BRITISH MERCHANTMEN LOSSES

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11610, 9 August 1918, Page 5

BRITISH MERCHANTMEN LOSSES

A GREAT REDUCTION. Received August 9,[8.55a.m. London, August 8. It was announced'in' ; the House of Commons that British merchantmen losses in July Were the_lowest since 1916.

SUBMARINE IN AMERICAN WATERS. Washington, Angut 8 A German submarine sank a small American steamer in American waters. An American steamer of three thousand tons was also submarined in “American waters. A boat load of eighteen of the crew is missing. THE SHIPPING OUTLOOK. SLIGHTLY IMPROVED. London, August 8. Mr Massev states that the shipping outlook has slightly improved, but it is folly to hope for much in 1918, owing tn the enormous needs of the Americans. A TERRIBLE PREDICAMENT. New York, August 7. Aboard a stranded scow which broke loose from a tug above the Niauara Falls were an American aud“ a Swede sailor. They spent the night cm the edge of Goat Island on the verge of"being engulfed in the falls. Searchlights heartened the men until daylight, when a lifeline Was shot from the Rood power house by which the scow was dragged safely ashore.