Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1918 — Knell of U-Boat Slow But Sure [ARTICLE]

Knell of U-Boat Slow But Sure

Despite the ■ loss of the transport Tuscania, navy officials are confident that, the control of submarine depredation is appreciable nearer. Reports reaching the navy department emphasized the facts upon which Secretary Daniels ventured his opinion that the allied and United States navies are getting the upper hand over the undersea assassins. The inter-allied naval conference was in session Friday in Rome, having been transferred there from Paris. Vice Admiral Sims is sitting in as the representative of the United States. The present task before the controlling naval board is safeguarding the Mediterranian and extending to its waters certain measures which are now in operation in the Atlantic.