South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-04
RAID
AIMED To END
TROOP MOVES
Hopes of Germans in This Re-
SpeCt Will be Dashed,
However, Navy Depart
ment Promises.
International News Service:

Inter na uondl News Service
WASHINGTON, June &. - Ger
many's submarine raid on American
waters was designed TO stop over
seas troops movements. Washington
officials were completely convinced
OF this fact today The object al
ready has failed, it was stated There
has been and Will be no halt i'm
transport sailings They will pro-
ceed according to plans perfected
long ago for just such an emergency.
The American aid, pledged by Pres't
Wilson and Gen. Pershing TO the
entente, Will be forthcoming on
time.
Meanwhile officials OF the nav
insisted today that the submarine
menace will be met with and COPIED
with i'm the very near future. Steps
already taken promise success, they
said Because Of the very nature Of
the work. however information as
To what was being done must be
withheld
i-ftSeltce SufpflSc.
tt seemed apparent today that the
actual presence Of the German L.
boat was a complete surprise TO ma
val officers. For the last two weeks
reports have been current that Ger
man raiders actually were off the
American coast. What steps were
taken TO investigate these reports is
not known, but there was a disposi-
/ tion in congressional circles today
10 inquire why the anti-submarine
feet was not put into action all
along the coast
Inasnuch as some Of the men
landed were held prisoners for sew
eral days. il is now definitely esta b.
/ lished that the C-boats actually
+ have been within gun range Of the
I coast for more than a week Be
cause OF this fact officials here were
/ puzzled a 20 the reason why the
submarine captain was willing 10
sink small steamers rather than to
continue waiting with the certainty
/ that eventually he must get one or
more liners
Usc All Weapons.
The search for the subma rines is
being carried on with every avail
able wea pom. including seapIanes
/ Upwards OF so hydroplaneS were re-
ported here to he operating off Long
/ Island alone.
Officials here have no report OF
. the wheres bouts OF the passengers
and crew Of the New York Porto
/ Rican steamer Carolina. Ii now is
/ admitted that an :. O. :. call was
received from that vessel. reporting
that she was being shelled and tina
/ il would he necessary to a bandon
the ship Whether assistance was
sent To- the big liner on receipt %
her call for aid. is known only to
the navy department
Could shell Coast Cities
IL was admitted today that if they
+ 50 desired the German undersea
/ boats could shell "a number OF Goa ST
cities which are without fort pro-
+ lection. Officials generally. how
ever did not believe that this would
bee done They felt certain that the
real object OF the raiders-au ef-
/ fort 10 cause a reign of terror i'm
Z
/ complished and that they now were
/ making for some point where they
( would consider themselves fairly
safe from pursuit That they are
NOT through on this side of the Al
lautic. however. was the general be-
lief Officials who know the game
We're inclined 90 believe that they
would next he heard from off the
suIf or I'm the lane which the oil
steamers take from Mexico 20 Brit
ish and French ports.
To Arm Coastal ships.
A. a result or the raid IL is now
/ considered certain that an Goa sting
vessels of amy size viii be armed
with defense guns and will carry
naval crews To operate them.
Navy officials today were dis
ccuraging stories OF survivors. All
rescued seamen who are brought in
90 port are ordered not 10 talk. Ii
ua- officially stated today that there
uas been. no submarine attacks on
AMerican transports.
Officials refused aatlv today 90
discuss the revived reports that the
t--hoatS have established "a base on
the Mexican coast