"ALL BUT WON."
"WE HAVE ONLY TO SET OUR
TEETH,"
ADMIRAL JELLICOE'S OPINION
LONDON, Oct. 25. Admiral Jellicoe, speaking at Sheffield, said that evidence of the effectiveness of the blockade was that earJy •in 1915 266 out of 1400 ships passed the blockade line without being boarded, while at the end of 1916 only 60 out of 3000 got through uninterrupted. The effects oi: the blockade upon Germany had been sei'ious.
Referring to submarines, Admiral Jeilieoe said they had a less satisfactory tale. The figures of September sinkings were good, \bub we must not build our hopes too high. The figures for October would not be so good, although there was no cause for anxiety. ' ,
"The war is all but won. We have only to set our teeth, and we shall have won."
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17124, 27 October 1917, Page 5
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