South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-24
GERMAN DIVER
CREWS GETTING
PRETTY SICK"
Commander of u. S. Naval
Forces in War Zone De-
CIareS Allies Will do
the lob Completely"
BY FRED J. WILSON.

International News Service;
LONDON, May "a. - we
have the submarine virtually
beaten. Coordination between
the fleets of the allies is done
Job. German diver crews are
pretty sick and are getting sicker
every day
Thrusring out fighting jaw and
swapping his teeth with a determined
click, Admiral Sims. commander-in-
chief of the American naval forces
in European waters. thus summed
up the naval situation to me today
in the naval building in Grosvenor
Gardens
The admiral was loud in his praise
OF the allied sailors and declared
that the harmony between them and
the Yankee Jackies could not be
more cordial.
Work Together as Comrades.
The navies OF the allies are
working together as comrades in
practically all areas of naval opera
tions" said Admiral Sims Their
mixed forces are under the direction
of a senior allied commander. There
is no continuous naval front, but
there are several fronts Each one
has It's naval FOch and the work of
all is coordinated by the allied naval
council.
The recent glorious exploits Of
the British navy at Zeebrugge and
Ostend blocked these submarine
holes at least for the time being. 7
am sure that there is no American
but who is thrilled to hear Of these
gallant deeds-unsurpasse even in
the annals of the British navy.
we have mastered the submarine
vaunt that il would starve England
and proven it false The boast that
il would stop American forces from
reaching the battlefelds in France
has been proved foolish. With the
British navy, the French navy and
the Italian navy and the American
navy has cooperated and I can safely
say we are well on the road TO
winning.
Will DO Complete job.
We shall do the job completely.
Germany's hope of crippling the
allies at sea is rapidly fading.
When the German people know
il has faded it viii not be an easy
job for the kaiser and his junkers to
lead then forward into a successive
and homeless shambles Of blood and
misery
THE extremely effective way in
which we have been able TO cooper
ate with our naval allies is the best
evidence that a united command is
entirely feasible.
There has been no question of
precedence between us If three
American destroyers say. and three
British go out on "A mission the
senior officer is in command. If he
is British he takes charges of all:
If American. ne is in command Of
the entire fotilla There has not
been single instance in which al
lied officers and sailors have not
worked in complete harmony and 7
am glad to say our own American
officers and men have met with as
free a hand
No Easy Time for Boys.
Settling down in an armchair be-
fore a big desk piled high with
papers the American admiral then
smiled quizzically and said.
There is just one thing more.
Because We have been fairly sue
cessful and perhaps because a large
proportion OF Americans are not
sea -faring people I am told there is
an idea that American sailors are
having rather an easy time Of IT,
Not so. Our boys are taking turn
about with the allies navies We
do not have their age nor their old
traditions OF victories on the blue.
but we have as gallant men and
though their deeds viii not be
known until after the war is won.
can assure YOU that all American
citizens may we'll be proud Of them
I'm the long DAYS and nights. In
calm and storm. they do their work
beside the best OF the allied seamen.
They have earned the praise Of their
allied comrades. Should IL come.
they will die as nobly as the next A"
Copyright I91S.)