THE U-BOAT WAR
DRASTIC ORDERS FOR AMERICAN SHIPPING FOR SAFETY AT SEA Washington, August 20. Tlio Government has prescribed most drastic regulations, to be made effective, on September 1 on trams-Atlantic merchant ships, in order to combat the Üboats. Merchantmen must cany the prescribed armament, and be painted in order to ensure tlio utmost possiblo invisibility, and also carry a minimum of a dozen smoke-boxes, designed to create smoko screens when tho U-boats are eig'hted—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.
A CHASE CAMPAIGN? PRESIDENT WILSON CONFERS WITH MR. EDISON. ■ (Rec. August 21, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, August 20. A conference between Mr. T. A. Edison (the noted inventor) and President Wilson has been arranged for this afternoon. It is understood that on important submarine chase campaign will be discussed. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TOLL OF LIFE IN THE BRITISH MERCHANT SERVICE London, August 20. In the House of Commons, Sir Albert Stanley stated that 0G27 merchant officers and men, excluding those on tho Admiralty pay list, had been killed during the war.—Reuter.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3170, 22 August 1917, Page 5
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