Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-05
Admiral Sims Tells
LATE Young. Jr. of
British Aid at Sea

[ BY LATE Young, Jr.. Of the American
Editorial Committee Touring Europe.
London, England. Oct. 14.-AdMiral
Sims of TIL, United States navy is one
of the best known public men in Lon
don. He IS everywhere present as the
Official naval representative of the
United States. He has acquired quite
reputation as a wit.
He is about feet inches tall. and
was born in Canada. He was not mar
ried till he was a years Of age He
now has five beautiful children who
arc with their mother at Newport. and
he says that his real sacrifice in this
war is being separated from his chill
drcn during the most attractive ioj
Of their lives.
Admiral Sims gave some very inter
estins information abou, the sub,na.
rine and paid n mos: fitting tribute TO
the sand fleet.
He had asked Americans how many
submarines they supposed were oper-
ating against the merchant ships and
transports. and ne had never got an
estimate Of les,s thar fifty. sometimes
100. AS fact the average was eight
or nine sometimes twelve or thirteen
About 5000 anti submarine craft were
operating day. and night. and the
American craft numbered $50. or three
per cent. The figures were about the
same in the Mediterranean.
Honor Great Britain.
Americans seemed to regard 1t as
n miracle, of their navy that they had
got million and a half troops here
In few months and had protected
them on. the way.
'Wo didn't do that" Admiral Sims
said. Great Britain did. (Applause.)
She brought over two thirds of them
and escorts half. We escort only
one-third of the merchant vessels that
como here.
You sometimes see in the American
papers that the seas are swarming with
submarines operating in flotillas. Ems
tirely untrue. You see it stated that
submarines have put all other ships
out of action and if you build plenty
Of submarines you do not need to build
any Others"
The British Grand Feet.
Millions of people were transported
across the channel because it was pa
trolled so entirely that no submarine
could come up without being seen and
fired upon. THE Grand Fleet comes out
whenever 1t wants to, cruising round
the North sea, because 1t Is sur
rounded by an area patrolled with
screens Of destroyers two or three lines
deep, so that 1t would be suicidal for n
Il, ~, Oh
lea were to build 1000 or 2.CCO sub
marines and an enemy had a fleet
stronger than herself. the strong fleet
could plough thru the submarines
without damage. There is no mystery
about these things, but they are only
understood. especially in
America.
When America Camc.
I'm April, 1871 when America came
in, the Germans were winning the war
with great rapidly 1t was inevitable.
that tho allies would lose If things went
on as they were going. That was
rectined by the convoy system, a
screen of mercahnt vessels which
makes it very dangerous for subma-
rincs to, make an attack. The ship
ping lose fell to one-third hnd then a
quarter. and during the last week
there has hardly been one vessel lost.
cloud cheers.)
IT would like American papers to
pay particular attention to the fact
that there are about 5000 anti-subma-
rine craft in the ocean today, cutting
out mines, escorting troop ships. and
making il possible fer ..s tc1ggo ahead
and win this war.
THE reason they can do this Ia that
the British Grand Fleet Is SO power
full that the German High Seas Fleet
has to stay at home. (Renewed cheers)
The British Grand Fleet Is the FONDA
ton stone Of the cause Of the allies.
(Cheers.) 1t Is n pity that the truth
about the astonishing effort made by
Great Britain In the war mas not been
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