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voice to know what a heart beats CONFIDENCE. in the breast of this warrior.
Froat.*
he excites compared with Hinden- At the loss of the 'interview I understood the prestigs which he wield” and the simiration which
old for; bere # gentlemas. burg. Oas could not help think- ing that each people gets the leader it deserve in Germany
NAVY & SUBMARINES, Eighteen days. Ne, Tonnage, not always given to the Admiral-uation that state they will not enthusiastic.
2.681 ty angrudgingly the whole of his shrink even to sink our hospital Jellicoe ha observed that his
Of Sir John|SIR D. HAIG S 2,193 ability and service in trying to ships and drown our wounded, knowledge of the service was all these the very existence of the country. encouraged by the fact that I have said the First Lord, "no import. "We Shall Beak the German
8,354 solve the problem that thresions It is all bad enough, but I am" unparalleled.” **There is," (Cheers) If anyone can suggest not yet heard of one sailor who ant post at the Admiralty which No. Tonnage.beller organisation or an in- has refused to mail. (Loud he has not filled. As one of the 223,122 provement in the organisation I obezrs.) That is what is going Sea Lords on two COOLSIONE, ES 91 188 233 shall be only too happy to cos to win the war, and however ner. the Director of Naval Ordinance subject of the prepared nem of the 134.... 304,526 sider it. For my part, since I rous and frightened neutrals and as an expert in gunnery, he British Armies for the eming A striking statement on the The First Lord compares these have been at the Admiralty every may have bean, you will see our is unique. But in addition to cash in the West has been made losses with the volume of tonnage thing intelligence can suggest to | example sprced, and that as days that, what I value most in that, by 8r Douglas Hnig. "la as their trenches?" A question Sir Edward Carson, First Lord dealt with at our ports during help us in this difficulty has been go by the neutrale will resume with that experience, he has told interview with French journaliste which betrayed the pride and
Great Volume of Shipping Un-
affected by the New Terror.
of the Admiralty, made s most important statement in the House of Commons on February 21 on
mited the danger was grave and had not yet been solved; but expressed his conviction that measures being taken and devised will by degrees greatly reduce the danger. The problem cas and will be solved," he declared.
goished strangen were Sir John
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worked out and tented with of aborate care by this body."
After maintaining that the Sir Edward continued:
o Fights with the Firates,
"We aball break
assaults and atisoks of the enemy. be turned into a rout.
und
Kerehal Haig, who is the com-
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One of his first questions was: Have you seen my soldiers in
200
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miles) of railway lines.
"Recently I oiled together received me-writee M. Tadera, them on the spot what had been companies in England. I showed the correspondent of the Journal done and what still remained to
the eighteen days of February.
their sailings." The figures relate to rasele over
is his hand the destinios of this be declared: 100 tone, exclusive of fishing craft the submarine meance. He ad- and of constwise sailing voile arming of merobantmen is legal, interested in Sir Edward's (able, and watching service, pre-awaiting the opening of the gate, armies. It is necessary in order
Batthe Bouse was even more years-(cheers) with faithful, at many places. Oar cavalry is
country for two and a half long the German front completely and solicitude of a father. and estuarial traffic.
account of the retaliation of the serving our shores from the so that the enemy's defeat may to conduct it to make prodigiosa Then Sir Douglas went out Ships arriving..
6-076
"In the last two months the submarines.
