The sun., 1919-10-18
STRAUSS DESCRIBES
MINE FIELD PERILS
Admiral Who Cleaned Up
North Sea Barrier Praises
His Men.
HERE ON THE ADRIATIC
Radio Engineer Tells of Giant
Zeppelin Which Was to
Bomb New York.

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Aboard the White Star liner Adristic,
In yesterday from Southampton and
were many noted folk, part
of the biggest assemblage of seagoers--
2,02s, all told. In cabin and storage
that has arrived at this port since the
end of the war. Longshoremen were
scare. and the baggage OF the multitude
was handled with such efficiency by 1875
onice workers OF the International Mer-
camille Marine that II seemed as II the
strong armed men we're on the Job.
Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss. who has
been experimenting the strenuous and
dangerous job OF cleaning up the $1,000
mines laid in the North Sea by the
American Navy. said that $4,000 of
them had been swept up intact and that
at least ten German submarines had
been destroyed by them. He said II was
a great credit to the men who did the
giant stunt. They received no extra
pay and no bonuses. In the perilous
undertaking ten lost their lives.
Out in Storm for Month.
''It required eishty-two vessels to IN
ish the task. including the Black Hawk.
flagship. which was also one OF the two
repair ships. The field covered 5000
square miles and there were times when
the little mine sweepers stayed out In
the stormy mine area a whole month
hoping for favorable weather to get to
work. The United States laid 81 per
cent. of the mines and the British the
rest. We swept up more mines than the
British did all over the world. The Brit
ish ships were manned by volunteers.
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and bonus OF fl for every mine they
found. l say this because ! think II
contributes to the glory Of our own men,
who worked so faithfully. merely from a
sense OF duty In SO dangerous q task.
The average days work was fourteen
hours and OF all the vessels engaged
only one met with accident. The three
fleets of mine sweepers are returning to
the United States by way of the Azores. 3"
Emil J. Simon, radio engineer OF this
city, said he had seen at Spandau, Ger
many, q 500 foot commercial Zeppelin.
the best and biggest the Germans had
built, which was scheduled to sail for
New York in control of American officers
as soon as the projectors OF the idea
got permission from the allied Govern
ments. He was not permitted to eN-
anime the big Zeppelin closely. He
nally with the idea of crossing the At
lantic and dropping more than three
tons of explosives on this city. 1t was
intimated that II the allied Governments
would not permit the big airship to
make the trip thither It would be de-
stroyed
IN company with Col. Kingsley" Mr.
Simon said, II recently had a ride in a
smaller Zeppelin which, I was Informed
would shortly begin a passenger service
between Germany and Sweden under
direction OF the Hamburg American
Line
Noted Surgeons Here.
Major-Gen. Sir Anthony Bowldy. con-
sulting surgeon TO the British forces In
France in the war. and Sir Robert Jones,
chief consulting surgeon and specialist
in the restoration OF injured limbs. are
here to attend the meeting OF the Ameri-
can College of Surgeons on october 20.
One OF the subjects to be discussed at
the meeting, they said. was the develop
ments in surgery resulting from the war
and the application to civil and indus
trial life OF many OF the methods that
we're so successful back of the firing line.
The Rev Nehemiah Boynton, pastor OF
the Clinton Avenue Congregational
Church. who attended the Worlds ALI
ance of Churches OF England, said that
England was recovering from the war
like a man from an attack OF fever.
While the British believe in "funda-
mentals of idealism as America knows
II" they realized that we had big job
on our hands to carry 1t out all over the
world. he said. There was no Boil
shevism in England. as was proved In
the big railway strike. England still
believed IN President Wilson. and thought
,hat he understood the European situa-
tion better than any other American.
The Earl of Limerick Is here to visit
his son-in-law, j. Maidstone Drexel, and
10 go later to Palm Beach. He said that
there never had been the slightest trouble
with the tenants of the earldom In
Ireland and that mot one of them ever
has SHE'D a brick at me-" The irish
question, while not bothering him per-
sonally, he believed should be solved.
Felix Cole. Charge d'Affaires OF the
American Embassy in Russia, said this
country was now automatically out OF
Russia Mr.. Cole and others OF his party
left Archangel on September 10. and nc
one OF the diplomatic service stayed
behind. Col. ]. A. Ruggles of Rockford
Ill, head Of the American military mis-
sion to Russia and military attache oi
the embassy, was the last American
trooper to leave North Russia.
Fosdick at Conference.
Raymond B. Fosdick will attend ths
International Labor Conference on Octo-
ber 2s as the representative OF Sir Eric
Drummond. secretary-general Of the
League OF Nations. II the peace treaty
Is sanctioned by Congress he will go tc
Geneva to take up his job as secretary
representing the United States.
A. l. Findley. editor .of the Iron Age
who has been looking into the prospects
of rebuilding war destroyed industries
said Germany was already In the mar
ket offering machinery at rates half OF
that made by Americans In reconstruc.
tion progress Belgium was far ahead OF
France.
other arrivals by the Adriatic were
l.. I. Thomas OF the Standard OIL Com
pany, who has been representing In,
United States Shipping Board In Europe
In the division Of tank steamships Miss
Edna Thomas. contralto, who has beer
working with the "Y" in concentration
camps in France Lieut.. William Rhine.
lander Stewart. Jr.. who was on dut!
with Rear Admiral Mark l.. Bristol anC
nccornna MED him to Turkey Emile Il