the latter Also, here are no Notifications to be reck- med with
 Scant attention is paid to the plans or getting the submarines across the 4 ocean The Germans are confident that here will be nothing to fear on that core The distances from any of the European ports have no terrors for ron Tirpitz's men
 2,7OO Miles from Quebec
 zeebruge, which is supposed to be he principal German submarine base, s about 2,7OO miles from Quebec, and IS the craft are conceded to have a maximum cruising radius of not less han 5000 miles the trip would not be ] hard problem to solve Other dis ances from Quebec are: Glasgow. ',558 miles; London, 2,865 miles; liverpool, 2,ss7 miles; Queenstown, .,406 miles; Belfast 2,61O miles; Antwerp 2,909 miles; Hamburg, 3,146 niles, and Havre, 2,634.
 The Miquelon Islands are 465 miles rom Quebec, and Belle Isle is 52O | niles distant from the same port, thus hortening the trip of the submarines ,efore reaching land, where the crews ould rest All of the distances given re we'll within range of the cruising apacity of the boats
 Simon Lake, submarine inventor. ,old> a reporter that he could see no obstacle to prevent the Germans from 'arrying out the plans outlined.
 6,O0O Miles at Nine Knots.
 "The new German submarines,' he aid. : are capable of cruising at least IiA thousand miles at speed of nine snots If the commander chose to re- luce his speed the general saving of uel and lubricants would enable him C cover a much greater distance, al- hough, of course, It would take onger.