War is not merely a shock of Ships cleared
5,878 number of armed merchant ships Ships at any one mo-
have increased by 475 per cent. gan,
"I hold in my hand," he be
We shall ment in danger zone 3,000 (Host, hear.) We had in the forty encounters we have had and at a very early age he is now tion of the enemy's army." The
*brief. 200cunts of some on, "has had a unique career, bly, right up to the total desire. immense amount of machinery. "Sir David Beatty," he went strike without respite and terri. Preparations and provide an first place to get gust in competi with submarines since Feb. 1. commending the greatest Acet military decision, said Sir Doug lines and artillery. We have had "The losses are bad enough |tion with the Army. We had The fact that we have got into that ever sailed the seas. Ilas, would be reached this year,` to cont:not in the rear during
Oar two Lord Fisher and Lord Beres- | and dangerous enough," but they also to get gun mounting, and, grip with them for:y times in believe he has the confidence of land it might be that the year of the past few months al ne more graveet con-OSTNÉ at present are railway
and the House was crowded. It]exttarigant bratado of the Ger.ratings. The increase in the achievement. (Choers,) I give him. Hear, bear.) I believe he of peace. ford were in the Pears' Gallery, | are not equal to the blatant and 1 bova sil, we had to get the gan eighteen days is an enormous every man who is serving under | decision would also be the year than 350 kilometres (~TOT... Sir Edward Carson paid a tribute cepted message to New York/on belter and better each week. | battles were carried out, and but from what I have seen on mymander of Ave British Armies, director of the largest railway was noted that more than once man accounts. Bere is an inter arming merchant chipe is going a few illustrations as to how these has always had that confidence, the debate. Among the distin- í blatt' giving a great account of]75 per cent. of armed merchant- the majority of oven-of coming daily growing confidence"
the actions of these submarines, when attacked bare escaped to definite omnclusions. I will Jellicoe and Admiral Barney, which I am not at all attempting sad of unarmed merchantmen 24 take my illustrations in the order Lady Careon, Lady Beatty, and to minimise, but to put in their per cent. I should like to say in of probability. The fint presents sppointed to deal with the air has transformed for practical
A fifth Six Lord hu been an old castle which the be done. They understood the Lady Bernaford were in the true light. After boasting of the Pasing that the French have no difficulty whatsoever. A few service. Ladies' Gallery.
deeds of their men they say this:ped as considerably. There days ago one of our destroyers Controller has relieved the Ad-The roof is covered with hundreds task. Formerly the traveller They are taking into account was some question at one time attacked sa enemy submarine.miralty of much responsibility, of siras. The Commander speaks scarcely thought of taking any. the Shipping purposes into a telegraph station. urgency and magnitude of the that at first the increase in ainkraised by some neutrals whether They hit the submarine, and, as including natal transports for French without an accent and thing but the main line Paris to ings will not be so very great their ports when armed. That The submarine dived. If it had ised the great barden imposed by
our ships had a right to enter erents stor, killed the oxptain. the Army. Sir Edward emphas quite faently. they would wish, for the sub has been practically got over. I remained below it would have expeditions in
Lille or Paris to Calais, The war, into the English with paralysing lawyer-ite Germans have abmatter of fact, she was injured the Naval Divison has covered asked M Tadeig. marine cers has been throws
don't believe any international been an uncertain case. As Blois, sal Greece. In France in crushing the German front?" most inrignificant line which
"Is the great offensive near,
has overturned the Talne of effect, and the whole sen wadoned international law, but the only so much as that she was ive with glry. Tas meresutile
Mesopotamis, and do you believe it will succeed thing, and now it is the small and if enept clean at one blow.' neutralshare not will controvert compelled bat able to come to the marine, mine-weepers, and crew "It does not matter who starts At present we can even fornish sometimes becomes the main line. (Loud laughter.)
Twelve thousand ships in and the right of a merchantmen to surface. She was captured, and of patrol boats have freely zieked the offensive-French, German, Inmediately came the reply:
"With regard to munitions, we have realized the maximum, cut in 18 days," Bir Edward arm herself against attack, remarked, "does not look any
an absolute eses. But how differstraction must now be adjusted on any of the salients formed in lary especially. It is not s her officers and men were taken their lives day and night. He or British. No matter wherether Allies beyond their require- thing like a paralysing effect
eat it might have been if the to the immediate requirements his flink, as a feeder or on the question on this point of being prisoners. (Hear, hear.) That was indicated that battleship oon- enemy starts-north, south, or mente, but we want more artil the sweeping of the sess clean
submarine bad been so injured of mercantile marine. They old battlefield-we are ready on an equal footing with the Then they go on to say:
that she was unable to some to could not expect within any to nceive him. His folly will enemy, but of crushing him with the ant face and had remained at near time to lay down and com-cost him dearly. We are keeping the bottom of the sea.
all our power."~~Krchange. "My second illustration is this. we had large numbers, and in cavalry is awaiting the opening Reater) Sir Douglas Haig's plete great battleshipe, of which our stmies in training. Our A report was received from one respect of which
In the Haras Agency's sooount of the interview (quoted by they owed of the gate so that the enemy's
The climax of the speech came
when the First Lord stated that
encountera with
of
in the first eighteen days of February there had been 40 close some of which be described. But submarines, throughout the statement there were significant statistics. Daring the war the personnel of the Navy has risen from 140,000 ta mora than 300,000, and this year's Vale satherises 100,000. Up to
made for publishing loss. First, Ost 30, 1916, no fewer than
Allied and shipping losses will be New arrangements are to be 8,000,000 men had been trans-
given in the British Preen when ported across the sea-with low mishaps. Of explosivos and
It caused as joy that the
these countries have themselves material 9,420,000 tons had basa
England Government has seen
disclosed them. Next, it is to be mored. Of sick and wounded
itself becessitated to forbid the ads clear that each day's British over a million and of horses and publication of ships lost.
