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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09

A telephone has been placed in the
A. c. l.. ticket Office for the con-
venience of the public, the number
being 451.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28

Many of these streets contain surface
and elevated car lines. To do this
work the subway contractors haNe do.
Neloped special workers of high skill.
Most OF them are Italians or Austriars.
~ would h" u menace to public safety
to allow their places to bc filled by
men not skilled in this special work"
John Gin. whose complaint caused the
present situation. aid that he was not
disposed to I've hard on tho contractors.
~ realize that a period of adjust
mont is necessary and that. the con-
tractors cannot change tho nationality
of their workers overnight" he said. ~
don't intend to MAKE outrageous de-
inands upo them. If they show that
they are doing their best TO comply with
the law II that they intend To he
square and honest about II I shall not
press for an enforcement of the law
until a reasonable time has elapsed !
am Just as much concerned with the
interests of the public as any one else. "
The contractors have always feared
hat the alien labor law would lie en-
forced. and have tried to have the Lcgis-
laturc change the law so that it would
not he Illegal for them 20 hire forcian-
crs ON huge projects. such rs tho barge
canal ana the subwaNs. Twice their
bills died in committee. Last year their
hill got out of committee. but when u
came up for u vote It was defeated
through the opposition of Labor Com
missioner Lynch.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
10000 ALIENS SHUT FROM
SUBWAY BUILDING JOBS
Contractors Tell Men They Must Show Naturalization
Papers Tomorrow or Find Work Elsewhere
One Sees Danger in Sweeping Change.

At least 10000 mon heretofore en-.
Gagged on subway construction will fail
10 Get their jobs back tomorrow be
cause Of tho provisions of the alien
lahor law. according to Clarence A.
crane. secretary of the General Con-
tractors Association.
The exact figures VIII not he known
even to the contractors-therc are
about forty of them doing subway work
Until they check up on Monday. They
told their men yesterday that unless
they could show naturalization papers
tomorrow they could not go back to
work. The contractors have been en-
ployiug about 10000 men and they esti-
mate that at least ouc-half Of them are
foreign subjects.
But until the situation adjusts itself
II IL probable that many Americans
viii he dropped from the subway work.
As MIR. Crane said Yesterday: How
can d, holster hoist unless he has some
thtng to hoist meaning that there
VIII be 10 work for man Americans on
the subWay IN the absence Of other
workers.
The contractors want to obey the law
ana they want to get the work done.
II Americans will accept the Jobs at the
pay and will do the work the con-
tractors would prefer, regardless of the
law. to employ them rather than for
cigncrs hut the bosses feel that .Amcri-
cans will not accept jobs in the sub
way on the lower grades Of work. and
that the few Americans who would take
these jobs could not stand up under
the strain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
NEW BILL READY FOR
WIDOWS PENSIONS
combination Of Four Measures
Provides Relief Work by
Local Boards.
NEW YORK PLAN OPPOSED

Arr,Sv. Fob. c7.-The subject Of
widows pensions continues to agitate
both branches Of the legislature. but II
* understood that - bill virtually has
3 been agreed upon which probably Will be
reported out of committee in the Senat
early next week. This is said TO be a
combination OF tie best provis ons Of the
lin. Mills. slater and McCue billy.
It Is said to he a home rule measure
absolutely. so far as the appropriation
Of moneys by the local fiscal authorities
81 concerned and provides that their
distribution hall he controlled in detail
10y AN unpaid local board Of child wei
fare n each county and city concerned.
This provision Is necessary. tho spou-
so-s assert. to prevent tho misuse and
waste of he moneys by the 1.2o0 town
poorndstcrs. who are seldom selected
because If their knowledge Of their work
and who ch3urc 80 frequently rs to
make IT impossible to instruct them as
20 th".r duties.
Those urgiug this log station say that
they Won prefer to see II fail this
year rather than leave the w1dowcd
! mother and her children at the mercy
OF Tia. town poormastcrs Hence their
Ilsistcuce upcu unpaid local boards Of
child welfare. the members Of which
arc 30 have long terms of office and
fha boards therefore "a slowly changing
membership.
Tho opponents of tho bill practically
.dut; without question. tho need Of
additional provision Tor the relief OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN
HOTELS OF new YORK
Entertaining at the Manhat-
tan-Ncw Table dHOtc
at the Majestic.

