Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-14
NO SINGLE REMEDY FOR
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Thro1Gh is news sources n Europe
the International News Service has
received an important Communication
by Admiral Sir J, Jellicoe. until re
Gently commander OF the British
Grand F7eet. IN which he discusses
ne Submarine menace and other sea
Warfare problems. He declares there
IL no single sovereign remedy for the
Slboat. hut 1t is to be noted that at
me time he made the statement he
knew nothing Of the new American
izven5ons now being developed.
BY AamiraI Sir J. geIIieoe
Nobody knows better than those in
the navy that the navy cannot win a
war by themselves. The navy's bust
ness. so far as the army is concerned,
is to hold the ring; to get the army
to its destination; to keep open its
communications and carry its sup
plies; and to see that its operations
are not interfered with. But the navy
cannot win the war; the war has to
be won on shore. We cannot get at
the Germans. Their ships stop in
side their ports, and II they come out
to fight they will not go back again.
hope. $50
The other directions in which the
navy exerts its power during the war
are: First, It's business is to defeat
y the high sea feet wherever It ap-
pears secondly, to sink enemy sub
marines wherever they are found Gas
difficult a task. suppose, as was
ever put before any navy); thirdly, to
keep open the communications to this
country for our food supplies and
munitions; and fourthly, to stop sup
plies getting into the enemy's coun-
try, and to see that an enemy ship
which gets afloat has a very short
life. ... ...
When the war started the subma-
rine menace was comparatively small.
In the early days the principal men,
ace was to our fleet. AS the war pro-
creased the Germans commenced TO
use their submarines in utter disre
gard OF every principle of interna
tional law and Of humanity, and the
departure from International law has
led to a new and difficult situation
At one period the German submarines
surface. In order to meet that menace
we armed our ships defensively.
The enemy is now forced to attack
under water. and although that has
limited very much the activity of the
submarine, the counter to that attack
is much more difficult than TO sur
face attack. In order to give secur
ity, we want not men, but large mum
beers of small craft. should like tc
say that what the navy wants is for
every man who takes part in the
building of ships to do the utmost
:. that lies in his power to carry out hi:
work, because a feet of small Graf
prevents losses, and the building o.
merchant ships replaces those lost.
There is no one sovereign remed!
for the submarine. The methods o
merchant ships replaces those lost.
There Is no one sovereign remed,
for the submarine. The methods TO
dealing with them are combination
of devices, and fresh schemes ar
daily introduced.
20. The. process of submarine DIVING
and n submarine sinking are mucl
the same in appearance, and there
fore you are never certain whethe
she dived, voluntarily or involuntar
lily. You know that the dive has beef
Involuntary when some survivors ar
picked up. But the number of case
OF that sort are not great. becaus
when submarine is attacked sh
gets all hands inside as soon as pos
sible. ready to dive.
At the same time, while IL is a fac
that the submarines are by no mean
getting off scot free, there is ur
doubleday q serious time before ou
country, and economy in food cor
sumption should be the order of tn
day .-t r1-s ....