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Show oo HOLDING THE SUBMARINE IN CHECK. Submarine warfare around the British Brit-ish islands has been brought to an end. When Berlin, early last summer, sum-mer, offered to call off tho undersea blockade, if the United States would Induce Great Britain to open the high seas to all traffic, evidence was not lacking that tho submarine was losing los-ing out. Since then it has become evident tho British have found a method meth-od of dealing with the submerslbles which has proved most disastrous for the GermanB. John James, state insurance commissioner, com-missioner, has received a letter from a friend In Wales, informing him that 103 submarines have been destroyed or captured by the British. Thl3 has been brought about by the laying of huge nets and tho employing em-ploying of drag irons to upset tho undersea un-dersea boats. Onco a submarine is turned upsldo down, it cannot recover a navigable position. Tho late submarine raids hare been In the Mediterranean where tho deep water prevents the successful use of nets. . . |