THE SUBMARINE WAR.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16263, 13 July 1918, Page 9

THE SUBMARINE WAR.

(By Cablo.—Press Association.—^Copyrights (Australian and 2C.Z. Ca-bld Association.)

LONDON, July 11Lord Jellicoe, speaking at Southampton, said that his prophecy that submarines would be defeated by August was perhaps unguarded, but although 6hips were still being sunk they were being built faster than they were being sunk, while the submarines were being sunk faster than they were being built. That was what he meant when he said that submarines would be defeated. He had every confidence m the future. NEW YORK, July 10. Wireless were received by the captain of tho liner from the Augve'.d (theXorwegian vessel which was torpedoed and sunk on July Bth)_ early on Monday morning, causing him to awter his course. The liner was not camouflaged and was unarmed. It is believed that a U-boat had notice of a steamer sailing from Chile with nitrates for use in making munitions. One torpedo swished alongside the steamer, narrowly missing, and a second passed close astern.

THE BALKANS

ITALIANS ADVANCE 15 MILES.

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

(Received Jtxly 12th, 7.45 p.m.)

WASHINGTON, July 11

Official advices from Rome state that tho Italians have advanced 15 miles toward Berat on a front of 50 mile 6. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

(Renter's Telegrams.) Admiralty p«r Wire Ices Press. (Received July 12th, 5.5 p.m.)

LONDON, July 12. An Austrian official report states: — "We have organised a new defensive line in Albania."

(Router's Telegrams.) (Received July 12tli, 5.5 p.m.)

PARIS, July 11

Tho newspapers draw attention to tho advance in. Albania, and point out that tho immediate aim is to clear out tho enemy from tho mountainous regions south of the Semeni River and its tributary, the Devoli.

Tho "Figaro," referring to the final aim, says that the occupation of Albania and an advance north of Lake Ochrida would place the Bulgarian Army in a dangerous position.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

LONDON, July 11. A French Eastern communique reports : — "Notwithstanding costly defeats at the Cerna bend yesterday, the enemy to-day re-attacked north of Monastir, but was heavily repulsed. "We continued our advance in conjunction with the Italians south of the Devoli, in Albania, and captured Cafaguriprene and the Kosnica Peak. "The Austrians aro retiring in disorder in the Tomorica Valley, and we arc pursuing them."