The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-01

their might against the British. Al
even greater battle than the one OF
Jutland would be the result
U. S. May Take Part.
American war>hipS may take par
i'll this vast engagement. 1t is moi
permitted To state where the Ameri
can battle fleet lies at this moment
but Americas word to assist her al
lies with every means in her power
IS aSSuranc" that cur 1-inch rifles will
h" ranged alongside Admiral Beatty's
big guns whenever it j. considered ad-
viSahie 10 put them there.
Indeed, the activity of the American
main li"et in the North sea is so prob
able that rumorS Undoubtedly start
ed by German agents. of a great sea
disaster found ready credence this
spring. These unf0unded stories had
IT that the United States fleet had met
the Germans, been worsted and Law
LOT the most part on the bottom of the
ocean The reports stirred up such
widespread uneaSiness among the
masses of the people that an official
denial was thought advisable.
The last year has seen many brushes
between opposing light forces in the
North sea. In one spectacular en-
gagement two deStrOyers locked, the
British sailors pouring onto their OBJ
ponents' craft and routing them with
cutlasscs in the fashion of bygone
centuries
A British fleet pounded the German
harbor of Zeebrugge to pieces and
damaged the left end of the Teut0n
hattl" line resting on the North sea.
The entry Of the United States into
the war, with the third largest navy
IN the world, has rendered the posi-
hon of the entente nations much more
secure on the sea. British patrols
along the Atlantic coast of North and
South America have mostly been re-
placed by American boats. leaving the
English craft free for work nearer
home. The United States is building 7
800 submarine chu>prS and an unstat- !
ad, but undoubtedly large number OF .
lydroairp'aneS for the campaign
against the U-boat.
Bremen Meets Disaster.
On August /, 1916 the first mcr-
'hantinan submarine. the Deutschland.
eft Baltimore hOncWard bound. She
cached Germany safely and then
made second transatlantic trip-thiS
imc 10 New London, Conn. The en-
ry of the United States into the war
prevented third trip. Meanwhile, a
lister ship, the Bremen, seems to have
act disaster on her way here.
"A spectacular feat was performed
y the fighting submarine U-53, which
anne into Newport, K. l.. on October 7
ist, stayed a few hours and then put
sea. She sank five merchantmen
# Nantucket lightShip the next night,
he passengers and crews being res
ued by a fleet Of American destroy ,
RS. The Germans announced later !
10 U-53 had reached home in sa:2'v.
The year was also Signalized Ivy TIE
mixing of several hospital ships I'M I
armed by the Germans. Among these |
as the Britannia, the largest British I
asSel afloat, which was destroyed in {
lie Aegean November 81 The Ger {
ans announced that in the future I
ley would not warn any hospital
lips except those sailing at certain
'eclfied times and taking prescribed
uteS.
On November % the Russian dread
ught 1mperatrita Maria was sunk
: an internal explosion and 200 lives
ere lost
The German cruiser Moewe made
ccesSful raid in the South Atlantic.
4 January II it was learned she had
nix p ships and captured three 9TH
s. Part of her prisoners she allowed
land at South American ports and
TT she sent to Germany ON board the
ize ship YarrOwdale. She herself
ached Germany safely.
The greatest feat Of Germany on the
a, however was accomplished when y
her ruthless submarine war she =
ought the United States into the war q
her enemy this spring. The Ameri-
ms Immediately started a vast ship
ilding program, which may undo for
rmany all the work Of the U-boats.