The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-02-01
SEVERAL SHIPS SENT TO BOTTOM
BY GIGANTIC U-BOATS THIS
MORNING.
WARNING NOTE OF YESTERDAY IS
FOLLOWED BY ACTION
Advance Information of German In
tentiOns Enables Allies to Prepare
For Conveying of Merchant Vessels.
United States May be Involved.
Omitted Press)

LONDON, Feb. German submarin-
ing started today along the line in
dicated in the German note of yester-
day, by the sinking of the Dutch mer-
chant ship Epsilen. and three Brit
ish fishing smacks. The officials here
declare themselves surprised at the
German announcement, as it conf M
ed their anticipations. The recent al
lied military and naval conference
took precautionary measures, and it
is understood that the British Atlantic
fleet is in a position to convoy ship
ping. Early intimations of the new
German policy were confirmed when
travellers from Germany via Bergen,
Norway, a few days ago insisted this
scheme was to be put into effect to-
day; and that Germany has thirty u
Boats ready to patrol the blockaded
area.
These summaries have a cruising ra-
dius of 5000 miles, q speed of eighteen
knots on the surface and twelve sub
merged. Each is expected to patrol
a ten miles radius and each is said to
have six torpedoes, two rapid fire
guns, bomb-laying chambers, and a
large supply of bombs and grenades.
They are said to carry five weeks'
provisions each.
1t is evident that the travellers were
in some way placed in touch with TIE
intentions of the German foreign Of
flee and were sufficiently we'll inform
ed to give the allied governments valu-
able information of a definite charac-
ter.
A dispatch received from Amsterdam
this morning says that Chancellor
Bathmann-Hollweg speaking in the
Reichstag yesterday declared that Ger
many would accept the challenge Of the
allies to fight to the finish and stake
everything on winning. The an
? nouncement of a resumption of sub
marine warfare has created great in
terest and concern in neutral Europ-
can countries. In Copenhagen the
cabinet discussed the German Iotice
yesterday and it is understood that
parliament will be called together to
. consider the situation
. The value of the policy of convoy
ing ships for which the allied govern
ments are prepared will soon be test
! ed. The following liners are now ap-
= preaching the barred zone":
). The Finland, Philadelphia, Borgenu-
? jford, Latouraine, Themistocles, Bal
J tic, Ryndam, America, Saxonia and
! California.
WASHINGTON, Feb. There are
! indications here that Germany con-
= templates the possibility of war witt
the United States as a result of the
resumption of lawless submarine war
= fare abandoned after the sinking o.
u the Sussex. Last night the German
freighter Liebenfele sank at Charles
ton under circumstances which indi
Gated that she might have been scut
tied by her crew Under orders from
| Washington. Collector Malone of til,
l. port of New York last night pro
hibited the departure of any ships an
T. at once took steps to place specia
Is guards on the interned German ships
it is thought with view of preveniia.
either their escape or their scuttlin
by their crews. Having provide
r guards for these ships, he reopened til
E. port Everywhere the recent state
er ment of Secretary Lansing that tn
re United States was drifting to tn
IN verge of war was discussed.