THE SUBMARINE WAR.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16262, 12 July 1918, Page 7

THE SUBMARINE WAR.

U-BOATS OFF AMERICAN COAST.

(By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

(Beuter's Telegrams.)

NEW YORK, July 10. It is reported thai German submarines are again operating off the American coast. An American steamer carrying ■ a cargo of nitrates from Chili was attacked by a U-boat on Monday, 350 miles from Cape Henry. Two torpedoes narrowly missed the steamer. LONDON, July 10. Sir Leo Chiozza Money, Parliamentary Secretary to the Shipping Controller, says that the results of ocean convoying continues to improve. Since its inception in January, 1917, a deadweight capacity of 42,000,000 tons had been convoyed to British and French ports, with a loss of 1.29 per cent. (Received Julv I2tli, 1.5 a.m.) NEW YORK, July 9. A liner has landed members of tho Augveld's crew, who were picked up 11 days after the vessel was sunk. They endured terrible sufferings. EFFECT OF BRITISH MINEFIELDS (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received July 11th, 7.45 p.m.) LONDON, July 10. Colonel Repington,'referring to the German newspaper uneasiness regarding the new British minefields, says that it would appear that they are interfering with the enemy plans, making oversea expeditions to England, which are always a serious gamble, even more uninviting. Colonel Repington expects that some ambiguous naval plans, including the Austrian Navy, ar© in the wind. Tho difficulty in reaching the Mediterranean through the, Straits of Otranto must be harassing the souls of the German sailors, he adds.