Among those entertaining a. luncheon
in tho Hotel Manhattan On Siturda'
were: Charles y. Barton. Jr.. Of 'hi'
cago. ~. Mrs. Julien Morris OF k'o'
wick. Va. Mr., ana Mrs. T. j MIL
spaugh Of utira. y Y. Henry IecN
% London. England Nj and Mrs. VII
bur T.. Rowoll Of Lawrence, Mass. r..
.. McMllcr II Perth, Scotland cyril
n bradford of South Africa. Mr., Fran
els Morris Of <cN Nork and Mr.. ana
Nrs. \. J. Stevens of Dayton, Ohio.
Williams college Musical Association
of which G. W. CLARK, Is manager, Is 20
nave a concert and dance Al the Plaza
Hotel on April 10 \ special feature
on the programme viii bo Ia Guerre
dc TI.uropc,' a musical farce written by
two Of the undergraduates
copeland Townsend, tho new proprie-
.nr al the Hotel Majestic, VIII ilauglir-
alto Tonight - tahl" d'hotc both IN IN"
main iuiug room and grill.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28

When John GIN. tho labor leader.
filed his complaint with the Public
Service Commission last fall that the
contractors were violating the labor Law
by working foreign lBhorors on public
works the Crandall Company. which is
digsing ,hc Eastern District subway
IN Brooklyn. tried to get Americans
to MI the places of foreigners. Most
Of the Americans who applied for the
work quit. accord ing to reports to tn,
C%raudli Company, when they saw what
they had to do others Shirkcd and were
discharged. In one gang of twelve men
only ono finished his FIRST days work.
nud he didn't report for work the next
day.
We intend 90 see what VIC can do
~ American labor. said NJ. crare
last night MIR. scar, OF tie bureau ot
employment says h. can furnish Us
with 10000 to Loco mon. II he can.
and the mon viii 10 the work. our prob
lem Is solved.
But We don't believe that these men
viii II" tine work Mos; of those physi-
cally able To- do 1t think they are above
muckiug, and the others just want
to take q load of their feet while We
pay them.
II want to deny that ! said ttat We
would probably import q lot Of negroes
from the south This would be no So
luton. In the nrs, place. II the negroes
could be got mere and were able Ia stand
M under the work We could not employ
them. because the law specifies that
citizens OF this state must rece We the
preference In work on public contracts"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
WILL REPEAL ALIEN ACT.
senate 10 Pass min Approved u,
Gov. whitman.

ALR\Ny. l'"h. 1.-The Senate ucA'
week will pass q uill repeating the Law
prohibiting the enjoyment of aliens on
public works. IL was asserted to-day.
after Gov. Whitman had aunouccd the.
he favored ,he repeal \ hill Mas in
PRODUCED last week hy a Gcorg'
T.. Spring Of chautauJua and wll h.
reported carly in the week for immc.
date passage hv tn" mate
Should ,;ov Whitman decide to senl
IN an cmcrEeucv message the bill
could he passed by both houses and
signed 10y the Governor before tho cad
~ tin week. Tho Governor would 80
this If he wer. shown tltt immediate
action Is urgent. II i stated.
Republican Leader Eli Il Brown Of
the Senat said to-day that he favored
the repeal OF the alien labor clause.
which was declared constitutional by
the Court of Appeals. lie drew a re-
peal bill almost a month ago, he said.
hut it was not introduced until last
week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
1000 MEN TO GET WORK.
MARYLAND >trrI 60. RcsUmcs tftrr
Three Weeks InNoN.