Losses refer only to that day, and mules a million. Of
the tonnage entering and leiving patrol (Laughter.) There is not a par- 47,504,000
gallons. In the ticle of trash in that statement.poris in to be shown with it. blockade of Germany, during last I would never be a party to hold- Destroyed Submarines, year, 15,158 ships were examined, ing back from my fellow-country- and for the whole period of the war the number is 25,874. In Jannery, 1917, the number ex- amined in British ports alone was 764, and the figure for Fabrasry is likely to be su grent,
The blockade of Germany is thus rigorously maintained, end Sir Edward describes it thus:
"Let them picture to them. selves the size of the Atlantic Ocean, and let them see what is required to guard that coean, and remember that these ships come into our harbours and are ex-
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of our transporte that she had gratitude to Mr. Churchill. Be-defest may be turned into a reat.eference to the supply of gaas is men the losses which I Felieve, ber of submarines destroyed, the bat she was confident that the of Trade there is a joint arrangeren far behind the lines.
On the publication of the num. that she bereelf was damaged, ping Controller, and the Board possibility of entrenching himself
strack an enemy submarine, and freen the Admiralty, the Ship The enemy will not have the quoted as follows:
**What we want now in greater so far from making them shrink Fires Lord said:
submarine had been, sank, Aing for this co-operative program- from the conflict, will put into
quantity are gunu and railways.. them a spirit of determination considerable forcs that the daily that the obstruction that was under new supervision, and the shall, completely and at miny
It has been pointed out with further report was received inter mr. Labour in the shipyards is sleo frost? Why, without doubt wegs. They are goods that yoR "Shall we break the German We shall never bare too many that will eventually drive back toll of British merchant shipping thought to be the sacken sub- First Lord does not deny that the placet. The Germina have behind are wearing out all the time. I the German menace. I daresay is published to the world, but marine had been located. That forthcoming restriction of imports most of their front a powerful net-mayay is regarde the wastage cannot make in a day, and which some people will criticise our nothing is said about the loss is a claim to which attaches a de- to be annoureed by the Prime work of railways with which to dc of our guns that we get agreeable- action in giving all these details, that the enemy incure in his gree of probability amounting Minister has been suggested by fend themselves. The first attacke surprises, but we do not rely of People will say, Are you not let submarine campaign, the effent almost to certainty. The injuries the Admiralty, ting the Germans know how far being that all honours appear to to the damaged ship corresponded they have been ancoesafal? Net rest with the enemy, and that to injuries which would have been Sir Edward concluded, can and months to check this nation of rails, that invalus Ele auxiliary
of the great offensive may at first any chance help. and we go obes "The problem of ambmerites. at all. I am letting the sentrals apparently nothing is being done caused when ramming in the way will be thus certainly solved."
be limited and uncertain. It took casting gune,
The same Ê know the truth." (Cheers.) to cope with this menace. That I have described. The third
more then 50 million men. Ihe armier in the field. Director Submarine Menace.
ia an argoment of some force, illustration is: Two of
will take several months still to who came over gave me every- of the English railway companie On the submarine menace aË L
but there are other sides to the patrol vesselsengaged two enemy amical on their way to Sein-whole Sir Edward's verdict was is a policy that the enemy dislikes There were no casualties on the
annibilate it. But we shall strike dinarisa and other ports. I saw non-committal:
question. The policy of silence submarines and tank them both.
without respite and terribly.
thing I asked for, and even more,' the Admiral the other day of one
most. (Best, hear.) Just see patrole, and no survivora from the "People ak me about it "Are what it is. à sabmarine starte sabmarines. A faller report of our equadrons which helps to you optimistic or are you pesai cat ou its campaign of murder, shoved that one of the submarines carry this out,
Be showed me mistic?' I am neither the one and the enemy knows that it does, was sunk, but leaves a degree of disgram dotted over the whole or the other. My duty is to tell |
not return home. What has uncertainty about the second.
