New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-10
s.sl. to Cut Off Men, Mu-
nitions and Food
From Europe
Austrian Submarines
Rule Mediterranean
Navigation in Adriatic Be-
comes a Little Less
Hazardous
rFron ne Tribune Buresul

.,,.r furnishing Austria WIN
Giant number Of submarines 70 con-
-. onsrstions in the southern seas
-. .orcsntrated her own U-boat &C
,;v;,;.s against British, French and
Ius,;csn shipping in the Atlantic and
y. North Sea. This change in Ger
-.rv,s submarine campaign has been
,,..,sitated by the entrance OF the
rr,ted States in the war. Food ships
rnnition ships and troop ships are the
,n.eisl prey sought by Germans under
water boats.
cs,n.n submarines already have
h..n almost entirly withdrawn from
-. Mediterranean Sea. Austrian crews
hnv.v.r. are operating Germsn-built
rhos., in the Adristic and in the
N.sit.rrsnean. These boats no longer
max. the sea trip TO reach the south
.,r waters. but are transported in parts
"a Pols, the Austrian naval base ana
20 III. Bosporus, where they are as
,smbled and furnished with Austrian
crew., going thence into the Mediter-
ranesn.
An Allied naval expert, commenting
,o.dav on official information just re-
,s;v.d from the Admiralty OF an En-
tsnts country, said:
Navigation in the Mediterranean
and in the Adristic is little less dan
rerOus now than it has been during the
last few mopths. There are two causes
the first being that the. Allies have
taken special measures, the nature %
Wbieh cannot be divulged, but satls,
factory results have been ootslhea
through their employment. A greateI
degree of success in the MedlterraheaI
vas possible through the use OF tneSe
Instruments, however, than is PosslDle
IN the North Sea and in the AtIsntlc'
because the waters OF the Mediter-
ranesn generally are clear and 90 .oN
lend themselves to the surprises lor
which the northern seas are noted
U.Boats Massed in Atlantic
aIt would be q mistake to think, how
ever, that the dangers Of submarine dt-
tack in the Mediterranean are over,
Notwithstanding the second cause Oh
N. diminished activities of U-ooats
there, which Is the withdrawal CT tne
Gsrman submarines for concentration
IN the Atlantic and in the North Sea
for operations against British, French
and American shipping, especially Tor
attacks on food ships, munltion shlps
aud troop ships.
while il is a fact that Germany mas
concentrated her U-bosts elsewhere, II
must be remembered that previously
she had furnished 20 Austria SUI
seient number of submarines 70 hinder
the commercial trade and war trans
port service Of the Allies in the south
ern seas. II is disclosing no military
secret 70 state that Italy has closed the
Adriatic by stretching lines between
Brindig and Avlona and between Ia
, rsnto and Avlons, but Austrian sub
marines with bases in the Egean Sea
are operating in the Egean and lonlan
and the Mediterranean, and occasional
ly escape through the Adriatic lines,
Austria az the commencement OF the
war possessed few submarines, but her
deficiency in this respect was made up
By Germany, which furnished her with
the latest types and which has kept her
supplied with the best models ever
since. At first the Austrian and Ger
man submarines worked almost undis-
iurbed in the Mediterranean, but the
Italian navy discovered some OF their
bases and destroyed them. Even then
the sinkings By Austrian submarines
we're immaterially reduced. Submarines
we're then and are now sent from
Germany by rail 70 Pola and 20 the
Bosporus. assembled and dispatched
With Austrian crews 10 the Mediter-
rtnean.
U.Boat Bases in Spain
German and Austrian submarines
io1nd refuge az various times on diff
iersnt parts Of the Mediterranean
scstis. Until few days ago Spain failed
. pay any serious attention TO the fact
mat on her coasts German and Aus
man submarines obtained provisions.
Before the new regime was established
N Greece the Greek Islands were safe
easss for submarines directed against
he Allies commerce and war trans
port service in the Mediterranean. This
practice In the Greek Islands Of assist
ng enemy submarines has not been
nYe1 up entirely by some individual
Ho-0ermans along the broken Greek
soatiy who are paid we'll for their
itaehery. Even on the northern coast
africa bases were established for
N.rnan and Austrian submarines.
a, since Crsccs's recent entrance in
ne war the work Of the Austrian sub
Inet has been made somewhat more
uncut; Spain has begun 70 intern
aeHarinss which violate her terri
D,hl waters; the coasts Of Africa are
foiltd more closely, and the intri-
system Of islands in the Egean
- J, constantly and carefully
itsly's U.Boat Chssers
a, nsiy has In operation a great feet
- spnmsrins ehssers, a large number
Msm having been sent 20 italy from
s.nn Aneries, and II 10 being con-
sn' augmented by additions 20 II
~ italian shipysrds. The chaser
~. aeoit<rrsnsan snti-submsrine oper-
y ~, hss proved 20 be next In value
@s hyero-aeroplsne for the detee-
-. and bombing Of submarines.
s..ns most difcult task Of the Allied
Il forces In the Mediterranean,
szssr, IL 70 nsutrslize the work Of
sHht nias Layers The Austr!ans,