HEAVIER SUBMARINE LOSSES

Southland Times, Issue 17757, 7 September 1917, Page 5

HEAVIER SUBMARINE LOSSES

Deplorable Conditions on Riga Front SERIOUS RUSSIAN FOOD CRISIS Colossal American Appropriation The battle to the north and eastward of Gorizia has been violently resumed, and there are indications that the Austrians have been strongly reinforced. The Italian pressure is unabated, and the next few days should indicate whether General Cadorna is likely to achieve the decisive success that he has forecasted. The Italians are undisputed masters of the air, and their activities against Pola have resulted in the Austrian fleet being transferred to Fiume. The submarine figures for the past week are less satisfactory than they have been for the preceding three weeks. The amount of shipping traffic recorded is below the average, but the losses increased. A feature of the reports for the last two weeks is the small number of ships which were unsuccessfully attacked. The Germans apparently planned a series of air raids .on London and other English objectives. A few of their machines reached London, but a timely thunderstorm put an end to the enemy’s campaign of terror and wanton destruction. The submarine which appeared off Scarborough, struck a time when the beach was crowded, and placed a dozen shells on the seashore. The submarine remained on the surface only a few minutes. There is not much doing on the British front. Our aeroplanes have been busy far behind the German lines, securing a record number of valuable photographs, the data upon which future attacks are worked out. There is no fresh official news from the Riga front, but the report of the Daily Chronicle’s correspondent reveals a condition of deplorable weakness and chaos. The German communique reports the rapid retirement of the Russians. The Russian food crisis is said to be serious. The peasants are holding back supplies because they cannot get the articles they want in exchange, and the Government is hampered by fuel and transport shortage. The Germans have not given up hopes of recapturing the important heights north of the Aisne, but their latest attacks have not been more successful than their previous efforts. America has launched a campaign against pro-Greman activity by raiding I.W.W. headquarters in twenty cities. Germany has entered into an agreement with Switzerland, by which she will receive cattle in return for coal, steel, iron, and other products, 1130 th Day ol the War (By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)