BAIIIMoRE. Feb 27.-Aftcr Inactivity
fol three months the steal department
Of Tho Maryland steel COMPANY vii
resume operations on Nouda'. giving
employment TO nearly 1000 non. Tho
volume of orders on hand l. understood
to hc nr moderate size, but sufficient to
warrant the resumption ~ operations A.
the rate Of d.. shit = dtN five DAYS q
Wcek.
pur blast furnace. the ucsscmcr and
opou hearth stool departments and tho
rail mil Nil. 10 started. IN tu" ship.
building plant more than " un6 Wcu $40
employed i'm tho construction of NO
ships
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
80 IN THE SHADE" STOPS.
Money Refunded to Il nickcrbockc r
ThcRtre Patrons.

Following d round robin lcttsr to tine
management Of the kuickcrbocker The
aitc demanding back pay and failing
'c secure It. act - ia "au IN the shade
refused To- go ou the STAGE last n.-ht.
More than Loo" PERSONS who rad tickets
Q planned to buy them were turned
sN and money paid Tor seats was re-
funded. In explanation OF the CLOSING
The following statement, was given ,ut
%. the theatre. HudII G'Trut.
"Me~,is. Charles friedman. Nldw &
i'., lsrr and tn knichcrhuckcr Thea
&c Management had NO interest IN ;hc
Marie Cah.ll-Iticnard earle production
az "u iu the shade The Knickcrbuck,r
Theatre was rented To- Daniel V. AZ
thu, the munaSer of ga in tho shade
company under the usual percentage
contract Money was advanced to Nj.
Arthur hy the management Of the
kuIokerbocker Theatre in order to help
him out of difficulties on the road and
enaol" the company to reach New York
md open It's arrangement here, Vt the
very beginning Of the enlargement ne
began to draw advances AGAINST hi
prospective share in the rccciptS. Nj.
Nrthur has continued to drafS IN adj
vance for the PURPOSE ~ pa iug sallI les
until at the present time Mr.. Arthur is
90 3eht to D." management Of the
knIckcrbockcr Theatre.
y round ronin letter sigucl lay se'.
era members OF tho company VAS pre-
scented 10 tho mana cement of the the
a're before tho matinee Saturday AZ
%''rno"r. which apparently sou-ht I"
throw tho blame Tor tho financial dIni-
culte~ It the 'Gn in tho shade COM
rany upon the theatre management At
I'M, time Mr. Arthur hal no fund with
= hs.1 IN r.. Tho N.Ir.rtrG nF ttt. .snnt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
SUES HIS WIFE FOR $4,000.
Couple scpa AFTER Bctnr Nnr-
rIcd I'ort>-two Years.

\ quarrel between a 'oupl" who s"Da-
rated after being married forty-t"o Noar-
resulted in a -uit being filed in the supreme
court Yesterday by tu-'avr SchuWann
against Mrs. Marie Schumaun Tor AN ao-
counting of prop"rty ~ which Schumaun
claims 10 have AZ lolu interest.
Schumdnn alleges that m 100. he and
li- wife bought IN" property AZ ~ and ~
la-r IlSth street for 81 .W". subject 10 q
80 900 mortgage The property WHs put
m Mrs ~Schumsnu'- uHmo.
The couple separated m 1917 and N'in-
mann says be- didn't learn until recently
hat his wife sold the property IN 1905 AZ
y profit Of sli,rno and Invested the rro-
cccd- m mortgage She al-" bought other
mortgages m which Sohumauu claims
q hllf interest In hi sun hc alleges that
hi. vii. owes HIM tli.ooo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
WHITMAN PRIMARY LAW,
Imposes hnnGcs IL Election >,s-
tenn Proposed IN BiIIs.

