THE U-BOATS' TOLL
SAME LEVEL AS LAST WEEK
LONDON, 31at May. The Admiralty report on the submarine campaign duripg the week gives the following figures, those of last week's report being given in parentheses ;— Arrivals 2719 (2654) Departures '. 2768 (2759) Sunk, over 1600 tons 18 (18) Sunk, under, 1600 tons • 1 (9) Unsuccessfully attacked < 17 9) Fishing vessels sunk ...,,... 2 3) CAMPAIGN MAY NOT SURVIVE THE SUMMER (beuter's telegkam.) s ROME, v3oth May. Advices from Berne state that it is rumoured in Germany that the submarine campaign will not be continued beyond the summer. The heavy losses under the Entente I?'new measures have caused great discouragement to the Germans, who are beginning to realise that their high hopes regarding the campaign are doomed to failure.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 130, 1 June 1917, Page 7
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