Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-04
MEN AND SUPPLIES TO GO FOR.
WARD REGARDLESS OF GER.
MAN SUBMARINES.
VISITATION TO COAST
HELD AS POLITICAL MOVE
Underwater Craft Believed to Have
Been Sent Out to Bolster Up German
People and Impress Them With
Power Of Hun Navy-HurIey Says
New Ships Will Be fastened.

Washington, June 4.-The presenc,
of German submarines of the cruise
type off the coast of the United State
is not regarded as serious menace
by the United States shipping board.
1t is not believed a policy of un
limited sphere of activity for the U
boats will result in a material in
crease Of tonnage destroyed, and tn,
shipping board is prepared to pu
more ships on the sea than the sub
marines can sink.
Chairman Edward N. Hurley ex.
pressed his confidence in the United
States being able to defeat the sub.
marine warfare Of the Germans. H,
also said the closing of the principa
ports on the Atlantic coast on &C.
count of the submarines would have
no effect upon the strength Of the
American troops and the allies on the
battle front. so far as that strength
depends upon the transportation OF
munitions and supplies from the United
States.
Visit an Experiment"
A theory accepted as plausible by
Mr.. Hurley and officials of the ship
ping board is that, with or without 8
base on this side Of the Atlantic, the
German submarines have been sent
over as an experiment and for polit-
ical effect at home and in an attempt
to bring frightfulness to the doors Of
the American people.
AS an experiment it mas thus fa1
failed of signal success. With every
opportunity of surprise attack. the
U-boats have been able to attack only
one boat of importance and have sunk
some slow sailing vessels, fit only fol
the coasting trade and hardly counted
in the available tonnage Of the country
If it Is true the submarine cruisers,
which reports would indicate are halt
IA dozen or more in number. have
Ncruised up the coasting steamer lanes
they had an absolutely free field for
operations and their bag In tonnage
destroyed is not large.
Protective measures even to the
mounting Of guns probably would have
proved effective against the submarine
attacks on important ships.
Explains U-Boat War.
The allied fleets have sunk IS per
cent Of the REPRESENTATIVES, sent to
sea by the Germans In the last six
months, according to an admiral who
discussed at length the possibility OF
destroying the raiders. He said:
TT is impossible for any man ac-
curately TO estimate the length and
general type OF vessel, unless he has
been given exceptional training in such
matters. For that reason I am not
inclined to believe the submarines
which sank our coast traders were zoo
feet in length.
However. the question Of the type
Of submarine sent against our coast
is of small interest compared with the
possibilities of our operating success
fully against them. We have account
ed for at least Is per cent OF the new
cruiser type Of German submarines
which have put to sea in the last six
months.
1.-THE Germans must have learned by
this time that for every foot added tc
the size Of the submarine, its visibility
to balloons and aircraft Is increased BY
equal ratio.
Smallest Most Dangerous.
s"The most dangerous submarine to.