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Gorman submarines are fitted, is a won- derful piece of mechanism, and oil-burn ing vessels have a far greater radius than coal-driven ships. So we may lo pass the claim that these German submarines, can travel 15,000 miles, PA

the larger typo, modelled on the Deutsch- land, having been designed, it was decid ed to indulged in oxaggeration in order. to impress the world:

DECEIVING THE WORLD.

ATTACKS ON MR. LLOYD

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vertising Agency, writes as follows with Sir Hedley le Bas, of the Caxton Ad reference to Dr. Addison's revelation that articles attacking the Prime Minister newspapers for payment:- were being inserted in the provincial

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ARTICLES AT 4/ AN INCH. The Germans are nothing like us clever Every warship is a compromise between

It is surely a mistake to fall into the Speaking in Birmingham Town Hall. as they imaging themselves to be, and the deraands put forward for offensive enemy's trap, attributing to these craft recently, Dr. Addison called, attention to they are not as clever as we sometimes power defensive power, speed, and range powers which they do not possess. The an article which had appeared in a pro- of action. In designing a ship of war submarine designer is always handicap vincial newspaper entitled "A holiday tacitly admit. Many months ago they variotis values are attached to these faeped, and always must be handicapped, by

for Mr. Lloyd George." There could be began to bout of their U-boat cruisers.”tors according to the purpose for which the heavy-weights for which he has to no question, he said, that unity in mil Statements appeared in Gerami papers, battleship speed is reduced in order to travel either on the surface or submerg article there were a number of statement

the vessel is going to be used. In a provide in order to enable his ship to tary command was the first essential of as well as in these of neutral countries, increase the weights allotted to gun-ed. Another disadvantage in submarine which were calculated to make difficulties success in war, but in this particular crediting these vessels with the most repower and armour; while in the cruiser Construction is that, however completely between the Government and our soldiers Lypes the guns are light in order that the design may be standardised, a sub- to create disunion in the Army, and to markable powers.

It was reported that very powerful engines may be carried mucine takes longer to construct than any make difficulties between ourselves and they displaced no less than 5,000 tons of in proportion to the total displacement. surface man-of-war built in similar con, our Allies. It appeared that the article water; that they were 430 feet long and to submerge, but in designing a warship tone cannot be constructed in normal of the proprietor being called to it, he It is an advantage for a ship to be adeditions. An ordinary cruiser of 5,000 was one of a series, and on the attention 36 feet broad that they were given everything, even the power of submer times in a period of less than two years, found that it was contributed in the engines of 28,000 borse-power, and were determined to construct a ship which can proaches three g Apply that export as an advertisement at the rate of 48. att gence, represents weight. When it is and in most cases the time occupied an ordinary way as news, but was paid for capable of steaming 28 knots on the sur travel for a limited time under the water ence, making allowance for war condi. inch, and he should like to know whe face and 15 submerged. In order to com picte the picture, it was added that they duced. A submarine has do have a hull gestion that the Germans are building 20in. in length, so that

a new and disturbing factor is intrations in a blockaded country, to the sug paid for it.

The article was, roughly, were armed with Gin. or rather 5.9in of special strength in order to resist submarines of 5,000 tons in large num. about 4. As it was only one of a series it would cost guas. In another quarter it was stated water pressure when beneath the surface,bers, and it must at once be apparent that somebody was finding a good sum of that these remarkable ships would have and it must have guns and ammunition, they have been pulling the leg of money for that campaign. a radius of action of 15,000 miles which torpedo tubes and torpedoes, engines, millions of people who know little of essential for reconstruction was to wir The first mant that they would be able to cruise Eue), stores, and in addition the mechani naval matters. The disadvantages which the war, but the public toleration of poi for that distane without putting into cal devices enabling it to travel under attach to the submarine of 2,000 tons

sonous matter of this kind was the way any port or making demands on any water. In other words, the weights in a would be greatly exaggerated in a ship

to lose it. Supply vessel, either for fuel, stores, or salinarine in comparison with these of, two-and-a-half times that displacement. food.

| for instance, a destroyer are exaggerated. It would offer a bigger target on the sur- The remarkable thing is not that the The design eventually adopted--since face, take longer to submerge, be more Germans put forward those details, but there is always a limit to size--in a com- difficult to handle both awash and under that they should have been accepted, promise; something is surrendered on the water, and require an enormous amount either on this side of the North Sea or in die band or the other in order to obtain of material in construction neutral countries. The Germans, of course, n serviceable craft. Speed is particular.

