ALL STAKED ON THE U-BOAT WAR

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3129, 6 July 1917, Page 5

ALL STAKED ON THE U-BOAT WAR

,-HINDENBURG PLAYING FOR TIME PARASITIC STRATEGY London; July 4. German newspapers report von Hinden* burg as saying: "Wo have won the war" if we hold our own against all attacks ' until tho submarines have completed their destructive mission. Already they have made greater inroads into the enemy's vitals than we expected. They will ultimately compel our enemies to sue for peace." Von Hindenburg also said that he re-'' turned from Austria firmly convinced that the alliance will remain -unshaken until the final triumph.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE WEEK'S LOSS IN BRITISH SHIPPING v A SUBSTANTIAL DEOP. ■ (Eec. July 5, 10.35 p.m.) London, July 4. . Tim Admiralty report on the submarine campaign during the week gives the following figures, those at last week's report being given'in parentheses:— Arrivals 2745 (2876) Departures 2846 (2923) Sunk, over IGOO tons -...;.. : 15 (21) Sunk -under 1600 tons ...:.. 5 (7) : Unsuccessfully attacked ... .16 (22) . Fishing vessels sunk .*.... '11 (0) .' —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eeuter. FEENCH ENCOUNTERS WITH THE PIEATES. • (Eec. July 5, 10.35 p.m.) • Paris, July 4. . In merchant vessels' encounters with' German submarines during the first and second fortnights of June, the results were:— First Second ... Fort-Fort- ' night, night. Escaped without a fight ... 5 2 Torpedoed 5 7 Escaped after a fight 9 4 Sunk after a fight 1 1 Our patrol boats had thirty-one fights with submarines during June, our seaplanes had eight, while the coast defence batteries engaged three.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-E-euter.

ITALIAN SHIPPING. (Rec.-July 5, 10.35 p.m.) Rome, July i. The Italian shipping return for-the first woek of July shows that 810 vessels arrived and 540 sailed. One steamer and eight small sailing ships and.four fishing vessels were lost—Aus-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.

ARGENTINE STEAMER SUNK BY GUN-FIRE '•■-'i London, July 4.. A German submarine sank the Argentine steamer Toro by gunfire on June 22 in the Atlantic, outside the war zone. The submarine commander examined the Toro's papers and found that she was carrying wool for Switzerland, but nevertheless persisted in sinking her. The crew was saved.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

NORWEGIAN SHIPPING LOSSES London, July 4. Router's Agency has been informed that the Norwegian shipping losses for June totalled 43, representing a tonnage of 60,000. Twenty-six lives were lost — Reuter.