THE SUBMARINE WAR

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16264, 15 July 1918, Page 7

THE SUBMARINE WAR

HUNTING THE U-BOATS

(By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and If.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, July 12. Sir Eric Geddes (First Lord of Hie Admiralty), in opening an exhibition of naval photography, said there was hardly a day or night but tho Navy visited the Heligoland Bight, over, under, or on the water. Before tho war, officers and men regarded the use of mines as a sort of rat-catcher's job, but it was different now. borne of the finest men and fastest ships were engaged in mining operations, often laying counter-offen-sive mines in the Heligoland Bight. Gradually the mines were hemming in the submarines. "* / n },.? lad to sa ? " Sir Eric ms.tinued, that I have two photographs, i? , th ,° 9 ermans > which show that the block ships are still lying at the entrance of Zeebrugge Canal." t. c , Gn , tI .V a submarine attacked six British trawlers off Iceland. The submarine had two big guns, probably frixmcn and fired 100 shells. The batt'e lasted-for an hour, until one of the submarine a guns and the submarine dived W ° re submarine then

Regarding depth charges, he said a submarine operating off a seaside resorthad been hunted for 72 hours, and d 5 depth charges had been dropped near her. Eventually she rose an<l surrendered to a drifter. COPENHAGEN, July 12. A trermnii submarine off Riss'or inside of territorial waters, stopped the Norwegian steamer Honk and placod a prize crow aboard, but a Norwegian torpedo-boat came up and replaced the German crew aboard the submarine and towed the steamer to harbour. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received July 14th 5.5 p.m ) . OTTAWA, July 13. Survivors have arrived at an Atlantic port from a Norwegian barque, Manx King, captured by a U-boat off Cape Race. The crew escaped in the boats. (Received July 14th, 5.5 p.m.) JfEW YORK, July 11. A warning has been issued to mariners that an unusual amount of wreckage was seen off Cape Henry on July 3rd, also on July 6th. The presence of wreckage supports the recent reports that U-boats are again operating off the coast.