Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-10-18 | Page 3 | Germany Bluffing to Hide Failure of U-Boats

GERMANY BLUFFING TO HIDE fAILURE OF U BOATS IS w eird Excuses Offered for far Unexpected Slump in t. Destruction 1 t By Ed L. L Keen C. C tt Press Staff s LONDON Oct 18 18 Germany Germany Is Js 4 bluffing again according to London's Interpretation today of Amet Amsterdam re- re ports of German Guman wireless messages hinting at inclusion of American wars wa- wa tars rs in the submarine zone i. i k The belief of authoritative leaders lt f teed teased sed to the United Press was k tat t if It Germany actually did proclaim f America within the zone of her ruthlessness ruth ruth- I le she would be unable effect effect- f pally to carry out any submarine war var varty ty there It was admitted she might send senda a few submarines to t tie the e American coast and at the most might plant a a. f ew w mines But Germany Is already using her submarines to their fullest capacity trying to starve out England Moreover Moreover Moreover More More- over long ago she started out to disregard disregard dis dis- regard her zone limitations Even if Jf Germany should Include America Americal n her zone of U-boat U operations operations opera opera- leading authorities were a unit In declaring such a step could not in any way affect tho the naval na transport situation Satisfaction was expressed today I over the continued decrease in the German submarine effectiveness as I shown in the weekly statement of I British shipping losses Only twelve of more than 1600 tons were sunk accordIng according according ac- ac I cording to Admiralty I Efforts of the German submarine i advocates to explain the steadily dropping dropping dropping drop drop- I ping effectiveness of the tho submersibles furnished amusement here her today li Count Zu foremost supporter supporter supporter sup sup- porter of ruthlessness in a recent ar article ar- ar I title Ucle in the Deutsche seeks to explain away the matter by bythe bythe bythe the excuse that ships are being held out of ocean service for special rea tea reasons reasons sons and that changes are constantly being made in shipping routes He Ha quoted an American source of authority authority author author- It ity for the statement that the trip between England and the United States now often otten takes three weeks or more