We may dismiss. for the present at had every interest in trying to make ly costly in weight; in a light cruiser of least, these stories of Germany's sub- If Dr. Addison wishes to have further the world believe that they had produced 3.000 tons or so an advance from 22 to 28 marine cruisers." They are merely particulars regarding the article," Apar ressels possessing all these charcteristics. knots calls for a doubling of the power. large submarines such as we have been Holiday for Mr. Lloyd George, and the A psychological atmosphere would be And these U-boat cruisera, we are in-building.

They do not represent a prior articles of the series in which he produced, particularly among the seamen formed, have a speed of 28 knots!

triumph of German engineering any more referred in his speech at Birmingham, all of neutral countries, which would be to

conspicuous than the triumph which our he has got to do the advantage of the enerny The Ger

to nak Sir Richard shipbulders have achieved. It happens Winfrey, Parliamentary Secretary to the mans have; as a result, been exhibited is In point of fact, the very term sub-that we have heard more of the operations Hoard of Agriculture, from whom, ap. pioneers in the construction of subnier marine cruiser is a misnomer. It was of the German submarines simply and parcully, he derived his partial informa sible craft of large size, and probably invented in order to deceive the derman solely because the enemy offers few tortion, and who is largely, if not chiefly. nine out of ten men, if asked their candid people and support their confidence. The gets for our submarines, either men-of-concerned with the direction of at least opinion to day, would admit that the idea was to suggest to them that the war or morchantmen, while we offer the four of the newspapers in which the thought that in submarine building the Marineamt had evolved a wonderful type onemy thousands of targets every week,

articles have appeared. Germans were far ahead of us and of of ship, of enormous size, marvellous apart front our men-of-war-battleships.

Meantime I may be permitted to say every other country. That is a tendency speed, great offensive power, and wide battle cruisers, and destroyers--and about the publication; or the payment of the that there is no mystery about the origin, which should be checked; the Germans radius of action, which would be invin-3,000 patrol ships, which, in combination, articles in question. I am personally and really are not superme

cible. The Admiralty in announcing the assure to us such a command of the sea wholly responsible for them in every par destruction of the first of the type no that we are able to live and go on sight-ticular, and they were issued through. & doubt bail its own reasons for referring ing The percentage of hits by our sub-well-known advertising agency to the pro Let us descend from, the realms of to these vessels as "so-called " submarine marines is, in fact, about three times that vincial weekly Press. German faney to hard facts. It may cruisers. What is the truth about the of the Germans, which in itself indicates come as a surprise to those who are not German submarines! These "ertisers the high standard of officiency of British the good sum of money",

Dr. Addison need have no concern abous, familiar with warship design to learn displace not 5,000 tons, but about 2,000 ship design, construction, and operation. is being found for what he calls the which he says that no battleship has yet been construct tons; they are not 400 feet long, but less The work which the British submarines campaign" but he roay be interested to ed which can steam from the United thun 300 feet long, their speed on the are doing is magnificent. Our officers are know that the figure which he quoted. States to Japan without putting in at surface is not 28 knots, but about 12 handicapped by many things besides the should be reconstructed to the extent of a coaling place for fuel Germany does when submerged they can travel not at small number of targets The Germans at least 300 per cent. not possess a single battleship which 15 knots, but at approximately 10 knots are able to maintain their campaign only could travel from Wilhelmshaven to New for an hour or so. They are, in short, by defying every law of every nation, York at its full designed speed--a matter just ordinary submarines of a larger size and ignoring the ordinary dictates of our of less than 4,000 miles. The same is true than the submarines which have hitherto common humanity. There is nothing of her battle-craisers and also her light been employed by the enemy--and armed more dasy than murder, as the record of cruisers, as well as of her torpedo-boat with the 5.9in. gun. For some time the every nation shows, because society is not destroyers. There is an exaggerated im-Germans were satisfied with vessels of organised to prevent, but merely to dis. pression abroad of the distance which any about 900 tons, and it was because these courage and punish, murder. When this man-of-war can cover at her best speed submarines could remain at sea only for war opened, provision in the same way without making use of a bass, Oil has short time and were very uncomfort had not been made to click murder by try to the point at which it will feel itself. somewhat changed the conditions of enable the conditions telling on the nerves soa, pursued with all the aid which phyal-bound to substitute antesmanship for durance The Diesel engine, with which of officers and men, that the enemy evolved fent seience could give. Daily Telegraph. political strategy.

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