VON SCHEER'S BAIT.
TIRES TO DRAW ADMIRALTY. LONDON, S(| lumber it. Renter's correspondent, at Amsterdam states that, in an interview tie gave to the Leipzig Tageblatt, Admiral von Setieel' declared Unit he expected everything from the submarine. warfare. “This cmfidenee,'' lie said, ‘‘is shared by all our submarine, ieommandei’K. lam firmly convinced Unit if (he present rate of sinkingsi continues the dav must come when kingland will recognise that war doe.si not IW-” Admiral von Scheer adds that it would be a mistake to name the definite date when tins would happen. Re alleges that (he submarine losses are. only two or three a month, and savs. licit the den nans have met no new anti-submarine appliances apart from guns, nets; and mini's. ft in believed (bat the object of the above boastings are firsJv to cheer m tic Herman pegAe. which is verv necessary at present, owing to lb" pessimism regarding (fie mill<:’-v situation, and r.eeondlv. if possible, to draw a contradictory sbimment b’om the Rritisb Admiralty, in the lioitc (bat if mar contain some reference to. new anti-submarine measnresi. a!’’d in. (fie submarine losses which m'-dit be of help (<> Admiral von SVlicer.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 24 September 1917, Page 8
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