The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-14
GERMANS HOPE
IN ARMS CONE,
SAYS ADMIRAL
French Minister of Marines
Declares Teutons Are
Through.

Paris July 1.-THE Germans have
abandoned hope of obtaining victory
by arms" said Admiral Lacaze,
French Minister Of Marine, to the As
ISOLATED Press yesterday. las last
resort, they have tried submarine war
fare, proclaiming that in four to six
weeks we should be on our knees"
He added:
LAS a matter of fact, we are bring
ing 100000 tons weekly into the
country It is true we are suffering
considerable losses, but every month
increases our certainty of being able
to repair our losses. Furthermore, we
are in a position to stand these losses,
as a. large part in new construction
will he taken by the United States.
The shipbui1ding already under way
the effect of which will naturally only
be felt after certain time, is great
enough to replace the highest average
of destruction the submarines are
likely to reach.
Never in peace times have the en-
tries into French ports been so nu-
meuors as now. The German author
tiles exaggerate the results of the
submarine activity by from 80 to 81
per cent, while the French statistics
are absolutely correct.
1.-The curve representing the ton
mage SUNK does not mount steadily
but rises and falls. We knew, too
that the Germans find great difficulty
in obtaining trained crews for sub
marines.
What a blow to their illusions was
the landing Of American troops in
France and the enthusiastic acclana-
lions which greeted the battalions thai
marched through Paris! The mani
festations of even those in the mos
crowded quarters of the city testified
to the feelings of a people which re-
fuse to allow the Germanic spirit t.
gain any hold on it and aff1rns its
will to conquer. TRUST that the Ger.
man spies in Paris have not failed
duly to inform their employers.
1--WE shall conquer. We are certain
of victory. We have traversed the
grievous and difficult stages and now
must hold out a quarter of an d1oul
longer than the enemy. The pres:
must undertake the task of destroy
ing every germ of Decentralization. The
province of the press is to enlignter
the nations under arms and thus keel
the morale of the fighters at the high.
est level
1.-THE Germans can no longer i'm
port or export anything from over
seas. At the beginning, the sea war
fare having assumed an unforseel
form, we had to irnprovise. But nov
the regular organization has succeed
ed.
GAS President Wilson has said, w
must build boats and develop on
means of action in every way, for il
proportion to that increase we NOV
from the defense to the offensive. TIL
allied fleets already have obtaine
certain results by means which can
not be divulged, because secrecy i
naval matters is of capital Importance
THE ports at which America
transport arrived should not be know
except as necessary to the authorities
and then not until a landing is ct
fected..
1.-THE greatest event of the third yea
| of the war is the entry of the Unite
| States. The allied navies had con
| sidered that they held the supremac
of the sea, and such supremacy ha
been strengthened marvelousfy sine
America joined us.
1.-THE Germans have used subma
| rines as they used other arms-heav
artillery or asphyxiating gases-br
| this arm will give them no more de
cisive success than the others.
I 1--WE have had to endure the max
mum of their efforts, and now the
can only grow weaker as the CO
liberation of the American navs
forces of all ranks becomes daily NOR
( effective. Never had we felt create
confidence in the certainty of victor
and every German attempt to shak
our morale will remain without e1
feet