Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-03
Sending of U.Boats to
American Coast Con-
fessi0n of Defeat.
NAVY PREPARED TO
MEET EMERGENCY
United States Long Ago Warned OF
Plans to Send Submarines Across
Atlantic and Coast Is Being Closely
PatroIed-American Ports Protected
and Naval Force Sufficient to Pre-
vent Serious Disaster.

Washington, June S.-Germany by
striving with her submarines at the
very doors Of America has admitted 20
the world that the American army Will
turn the tide against her on the battle
fields Of France.
At first news Of the submarine raid
on the Atlantic coast, brought to the
navy department today by Associated
Press dispatches, were followed by
OFFICIAL reports, navv officials declared
that American ant!-suhmarine forces
IN home waters were amply prepared
to meet any attack.
The challenge to the fighting forces
OF the United States woulud be met
officials said, with the same measures
which drove the submarines 20 cover
In the war xnney And the 2stendy tlpw OF
American transports to France would
be guarded with the same. effective
protection which as carried them
thru the infested waters o. Great
Britain and France.
Long Counted Upon.
Submarine blockade in the principal
transport lanes has long been counted
upon by American naval officers as
one Of Ger1nany's last cards and pre-
paration has been made to meet #
American Ports Protected.
If the German admiralty expects to
find the American ports unprotected
because a great force Of American de-
stroyers has ben concentrated in the
war zone around the British Isles it
will be mistaken, naval officials say.
While the anti-submarine craft IN the
war zone are in large number. the prs
lection Of the steamer lanes on this
side q the Atlantic has not been over
looked and 1t is said there are ade-
quate forces in home waters to meet
any, emergency.
The torpedoing of ships OF Barne-
eat. N, j., followed by the report OF
more destruction off Nantucket shoals,
nearly 200 miles to the east. was taken
as an indication that the plan Of the
German admiralty probably was to
concentrate the U-boats In a practical
blockade Of the principal ports Of en-
barkation being used for the American
transports.
Reported For Week.
Recurrent reports Of German srbma-
rtnes this side OF the Atlantic had
been examined by the navy department
during the past week. Reports OF one
German submarine near the Virginia
capes were current in Hampton Roads
Saturday night.
It was said navy flying boats. sul'-
marine chasers and other a!ti-eubma
rine craft hurried to that scene IN
search Of raiders.
The commander Of a British vessel
arriving at Norfolk May n reported
firing shots at a submarine abort 15Q
miles off Cape Henry. Other Incoming
ships the last few days also have
brought reports Of sighting submarines,
Official Report. on Sinkings.
A navy department statement an
nouncing the sinkings says:
''The navy department has been ir-
formed that three American schooners
have been sunk of the coast by enerry
submarines.
"The steamship Bristol arriving at
New York this morning reported that
the four-masted schooner Edward IL.
Cole was SuIiH ny SuDAi6AAASS stt ~ ~
D. m. Sunday, fifty miles southeas. Of
Barnagat, N. j., and that the Bristol
rescued the crew and brought them
to port.
at also rescued the crew OF another
sailing vessel which was sunk. Thc
Bristol reported she encountered =
submarine CT: ,Barnegst ct ct 4:20 Sum
day.
Schooner Sunk BY Gunfirs.
The steamship Grecian reports that
the schooner Jacob s. Haskell was
sunk by gunfre by German subma-
rine in the same general vicinity at
noon Sunday. The crew was res-
cued. 1t is also reported the Isabella
D. Wiley was shelled by submarines.
Captain Ncwcomb, CT the Cole,
stated that his vessel was attacked by
a German submarine. which boarded
him, took his papers. and placed
bombs on board The captain and
crew took TO the boats. Captain New-
comb stated the submarine was
about 200 feet long. and carried two
large guns, one forward and one AFT,
and a smaller one amidshlpo. ~ Y,
"tle stated he saw distinctly one
other submarine besides the one which
A4facked him, the second ono 6edng