The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-03

an attempted new drive against the
american fleets conveying troopsh'ps
and the transports themselves. Inls
is much more feasible to the practlca'
mind But with more torpedoooats
huilding in American. yards than d.
ready exist in all the other haVles
OF the world combined: with new oe-
vices for combating the U-boat being
perfected al the time; with American
accuracy in gunnery becoming Hlofe
proficient all ne time. and Amsricah
war spirit mounting higher every
minute. there is no reason TO assume
that our navy will DE any the less
successful against the supermonste's
than they have been 10 date against
tho submarines of Il smaller moio.
Germany is desperate. Tho psy'
chology Of the situation and the eAl-
rencies of the case demand that she-
push n renewed C-boat warfare IN
consonance. With Increased fighting IN
the battle of Picardy. An American
army is going 20 France despite the
J.boat, and by another year VII! 10
numbered in millions. Against this
swelling tide Of opposition. the ell
cacy of the favorite weapon-the
C-boat-is skidding down the scale.
The gigantic campaign In France -
pushed with the reckless slaughter OF
Gernlany's millions in the hope that
France and Great Britain may be
whipped before America arrives IN
overwhelming numbers. The contem'
plated supcr-U boat drive is the last
straw OF drowning Prussian hopes.
Factors in Defeat
Another factor contributes to tho
necessity on Germany's part OF build
Ing colossal" U.boats. Fly daring at.
tacks against Zeebrugge and Ostend
held imprcSnab!c' and inviolable by
Germany. the Allies have served no
tice on the Hun of a new naval OF.
fcnsive policy aimed 1T uprooting the
German U-boat bases and completely
eliminating the boche from the forty
two.niile strip OF Belgium coast line
running from France 10 Holland.
Driven out Of their nests. the German
subsei rats must retreat all the way
10 EIc!Snland and Wilhelmshaven for
their precious bases. Their voyages
thence to the coast. waters Of England
and France, where land the American
troops, Increased in mileage. the u
boats will b" les: able 70 remain away
from home. for long. bat must 80 back
oftcncr for fuel and supplies.
The C-hostt sailor himself must be
placated and given more room. Any
one who has ridden on Il submarine
knows that il is Il fearful life, bottled
up under ;hc sca in close quarters
for days and days. sleeping at night
on the bed of the ocean. tossed by the
siorRls and racEcd by the terrors O;
dcI;h--a single shot in the thin skin
OF the C.boat sending the craft down
forever. Just :he other day an
Amsterdam dispatch 10 the London
Morning Post reported two German
submarines putting back 10 Ostend
with some OF their crews raving ma
Macs. Mutinics arc reported now that
Allied guHnery has made so hazardous
tie life Of Il submarine sailor. Only
remember 4 recent single Yankee shot
that cut U.boat in two.
Bring OH the U-Boats!
by all means lot some OF tho
kaiSer'S super-frightful new super.
submarines come TO America this sim.
mcr' Nothing would so galvanize tho
Hsht!hS American spirit as the spec.
'acic Of Il C-boat turret looming I'D
Oh; Of the mists OF the Atlantic. The
rays OF its searchlishts would shoe tho
&c" remaining 'pacinsts out of their
dark corners and straighten out IN.
k!hES in the knees Of those minority
moI!Fcodd!c$ from Missouri who have
yet 10 he actually shown that there Is
a. war.
LET the supcr-C.boats drop their
bombs on Bunker Hill monument
Grants Tomb. the Liberty Bell or the
White House. Each new symbol of
"ku!;ur' is but a fountain OF oil poured
on the. flame of American patriotism.
The American casualty lists now fea.
turc the from: page headlines. Some of
PcrshinE's veterans arc telling their
stories. Of Hun cruelty and dcspotism:
The war has been brought home to
America and she is wide awake and
rrouchine for the BIZ, lunge at the
PruSsian beast.