THE SUBMARINE WAR.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16259, 9 July 1918, Page 8

THE SUBMARINE WAR.

A GERMAN CLAIM

{By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.)

(Beater's Telegrams.)

BifißiNE, July 7. Daring the Reichstag debate on the Navy Estimates, Admiral von Capelle claimed that the submarine weapon was increasing in strength. He declared that the figures quoted by, British and French Ministers were untrue. The enemy tonnage was constantly decreasing, owing to sinkings, while the enemy requirements in tonnage were increasing. The German submarines, like the German armies, would secure victory. PARIS, July 6.

M. Tardieti (Commissioner for France to the United States), in a speech, declared that the Allies had destroyed nearly two-thirds of Germany's four years' output of submarines, which they were now sinking faster than they conld be built.

(Australian and N.Z. Oatla Association.) (Received July 9th, 1.35 a.m.)

WASHINGTON, July 6.

The transport Covington, which was i torpedoed and sunk in European waters, remained afloat for several J hours. Futile attempts were made to J keep her afloat. After the survivors had been taken off by destroyers, a 1 torpedo struck hor forward engine-room ] bulkhead, and engine-room and stoke- 1 hold were flooded. The U-boat was sot seen. ,