THE WAR ON THE U-BOAT?
ENEMY'S CONSTRUCTION SINCE 1911. „ London, August 11. In connection with Mr. Lloyd George's statement that 150 submarines had been sunk, Germany had 28 submarines at the outbreak of the war, and has built 50 small ami 28ft largo submarines during the,war period. Information was now available showing that Schweiger, who commanded the submarine that sank the Lusitania, waa trapped and perished with his vessel in a British' minefield in September, 15117.— Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. U-BOAT RAIDS ON U.S'. FISHING FLEET. (Rec. August 12, 7.50 p.m ) Washington, August 11. It is announced that a U-boat is operating off tho coast of Massachusetts. It, sank nine fishing schooners, but whether there was any loss of '.ife is not known.— R«uter. , , (Roc. August 12, 11.25. p.m.) New York,' August 11. Two of the crew of tho schooner Kato 'Palmer report that a submarine nppeared in the middle of a fishing fleet and sank nine vessels. Somo of the .survivors wer# . detained on board the U-boat before being sent adrift. A naval scout boat reports that a schooner picked up four survivors along sixty miles of coaßt.—Au».* N.Z. Cablo Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 278, 13 August 1918, Page 5
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191THE WAR ON THE U-BOAT? Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 278, 13 August 1918, Page 5
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