The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-06-21
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE PAST WEEK
German Submarine Raid in Our
Waters Fails TO Terrorlze
American Nation.
WAR SPIRIT IS STIMULATED
splendid Work Of Yankee Troops In
Hating Hun Drive at the Marne--
Enemy'S Losses are Appalling
Renewal Of Offensive 10
Expected.
ay EDWARD W. pIckARp,

by EDWARD w. PIcKARp.
Ocrmhnys utter inability "a under
stand the spirit OF the nations that
oppose her WAS never better shown
than Ia the raids made on American
shipping Ia American waters by sub,
marines, Their purpose could only be
10 terrorze the United states and thus
check the iiow III men aud munitions
a. France. Their result, IL Germany
hut knew Il, could only be TO inspire
che nation TO continue the sending OF
tts armies across With uninterrupted
speed and Ia every other way to do
what Is necessary to win the war. The
net loss TO America Is the sinking OF a
dozen sailing vessels aud two or three
steamships; the net gain In u renewed
determination 20 whip the Hun, and a
large Increase In the number OF enlist.
ments for the navy,
Germany attempted TO terrorlze Eng.
land by Zeppelin rnlds on London. and
the Engiishmen merely turned out
their lights aud rushed by thousands
90 the recruiting offices. She tried to
terroriae France by bombardng Paris
with the miracle gun" aud the
frenchmen gritted their teeth and
swore Ia light 10 the finish Now she
has tried To intimldate the Americans,
and again she has failed mtserably. In
truth, the German policy Of frightrul.
mess has been a failure everywhere
and from the beginning Even mutt.
lated and ravlShed Belgium stlll stands
unafrald aud steadfast To the cause
OF deceacy aud righteousness
The appearance OF the submarine or
submarines their number Is Aot
known OFT the New Jersey coast nat
urally revived the talk OF the existence
of U.boat bases on the Mexican coast.
THIS Is oit'ciallyN dlscredited by our
navy department though there is little
doubt that CarranEa aud his crew
would So assist Germany n they
euuld. Their behavior aud known pre. /
elections are not such AS To dsIida
anyone into helief In their neutrality /
However, there was evidence that m. /
raidinE submarines had come dlrec,
from Germany, aud Ms they have been
out some time, they probably will soon
seturn,
New York city INDUCED Itself in
email scare over the chance that II
might lac bombed by aa alrplane ear.
r'ed hy the U.boats. There Mas utl,
danger Of this, Tor a plane would take
az too much space on the submarine
and moreover after a raid would he
compelled 10 return 20 the vessel fbus
NeNrahng its location ca the naval rrsyt
that have been swarmiuE the Atlantic
roast waters booking Tor a. The sub
mHr'ne d, driven b. Diesel engines thar
EiNe it widv radius. and carries Guns
WIN which u might she'll coast cities.
'f"Aah'y there viii br more OF tha~,
En''s ~ che urar future. but they must
D. a.rplvd aS Incidents ~ the great
war 10 witch Wr arc ensurrd-reauy
N"HI' iHr'@eHJS that can have no in.
NHFt.r nu The outcome og the struggle I
N'AaT of 'hcm arr likely tn he directed
"sR'ns' "ur tr0op transports. but this
ti"v3 cause little alarm because az the
perfection OF the convoy system. To .
Eu"rd the coast against attacks Scrre- .
snry hnkcr has asked congress Tor 4
AioHo00 for establishing balloon aud :
Senplnne stations, thirteen ou the Al, .
laniic aud three op the gulf
-
hN"r In France the katser's third
preienious drive OF the year cam, Il,
q halt az least Tor the time being n,
TIE Marne, the ourcq valley ana fh,
otE~, Early ia the week ,py,r.F 49,.
slnpts 10 cross the Marine wrrc r. .
i'N'' Win severe losses I'm these a,. F,
s''nH Ameri'an machIur cuup,rs ,un. .
&Srssa ~ freRch infantry took n pr,r,.