The sun., 1918-06-18
Enemy Press Makes Prom
ise in Effort to Prove L.
Boat Raid a Success.
WE TREMBLE. FOE SAYS
People Are Told American
Troop Shipments Have Been
Halted by Submarines.
Special Despofch to raE srS.

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WASH INGroN. June 17.- Bombard-
ment Of American ports by German
guns as q feature Of the U-boat cam
paign In American waters Is promised
to tho people Of Germany by the Teuton
press. according to information made
public to-day by Secretary Lansing.
Extracts from the German press COM
ment which has been cabled to the State
Department contain much that serves to
illustrate efforts OF the German Govern
ment to deceive their people into bcliev-
ing that the campaign is proving great
success. But the prediction Of con-
tinuance OF the campaign and that
U-boats will attempt to shell points on
the Atlantic coast. according TO Of
ficials, may be more important. espe-
c.ally II the Germans attempt to make
good their boasts to their own people.
In making the announcement Of the
initiation of the campaign In American
waters one of the German papers refers
to it as "the submarine obstruction TO
the transportation Of American reen-
forcements to Europe" which has oc-
CURED at a time when American reserves
are the Allies last hope"
Report Transports Checked.
Is being checked and that no threats Of
increasing the intensity Of warfare on
the part OF the American Government
will deter the Germans from continuing
their plans. The submarines are re-
ferred to a. successfully accomplishing
this important work. and the American
naval forces are described as ''powerless
to prevent IT.
officials here point out that the Ger
man claims In this respect are obviously
absurd. Both Secretary Of War Baker
and Secretary OF the Navy Daniels have
said that troop transportation was not
being retarded in the slightest by the
presence Of the U-boats of our coast.
Secretary Daniels to-day declined TO
make any statement except to reiterate
that the war was over there" and that
this Government would not permit its
plan to be altered So far more than
500. 900 American troops have been trans
ported without s.ngie instance OF n
submarine having sunk an American
transport under naval convoy. This In
itself is regarded by officials as fitting
answer to the German threats.
Some submarines in European waters
have been accounted for. II is UNDER
stood. by United States naval conveys.
but whether the statement of Senator
Weeks (MassI that twenty-eight sub
marines had been destroyed Is correct
Mr.. Daniels declined to say.
Chil IL Promised to Wilson.
The German people are told by their
press that this - "only the beginning
and that there will be scenes that will
make the marrow OF Wilson's bones turn
cold" 1t Is also stated that Americans
are now trembling in fear OF air raids
and that there is great panic through.
out the country.
Officials here believe that the German
Government is seeking at all costs TO
waters look like spectacular and inn
portant success. Because Of this II
would not surprise officials II the u
boats should attempt to lombard some
Of the American seaside resorts or some
important point on the coast.
Secretary Lansing also made public
extracts from the National Zeitung OF
Basic, Switzerland. on the T-boat raids
This paper takes the view that the Ger
man submarine campaign in American
waters is bound to he a disappointment
to Germany and that It will bring home
the war to Americans and accentuat'
their thirst for revenge, all OF which will
more than counterbalance any sligh
military advantage gained by the
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