Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-31
GERMAN ADMIRAL PROUD
OF SUBMARINE SUCCESS
secretary OF the Navy Ealuard Ca
i"lle Makes foniidcntiaI Report
To Tive ItcichstaS.
"GEEAT SUCCESS; SMALL LOSS,
official Says rhn, During February
Tc"'""s Have Sunk Tl,rcc-Qunr-
tcrs of II Million Tuus Of Hostile
shipping.

BERLIN 'Ni't SaNNillcb. March, 30
"'r'nah submarines sank during the
'n"htn OF February more ,l,:,n 30 zoe
l"n& of SHIPPING. tn" exact figure hciur
- I.""" i"hS. Secretary of the Nave
i'duari 'nurlic stated in r, coo,.Irrti.,l
r"r"ri - IN" main committee of th,.
fct,hStaS tu-daN.
u" said the number uf nc,v sub
marines sent +" III" barred zones hy
ihr exceeds tn" number Of h.,,.
lost. lie Summarized IN. effect az 80.
r"Strirt"'! submarine warfare l,. CIV
iu@: ~ '"E
Great successes and very small,
Thc German navy. from the con,
'n"h""r- in-rhi"f I" the las; stokcr. ,ro
az '"'S MY convinced that boa, war
la'c viii end the conflict yir,orio,,.Iy
for Germany. the marine minis,r,
serted, EcfcrriuS to ncutruIs H." said:
IS painful Tor our sea forces TO
Si"' neutral ahirs. II is hard. b,,,
thS"iutc. necessity
sun mary of the most important
FONTS Of ADMIRAL Capcllc's rcnor, ~
SiN"n out by the Official Overseas Ncws
Agency follows:
I'," result obtained by tnrc.,,rirr-
90" boat warfare in Echru,-,
;uh"un'S :" I>1.3c0 tons. This was i'm
'"' shortest month. and WAS obtained
IN Sr'i" Of umfaturabic weather ANA
riN"r". continual fog ana long nights
ne result obtained under tn. CON
ui''ohN "rcuS the best PROSPECTS, fn,
IN" future. tho more 50 since not only
~" hcinhcr Of Submarines sent TO the
'front.' is steadily increasing. but also
'hr h"'ttS themselves become more and
moro efficient
MI rcp""ts published hv tho hos
!,'t ana part of tho neutral press about
.i' destruction Of numerous subiua-
rihcS are Inventions ON the contrary
'h" losses arc smaller than had been
celebrated by the navy from In, out-
set
II" Increase in tho number Of sub
u!ArieS on the front in Fchrlnri- and
M"rch by far exceeds tn. losses As
W IN" total number Of bort. th, nr.ln-
h"r o: submarines ,us, j. .,bsolutciy
out OF proportions
he sure. our enemies make the
greatest efforts Z" master the sub
marine damIc". If the submarines:
:ouid be conquered with speeches in
Parliament an! ~ - stir IN ;hc news.
papcrS. then. OF course tlrey woul,,
nave disappeared long age
"GREtT SUCCESSES AND
VERY SMALL LOSSES.
For US il is enough 80 oppose to
tn" speeches Of tho enemy tho focts.
great SucccNscs and very small losses
rhc month Of March. according to
reports on hand 50 far. also COM
'ncnccd very well. although there al
ready is considerable decrease of
navigation in the barred zones. and the
submarines meet much fewer vessels
ms is du" primarily TO the atti-
thuc OF the ncutrals. The navy well
coined til" fact that neutral naviSa-
ton avoids tho barred zones Il, is
panliu! for our sea forces to sink men
trail ships; hard hut absolute ncces-
sity.
"'rhc navy hopes that the emphatic
warning not to ply in the barred zones
VIII be more and more understood and
observed by neutral shipping circles
our cncmicS-abovc all, England
are trying with all means with pres-
sure and vcXations. with requests and
promises. with conccalinc and mask
ing Of ship losses and with false state
mcnts about the destruction of Ger
man submarines. TO induce ncutrals
further 10 expose their lives in order
TO keep up tho supply TO England.
ON February 30 the British First
Lord Of the Admiralty. Sir Edward
Carson declared in the Parliament:
shall never consent to the con-
ccalment OF losses
"a few days later the publication OF
losses were stopped. The reason for
this is evident
NcutralS must make their own de-
c'Sious. We must and We can await
their further resolutions with perfect
calm
The German navy. from the fleets
commander to the last fireman. are
convinced that the task undertaken
Will be continued until we are VIC
torouS."