THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 February 1917, Page 5

THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

» A FORTUNATE DISCOVERY. GERMAN SUBMARINE PARTS IN BUOY. Renter Service. Received Feb. 23, !>.:> p.m. Madrid, Feb. 22. Official: A buoy containing .11 cases with spare parts of German submarines was discovered in the vicinity of Cartagena. Three Germans have 'been arrested. GERMAN INTRIGUERS. buc'PUKSSBD IN SPAIN. Renter. Received Feb. 23, 11 p.m. Madrid, Feb. 22. Meyer, German Consul at Cartagena, has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a submarine base. Another German named Kalier lias been arrested in Madrid, also a third, a selfntyled American, named Harry Wood. The authorities are determined to satisfy public opinion, which demands most vigorous suppression of German intrigues. One of the seized cases contained correspondence and instructions to Germans occupying official positions in Spain. A submarine which placed the buoys also secretly landed sevei'al men, who were instructed to use explosives. GERMAN SCHEME WORTHLESS. New York, Feb. 22. The Paris correspondent of the United Press had an interview with Admiral Lacai:e, French Minister of Marine. He said that the German submarine blockade had never succeeded. German trickiness had inaugurated commercial submarines, ostensibly to carry merchandise, but in reality to supply war submarines with necessaries so as to enable them to prolong their cruises. A hundred ships daily arrived untouched in French ports just as before the blockade started. The real motive was probably psychological, Germany thinking to reduce the Allied armies by brute strength. This kind of scheme was worthless. CELTIC STRIKES A MINE. New York, Feb. 22. The three liners Philadelphia (10,786 tons), Celtic (20,904 tons), and Canada (9415 tons), left Liverpool together under convoy and parted twelve hours out. Then the Celtic wirelessed: "Have struck a mine," but later announces that she was safe and returned to Liverpool. The Celtic carried no passengers. STEAMERS SUNK. London, Feb. 22. Two British steamers, Corio (1779 tons), and Rosalie (4327 tons) have been sunk. New York, Feb. 22. The American Consul-General at Barcelona reports that the Swedish steamer Skogland has been submarined and her crew, including five Americans, landed. Received Feb. 2IJ, 11.30 p.m. London, Feb. 23. The John Miles has been sunk. The four survivors are aH injured. They were landed, with two dead. Eight are missing. The Rosalg's captain and twenty others were lost. The Corso's c\p(|iin, engineers, and two gunners were taken prisoners. A SWEDISH PROTEST. Stockholm, Jeb. 22. Sweden has lodged a protest in Berlin against the sinking of the Hugo Hamilton, MAIL SERVICE RESUMED. Christiania, FeU. 22. It. is officially announced that the Norwegian mail services to Western Europe and America, will be resumed. CAPELLE'S REPORT. Amsterdam/'Feb. 22. It is suggested here that Admiral von Capelle's report concerning the immunity of submarines either aims at disheartening the British or drawing the Admiralty into disclosures.