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"Frank and manly "w" Mright ap to the total destruction for they carried their patri Churchill's view of the speech. "Not one of these submarinsa
of its army. Peles cannot be so far even as to strip their lidas
without
of ballast of which we were in anything
absolate out." Sir David Beatty Les, be
want." was in existence when war broke ictory the strength of our armies
will give it to as,
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"The Allies must not let them-
Sir Douglas went on.
is another matter which wast not
Western front is and will remsin
Atlantic with the ships that be the House and the country the happened is a complets mystery. My fourth illustration will be Admiral Sturdes had patriolios Belves be intimidated by the be lost sight of, and it is that the met from day to day. If you whole exkut of the menace. It is‡You cannot tell whether the sub-this: One of our destroyers #greed to serve under his junior. Boggailions or mesaces of Gerthe pricoipal front of operations.
grave; it is serious; it has not marine was lost through some reported that she had heavily He still hoped that yet been solved. I can honestly defective construction of design rammed an enemy submarine opportunity of service, would be for the next war. Il by misfor Western front, and that is why say we have never for a moment very important matter which was awash. There was no found for Lord Fisher, whose
a larger many. In offering pesos Ger
I am convinced that the decision, ceneed to work at it in the Ad- (Hear, beat) or whether the loss doubt that the destroyer strack recall be seked for last year.lious appeals, in three years the we must devole all our plans to many binks only how to prepare of the war will take place on the miralty. But no single magic was due to one or other of the the submarine a severe blew, but Merchant ships under construct drama would recommeces. Bit by making thet front defensively and i
tune we should yield to her per remedy exists, or probably will methods Losses from Submarines. eziet, But I am confident that by Admiralty have adopted for its the submarine was enok. Thir, enperior to that of submarines, dividing as she would again
bioh the British it is not possible to establish that ion should be assured of a speed bit, country On car losses from submarines, which have been or are being is: if we immediately announced case of strong probability.
the development of measures destruction. The second point think, might be described as s
by country, ia offensively the best. : Sir Edward Carson was explicit. devised its serianeness will by the certain deatraction of the
and each of them should carry a take up her dream of destruction. Way to a war of movement, which This German war must give › The periods taken are the firet degrees be greatly mitigated." anbastine, the enemy would at matine being engaged by two of Admiralty back on the defensive, then other peoples. She would There is no doubt that the Ger-
good gunner, and the submarine 1: would be England firat that eighteen days of December. (Cheers.)
alone will procure for us the grant, "The fifth report is of a sub-mence shaid not drive the would be attacked, then France, advantages that we cant apon, January, and February.
once dispatch another submarine, four patrol vessels, subsequently An offensive should be maintain- The arrangements for combat-if available, to operate against our assisted by two destroyers. The ed. The sction of the United reorgani e ber blow which had a Western front will be broken chipa over 1,000 tone there were Submarine Department at the imagining that they were there, although it is certain that one of human history," which would put be broken up. Oursoldiers with ease that it will see the war by the Franco-British Armies. lost:
Admiralty, which includes (Laughter.) Eighteen daye. No. Tonnage, cfficers with experience of the
the world Germany must forever the destroyers was slightly dam-final term to the miseries of their good sense and their instinct decided on the battlefield. That December 89. 201,934 high seas in this war, and invites and the strongest argument is tower of the submarine, I summation would reset power with their blood their desire to
"Bat undoubtedly a further, aged in ranning over the canning | Europe "and so decisive a con.. January 65... 183.633 suggestions from anyone serving this: We at the Admiralty do another osse one of our patrol fully on the historien's judgment establish peace by victory."
understand that they are sealing to say, an event after which Fabrosty 89... 268.671 in the Fleet. For the decisions not know ourselves whether an vostele reported striking a sub- ) of the previous policy of Viscount
Germany will Of British ships alone of this of this Department, si approved, enemy sabmarine has or has not merged object sfter engaging Grey.-P. W. W. in the Daily clear light of a frosty morning decision will also be the year of appear defested militarily. Lonnage the losses were:
the Board takes full responsibil-for certain and in fact been submarine. Aq examination led News.
