THE WAR ON THE U-BOATS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 208, 22 May 1918, Page 7

THE WAR ON THE U-BOATS

INCREASED PATROLS EFFECTIVE MENACE GREATLY DIMINISHED Washington, May 20. The Navy Department announces that America is increasing the patrol force in European -waters. This is one of tho factors in the reduction of sinkings by submarines. Tho Department feels thut the submarine menace is now greatly decreased. There is $oniß lonson to beliovo that Germany has "siipcr-eiibma-riucs" of unusual power and cruising radius, bnfc it is impossible to verify these reports.—Au9.-N.ii. Cablo Assn. JAPANESE DESTROYERS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AN ACTIVE PATROL. New York, May 20. The United Press correspondent at Tokio states that Japanese destroyers are actively patrolling the Mediterranean, and have fought several engagements with the submarines. On May 8 Japanese warships were escorting Allied transports, one of which was torpedoed. All wore saved.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. U-BOAT SUNK BY FRENCH TRAWLER. Paris, May 20. A French trawler sank a German submarine and took the commander prisoner. The trawler liberated the captain and crew of a Spanish sailing ship, who were nboard tho submnrine. Another submarine had torpedoed tho Spiinißk steamer VillodesoUa.—Router.

AMERICAN FREIGHTER SUNK. . Washington, May 20. The American freight steamer M'Cullough was sunk by a mine or torpedo, in European waters. Ono man was drown-e<l.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable' Assn. THE ALLIES' SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS 7J MILLION TONS OP NEW TONNAGE TIUS YEAR. Vancouver, May 20.. Mr. Crawford Vaughnn, ex-Premier of South Australia, who is now lecturing for propaganda purposes in America, stated in an interview that the Allies need eoveu and' a half million tons of new shipping this year to maintain their ground find to dispatch an American army of a million and a half men to Franco. The United- States has been backward hitherto, but is now making every elfort to meet tho demands. There has been no striko in any of tho United States shipyards for months owing to tho Government's propaganda explaining its war aims.—A.us.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.

TOTALLY BLOCKED

THE PIRATES' EXIT AT ZEEBRUGGE.

(Ecc. liny 21, 8 p.m.) London. May 2(1. The Admiralty reports:—"The fine weather has enabled constant nir reconnaissances to. bo made over Bruges and tho Zeebrugge-Bruges Canal. Photographs show that there lins teen no change sinco April 23. Tho greater part of tho enemy's submarine and torpedo craft which wore based on tlio Flanders coast have been immobilised at Bruges since the blocking operations at Zeebruggc."—Aus.-N.Z. Cnblo Assn.-Rou-tor.

EXCHANGE OP WAR PRISONERS QUAINT NEGOTIATIONS ENDED. (Rec. May 21, 8 p.m.) London. May 20. Tho "Daily Telegraph's" Pans correspondent states that the exchange of German and Ji'rench prisoners will begin in a fortnight. The negotiations, which were- initiated by the Geneva Red Cross Society, lasted for two months. Though tho delegates understood each other's languages, they declined to epeak except in their own language. They never spoke or even bowed to each other outside the conference hall. The Swiss Bed Cross representatives acted as go-betweens. The two groups of diplomatists parted enemies, as before tho negotiations.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.