The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-06-06
NORWEGIAN IS
LOST 40 MILES
OFF THE COAST
Entire Grew of the EidsvOld
Rescued by American
Cargo Vessel.
TROOP SHIPS ARE MOVING
No Change in Programme Due
to Presence of Sub
marines Here.
TROOP SHIPS ARE MOVING
Sp,c;oI DsspascA to TnE srx.

Special Despdfch to TnE SrH.
WARRINGTON. June 6.-Despite in
creasing activities OF tho Navy Depart
ment to run down the German U-boats.
tho commerce raiders are still eluding
their pursuers and continuing on their
course Of destruction.
The Navy Department tonight issued
this statement:
THE following has been received from
a United States cargo ship:
"'At S p. NJ on June 4 the steam
ship Eidsvold tNorwegian) was gunned
ard sunk by an enemy submarine about
forty miles OF the Virginia Capes. The
entire crew was rescued by this naval
vessel on the afternoon OF June s and
IL proceeding to an Atlantic port"
In Principal ship Lane.
This indicates that the submarine or
submarines after leaving the French
steamer Radioleine proceeded south.
From the position where the submarine
sank the Eidsvold they are within easy
striking distance not only Of ships sailing
the coastwise lane. but also Of one OF
the principal lanes OF travel for ships
sailing between here and Europe. This
position Is In soms respects OF even
greater menace to shipping than the po-
sition OF the Jersey coast
The C-boats admittedly had wide
choice Of routes to follow when they
reached the Virginia Capss. ~ they have
done. They might even have entered
the inner waters OF the Chesapeake. the
Ni> 10 JnA - Z he
Monitor and the Merrimac. and en-
deavored to reach the vicinity OF Wash
lngton or Baltimore. This route would
follow that taken by the Deutschland
on her first trip to this country. 1t is
assumed that the submarines now oper-
ating have all the information which the
Deutschland gathered on that trip.
Troop ships Move a. Usual.
On1cials OF the Navy Department.
while admitting that there are these
possibilities. incline to the theory that
the U-boats will not enter any Of the in
land waters. preferring the trade routes
for their prey.
The presence OF the submarines has
not and will not deter in the slightest
degree the shipments Of either troops or
supplies to Europe. This was emphasized
to-day both by Secretary Daniels and
Secretary Baker following an important
meeting OF the War Council at the White
House. at which the whole submarine
situation was thoroughly gone over.
Mr.. Daniels reported to the President
on all the activities OF the Navy De-
in
ceasingly from all OF the patrol vessels
but information as to the progress Of
the search obviously cannot be made
public
"Our great duty" said Mr. Daniels.
'is to keep the road to France open ana
safe for the transport OF men, muni-
tons and food. That task Is supreme
and will be accomplished successfully"
Campaign of Terror.
I'VE had to make safe the neck OF the
bottle through which the transports
passed." said Mr.. Daniels. ''The opera
tion Of the transport service has been
one OF dire peril. but UP to this time
not an American transport en- route TO
France has been destroyed. Germany
by concentrating her submarines at the
other end Of the lane has not been able
to do this, Now after comparative fail
ure she Is sending her submarines over
our transports, these submarines are at
tacking small sailing ships OF no mill
tary importance. In this their object Is
to strike terror into the hearts Of the
American people on the Atlantic sea-
board"
Mr.. Daniels empi asized that since
this country began sending troops to
France II had been the chief business OF
the Navy Department to see that these
transports arrived safely In Europe. II
they had no, arrived. he explained, It
would have proved Il at the navy was
not doing its duty.
The difficulty Of trapping the U-boats
even when they are sighted was pointed
out to-day by naval authorities. The
necessity Is to have sufficient number
Of boats concentrated Immediately on
the spot when the u-boat seeks ia es-
cape by submerg!ng. With such a wide
area to patrol II is admittedly difficult
for such a concentration to he effected
In time. Most OF the patrol vessels are
equipped with depth bombs
1t Is believed that the U-boats are
receiving daily directions from the Ger
man Admiralty via Nauen. Directions
are picked UP BY our stations but they
are in CODE
As a result Of the C-boat raids there
probably will he a doubling or tr.pling
OF orders for submarine chasers of the
Ford type. Secretary Daniels has sent
for Henry Ford. who originated the idea
OF applying the principle Of multiple
production to the construction OF sub
marine chasers. and Mr.. Ford will see
Mr. Daniels tomorrow or Friday at the