THE SUBMARINE WAR

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3150, 31 July 1917, Page 5

THE SUBMARINE WAR

BRITISH CAPTURE A GERMAN STEAMER VESSEL SCUTTLED London, July 29. The Admiralty reports: "A British submarine in the North Sea on Friday captured tho German steamer Batavio? 11. Tho crew abandoned the ship, and a prizo crew went aboard, but owing to tho damage due to the submarine's gunfire it was impossible to bring her in, and eho was scuttled."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. SUBMARINE SUNK BY THE JAPANESE. London, July 29. A Japanese naval attache announces that Japanese warships in the Mediterranean, escorting a British transport on July 22, attacked aud smashed the- periscope of an enemy submarine, which was undoubtedly destroyed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Router. SEVEN DUTCH LUGGERS SUNK BY THE GERMANS. (Rec. July 30, 5.20 p.m.) Amsterdam, July 29. A German submarine sank seven Dutch luggers off Tmiuden.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable issn. ENEMY'S HIDDeFF-BOAT BASES DUG-OUTS ALONG THE BRUGES CANAL. New York, July 29. The "Now York AVorld's" Washington correspondent lias obtained authoritative and confidential information of the reasons why the Allies are not attacking submarine bases. This is because they are not situated, as supposed, at Zeebrugge, but thirty miles up tho Bruges Canal, where the submarines aro in dugnuts, safe from bombs.-Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Ai>?n. IF AUSTRIA HAD A GREAT FLEET AN ADMIRAL'S BOAST. Amsterdam, .Inly 29. Admiral Njcorand. Commander of tho Austrian Fleet, elated in an interview in tho "Nona Froie Presso" "that if Austria had had a groat fleet the war with Italy would have- been finished lo"g ago. Ho does -not boliovo that tho submarines will decide tho war, though they might render Englund ■uncomfortable. They were merely a moans towards victory."— Ans.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.