SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 20 April 1917, Page 5

SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

THE PIRATES’ TOLL

LONDON, April IS,

An Admiralty report states that the arrivals for the Avook were 2,379 and the sailings 2331. The number sunk Avas nineteen 0A T er 1600 tons and nine under .1600 tons. Fifteen ships Avere nnsuccesfully attacked and tAvelve fishing \-esscls wore sunk.

An Italian naval communique states that in the Aveek ending April 15, 454 ships arrived and 419 left Italy. Five Italian ships under 3000 tons and tAvo sailers under 150 tons were sunk. MARITIME TRAFFIC MAINTAINED Received 8.45. LONDON, April 19. Despite the submarinings the \ T olume of British maritime traffic for the past eight Avceks has been maintained, but not increased.

THE RO CMANIAN CAMPAIGN.

GERMANS BURNING TOWNS

Received 8.45

PETROGRAD, April 19

The reports that the Germans are burning towns in Roumania are interpreted that they may be preparing to eA'acuate the country.

THEORY DISCREDITED.

Received 8.45

LONDON, April 19

Roumanian circles in London discredit the theory that the fires at Braila and Focsani indicate that the Germans are preparing to retreat.

WAR NOTEE “PARJDON! PARDON!” On the Somme front at Pozieres on August 4th, the anniversary of the war, the sth Brigade won two trenches, and learned what real war: meant. It was stupendous, and , seemed like a hideous dream; a frightful, unbeliev-; 'able nightmare, from which one qoxnes out dazed and stupefied.. After an intense bombardment of only some five minutes’ duration, we scaled the parapet about 9 o’clock, and surged into Fritz’s trenches. The first wave of men —the lucky survivors of a heavy barrage fire —occupied the nearest trench, and the second the enemy's further line of trenches. This was successfully accomplished, and held through the severest of counter-at-tacks, during which the trench presented the appearance of a shambles. The G-ermans chptureU cried tPardon, Pardon!” when faced with the cold steel. One big batch of Germans stubbornly refused to surrender when caught in a big dug-out, and had to be brought to their senses. The officer said: ‘‘Are you going to surrender?” There was no reply. “Well, share this amongst you,” said the officer, as he pitched down a bomb. . There was an interval of half-an-hour, when the scene was repeated, till the remnant realised that here were some apt pupils at war as she is played.