America

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 74, 25 October 1916, Page 5

America

POLICY OF SUBMARINING. I EXCLUSIVE NEWS. THREE U BOATS ABOUT. 'TESTING AMERICA'S POSITION. WORKING BASES ESTABLISHED. i Press Association—Copyright, Aus.'-" , - •lian and N.Z. Cable Association, . (Received 9.15 a.m.) New York, October 24. • The Providence Journal, which has published several exclusive war announcements says: \Ve have information, secured direct from sources connected with the German Embassy, showing that an entire scheme for submarining in American-waters has been originated by Captain Moved, who directed it from Germany. We are able to state positively that the U 53 was accompanied' by the U4B (Commander Michaelis) and the T T 6I (Commander Griefen). The three submarines are still in American waters. Captain Boyed wrote to a friend in the German Embassy on September 4 pointing out that it was necessary to see what America would do when ships were sunk in her waters, and adding: "We must prevent loss of life therefore, and ascertain if America is willing to carry out rescue work." The newspaper continues: Captain Rose's visit to Newport was simply a blind. Hours after th? TTS3, had left, a mysterious wireless message in code was sent out giving instructions for next day. When the U 53 had picked up her consorts, sinkings [were carried out, and the American destroyers assisted better than Avas expected. On October 9th Count Bernstorff held a conference in New York with the members of the stall' of two German-American attorneys, at which Count Bernstorff made a statement to the following effect: "We have established a working basis for submarining in American waters. We have a precedent which guarantees that American warships will "hot hesitate to save life. We are glad to transfer this humanitarian "work to the United States. It is #lso% oarraiigemcnt all round aH<Ba§UßatiU factory method of procedureW'?*W