Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-08

change thesr OpInIon that the sub marine menace is being overcome The Tuscania incident is regarded as an isolated case. which may serve to deVelop additional methods for re pellins the underses craft and i'm proving the convoy system No de tails of the action will be passed over when full reports from the British sd- miraity are available
 Many Devices Used
 Many devices enter into the battle aeainst the U-boaIs. some of which have been evolved by American in ventOrs- Others have been greatly improved since the United States en- tered the war and the detection ap- paratus now installed on American craft is so successful that British craft are being similarly equipped
 There have been indications that the U-boats have learned to fear this ability of American craft tO locate them at a distance and maneuver to bring the submerged vessel within range of a depth bomb With a de strover in the vicinity. +he under water craft moves carefully. far be- low the surface of the water. depend ing on mechanical ears which bring to her the propeller beats of the sur face vessel. When a destroyer stops to listen unhampered by the beat of her own engines. the lurking foe also stops. to lie silent below until the destroyer moves on again.
 Ships Under Screen.
 Such details as have come from Eu- rope indicate that the Tuscania was torpedoed by a single submarine which slipped under the advance screen of destroyers leading the con voy fleet. There is no evidence of an attack in force and the U-bOat probably got into the path of the liner largely by chance Sometimes as many as forty vessels make up con voyed fleet
 War department officials would say nothing today as 10 the destination or the Tuscan;a- IL was admitted that American troops had been sent for ward by British transatlantic liners on several occasions There are re- ports that the great White Star liner Olympic. largest of the British mer- chant fleet and second only 10 the A the German Vaterland. has been em- ployed in that work
 There is no indication in the loss of the Tuscania that concentration of submarines against America troop ship lines has been On the contrary. the efforts Of the German high com mand still appear to be directed primarily against the cargo craft bound for British ports
 Factors In Rescue
 As the roll of messages from the Tuscania dwindled today. expressions Cf amazement were heard sreqUently that a crowded transport could be torpedoed with such comparatively small loss of life. The nearness of rescue craft. the fact hat the vessel vas afIOat for two hours after a tor pedo had exploded in her boiler rooms. and possibly the proximity of the British coast all were factors in reducing the loss.
 Army officers say il must be re- membered that the troops aboard were not seasoned veterans, nor even line soldiers. into whom every effort bas been made 10 instiil discipline. which LlAu nave EAalDl AA-rlA 4l -Ul4 @AGdA Tn such an emergency The fact that most or them were brought safely to land is accepted as evidence, however. that there was no panic Some jump cd overheard. but nearly all bravely stood fast to await their fate.
 These soldiers were wOOdsmen O. the forestry battalion men of the sup ply train. Of the engineer train The most disciplined unit aboard undOubt- l cGly would be the military police. The others are men devoted to hard work behind the lines.
 ~5ottling Up- Talk.
 Around the navy department there was renewed talk tonight of -'b0ttling up- the submarines. Many officers believe that a way can be found td hold the U-boats within narrow linn is and keep the rest Of the seas free except for occasional raiders which might slip through. There is no donbt that plans to this end have heen given great study both here and abroad
 The weight of American anti-sab-