A REMARKABLE STORY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, Issue LXXII, 25 October 1916, Page 5

A REMARKABLE STORY.

SUBMARININGS IN AMERICAN WATERS.

GERMANY'S MOTIVES DISCLOSED

UNITED STATES WARSHIPS USEFUL FOR LIFE SAVING.

UA GOOD ARRANGEMENT ALL ROUND."

. (Received October 25, 9.15 a.m.) • ™ ■ . n > T-EW YORK, Oct. 24. . Ine Providence Journal, which has made several exclusive w.r announcements, says.that. infoiVii..ion has been secured direct, from Embassy sources that the exuiro of submarining m America waters originated with Capt-iu who directed it from Germany.

"We are able to state positively " says the journal, "that the U53 accompanied by the U4B, Commander Michallis, and the U6l, Commander Gfieten, are the three submarines still m American waters. Captain Boyed wrote to a friend at the German Embassy on September 4th pointing out that it. was necessary to see what America would do when ships were sunk in her waters, and adding, "We must prevent, loss of life] therefore ascertain if America js willing to carry out rescue work."

The newspaper . continues: "Commander Rose's visit to Newport *vas simply a blind. Hours after the U53 left a mysterious code wireless message was sent out giving instructions and'the next day the U53 pi«ked up her consorts atid the sinkings were carried out. American destroyers as-: sisted better than had been expected "On October 9th Count Bernstorff had a coi^erenee with New York members of his staff, and GermanAmerican attorneys, at which Count Bernstorff made a statement to the following effect: /We have established a working basis for submarining in American waters. We have, established a precedent which guarantees that American warships will not hesitate to save life, and we are glad to transfer this humanitarian work to the United Mates.- It is a good arrangement all round, and a satisfactory method of procedure.' "