Nh'>Y, Feb q toy. Whitman an
h'Nn''1 to-day his opposition +" any
n'h designed 20 -,lppIIui IA" present
"t''' urinary election system Nth the
convention plan. NE vas discussing
NJ N~g'i-lng"r Nackoy election and
WNIa'f iHN amendments bin
nv'"v" "c should haN" n direct pr
""'' ,aId M" Governor. and am on
N'''l ~ ia" restoration Of the convention
nan The present Law has been g'N"n
- ore trial and | thiuh mex year II
w, Work MOI" satisfactorily.
however, am not the II 10 say
VA ih' present direct urinary law has
to' worked in u satisfactory manner.
h',,,ild ~ ne -mll"d
Ne irpyrin0r - -trupglF ~ favor "l
- PROVISIONS when eliminate h nlr''
'1' 'lhllre IN M" ur'-"ut law, ih">"
i4t'IIg IA" tat" erection -iip"rii"' u-
rn.. nom three 10 ~" ana the 'lihr''
.,'Viis oui m" present bipartisan boards
WI i'''llnn commissioners ~lipsrountirs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
G.. 0. P. CLUB Is STAGE
FOR SUFFRAGE WAR
The Pros aud Ants Measure
Strength Over Votes
for Women.
MEN SIDE WITH BOTH

ro,o-c nearly two hundred mcmhert
NJ the Republican club sunraeists and
tu'is INDUCED in "a heated debate yeste'-
d., afternoon The lntis led in the
rtfick.
An this ttlk - voting and govern
ucu' has made Us nabhN. said Mrs. \.
J.. George of Boston. "tt is relatively OF
lt'lc Importance anyway, and I believe
jh.t good government is carried on m
spi'o Of tn" fsHrVAisc. not because of a..
The majority e women are against SUI
frdgc and II has made e, mparativcly
little broadway. as the Western states
arc 81 much smaller In population than
even Eastern cities.
only one woman in i've Is a wage
Garner. why should she hc considered
rather than the srca. majority no ir"
home keepers and are busy looking after
their children? Can We hup. TO vote
any better than ;hc sons we have ira ned
from the cradle? II they have not tho
highest ideas of morals whose ftui; ~ II
hut the woWeu'-i You say "" SHOULD
make no cftort To Peep the suffrage on.
hut II YOU SAW a great postilence APP
ptoachiug would you no, try to escape
it, We feel the same way about sui
frig,.'
Mrs. James Lees l.aidlaw took up tho
defence OF the suffragists.
appeal 10 YOU men to resent the
cloak II dishonest imputatiuns which the
ants have east over the suffragists." she
sad In reply. 70 months their policv
has been To- Imply that We are no good .s
wives and mothers and are iniirm NOR
all,. They have ueVer dared to call u.
80 by name. hui have only limited such
things. Every one who knows the suf-
fr1-ists knows taat We are good wiNc.
and mothers. Is II = decent America %
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
BRADBURY CLOSES HIS CASE.
Trcschi Expected I" civ"
Decision TO-mOrrOw.

Justice lreschi heard nna' Testimony
yestcrdHy In the ease Of Charles u. brad-
burv. n lawyer with offices at IL Chambers
street. Charles II Kelly and Max Babh.
who are charged with i~mpersonating "ni-
Gers hy Samrnl Wolk. 80 East Twenty
sixth street. Brndburv submitted his a.
pumcnt. and Justice Ireschi will givc "A
decision tomorrow after hearing Clarke
l.. Jordan for the prosecution
radbury's argument was based on
ta,k of ,u,ir, confederation Of Welk'S YER
sion of Whal loOk place in the u w,y"r $
unic" on Nor"inb"r - la-i, si"n. NtiN les
tinrd. he Vd. told h" was IN III" Dis'rl'i
lttulu'N p ono" ana urg"dl2 Slsn u paper.
Rrndhura p%olutcI out that his version OF
what occurred was c~orroboratcd by sew
eTHl Witnesses.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28

