SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 14 July 1917, Page 5

SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

GERMANY AIMS TOO HIGH. LONDON, July 12. The "Times' " naval correspondent estimates that two million tons (or ten per cent of the British tonnage) was destroyed in six months, indicating that the task the Germans have undertaken is beyond their power, their declared intention being a million tons monthly. FRENCH DREDGER SUNK. PARIS, July 12. The French dredger Jupiter was mined in the Channel. Eleven of the crew are missing. FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT. PARIS, July 13. During the week ended 13th, 1067 ▼essels arrived and 1009 sailed. Three above 1600 tons and one under 1600 tons were sunk. Nine were unsuccessfully attacked. PALESTINE CAMPAIGN. > GIVING THE TURKS NO REST. Eeceived 8.45. LONDON, July 13. Mr. Messay, the war correspondent •with the Palestine expedition, says the army occupies a series of cresent shaped positions from the sea towards Beershaba. