Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-04
EFFORT TO
BRIGHTEN AMERICA
Huns Hope by U-Boat Campaign to
Withdraw L. S. Warships From
European Waters.
COAST IS AMPLY PROTECTED
Secretary Daniels Tells Congressman
There Need BE No Apprehension.
One Life Lost in Sinking Of Oil
Tanker Herbert l.. Pratt.
IRy Associated Pre.s.l

WASHINGTON. June 3.-Germany at
last has brought her submarine war
fare to the shores OF the United States
apparently in a forlorn hope OF strik
ing telling blows on this side of the
Atlantic and of drawing home some
of the American naval forces from the
war zones where the U-boat menace is
being slowly but surely stranElcd to
death.
In the attacks upon coasting vessels
almost in sight Of the New Jersey
shore reported to-day. navy officials
see a frantic admission from Berlin
that the submarine has failed. Ameri-
can armed power is rolling overseas
in ever-increasing force. despite the
utmost eXertions of the undersea pi-
rates off the coast of Europe.
Now the raiders have crossed the
seas and lurked for days near Amer
ica's greatest ports. They no doubt
were sent TO sink transports. but here
again they failed. Blocked of the
troopships by convoy craft. they have
turned in fury against dcfenscless
coasters. In all the record of destruc-
ton they have written. the raidins
party has struck at no vessel bound
overseas and therefore armed for a
fight. Only ships that could not hit
back have been attacked. The only
one OF half a score OF vessels probably
sent to the bottom that had any real
military value in ship or cargo. was
an oil tanker.
SIX SHIPS OFFICIALLY
REPORTED AS SUNK
UP to a late hour tonight the de-
struction of five sailing craft and the
tanker. Herbert l.. Pratt. was the
record of losses officially reported to
the Navy Department. The fate OF the
coastwise line Carolina. which reported
by wireless yesterday she was being
shclled. was still unknown. The crews
OF some of the craft destroyed have
been brought into port with a story of
eleven days Imprisonment aboard an
enemy submarine.
During that period scores OF troop
and supply ships have passed in and
out on the business of crushing the
German army In France. The U-boat
found no weak link in the chain OF
armed craft that guarded them.
Secretary Daniels went to the Cap
itol during the day to tell members OF
the House Naval Committee that the
raid was designed to frighten the
American people into demanding the
return OF war vessels from the other
side. He gave assurance that Congress
need have no apprehension as to pro-
lection of the American coast. and
that there will be no recall of forces
from the war zone.
SECRETARY DANIELS GIVES
SUMMARY OF SHIPPING LOSSES
Tonight Mr.. Daniels summarized the
information reaching the department
as follows:
Navy Department reports show that
the following vessels have been sunk:
Jacob NJ. HASKELL schooner. 1862
tons. hailng from Boston, sailing for
Norfolk. II in crew. no passengers.
Isabel B. Wiley. in ballast. net ton
mage Gil. crew 6.
Hattie Dunn. of Rockland. Me-. net
tonnage sos. in ballast. sailing for
Charleston.
Edward II Cole. Of Boston, tonnage
1895. in ballast, bound for Norfolk.
crew Of IL.
Herbert L. Pratt. steamship oil
tanker, sunk about tive miles south OF
overfalls Lightship. off the Delaware
coast. 3S on board. 81 of the crew res
cued and landed at Lewes. one lost.
The crews OF the above named yes
sells. except the one. man lost from
the Pratt. were rescued.
1T appears that the schooner Edna.
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