i~auehoter quotes tho Emperor as say
ing
Many OF those Who persist IN iudc.
ing US Germans accord uG to tho out
ward symptoms of our polish and call
us barharians, do not seem TO know that
there is a vast difference between civili-
cation and kult1r.
England surely is u highly civilized
nation. You can always md proof for
that IN tho rarlor. To have kultur. how
ever. means TO possess deepest on
science and highest morals Morals and
conscience my Germans possess"
Maintains ~. scIf-'o ntro,.
There arc some things that have
been said about The monarch which.
when lie hears about them. iufuriato
him SO much that his forehead burns
says Herr Gaughofcr. "Eu, oven in the
highest INNER excitement and emotion
hc never loses his sc%lf-coutrol. Not for
4 particle Of y minute does he lose tho
control over HE tongue.
II heard the Kaiser say in ono case.
when he had just heard . malicious
Islander. That's pretty strong But it is
stupid as well. II is fortunate that in
the long run truth always Is wiser. Il
has quicker legs, too, han lies have
"Chivalrous conduct on the part ~
individual foes always is Mighty en-
joyed and praised ny tho Kaiser. /
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
KAISER EXPLAINS
WHAT "KUL7UR" is
''Dccpcst Conscience and High
est Morals" Empcror's
Definition.
PATIENT UNDER ATTACK
Special correspopdenee 10 Tnr sr,

F'' W.T. NV'NF'Ntf ~ " '-
BERLIN. via London. Feb. 1o.-LudwiE
Ganghofer, the author and dramatist.
has just returned from a visit; to tho
front. where he was the guest OF Emperor
william. Herr Ganghofer publishes an
interesting account of his visit In the
Wuercherer Neucstc Ndrh-ichicr. =
part Of which has already been cablcd TO
THE SrN.
The Kaiser" writes Herr Gaughofcr.
displays an admirable patience toward
the lies and libels that have been ard
are being hurled against him through
the Allies publicity propaganda al Over
the world. The German people would
do we'll to initiate the r:mperor's ex-
ample In this respect"
One Of the things tho kaisc- roeouts
most. according n Hcrr GanVhofcr. Is
the epithct Of 'harbariars." so often
applied to the Germans OF late. Herr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
RIudgeou for RiacL matters.

The present law has boon q source OF
revenue to- h~lackmailcrs. who. aware Of
the trouble they could cause 10 a con
tractor. have frequently cNtortCd money
The special Grand Jury I'm this county
which investigated the disclosures of
John \ llcuucssy IN regard to campaign
contributions IN the iill of 1918 in
c%urporated this paragraph in its nnd-
inCs
The provisions OF the labor law as
now administered with respect to public
works are such as TO lend themselves to
e use by the INSCRIPTIONS for the pur-
pose OF oNtorting tribute from con-
tractors engaged In public works.
The Grand Jury did not mention
specific instances.
Tho law committee Of the General
Contractors Association Will meet on
Mondav to discuss tho situation and con-
slider steps to remedy H.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
Ginord rinchot VISITS London.

>u,r,5' TAME Hc,Dofrh n rUr sr>
r,ria. Fob. - -Gi0ord piu,uot la,
some 30 Iordon W. viii return e
PARTS neat Noc..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
Mothers Pensions In w,ominE.

CHEYENNE. Wyo. Foh 27.-Gov. Ken,
drirI: s.-ucd to-day the bill providinC
f.r pensions 20 Wld we'd mothers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
sees Danger In shift.

=. l.. Crawford of the r. |. Gram
ford Contracting Company said that a
genera shift in subway workers might
cause danger TO To" community.
Miles OF streets have been under
mined in the subway work. said he.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28

