THE U-BOAT WAR

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 123, 16 February 1918, Page 7

THE U-BOAT WAR

WEEK'S LOSS IN BRITISH SHIPPING THIRTEEN BIG STEAMERS SUNK (Rec. February 15, 7.45 p.m.) London, February 14. The Admiralty report on the submarine campaign during the week gives the following iigures, .last week's being shown in parentheses:— v Arrivals 4201 (2329) Departures 2281 (2373) Sunk over 1600 tons... 13 '(10) Sunk under 1600 tons 6 (5) Unsuccessfully attacked 11 (13) Fishing vessels sunk... 3 ;0) —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. FRENCH SHIPPING LOSSES London, February 14. The French official figures of submarine losses for the week, with last week's returns in parentheses, are:— 'Arrivals 891 (968) Departures ..; 841 (897) Sunk over 1600 tons 1 (2) Sunk under 1600 tons ... 1 (1) Unsuccessfully attacked' 1 (2) —Aus. •N'.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. - ITALIAN SHIPPING LOSSES. (Rec. February 15, 7.45 p.m.) Rome, February 14. An Italian official report states: — "The arrivals this week totalled 487, and the sailings 4311 The sinkings include four steamers over fifteen hundred tons and three sailing ships under one hundred tons. . One of the sailing ships was damaged. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. fLast week the arrivals during the week numbered 444 and the sailings 413. One steamer over 1500 tons, sixsailing vessels over and nine under 100 tons wore sunk. Four small sailing ships'were damaged, and two. steamers evaded attack/] AN INSULTING REPLY. (Rec. February 15, 7.45 p.m.) London, February 14. Replying to Spanish protests, Germany has offered to intom at Pola for the duration of the war the submarine which fled to Cadiz. The Spanish Press indignantly .denounces the. offer' as a burlesque, a mockerv, and an in-sult.-"The Times." norwegianlhipping LOSSES. (Rec. February 15, 7.45 p.m) London, February 14. ... Norwegian merchantman tonnage of oyer a million has been lost owing to the war. Seamen drowned, total 883, and fifty-three Norwegian ships, with their crews, numbering, over 700, have been posted-as missing.' About twothirds of th© latter are war losses. — Router. - ITALIAN SUBMARINE'S EXPLOIT (Rec. February 15, 7.45 p.m.) •Rome, February 14. An Italian submarine on Tuesday torpedoed an armed enemy steamer' near the Island of Lussin. The submarine was fiercely attacked by aeroplanes and destroyers, but returned safely.—Reuter. BRITISH LOSSES SINCE FEBRUARY. 1917. In Fobruary h6t tho British Admiraltj began'the las'ie of weekly statements show, inn the losses of British ships caused bs Gormany'B ' submarine campaign.- Tha. figures as officially announced, are:—

TJnTJndor Bucoeas- Arrivals ' Week 1600 tons 1600 ' fully and ended, and over., tons, attacked, sailings. Feb. 28 ...... 15 6 12 • 4.541 Mar. 7 14 9 '16 5,005 Mar. 15 13 4 16 6,083 Mar. II...... 16 ' 8 - -19 5,082 Mar. 29 18 7 18 4,747 April 4 18 '13 17 4,680 April 11 17 2 14 4,773 April 18 19 9 15 4,710 April 25 .... 40 15 27 5,206 May 2 38 13 . 24 5,406'. May 9 24 22 ' 34 4,873 May 16 ...... 18 5 19 5,120 May 23 IB 9 9 5,423 May 30 18 .. 1 .. . .17 5,487 June 6 15 3 17 5,335 June 13 22 10 23 5,589 Juno 20 27 5 31 5,890 June 27 21, 7 . • 22 5,799 July 4 15 .. . .5 . . 16 5,581 July 11 .... 14 3 17-5 696 July 18 14 4 12 5.748 July 25 ...21 3 15 5,582' Aur. 1 18 3 9 5,523 Aug. 8 21 2 13 5,469 Aug. 15 .... 14 2 13 5,442 Aub. 22 15 3 12 5,701 Auk. 29 18 ,5 6 5,309 Sept. 5 20 3 9 4,816 Sept. 12 12 6 12 . 5,612 Sept. 19 ;.- 8- 20 6 ■ 5.432 Sept. 26 13 2 10 5,466 Oct. 3 ...... 11 2 16 . 5,422 Oct. 10 ..;.* 14 2 3 ■■ 5 , ul Oct. 17 12 6 5 4,218 Oct. 24 17. 8 7 5,oo/ , Oct. 31 14 ■ 4 •■'■■•• 1 4,606 Not. 7 8 4 6 4,,„j Not. 14 .... 1 . 5 8 4,432 Not. 21 .... 10 7 2 \4994 Not. 28 ...... 14 • 7 7 V.180 Dec. 5 16 18 4,307 Deo. 12 ... 14 7 -11 4,810 Doc. 19 14 3 11 4,960 Dec. 26 H 1- 12 4,771 Jan. 2 18 3 .6 4,185 , . Jan. 9 18 3 11 4,229 Jan. 16 6 ' 1 5 4,290 Jan. 23 6-2- . 6 4,497 Jan. 30 9 6 8 5,161 Fob. 6 10 5 13 47112 Feb 13 .13 6... . 11 6,530