FIGHTING THE PIRATE RAIDERS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3153, 3 August 1917, Page 5

FIGHTING THE PIRATE RAIDERS

AMERICAN DESTROYERS M ACTION Vancouver, August 1. Reports received hero state that ,-American destroyers in British waters engaged two submarines at six miles range, forcing them 'to'submerge and beat a retreat. One XT-boat had just sunk a steamer, and tho second, was attacking a merchantman, when the destroyers fired. One of the submarines was of the super type. . v A French tank steamer beat' off two U-boats after a desperate fight—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. • • SUBMARINE-CHASER BLOWN UP. New York, August I. At Bayonne (six miles south-west of No\y York) an oil tank aboard a sub-marine-chaser blow, up with a terrible explosion, tho crew being' hurled into the water.- Four men were severely injured. The cause is not explained.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. "THE WEEK'S LOSS IN BRITISH SHIPPING > A SLIGHT DECREASE. _ (Rec. August 2, 6.40 p.m.) London, August 1. The Admiralty report on tho submarine campaign during' tho week gives the following 1 ligures, those at last weeks' /report being given, in parentheses-.— Arrivals 2747 ~(2791) Departures 2778 (2781) Sunk, over 1600 tons 18 (21) Sunk, under ItWO tons 3 (3) Unsuccessfully attacked ... !> '(15) Fishing vessels sunk _ 0 (0) ' —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Rcuter. FRENCH SHIPPING LOSSES. (Rec. August 2, 9.50 p.m.) Paris, August 1. Two vessels wero 1 sutik by submarines during tho past week. The arrivals numbered 1068, and tho departures 1072—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. [Last week's ligures showed: Arrivals, lflO'3; departures, 1)37; sunk over 1000 tons, 0; unsuccessfully attacked, 6."] ITALIAN SHIPPING LOSSES. (Rcc. August 2, G. 40 p.m.) ' Rome, August'l. During tho week endiiig July 29, lilO ships arrived and 530 sailed. Four small sailing vessels wore lost.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Rcuter.