MEXICAN-AMERICAN CRISIS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2804, 23 June 1916, Page 5

MEXICAN-AMERICAN CRISIS

GERMAN INTRIGUE

WAR BELIEVED TO BE INEVITABLE

fcy Telegraph-Preß3 Association--Co.prririit

Washington, June 21. It is believed that Germany is foment, ing a Mexican war. Britain and France are bringing pressure to bear on President Carranza to induce him to 1 main, tain peace. The feeling against Americans, however,-is so keen that it is be-, lived that war is inevitable. Tho American mobilisation of the mililia is proceeding slowly. w Large numbers of Mexicans are joining Carranza. MINE HEADY TO HEE. Columbus (New Mexico), June 21. Oarranza's troops and soldiers, under General Pershing, in South. Mamiquipa, . are on the verge of hostilities. A wireless message states that the attitude of the Carranzists is such that American motor-truck supply trains are in danger of being fired upon. The Carraazists are said to have mounted artillery in positions menacing tho Americans. -■ The danger of a clash is increasing, SCOUTING PARTY TREACHEROUSLY ATTACKED IRec. June 22, 9.30 p.m.) New York, June 21. A' report from '-*E1 Paso states that , Mexicans with machine guns, neaT Carrizal, attacked an American scouting ■ party. It is reported that forty Americans were killed. The Mexican casualties, excepting General ■ Gomez, are not known. ' Seventeen Americans were taken prisoner. RUDYARD KIPLING ON THE '■ '\ NAVY '/ (Copyright, 1916, by Eadyard Kipling.) By Telegraph-Press Association-Coipyright ■:'. (Ece. Jane 22,11.20 p.m.) June 22. The second of Mr. Itudyard Kipling's series of three articles entitled "Budyard Kipling on tho Navy," tells a breezy narrative of the adve;Kur.es of the British submarine EH in the Sea of Marmora: "In hunting grounds stretm with perils, in waters full of eyes that gave ho rest, Commander Coiirtenoy Boyle, with EU, proceeded to the Dardanelles under a gas engine which was as noisy as a full brass land in a railway cutting. The forts quickly picked up the submarine, but;the guns missed her. She dived under the mine-field, and rose at dawn where'tho channel is only 71 miles aoross. All the forts again'fired at her. The water was thick with patrols vigorously sweeping for the submarine astern and ahead, but Ell managed to torpedo a gunboat. The log saya: /We had .'to / dip quickly, as men on a small steamboat were loaning over trying to catch the top of our periscope'.' ' > "Having settled the gunboat, T.U burrowed, bumped, and scraped through six hours of blind death and reached the Sea of Marmora, where she picked up three destroyers that were convoying a couple of troopships. It was a glassy calm. The submarino fired at long range a torpedo at one transport and ducked before it cculd judge the results.. As the periscope had Leen damaged by a casual shot, it wai impossible to. risk the remaining - periscope. They, however, heard a thud, and rising again, saw a destroyer convoying a burning transport to the nearest, beach.

"When transports were difficult to find, EH sank a mine-layer. El 4, however, was-not unpopular. She-let off. a string, of empty dhows,~to the surprise of their and also forbore to give trouble to steamers full of refugees instead of Lusitaniaing them, as they expected. But transports were fair game, and despite the necessity for not risking her one re. maining eye,5014 got a big transport on a.windy night, aflil made'another beach itself. ■■ ■'•• ..''■,-• ' ■

"When,he-had used up his torpedoes. Commander Boyle prepared to return. He was chased' by a mixed pack, composed of a gunboat, a torpedo-boat, and a tug, evidently anticipating that the submarine would be caught in the nets off Gallipoli. EM walked delicately for ejght hours 'down the straits, running under the strong tides nnd ducking when the fire from tho forts shot-over her."

"She finally saW our Navy at the entrance, and rose abeam of a French battleship, who gave a rousing, cheer. They had been away three weeks. ' "Commander Naismith's Ell made a 6imilar voyago up the Straits, but unfortunately her wireless gave trouble, and left her deaf and dumb in the middie of the Sea of Marmora. She finally went to Constantinople and sank a Turkish gunboat, but a six-pounder smashed hor poriscope, so she had to retire to fit a new top. Going to Rodosto she. stopped a small vessel and ordered the crew to abandon it; They tumbled into the boats in such haste that they capsized two out of tho three in the confusion.

"An American, named Silas Q. Swing, of the Chicago "Sun," appeared on the uppor deck and assured Commander Naieuiith that tho steamer was not carrying stores. Tho lieutenant in charge, of the demolition party, found any quantity of stores, including a sixinch gun that was lashed across the top of the fore-hatch, which' Silas Swing had evidently overlooked. After torpedoing a heavily-laden store-ship. at Rodosto pier, the subnrarine returned to Constan r tinople. The log records: 'Having dived unobserved into Constantinople, we saw ...'. . etc' "'..'■

Kipling continues: "Owing to difficulties with mud and currents, the submarine's adventures now Tesembled tho lady of a harem who had been-tied in a sack and thrown into the Bosphorus, but before she returned to her base she discovered a method of, using her torpedoes twice over, which surprised the enemy. They had a thrilling adventure at the end of the trip. Off Kilid Bahr the submarine seemed to go mad Tho log continues: ,r We heard a noise similar, to that of grounding, and knowing this to be impossible, rose to twenty feet to investigate, and observed a- lars'e mine preceding the periscope, which had apparently hung by its moorinir ,to the port hydroplane.' Kipling continues- "A mine weighs anything from a hundredweight to half a ton, and sometimes explodes it you merely think about it. Otherwise it submits meekly it battered like an empty sardine tin. But at no tmio is it meant to wear unon a hydroplane. It was impossible' to' unhitch it, owing to the fire of the batteries ashore, so Naismith pushed the mine until he got outside Kum Kale. Then he went asteni and emptied his after-tanks, bringing tho bows down, and thus rose to the surface, when the rush of water from the screws allowed the .mine to fall clear of tho vessel."