SUBMARINE WARFARE.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16218, 22 May 1918, Page 7

SUBMARINE WARFARE.

(Renter'* Telegrams.)

PARIS, May 20. A French trawler sank a German submarine.

Tho trawler took the commander prisoner, and liberated the captain and crcw of a Spanish sailer who were aboard the submarine.

Another submarine torpedoed the Spanish steamer Villa Dessola. The American freighter MeCullough was mined or torpedoed in European waters. One man was 'drowned.

(Australian and N.Z. Cabla AAtocifttion.)

WASHINGTON, May 20.

The Navy Department announces that America, is increasing her patrol forces in European waters, as this is one of the factors of the reduced sinkings by submarines. Tho Department feels that tho submarine mcnaee has greatly decreased. There is some reason to believe that Germany has supersubmersibles of unusual power and cruising radius,"'but it is impossible to verifv these reports. NEW YORK, May 20. The United Press Tokio correspondent reports that Japanese destroyers aro activelv patrolling the Mediterranean, and liave participated in several engagements witn submarines. When Japanese warships, on May 3rd, were escorting AJlied transports, one transport was torpedoed, but all on board were saved.

(Australian and Jf.Z. Cable Association.) (Renter's Telegrams.) (Received May 21st, 8.20 p.m.)

LONDON, May 20.

The Admiralty reports: —

'"Pino weather enabled constant air reconnaissances over Bruges and tho Zeebrugga-Bruges canal. Photographs show that there has been no chdnge since April 23rd. The greater part of tho enemy submarine and torpedo craft based on the Flanders coast has been immobilised at Bruges."