New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-07

| island Of St. Paul. eight miles north
/ east of the northern extremity OF Cape
| Breton, the most northerly point Of
| Nova Scotia. Its rocky inlets furnish
/ ideal calling places for submarines.
Many Sea Hiding Places.
Even the large Island Of Anticosti,
a. the estuary Of the st. Lawrence. is
said 10 possess the qualifications essen
I tial for safe and sheltered Ravens for
the undersea craft, The north coast is
high and without harbors, while the
south coast is low and very dangerous.
II was purchased from France in 1895,
and il known as a hunting ground for
seals and bears.
With provision bases az any or all
OF these points the Germans believe
| that they would be in a position 10
maintain an effective blockade and to
prevent supplies or troops from leav-
ing Eastern Canada. II would be com
paratively simple. they say, 20 keep a
close watch on ships out OF Halifax, ne
the distance from any Of the islands
near the Gulf of ST. Lawrence to the
waters off the Nova Scotia city is short
They would make no effort 10 seize
and hold any territory for a base, il Is
said, but would merely agree upon Ger
tain points al which provisions and
fuel could be left, 70 he called for by
the submarines According to the ad
vance information about Admiral Won
/ Tirpitz's plans. carefully selected fish
ermen will supply the needs of the
blockading German submarine fotila.
Attention was called 70 The fact that
there are many Irishmen among the
/ fishermen who have no love for Eng
U l.. - 49,
/ financial remuneration to be obtained.
/ racial preiudices and hatred have been
skilfully utilized by German agents to
win some Of them over to the cause of
/ the fatherland. Thus it would not be
/ difficult 60 provision the submarines
with fuel and foodstuffs without excit-
! ing suspicion.
From The Tribune's source Of in
formation came a most reasonable de-
scription OF how meeting places could
be arranged between such craft and the
submarines. These places. it was said,
would be changed constantly TO elude
the vigilance of destroyers which un-
/ doubtedly would be sent to the vicinity
when the arrival of the submarines
should become known. The hydro
graphic conditions Of the islands men
toned are quite favorable for the
establishment OF secret supply stores
among the rocky crevices. it was said.
Coast VIII Aid Submarines.
One Of the points brought out was
that the dangerous nature of the coasts
would work in favor OF the submarines,
as they could not be pursued by de-
stroyers and cruisers owing TO the
greater draft of the latter Also. there
/ are no Notifications 10 be reckoned
/ with.
Scant attention is paid 20 the plans
! for getting the submarines across the
/ ocean. The Germans are confident that
there will be nothing 10 fear on that
| score. The distances from any of the
European ports have no terrors for Won
Tirpitz's men.
Zeebrugge. which is supposed 10 be
the principal German submarine base.
| is about 200 miles from Quebec. and
as the craft are conceded to have a
maximum cruising radius Of not less
| than 5000 miles the trip would not be
a hard problem TO solve Other dis
tances from Quebec are: Glasgow. p
558 miles; London, 2.s65 miles; Liver
pool. 2.637 miles; Queenstown, 2,406
miles. Belfast. 2,6l0 miles; Havre, p
Sc miles; Antwerp, 2909 miles, and
Hamburg, 3,146 miles.
The Miquelon Islands are 465 miles
from Quebec. and Belle Isle is $50
miles distant from the same port, thus