The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-06
. S. Naval Craft Running
Down Every Clue.
Learn of Sinking of Norwegian
Ship on Tuesday.
INTENDED TO SCARE U. S.
Huns Hoped to Create Terror II
Washington Belief.
Have Enough War Craft at
Home to Meet Menace.

Washington, June 6.-The navy to-
day was making a search for pos
sible secret German submarine base on
this coast.
Sinking of the Norwegian steamer
Eidsvold was the latest U-boat incl
dent in official cables up to early to-
day. This sinking occurred Tuesday of
the Virginia capes and the crew was
picked up.
Can Meet the Threat.
There are sufficient boats in the
coast patrol to maintain ordinary vigil
but to dog a submarine effectually
with the resources on hand Is large
problem. Officers, however, declare
lit is possible to accomplish the pur-
poses desired with the present mater-
ials.
Waters around the virginia capes
are believed to have been well charted
| by the Germans when the cargo sub
| marine Deutschland was here.
Stin Have Many Torpedoes.
One great danger remaining in the
situation is that the U-boats still nave
untouched a supply of torpedoes to use
on big craft. All their victims so far
have been sunk by other means.
British Expected Raid on U. s.
London, June 6.-British admlraNy
officials have been expecting for some
time that German submarine corn
merce raiders would appear on the
American coast.
In speaking of the possibility Of
this development, they usually ex-
pressed entire confidence that the
| American naval forces would be aDie
| to deal adequately with the problem
| and that the venture would not prove
very profitable to the Germans on the
| final balance sheet.
Will Rouse Americans
| 1t was even predicted that no sim
gle event would be likely to so COM
pietely rouse the spirit of determine
ton to win the war in the American
people as the appearance Of the war
on their own doorstep.
The increasing radius of submarine
activity has been repeatedly noted re-
Gently and was the subject of consid-
cradle comment a few days ago when
the steamer President Lincoln was
sunk It is possible that the SUBJ
marine which sank the President Lin
coin was on the way to the American
| coast at the time.
! Predicts Cruiser Subs.
The discussion of so-called sub
marine cruisers has occupied consid-
cradle space during the last three
days in the British press owing to the
prominence given them by Admiral
Marquis of Milfordhaven, former first
sea lord. In a speech at Cambridge,
Saturday, he predicted further devel-
opment of the submarine warfare in
the direction of larger submarines
with much greater cruising radius.
ultimately we shall see submarine
cruisers with heavy guns and torpe-
does, protected by armor and with a
surface speed equal to any existing
surface craft" he said.
/ Plano Dropped Depth Bombs.
+ Lewis, Del, June "a hydroplans
late this afternoon dropped depth
bombs in the Delaware bay.
: Seek Hun Spies Along Coast
Lewes. Del. June 6.-Secret service
men today started a search for spies
who are believed to be active along
the Delaware capes in communication
with the German submarines.
One U-boat according to stories told
, by seamen who were captured and
. held prisoners aboard, had wireless
communication with some point and II
is believed 1t may have been in touch
with Prussian agents ashore. A con-
, cealed radio station is being hunted.
A woman is suspected of being tn-
volved.
The port of Lewes has been ordered
closed for twenty-four hours.
Il Another Wrecked Crew Lands.
= An Atlantic Port, June Capt. n.
t r. Couldman and the crew Of the
schooner Edward r. Baird, Jackson-
vile to New York, sunk by a German
} submarine eighteen miles off Cape
e Charles Tuesday morning, were land
' ed here today.
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