HOLDING THE PERIL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 113, 5 February 1918, Page 5

HOLDING THE PERIL

SIR ERIC GEDDES ON THE SUBMARINE WAR U-BOATS SUNK AS FAST AS THEY ARE MADE London, February 3. Sir Eric Cedes, First Lord of the Admiralty, in an'interview given to the Associated Press, said that the submarine was being held. He thought we wero now sinking them as fast as Germany could build new ones. He could n6t foresee any changes except for the better, but wo must have more ships'tq turn the enemy failures into a positiro Allied victory, bccause the destruction of merchant tonnage still exceeded the construction, and (? the demand for) tonnage was increasing by leaps anu bounds. There was no present indication that the Germans were withdrawing submarines for concentration against American transports. All tho evidence was that as many, wero operating as ever, and the decreased losses were due to the steady improvement of the Allies' anti-submarine methods. The sinking of submarines was steadily increasing.—Reuter. DUTCH SHIPPING HELD UP , PENDING SETTLEMENT WITH GERMANY. AmJterdam, February 3. 'Hie Government has stopped Dutch shipping departing for fear the Germans will seize vessels sailing to America, pending a settlement of outstanding questions between Holland and Germany.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.