Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-08-22
SUBMARINE LANDS
MEMBERS OF CREW
SURVIVOR OF STEAMER JEN.
NINGS RECOGNIZES RAID
ERS' OFFICER.
GERMAN EFFECTED ESCAPE
Now Believed Three German Subma
rnes Have Been Operating On
American Coasts at Different
Points-Take Precautions.

Washington. = Information furnish
ed by officers of vessels attacked by
German submarines along the Amer.
can coast has strengthened the belief
held by several experienced officials
here that the enemy raiders have had
communication with persons on shore
and may even have landed members
OF Their crews in an effort to secure
reliable information. The navy de-
partment, officially refused to endorse
this belief though admitting the pos
sibility
Positive claim that he met in
New York saloon an officer from the
submarine that sunk the steamer o.
&. Jennings, is made by the first Off
Ger Of that vessel, according to one
story reaching the department. The
recognition between the American
and German is said to have been in
Simultaneous the American appeared
to brother officer accompanying him
for confirmation OF his belief.
Other instances have been heard,
not so we'll substantiated, Of the dis
covery of evidence that German SUD-
marines have been in close touch
with the shore. One story along this
line was that the captain of a coast
wise vessel, being ordered to the sub.
marine with his papers, was astonisb-
ed to see on the desk of the German
commander, copies Of the New York
dailies of the same date.
Communication between the raiders
and the mainland is possible at scores
naval officials believe, the irreguiarIty
OF the American casts at certain
points making such possible.
Recently the precautions taken by
authorities to prevent such commun1-
cation have been greatly augmented,
both by shore patrol and other meth
DDS which can not be discussed. Il
can be stated, however, that no official
report has been made giving any ded-
mite evidence of any enemy boat hav-
ing landed.
From authoritative sources it was
learned that there is reason to be-
lieve three German submarines have
been operating on the American
coasts at three separate points. Two
of these have recently ceased ope-
rating" either because their stores
have become exhausted or as result
of damage received in contact with
patrol fleets. 1t is known the activi-
ties of one boat ceased Immediately
after destroyer is reported having
discharged depth bombs near the spot
where the U-boat submerged.
One of the three submarines, it is
considered certain, was especially
equipped for duty as cable cutter.
This is held to explain the sudden
parting recently of two Atlantic Ca
bles. A naval repair ship, escorted
by fighting craft, since has picked up
and spliced both cables.
The German admiralty now has in
commission between $50 and $50 sub
marines, while the total number de-
stroyed by the allies has passed the
200 mark, according to the most relia-
BILE information available here. If COL
rect, these figures would indicate new
German construction has barely held
it's own over the period of four years,
as at the beginning of the war the
Germans are known to have had about
$50 submarines.
The toll in the last six months has
been many times that attained in
any other period and the constantly
allied antiSuhma riue forces according
to naval officials, will put the ratio
continually higher as time passes,