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Show EXPLAINS SUBMARINE FAILURE American Transports too Well Guarded Says German Admiralty Chief Amsterdam. The chief of the Ger man admiralty staff, Admiral von Holtzendroff, has explained to the Cologne Gazette, to the best of hi? ability, the reason why German U boats are not sinking American transports. trans-ports. He says that, owing to the many points of debarkation that are at thr disposal of the Americans from the north of , Scotland to the Mediterranean, Mediter-ranean, the Irregularity of the coming of the transports and the strong destroyer de-stroyer guards which accompany them, It is 'Inexpedient for the U-boats' to lurk off all these harbors on the chance of getting a shot at them. The real object of the U-boats, adds the admiral, Is to reduce enemy cargo space, for on this depends the ability of the. allies to continue the war. |