GERMANY'S SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 30938, 23 July 1917, Page 6

GERMANY'S SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

/ - j FURTHER REPORTS FROM NEW YORK. j■ : ■ . . Y MOKE SUBMARINE-CHASERS WAITED IN BRITISH , "WATERS. • * ' ■ (Kcute; 's Telegrams,) . 1 NEW YORK, July 20. 1 The leading New York at'id •Washington.papers are publishing a semi-officialmessage from' London, emphasising, the «uminai'iiio'iiKjiiace, anij calling-tor.wore warships and sub- v win ine.■ clifts( s .i's .for' 1 lijitish yalm\ It. is stated that the-. British Navy is i'io\v [sti , et(rhc;i'l to il ,full capacity. ;• The.shipping-losses ' for the first six months oi he puumt \eai ueio thiee and <i■Jmlf •imlljon lons', and. will exceed seven jtnllion lons for,• tlie .year if the present rate oontHiies. The new construction has kept, .pace with the losses }romthc ic.ginning of the war up to the present/, Xeu ships me nou ,bcni{ launelu d at the late of oho and a-luilf million tons'annually. • " ; ,

1 ' ' I ''- 0 , NEW MINE ZON& Wt NORTH SEA. -u* SAFE PASSAGE FOR DUTCH SffIPHNGIS 1 '-•.}'—; • (Reutcr's Telegrams.) LONDON, July 20. The British Government has declared it» readiness to leave a safe passage in order to enable Dutch shipping to enter the original s/j-culled safe channel granted by Germany. • / FRENCH LOSSES FOR LAST WEEK. /'.•■' : - r~ /TOTAL OF, FIVE'VESSELS SUNK. -»■ ■ ' " - / ' ■■■'■ .- . ......' (Reuter's, Telegrams.) PARIS, July 20. ' During the week ending 15th July 'the arrivals .we're 1037 and the sailings 1029. The sinkings were three above and two below, sixteen hundred tons. Four vessels were unsuccessfully attacked. . ' ''.■,•''>.' WOODEN SHIPS VERSUS STEEL. ■',' ■■•''' • ■ i :' NEW YORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSE WOODEN VESSELS. (Australian and New Zealand Cable Association.) ' Kcceivcd July 22, at 5.5 p.m. . NEW YORK, July 21, ' The Chamber of Commerce has urged the Government not to build wooden ships as'they are not speedy enough-to elude submarines'. The Chamber has compiled the following-statement showing the percentage of attacked vessels destroyed ..in 'relationship to their . speed: ■ -, ■-•'/'. ' Speed . ' Percentage .' ■ ■ Destroyed. Five knots -. ..' './'.. .'.. .. ' 100' Six knots /.. .. .. .. !)5' ' Seven- knots .. .. .., 90 Eight knots ) •.. .--80 Nine knots -.. .../.' .. : 75 Ten knots /" .. ■.65 Eleven knots .. ~. '6O Twelve knots .. ; - ,: .. .. 50 Thirteen knots j' .. ..'•■' 45 Fourteen knots y 40 - ' Fifteen knots /...;...."....■..' 35 :. Sixteen lcjibts/' .. 25 ' " ... .. .. ~..,,. . A ( .. 20. Eighteen knots :: •• •• • ';■'-■'*''•'■• v.A>.'■'.' 10 ': ■ / [_ i ■ ■■■■■■■ ■ i -.._ wh SERIOUS FEATURE OF fHE WAR. li. %•. - ' , ■ , BUILDING OF SHIPS THE BEST COfUNTER-METHOD. (Australian au'd Now Zealand Calilo Association} NEW YORE,) July 20. Lord Norlhcliffc, interviewed, said the submarine is the most . serious feature of the war at this moment.. The official figures issued weekly arc not intentionally misleading, but do mislead people not acquainted with shipping. Possibly Sir Eric Ceddes may issue figures in language understandable by the people. 'I do irot believe in sudden cures for submarining. The best method for I countering the sinkings is the building of ships. (