The Robesonian., 1918-06-06
U-B0AT WARFARE
in HOME WATERS

lantic Coast-Apparently For
lorn Hope of Striking Telling
Blow on This Side of Atlantic.
Up to Monday night 9 American
vessels were known to have been sunk
by German submarines off the North
Atlantic coast since May 50 The
largest to fall prey to the raiders
which are seeking to prevent the sail
ing Of transports with troops for the
battlefields Of France was the New
York q Porto Rico liner Carolina, Of
5000 tons, which was attacked Sun
day night about 125 miles southeast Of
Hook.
Besides the Carolina, the known VIC
TINS Of the U-boat are the Atlantic
Refining company's tanker Herbert
L. Pratt, the steamer Winnie Connie
Of 1900 tons, and six schooners, the
largest Of which was the Hoppauge a
new ship of 1000 tons, and the
Edward Cole. The crews OF these YES
sells have been landed at Atlantic
ports. Reports brought ashore by the
survivors indicated that the Winnie
Connie and nearly all the schoor ers
We're sunk by the same U-boat which
had been lurking in the path Of ship
ping off the New Jersey coast and the
Delaware capes since Sunday.
The general opinion expressed as
soon as it became known that Ger
man submarines were operating on
this side of the Atlantic was that
fleet had been sent over in the FOR
lorn hope Of so terrorizing American
shipping that they will De able to
check the steady flow of troops to
/ France. Naval officials speaking IN
officially declared there was no dan,
ger of such result and pointed to
! | the fact that no attacks have been
made on transport near home waters.
The chief concern expressed by ar
my and navy officials was that the
coming Of the German boats to the
Atlantic seaboard would cause need
less fear to the relatives Of men in
= the service who are about to be sent to
J the battle lines in France. They were
a confident in their assertions that
there was no more occasion for alarm
- than there has been hitherto pointing
out that if American warships couii
convoy transports through the zons
on the other side without the loss o.
man there was every reason to be
lieve they would be equally successful
nearer home.
A Washington dispatch Of the 3re
gives the following:
A FOrl0rn Hope.
Germany at last has brought. ne
submarine warfare to the shores O.
the United States apparently in
forlorn hope of striking telling blow
on this side of the Atlantic and G
drawing home some of the America
naval forces from the war zone
where the U-boat menace is bein!
slowly but surely strangled to death.
In the attacks upon coasting yes
sells almost within sight of the Ne1
Jersey shore reported tonight nav
= officials see frantic admission fror
n Berlin that the submarines has failed
American armed power is rolling owe
seas in increasing force, despit
:, the utmost exertiors of the undal
sea pirates off the coast of Europe.
Now the raiders have crossed tn
seas and lurked for days near Anne j..
cas- greatest ports. They no dou
were sent to sink transports but her
again they failed. Blocked off Il:
troop ships by convoy craft they hav
turned in fury against defenseles
coasters. In all the record Of destruc
ton they have written the raidin
party has struck at no vessel boun
overseas and therefore armed for
fight. Only ships that could not hi
back have been attacked. The onl
one Of half score Of vessels probs
bly, sent to the bottom that had an
real military value in ship or carg
was an oil tanker.
Up to a late hour tonight the dc
/ struction of five sailing craft and tn
Il tho
ord Of losses officially reported to tn
NAVY Department. The fate Of til
coastwise liner Carolina which reporr
ed by wireless yesterday she was bt
ing shelled was still unknown. Tf
- crews of some of the craft destroye
have been brought into port with
- story of eleven days inprisonme1
. aboard an enemy submarine.
During that period scores Of troc
ard supply ships have passed IN al
out on the business Of crushing t.
German army in France. The U-bo.
found no weak link in the chair (
ermed craft that guarded them.
Secretary Daniels went TO the ca
ital during the day to tell members
the House naval committee that t.
raid was designed to freighten Il
American people into demanding tt
return of war vessels from the ot''
SIDE He gave assurance that 60
gress need have no apprehension as
protection of the American coast al
that there will be no recall of fore
from the war zone
Tonight Mr. Daniels summarized t
information reaching the departme
as follows:
"Navy Department reports she
that the following vessels have be
sunk:
"Jacob M. Haskell, schooner, 1,5
. tons hailing from Boston, sailing
Norfolk; II in crew; no passenger!
Isabel 3 Wiley in ballast net tc