Show U. U S. S NAVY AIRMEN MAY SEARCH FOR FOREIGN BASE Battleship Carrying Aeroplanes Aeroplanes Aero Aero- planes Arrives at Newport Newport New New- port Maintain Patrol By Dy United Press NEWPORT R. R I. I Oct 14 The German submarine U 53 is rapidly drifting into the phantom phantom phan tom torn class so far as her presence on the New England coast as a menace to allied shipping is con con- Not a a. word regarding the whereabouts whereabouts whereabouts where where- of the raider was received received received re re- re- re at any of the tho government radio stations during the day The same calm mixed with expectancy expectancy tancy taney which hung over th the coast when the U 53 suddenly appeared here and departed last Saturday pervaded the coast tonight But naval authorities admitted they were wondering if the same lightning blows which brought destruction to merchantmen of off Nantucket Nantucket Nan Nan- would be struck again Reports from New York and Boston Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton that merchant ships bound for the allied countries of Europe had deliberately deliberately deliberately entered the danger zone today kept the crews and officials here apprehensive apprehensive ap ap- ap- ap that fet t any moment the same call which sent seat United States destroyers rushing to sea on rescue work last Sunday might again be flashed The quietest day since the submarine submarine rine arrived is the way Admiral Knight of the naval training station here bere characterized the days day's developments developments developments develop develop- ments to a United Press reporter tonight I dont don't know where the submarine is myself laughed the admiral or orId orId orId Id I'd be glad to t tell ll you So far nothing has happened to date and not a single dispatch has baa been received which Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- miral Gleaves Cleaves considered worth while sending over to me Eight United States destroyers are still patr patrolling the Atlantic coast tonIght tonight tonight to to- night and will be kept at this duty all allday allday day tomorrow They have not made any re report ort of importance The U. U S. S S. S North Carolina bring log ing aeroplanes of the navy navy- department department department depart depart- ment put into Newport today causing the report that the machines were to tobe tobe tobe be used in the search for a possible submarine base Admiral Knight denied denied denied de de- de- de nied however and stated that the North Carolina would proceed at once to New London and thence to Boston |