Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-06
SUBMARINES KEEP
 TWO NAVIES IDLE
 FOR LACK OF FUEL
Washington Officials Declare People Are Not Aware of Deadly Menace of German Divers.
(By Review Leased wire)

! WASHINGTON, June 5.-(Special)
 The German U-boat has the French
 and Italian navies practically tied up
 in ther ports for lack of fuel. No more
 naval activity is indulged in than is
 absolutely necessary in chasing the
 under-sea raider and trying to save
 shipping that is necessary to national life.
 The Allied navies are practically living from hand to mouth so far as fuel oil supplies are concerned. Every
 times Germany sinks a tanker she
 strikes as vital a blow as when she
 sinks a huge ship loaded with food.
 The submarine threatens the con-
 trol of the seas, not merely through
 starving the people. of Great Britain, but directly through attacking the supplies of the Allied navies them selves. The United States has no big ger and more important task upon it's hands than to keep the Allied navies supplied with fuel oil until such time as the submarine is overcome. Con- fidence is expressed here that this duty can be fulfilled. But the gravity of the situation is appalling.
 Over-CheerfuI Reports.
 Thanks to the over-cheerful reports that are put forth partly by thes Brit ish to keep up the courage of their own people and partly by the busy press agents here who are trying to magnify the achievements of the ad- ministration, the people of this coun- try have no idea of how near they are just now to losing the war. It is | highly desirable that the truth should be known. Many down here in official position recognize it's desirability. They blame the British for concealing the actual submarine situation through not publishing the figures for tonnage. Ever departments of the government concerned directly with fighting the submarine do not know what that ton mage is. They can only make guesses like the rest of us.
 Another favorite suggestion which | is being heard here now is that the tell the truth about the failure of the Allied offensives in the West so that the people may be brought to know the truth. A couple of government officials asked me to do this yesterday. Their belief that those offensives were a failure was based upon a private report which have seen but which is discredited by judges of military movements.
 Want Truth Known
 The point is that good many peo- pie here think that the public should be told the truth so as to be stirred to a realization of the seriousness of the task before them, but it is ones job to bring out the truth. Secretary Lane started in to inform the nation a few days ago when he announced the figures for submarine losses for a week. He made a mess of it, having to correct his own figures the same day, and thus a promising movement for waking up the American people ended Since then all that has been lOuc III tHc way Ol io SOi ,reate a vast organization for the pro iucing of more official puffery.
 The truth is that the best-informed aud most thoughtful people here be- ieves that German is winning the war with the submarines. They do not predict that she will win the war; too many things may happen in the months of stew and steady whiting town of the merchant shipping of the world that must pass before the sink ng of each ship becomes a mortal blow to England and France. Ways |, nay be found to resist the submarine ,r to resist it's activities before that ime comes. but unless such was are ound or unless something totally nn- in a military or diplomatic way happens there is a strong belief lere that the submarine will win the var.