Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-03-14 | Page 1 | U-29, New Sea-Devil Harrases Liverpool

u- u U 29 29 NEW NEWl L. L SEA DEViL fait r r LIVERPOOL Latest German Submarine i V Threatens S Ships h- h 1 in r r a Li Lario- Lario r y 4 of Ocean Travel Used b bY f Trans-Atlantic Trans Liners Liners Lin- Lin ers British Show N No Fear T ED j J By KEENE KEENS United Press Staff Slat Correspondent ent LONDON March The 13 Th The 29 U one of Germanys Germany's newest new new- ne new newest est undersea monsters was r re reported re- re ported to be hovering off Liv r pool tonight in hi path of the trans Atlantic liners For the first time time- since the German submarine warfare actually began some concern concern con con- cern ern was tu felt in hi shipping circles s r The U 29 it was was an announced announced u an- by y tho the French ministry of ot marine this afternoon sent the the French freighter 1 ter Auguste Con sell sett th the bottom off off- Start pont point point-on on T Thurs u i d day driy D Dispatches f atc s received e lv hero e tonight to- to i- i tJ Uj night indicated l that t It was ts the tho U U- U TJ 23 2 9 that cha chased od the Irish passenger boat boat- Gre Great t Western in her zip across c. ss the tho Irish sea Friday nt ht That chat hat the tho powerful l submarine then thon up ut the English coast and and 1 ig is s. s l lying ng In walt wait ort oft tho the mouth of ot the tho Mersey re y was the tho report brou brought ht Ind tonight ht BuiJi tn to S Secrecy cre y Built under conditions of ot closest secrecy little is known of ot the U U 29 29 and her five sister submarines laid down at the tho KJel Kid I and nd Danzig yards ards That her cruising radius exceeds eds tho the 2000 mile range of ot the U U 21 21 and other famous German raiders lias been unofficially unofficial reported here Naval publications have havo estimated the speed of ot the newest German at not less Jess than S seventeen seventeen sev- sev Ven V- V en enteen teen knots an hour The official statement from Paris Paris' was the first confirmation of ot re reports reports reports re- re ports that Germanys Germany's new undersea terrors were actually In lt action Tho The White Star liner Baltic from New York and several smaller vessels wore due to dock at Liverpool to tonight tonight tonight to- to night an and tomorrow Wireless messages messages mes mes- sages were sent to the tho Baltic and other Incoming steamers urging extra ex extra ex- ex tra precautions That tho the British destroyer squadron squadron squad quad ron cruising off oft Liverpool has boa be- be Continued on Pt pap page tI 3 2 NEW SEA DEVIL Continued from pa page pace o 1 como come extremely active was hero here tonight but the censor refused to permit publication of ot further details Say Plan Will Fail The admiralty however took the unofficial unofficial un un- un- un official report of or tho the escape C of or tho the Great ye Western as conclusive proof that the thO German submarine submarIno campaign Cc must rail fall J know that tho the German sub subi marines about which we had definite specifications could never nover sink an anything thing but a slow going boat sal said an admiralty ad ad- officer tonight Tho Germans hung up a bu bugaboo Inthe In tho the shape of oC the the ne submarines of the tho U 21 class Well Veil veve O seen what they can do A J lum Irish sea passenger er boat of lot tw two tso t 0 knots lodged dodged a awty M from the U To emp tho the failure allure of oC tho the German Germans submarine attempts the time admiralty alt alty Issued V brief official statement to to- to night t I tIn In the period from March 3 to 2 March 10 the arrival and sailings from British ports totalled eighty eighty three three said tho the of official of- of tIdal stat statement ment During tho the same pe period period pe- pe nod four German Gorman submarines were sunk Bunk Public Demands Reprisal Since the war commenced sailings and arrivals als at British ports havo have to totalled totalled to- to taIled 1557 i In that period two twenty vessels havo o been twelve e destroyed b by mines and net fifty sunk Munk by cruisers If It further proof was needed admiralty admiralty alty officials said s. tho the announcement of or orthe the tho resumption of or boat hoat service between Flushing Flushing- and Folkstone supplied It The They asserted that under no circumstance circumstance circum circum- stance would passenger boats bonts resume service across the channel unless It was regarded that t the danger dt of or tack was negligible Renewal of ot tho the submarine submarino activities this week however has aroused tho the British public The London newspapers expressed time the opinion toda today that tho the British order In council declaring re reprisals reprisals re- re ls against Germany German will viii bo be promUlgated promulgated promulgated pro pro- within a few rew days That It will politely Ignore representations of or neutrals ls and declare clare the Intention of placing an embargo against all shipments shipments ship ship- ments to and from Germany Is deemed certain