The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05

leading ro!o in tho war. not only u,
manufacturing billions ~ Sh'iiS an an
cannon. ami by financing rropaE,a,niua
~ IN. United states. hn1 by building
submarines. A. the krGTn wharv"S IT
iirl som. 81 ,hc best undcrS"a rraii
urc lnGrrhrd. Other ShiDHhruS al
Rrrrnrn. lIr.mhurS and i'anztI nave
hn.n u,nn:i!g,oi tnr this work. too Just
:, :rw weeks before diplomatic relations
r.rrr broken y group "f American doc
,nre who were Investigating PRISON camp
conditions went :" l'itr"iT h"r" i".!
Termed that Tho iwrl;" wharv"a th"r"
,yrr. building l"iw..u - and ." sun
marines annually. Th"$'.a W." IN" Si'';tI
49, ,vrr for ;isc in The. I:uGltsh channel.
ii Hamburg th" Hamburg American
line whar"rs w"r" m"hiil%"u TOT Sup;IiI-
ruc CONSTRUCTION also. - ti, ''ii,m H.i.
Tomato, rr!ntionS wcr" Severed nhS"rT-
crs in Germany estimated that ""o sup
marines wo~r being la"uchch ann'h' -
and that preparations were hriiE "'""f
l." greatly ia'r"aSr the hummer,
:, ii,rd smI,,ain. competent first officers
,n.,iur,ry arc need "d Each man. 20"
,n,,.t b,. a ''S"nd"g." som" Of IN" small
rv submarines toss Ike tuhs Wh"h 'h'H
reach The ocean and cry t"uEH'n".!
scamcn can si::ui Ih" wear ana tear
Hence he w"ci;s and months WIi'n
rr. necessary :" rHi he men IN "[u"!
hnfnrn t:I"y leave hunr Tor their NTsl
M"urSiun il sea fnNrh"t.
Fat Germany las learned n great
submarine carn2airns. When Won Tir-
rii% h"r4u, IN February. IVA. he O.:
,r"G hI: mon to work on til" coasts OF
ErrInul Then 80 many submarines
YER" lost = h""an" dangerous an"
rNprnsi." military "p"ra'i"r, I'M" NJ
Hes began 80 us" great steel nrtS' U'tn
ng trap4 aud as protection 10 var
Sims The German navy learned thiS
within /" y"r% shrr; ti"". and the mill
l2ry "nriuu"rS wc!" ordered :" per, -
n torpedo which would 20 through
stool rot I'll" frs; invention was
lnrundo with knives cn thc nose. When
!nt, nose hit fhn not lhCr" was rnin@r
nvrInsiou rhc knives wcr" sent
ihrnurh lie n"t. permitting IN" t"Tre'i"
10 confirm" u'I is way. Then th" Al
les doubled he nstS. and two sets nl
knives were attached 10 the German
,orrc;lnos Rul cTa,lHG!!y IN" Allies
.mulurel Nets rs traps. ThGS" were
anrhurcd o. dragged ny rshinG boats
Snru,- submarines hay" gotten INSIDE.
rrnu juErI"I around. hut have escaped.
More perhaps. hay" been lost MS way
Many improvements.
Then when merchant ships hogan 70
carry armament. the p"riSroprS were
*hof away. $" tiic ma! invented "a,
called "hnE"r-r"riS""!''. la'h ,, rnu
Pipe with Il mirror at ono end. This
rod could he shOI"d OUT from ~" f"p
~ IN" submarine and used for nbSrr-
yation purposes ia cas-" the big pert
scope "aS destroyed. From time TO
tir!c ihrr" were Other Inventions. AS
he suhIuarin" i""t grew liz" means a.:
communicating with each other while
Submerged at "a WIRE perfected. C"r-
pei. plates were fastened for" and ar
IN tn" outside @f submarines. ana II
was mad" I'"ssihl" for wireless ines
%ai:rS 80 Ia :-,u' through III" water AT
distances If Hfty miles.
I'll" navy lraru",i. too. that II. sub
marines W"rkcd III pairs they hnd mex
or luck in sinking shrs AMI escaping.
Besides. o submarine" cannot aim at
shin wi;hrr: som" object rs n SIGHT.
So Oh" submarine" often acted as II
">iahr" fnr In" Submarine firing the
;,"I",:". Submarines. which AT frSt
w"r. uunrm"7. wcT" Inter ntcd VITA
arrn"r Plat" ana cannon were mounted
81. dr,l, The biggest submarines HOW
carry 'G-;uc'I gin!S.
So mu"h for submarines and their
crews. Iiut what VIII they do now that
American ships ar" armed
Some months ago had an Interview
with Ma Ior l|aSs"rmana. leader or the
National Liberal party in Tho Re!schtag'
RasscrinHnn has always been Won TT
pitts riFNt-hand adviser. ! asked RaS-
scrmanM whether no favored al unltn!'-
ed EUbmar!nc war, even IT tho United
States went 30 war
All RegnrdlcB5.
Every man in tho German Macy VIE
throw up his cap and shout 'llurrah'
regardless OF their nationality" he an
swcred.
"Rut. would you support an unlimited
submarine war In defiance or tho United
States?T | asked.
! Wei don; want war with Amer
ica" he replied. but think our sub
marines should be used against every
ship bound for England or France"
Hasscrmann was frank and honest hut
when / submitted the Interview 10 the
Foreign Otflc" the CenSors cut ont
everything which gave Bassormann's
real views when ! read my dispatch
IN the American papers I saw. 70 my
great aEtonlshmcnt. that Rasscrmann
didn't want ruthless submarine war.
The censor had charged the version to
suit the ideas which the German. govern
: ment wanted the American people TO be-
lieye. But Bassermann was right. The
navy undoubtedly shouted "Hurrah."
and Is still shoutinS, because the navy