or scorn against England from the
kaisor's lips. Every statement he
makes an this score. even though IL
may sound rather severe at times. IL
Within the bounds OF u nobl reserve.
There - IN the kaiser's voice. how
over, = barely noticeable vibration
whenever nc speaks of Germany's
cousin, across the channel | witnessed
3 conference between the Emperor =
the representative of u neutral country
and ! heard the Kaiser say:
"British strength D~eclining."
"'You arc = sportsman. You know
this. when In u race All other coin-
r%otitors gradually have been eliminated
and only the two strongest horses run
for the laurels, did YOU ever see that
tire jockey of the horse which threatens
to fan bach swings his whip at the
horse that ~ more ambitious and IN
hotter form The neutral diplomat
shook his head.
"'Wcll. why does England strike at
u.s. wins doesn't she whip her own
horse. " Csc strength II declining?'
The Kaiser continued
"'Gf it j., laid abroad that 7 have the
Intention Of founding a world empire.
that IS the purest nonsense ever uttered
about me. But in morality, in industry
ana So conscience there lies a conquering
power and strength that will throw
opou tor the possessors of these quail
tics all .ho doors Of all the world"
IN concluding his article Herr Gang
hofcr speaks Of an informal evening
PARTY. attended. besides tho Kaiser and
himself. by Admiral Won Tirpitz, the
father of tho German navy" and two
officers. one 3 courier from Constanti-
uoplc and the other a messenger from
the German headquarters in the eastern
theatre ot w-tr. At hts party Herr
Garghofer saws he heard some wonder-
ful highly promising and hope inspiring
things" which he did not feel free to
publish, however.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-02
PASTOR IN SCAN DAL PREACHED
TRUTH TOO WELL, FRIENDS SAY

TACOMA. April 2.--s'He
presehed the truth 100 plainly"
That 10 what his friends cay
OF the Rev. J. n. sutton. whose
forced resignation last week
from the First Baptist church
10 the sensation Of the city.
On the surface, sutton was
compelled 10 resign under
most serious cloud. II was
charged by f5-year-old Doris Nc
Alplr. daughter of brother
minister, that Or. sutton had
actually eonsummssed an az.
tack on her. She now lives In
Seattle.
This charge meAIpIn brought
before the board OF deaeons.
and they forced sutton to re-
siqn. This was without giving
him q chance 20 be heard. TO
face his aceusers. or even with
out questioning the girl wto
made the charge.
At regular business meet
inq OF the church last night.
however. the mstter was re-
opened. and final decision post
poned for one week.
Since that time. physicians
who have been called upon by
tho prosecuting attorney have
testified that the mlstreatment
which Doris testified TO could
not have been committed. This
verdict was given by two men.
after a physical examination.
When this was made public
the friends OF Or. sutton began
investigating.
They charged that one OF his
deaeons owned property In Ia
eoma's red-Iiaht district. and
that the activity Of Or. Sutton
In going after immoral oondi-
tions had aroused his hostility.
This deacon was active In fore
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-02
ia,sl Who said hats,

Hats Who said hats
Large hats. small hats: short
hats. tall hats: hats OF every con.
ceiyable make and description 500
designs. one of which must be bet
ter than the rest; but all OF which.
II made up. would present n grand
array OF Easter bonnets and dis
play to good advantage the artistic
tatcs and abilities OF Seattle girls.
Yesterday at noon. Mime. Hemer
OF the Paris Millinery shop. and |
heaped the enormous collection
upon a table and began the process
OF elimination.
II was a pleasant. but difficult
task TO pick a winner from so many
splendid ideas. and to do so II was
necessary TO simmer the art of
millinery down TO a science.
Many OF the designs submitted
we're similar and a number alike.
After much deliberation we de-
clded Miss Doris Wirth OF ITO
Hlawatha place deserved the prize
hat.
Miss wirth's design Is decidedly
original
Watch for her picture In The
Star, wearing her prize Easter bat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-02
BLOCKADE.
'OFBRITAIIV
COM

castle advices received today. Tho
Norwegian sailing vessel Nor was
torpedoed off Holland yesterday,
while en- route to England. by the
U-20. The report received from
Amsterdam declares the crew of IL
men from the Nor were rescued.
The activity OF the German sub
marines has greatly increased with
In the past week.
English officials say ii is an indi-
cation that Germany has been driv.
en- to desperation and is striking
blindly. A complete submarine
line is being maintained in the
North sea, however.
Reports today state several sub
marines had been sighted within q
few miles of each other, maintain
ing a strict patrol OF the waters
traversed by British merchantmen.