THE SUBMARINE WAR
COMBATING THE U-BOATS. (By Cable.—Prees Association.—Copyright.; (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, July 1. Mr Charles Grasty, London correspondent of the "Now York Times," interviewed Admiral Sims, who said: — "The presence of submarines off our coast will not affect the outcome of the war. A. year ago the Allied tonnage was decreasing, and the Central Powers were winning the war. Now tEo situation is reversed. Allied tonnage is increasing, and the number and efficiency of the U-boats is decreasing. "Betweon four and five thousand anti-U-boat vessels of all types are now oporating with effect. The best means of combating the U-boats aro the convoy system, the use of depth charges, and a device by means of which a surface vessel is able to follow a submorged U-boat by the sound of its engines. "Experience shows that Germany has been able to koop about 10 per cent, of its U-boat fleet actively engaged, which is equivalent to between fifteen and twenty U-boats.' This number is now greatly reduced, but tho Allies still have not enough anti-U-bcat vessels, and must build more all the time."
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16225, 4 July 1918, Page 7
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