SUBMARINE WAR

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2747, 15 April 1916, Page 5

SUBMARINE WAR

IN FULL BLAST JUST NOW' By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) London, April 13. The "Timcs's" naval correspondent says that the retirement of Admiral von Til-pita has not abated tho virulence of the submarine war. Tho Chancellor (id err Bethmann-Hollwcg) has apparently fallen into lino with him. It is necessary to look beyoufl immediate facts and remember that the efforts of tho U boats rise> and fall within welldefined limits. Wc arb now experiencing the full blast of their, activity, and its intensiveness is more prolonged than before. This may be attributed to tho improvements made in them. There is ample evidenco that Von Tirpitz fully utilised tho resources of construction for increasing tho effectiveness of, the submarines. Tlioy are not only larg«r and speodier, but it is stated that -they aro fitted out for mine-laying. During tho last six weeks a large proportion of tho shipping -..casualties were duo to mines, which are explained if the submarines aro able to lay mines. But even if the submarines are more efficient, thev will have to contend with similar difficulties inherent to this class of vessel. MORE VESSELS SUNK. .ALLIED AND NEUTRAL. (Reo. April 15, 1.5 a.m.) ' London, April 14. The Danish (Dutch?) steamer Dortliea (2035 tons) was mined and sunk in: the North Sea. '-. A Russian barquent.ine was torpedoed but was towed to Plymouth. , The British vessel Angus (3619 tons) was torpedoed ill the. Mediterranean, and part of the crew was landed. The British steamer Robert Adamson (2978 tons) was torpedoed and the crew saved. The barque Inverlyon (1827 tons) tfas torpedoed, and one boat's crew was picked, up. The Erepch steamer Vega was torpedoed off Barcelona. Tho .crew was The submarine commander 'declared that had the vessel been British he would have sunk her without warning. [Lloyd's Register shows only one j Bega, a British steamer of 318 tons.] MARINE CASUALTIES. 'HEAVY LOSSEf. IN SIX WEEKS. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) (Rec. April 14, 5.5 p-m.j London, April 13. A statement is made that forty-three British, ten Allied, and thirteen neutral vessels have been lost since March 1, making the total tonnage sunk to date, leaving 36,000,000- tons afloat, excluding enemy and American Lakes tonnage. Of'the British total, 20,000,000 tons have been requisitioned by the Government.