M. Tadesq aaye it was in the "It may be that the year of the Eighteen days. No. Toonago,
ily.
destroyed. All we know is that to the belief that the obiladie December 24... 92,573
Tribute to Lord Flaker.
already giving signs of coming peace. We all hope that it may from day to day and week to week struck was a enbmarine, but it is January 23... 82,158 Next, the Board of Invention reporte come to as of engagements quite clear that in this as there
spring that the interview took be, and we shall do all that lies February
47... 100,997 and Research, on
place. Like house, like manter, in our power that this may be Of ships under 1,000 tons the Edward said:
which Bir with enemy sabmarinse, and it is a considerable degree of
everything about the place was. Nevertheless, I wish to speak follows of necessity lossen altogether wale!
that the doubt.
Record Price for a Ship. *It is presided over by Ad-raults range from certainty
soldierlike. The park is exten with all frankness to my country Eighteen days. No. Tonnage, miral Lord Fisher, and associated through the probable down to stances in which the claim is rapidly going up within the last covered with anew, was striking great nation, by which I mean
"I will give three
The price of ships has been The residence, hidden away and them that if Germany, which is aive and studded with lofty trees, and to its Allies and in say so Donemler
greatest the possible and improbable. It made that range from posibil few days. A British firm set in its simplicity. The Union a numerone nation, cannot be en» 6,292 with January
4,379 scientists the country possesses. is in the case of the submarine ity to improbability. A patrol new record high price by paying Jack futed proudly over the direly beaten this year, we aball February
He is there to tell them the wants only absolutly certain when you vessel reported that she had been Yen 480 a ton for the Yoshida main entrance. Sentries stood on not besitate to carry on the war.” 6,957 The British losses alone of this of the Admiralty, and they are have taken prisoners. After all, in action with a submarine, that Marn of 9,000 tons, which soon guard, class (under 1,000 tons) were:
there to work out the methods submarine is operating mainly the fifth shot hit the submarine's will be completed at the Omake Eighteen days. No. Toneage.men like Professor Thomson, dives, and very often someone she was annk. The second ass February the Kobe Fier Co. His aristocratic bearing which be
by which these wants esa be met ander the water. A enmurine conning tower, and it is believed Iron Works: At the beginning of Marubal will go down to history,|, Indo-China S. N. Co, at Dairan.
The striking figure of the December ....Nort... None. Sir Charles Parsons, and Dr. thinks it sinks, A submarine in that in which one of the smaller bought a stock ship from the derives from his Scottish ancestry, Co., Dairen, bays taken ovat tap January February
460 Wylie, and many as coisted with sometimes dives when it is airships sighted a subcukrine on Oaks Iron Wachs at the prios of and, that radiating graciousness local agency for the Indo-Ching Mesra, Cornabe, Ecalord and The total figures are=fex, all sorry chase my wigen has, friend up again, Ws cannot tell."
3,468 them of equal distiontion. I am wounded, no doubt never to come the surface, dropped bombs, and 390 a son, which was then which the burden of holding in Seam Navigation Co. from Monaco, zizen of mailing ship➡British,|(V2, G. Lambert) described
that the sabucariss dived. Lastly, the highest prinu gluco Liam col- his hands the destiny of hundreds Jardins, Matheson and Go, Dulzu Allied, and neutral together:
Turning tombmación murder, | a desplaño attacked an, v207/ break of thin-Xuropean wits of thousands of main confera, give which is reported to slose Eighteen days. No, Tonnage.asa chemist's shop. These man siely:
body of that kind the other night Sir Edward Carson said, pamion- submarine when in the an off Immédiately after skis a British to his s'ightoet word or motion a local office abortly. December.... 15,096 give us of their best freely, and January
diving. The submerisa was not firm bought the Kashima Mare tone of particular human grand. Koonshing which left Da * 19
"God known is in wonrying nown again, and the result is at Xen f'il a ton and the Hippon CRT, 10.321Ioannot for a moment imagine work to reed of the boats with quite unknown, February
28,968 that that great and distinguished their frosan corpses brought 'in
Yoon Kaisha kuaalno konghi a
the 23rd in. for Sham Of these miling ships, the public servant, Lord Fisher, who by shu tida, who have been sub-↑ Bir kaward, Carson's tribalan: building yard at You 420-
Tributes to Alimude British losses were:
ahip from the Mitsubishi ship-steel syst of this lander of man to was the font of the
It is suficient so look at the 1,000 tomm Beans and B ins done so much in the past, had “mariped witho
his gollang say, "ware Era
divine the impimon his will. It is mennouru to go Loca
Of British, Allied, and neutraling the danger include an Anti-ships. I would rather leave them result is reported as deubtful, | Stales was “a soprema, event in missed. For the tranquillity of This year will be decitive in the
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