SUBMARINES AND MINES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17428, 24 September 1918, Page 5

SUBMARINES AND MINES

AMERICAN TRAWLER SUNK. THE CREW RESCUED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK, September 22. An Atlantic port reports that an American steam trawler was torpedoed and sunk 80 miles off the North Atlantic coast. Her captain and crew of 26 have been rescued. The torpedo was fired without warning. SPANISH DEMANDS. NOT RECOGNISED BY GERMANY. The Times. LONDON, September 22. A message from San Sebastian states that Germany does not accept the principle involved m the Spanish Note. In the course of her reply to it Germany says that she cannot make any distinction in her submarine policy. The German Ambassador to Spain subsequently stated privately that Germany would never consent to give up the German ships interned in Spain. "One country more against us makes very little difference," lie added. SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMME. U BOAT DANGER OVER. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. NEW YORK, September 22. (Received Sept. 23, at 10.20 p.m.) Officials point out that, with the American and Allied yards working at their fullest capacity, the danger of U boats starving Europe has apparently ended. The United States is now operating 203 shipyards, with 1020 ways. FEEDING ALLIES AND AMERICAN TROOPS. STATEMENT BY MR HOOVER. AUSTRALIAN TRADE MUST SUFFER. WASHINGTON, September 22. (Received Sept. 23, at 10.20 p.m.) Mr Hoover, in a statement, says it will be necessary to ship 17,550,000 tons of meat, fate, breadstuffs, sugar, and feed grains to Europe from the United Slates by July, 1919, to make possible the sending of an American army of 3,500,000 to France by next summer, and to adequately provision the Allied nations. Mr Hoover points cut that to obtain the necessary tonnage for the transportation of food and troops it will be necessary to withdraw ALlied ships from the Australian and South American trade, transferring them to the service between Europe and North America, Th e Slipping Board constructed in August 261,035 tons of shipping, as compared with total Allied losses for that period amounting to 259,400 tons. The United States ways are now double the total shipways for the rest of the world. It is officially announced that 356 ships, aggregating more than 2,000.000 tons deadweight, had been completed at the yards under the supervision of the Emergencv Fleet Corporation up to September 14*; in addition, during the same period 264 ships were launched. 1,223.000 tons deadweight. ° A si;r« and pleasant specific for removing Worms is WADE'S WORM FIGS. Price ij. 6i