Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
SAYS ALLIES
Ill WIN ON SEA
+ aeriCan Admiral Advises
How at German Naval
Forces Now
4 U-BOATS HAVE FAILED
1k1sacks Along U. S. Coast
how Submarine Campaign
Has Been Overcome
u.BOATS HAVE FAILED
By CHARLES H. GRASTY

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"' 'u'y i'-'ice Aof1iiral Sifhs
today gave me a statement on the
ouhnarine situation. In reply to a
sS,,,.t,or a. 60 .,o .irr,so.roo 20 tho
=, ~. A,,,rt,o oo.s. .,o ,sr,,r,, u,s
v.rv pos,,,va II, s.,,i,r +ba. tbey had
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success OF ,he enemy submarine cah''
pnign or the outcome of the war.
he pointed ont the extent of the
American coast and it's distance from
The s,,bmarine bases and clearly DEM
t,nafrsfed that in view of the number
cf submarines which the enemy actu-
a,ly possessed, and the trade routes of
al the shipping, essential to Allied
victory, II was absolutely Impossible
for the enemy to have any chance OF
succeeding except by concentrating his
efort in the European war zones.
.aThe fact that the enemy has sent
s,,bnnarines so far afield as the Amer.
lean coast" said the Admiral is u
confession of weakness, because it is a
visitation of the fundamental military
principle of concentration of effort.
which alone can be successful in ac-
comprising the OBJECT desired
Forsees More Losses on Coast
eThere will be loses on our coast.
and they will Of course be regrettable,
but the public at home should keep
their eyes upon the success of the war
Is whole. l can assure them that
the submarine operations on our coast
will not affect the outcome of the war,
but on the contrary strange as II
my seem 10 muse iio' iaiiii'iai "i'ii
tne subject such opera'iolis are ie'i
aevansase 10 'he' Ai'ies'
With the small number OF torpe'
4 6Ces and quantity of ammunition that
= gubmarine can carry, and in view of
the relatively small number OF SUBJ
marines which the enemy has avail
0nle. cruises as far aheld as the
american coast are very unprofitaoie.
ushoat operations on our coast will be
orofitable to the enemy only SO far as
-, s,..o,,p ~ ,rd,rec,,v offac, the
x,srosition of sour forces"
fAneu DC" '"e' iio'pi"'
Discussing the general naval situa.
eion the Admiral said:
ssThe world is witnessing today the
Most impressive manifestation of sea
5 power that history has ever recorded.
The enemy has not single surface
Seven Seas are free TO Allied COM
merce.
"a year ago Allied tonnage was de.
.raasinp and the number of subma :
hines was increasing and the Central
ipswars were winning the war bv rap
1 sa,v cutting the lines of communica,
s,cn of the Allied countries and their
srr,;es
.srhe conditions are now reversed
a,ornaya &c ranidlv increasing. and the
e,,hycarines are decreasing in number
: ~ In efficiencv. The submarine cam
r.s1n is therefore, doomed to failure
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This change has been brought
about by the sea power Of the Allies
With virtually no losses, many mil
( Hons of soldiers have crossed the Eng
ush Channel, and hundreds of thou.
sands hav crossed the ocean from
the Allied colonies and from America
This was rendered possible only be
4 cause of the thousands Of Allied de-
etroyers. trawlers, mine sweepers
drifters. sloops, submarines, and ever
small motor launches, employed IL
ecnvoying troopships and suppl,
ships in harassing and destroying
enemy submarines.
~These small vessels are able con
tinuously to perform this great service
fnIy because the German fleet il
obliged to remain within the shelte
81 its fortified harbors and minefields
* the enemy cruisers were free Il
<ake the sea they could quickly de
strcy or drive into port our escortinl
ana patrolling craft, thus leaving on
merchant shipping entirely defense
Y. less.
~ ~ SilAyrf Power of Rattle Fleets