El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-21

NJ fail? Germany has staked everything upon it. Viii
1t prove as much disappointment as the Zeppelin
sns;on which vas 10 rain death the sky and ter
rorize Paris into forcing Britain and France into
suing for peace: , -, L.,
tight censorship Is suppresng of marine losses she
has done this before many occasions and 1t VIII De
remembered that losses of warshps became known only
long after the event spite Of British official attempts
fo keen the facts There is every reason 10 presume
that Britain will the truth be known about the real
effects of the German submarine campaign Il Sne C@n T
it The ships that arrive at American ports we are sure OF
We of nothing else, and there Is no reason why
should accept unquesonlngly the BRUSH ana IIen
statements of the heavy movement of shipping unframed
It is altogether probable that the losses are much heavier
than we are allowed to know at this time ,
Rnt IN the absence of reliable news and taking the dis
matches at their value, appears that the number OF
ships sunk daily by submarines has greatly decreased SINCE
the opening days of the ruthless campaign IS no greater
now the allies assert than in the days when Germany was
lr the nrincples of cruiser warfare. 1t averages not
more than four five ships day While even that loss
IS serious 1t insignificant IN comparison Win tne Iact
that in single day than 40 ships left allied ports
for various destinations according to the allies statements
II Is plain long the ratio OF ships which get
through the stands TO those sunk as 80 to the
German campaign flat failure for the campaign only
it succeeds In starving out England ano
Il aocompIishes than in the days before unre-
stricted submarine warfare decided upon then Ger
If we accept the allies statements true then why the
submarines are sinking many ships. increasing
numbers Of ships every day. IS not evident may De tne
bad weather of winter which hamperng their operations
Ii nav be the greatly increased activity of British and
French patrol boats with which, are informed the seas
through the blockaded fairly swarmng while var
Gus ships arriving American ports report having seen no
evidence of the presence of submarines anywhere after leav
ing port
Germany was said 10 have upward Of 800 submarines
ready for this campaign Surely only few OF them have
been engaged far unless far than have been able
to sink ships been disabled without
being able blow This puzzle may not be solved
till after the
It is too early in these few days. to call the German
campaign either failure We can only call
If failure thus far on basis of allied reports may
gain amazingly the days pass may accomplish no
more than However would naturally suppose that
the first blows after the German fashion, would have been
struck with great violence and by great numbers Of sub
marines II order strike into the enemy paralyZe
neutral shipping and enthuse Germans at home If that
has occurred the censoTs have suppressed the facts
The British announcement that merchant shipping, east
bound nav be inspected at Halifax Canada instead OF
Krkwan or Falmouth England which are well inside the
blockaded zone is blow at Germany; for many
ships bound for neutral ports IN Europe now keep
out of the of unrestricted warfare and many Others
bound for British French ports may make Short quick
dash through the danger zone
When Germany brought the zeppelins into action, and
Germans everywhere enthusiastically expected them
paralyze capitals the of the allies
perfect their defences to make zeppelin operations
dangerous the aspS engaged than for the cities
attacked and after number of zeppns had been brought
and others found their attacks uess the zeppelin
raids virtually abandoned
The entente's obvious the unrestricted sub