BIG DROP IN PIRATE VICTIMS
SHOWN IN WEEK'S LOSS IN MERCHANT SHIPPING
BACK TO NORMAL
(Rec. May 1", 6.40 p.m.)
London, Mar 16. • The Admiralty Teport on the submarine campaign during the week gives the following figures, those of last week's report being given in parentheses:—
Arrivals 2568 (2374) Departures, 2552, (2499) Sunk, over 1600 tons IS (24) Sunk, under 1600 tons 5 (22) Unsuccessfully attacked ... 19 (34) Fishing vessels sunk 3 (16) An Italian naval communique states that during the week ending May 13, SSO ships arrived, and 5G2 sailed. Seven Italian steamers and eight sailing ships were surk. Pour steamers and seven sailing ships -were unsuccessfully attack-ed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. ANOTHER PROOF OF THE HUN "CORPSE FACTORIES" IN A GERMAN ARMY ORDER, London, May 16. Writing from British Headquarters, correspondents state that after,a recent battle on the Western front a German. Army Order was picked up, dated December, 1916, requesting details as to unit, date, death, and illness in connection with corpses 6ent to the corpse utilisation establishments.—Aus,-N Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3087, 18 May 1917, Page 5
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