...says further: There is no doubt that this barrage had a considerable moral effect on the German naval crews, for it is known that several submarines hesitated...preventing raids on Allied commerce by fast enemy cruisers. In thus deterring a sally by enemy cruisers, the barrage aided the mission of the American Battleship...

...considerable moral effect on the German naval crews, for it is known that several submarines hestiated some time before crossing. Also, reports from German sources are that the barrage caused no small unouDt of panic in some of the submarine flotillas. It is also probable that the barrage played a part...

...* * the admiration of foreign navies * of considerable moral effect on the German naval crews * * * caused no small amount of panic in some of the submarine flotillas * * * probably played a part in preventing raids on allied commerce by fast enemy cruisers." The Navy...