U-BOAT OUTRAGE IN SPANISH WATERS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 265, 29 July 1918, Page 5

U-BOAT OUTRAGE IN SPANISH WATERS

RAFTS AND BOATS RAMMED WITH LOSS OP LIFE. : (Rec. July 28, 5.5 p.m.) Madrid, July 2". A. submarine sank the French'cargocarried Lydicn, and rammed rafts and boats within territorial waters. Thirty bodies of the murdered seamen have been washed up.—Router. "GREATEST AND 'WILDEST GAMBLE IN HISTORY" MR; LLOYD GEORGE ON U-BOAT FIASCO. London, July 26. Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at a dinner in honour of tho American, French,

and Italian Food Controllers, said that there was now no fear whatever that tho Allies could bo starved. Germany's submarine policy was the greatest and wildest gamble in history. Germany had pitted her wholo destiny upon it, and it had definitely failed so 'far as tho starvation of Britain and tho Allies was concorned. Economy was nevertheless still essential, owing to the heavy demand for .tonnago to feed the American and the other armies in France.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MISTOOK FRIEND FOR FOE AMERICAN STEAMER FIRES A.T UNITED STATES SUBMARINE. (Rcc. July 28, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, July '%. Tho Navy Department has announced that a merchantman mistook an American inf.bmariiie for a German off tho American coast, and fired ono shot, hitting the submarine near the conning tower. Tho damage was slight.—AubN.Z. Cable Assn. BRITISH STEAMER ATTACKED OFF UNITED STATES COAST. ■ (Rec. July 28, 5.5 p.m.) New York, July 20. It is reported that a German submarine attacked a British steamer off tho coast.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.