The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-09
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FRAUGHT WITH
POSSIBILITIES
PRESENT ACTIVITY MAY
CAUSE COMPLICATIONS
Nav Be Construed as a Block
Submarine Bases
Are EIinted AT.

WASNINGTON, Oct. S Submarine
warfare at the very doors Of The
| United States with all its spectacular
features does moi necessarily porlrnd
! further complications with Germany
! so long as it is carried on within the
! Limitations Of international law.
That is the view OF official Wash
ingiun tonight on the record OF one
days operations in which none OF The
ships destroyed appears TO have been
iattackcd without warning or without
proper measures having been taken tor
safely ol those aboard.
| ACalemically at least. in lni"rna'
! tional law an allied ship destroyed by
German submarine just outside th"
three mile limit and in +iGht Of Amer
! iCan shores. is no different than a
snip destroyed in the Arctic ocean,
provided its distinctions is accom-
| pliShcd in accordance with the laws oi
nations and humanity.
! But despite the fact that il seems
ito make little difference on which par
iicuar part Of the high seas Germany
proSpCur"S her newest suhmarln"
campaign. officials and diplomats see
1
! blitirS that il j. almost impossible To
in and Our " American ports Is
mrnAced.
! The presence OF a4Hicrman sub
marine fIotilla near American terri
! tOrial waters. officials fear may raise
!p"rrIeX:ng questions of neutrality and
! in fact most serious issue would be
raised if the operations ni the sub
mcr~ihleS were carried on so near
! American ports as practically 10 con-
| siitute blockade
\: the outset Of the wa!. when 81
! lied cruisers hOvrrrd off New NorG so
! close that commerce WAS imprdcd 'Ah
! United States, constituting their op"r-
! ations as practically a blockade nOtI-
I fled France and Great IrltaIn OF us
objections and the ships promptly
we're moved further out to sea. The
! possibility of similar situation re-
sultinG from submarine operations IS
! fOrcScen.
Reports Of Bases
! Half n dozen slips destroyed nrac-
! lically within sight Of The shores nf
! the United States whilc American VA
ships lowered near to lake off tho v!"
tins aroused reports Of German bases
and conveys One renewed report WAa
that large quantities Of fuel oil hal
been submerged al points in the hilIt
lOt Mexico, on The rOaSl Of Maine and
on the Canadian coast. \ conjecture
which was generally accepted As
among the most likely possibilities
was that the submarine or submarines
are accompanied By merchant suhmr"-
sibles or the Deutschland and Bremen
type. loaded with torpedoeS and am
munitiOn.
Many officials leaned 10 that view
and pointed out that one lone suhma.
rine %.00G miles from q base would
scarcely nave spent tOrpedOeS 80
prOdigally as did Commander Rose 70.
day unless there was supply closely
ut hand. II was REGARDED as siCnifl
cant that German Embassy officials
while disclainlinS any information say
they suspected there WIS more than
one submarine.
Diplomatic representatives of The
Central nowors declared Cmphatical-
" that they knew the assurances -
garding the conduct Of submarine wdr-
fare given 10 the United States would
be strictly adhered 10 and that no yes
sells would be sunk without warning
or before the passengers and crews
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