The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05
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out several fleets of T-boats to pa
ltrol every possible route the Ameri-
! can ships might take. 1t was pointed
out that Germany knew General Per-
shing- was-in France ana possibly
could have obtained infor Eation of the
preparations being made to receive
the American troops-at which port
a camp was being established. and
other arrangements. She then would
troll. As IT was self-evident that pro-
lection would be Afforded the ships
within the submarine zone. the nat
tural thing to do was to wait for them
outside the port.
1t was shown also that activities
around the docks at the seaports
from which the American troops de-
parted could have been discovered
easily by German agents. The navy
is investigating the methods by which
this information could have been
sent to Berlin. Three present them
| selves-German wireless stations in
Mexico, Venezuela. Argentine and on
| a certain Dutch island which long
| mas been under suspicion.
The Mexican government claims
| that the station there has a radius
t OF only few hundred miles, but
1t has been proven scientifically that
| in favorable weather long distance
sending is possible. An ordinary
commercial message might contain
| the information which a German spy
| here desired to convey to his part
! ner in Mexico. Venezuela or where
ever else open wireless communica-
/ ttnn with Germany was possible. All
| messages sent on the cables are to
| be re-inspected. The powerful Ger
man station at Nauen-a wireless city
! in itself--can do unheard OF things
| in the air, It is known, and this ffne
of communication presents Itself as
the most proba BILE.
! Arlington On Guard.
In this connection It was learned to-
day that the great wireless station at
Arlington, with a radius of thousands
of miles has direct orders to copy every
message going through the air. The
Arlington station can speak TO
Honolulu. Germany, Panama, Paris and
practically all the stations over half
the world. including the Panama, Vene-
zuela and Dutch stations.
The orders were given that the de-
partment mi ght be kept "in touch with
what is going on in the world
1t will be an easy matter to com
pare messages and dates sent over the
cables from America and picked up by
tthe Arlington station being sent from
some other point to determine whether
there is any similarity and so race
down this line Of inquiry.
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels was
waiting today for further dispatches
from Admiral Gleaves and promised
that as soon as an official report on
the two battles with submarines IL
received it will be made public. Ad-
miral Gleaves today left the French
sea port at which the American troops
landed, for Paris and is expected TO
report as soon as he reaches the
French pital. A report also Is ex-
pected within a day or so from vice
Admiral Sims. whose ships took part
in the second engagement with the
German submarines--that within the
zone.
All News Made Public.
II Every bit of news except the exact
latitude of the attack outside the
I submarine zone, has been made pub
lie. Secretary Daniels declared today.
The success of the naval convoy
las demonstrated in fighting the Ger
man submarines away from the
American transports will lead to an
tentirely new system of combating the
I-boat menace, it was indicated at
tine navy department To-Day.
England held at first that the naval
convoy was impractical as 1t only af-
forded additional targets to the sub
marines, but the losses of merchant
ships and fhe fact that not only was
Pershings >expeditionary force saved
by the gunfre OF patrol boats but that
half q million Canadians have been
transported under convoy without the
loss of a man. has made naval experts
veer In the other direction, The prin-
cipa difficulty is the fact that there
Is a great scarcity In the entente navies
of small vessels available for this
work. there also Is in the Ameri-
can navy. All those available are be-
ling employed within the submarine
zone.
| American naval EunnerY has proved
itself more than match for the Ger
mans and the belief here is that EIDE
quately armed ships manned with ex-
pert gunners is gazing far to combat
THE under-sea menace. Information has
been received that the reason SO many
British armed ships are being sunk
lis that they are inadequately armed.
The majority carry only one gun. a ~
rife mounted aft.
This is said to be the case on even
some of the larger liners. while scrub
crews are employed to man the guns,
all the best shots being kept In the
naval service.
Il In order that the armament on
!. American ships-and all American
merchantmen are being armed both
fore and aft and some a-beam also
= every dreadnaught In the navy has
! been turned into a training ship for
4 Funnery.
: Alert and keen young men are be-
7 ing selected from every warship and
are being given intensive training on
The secondary and small gun Sat
| teries SO that they may be proficient
i in the use of the smaller rifles sucb
as are mounted on merchantmen.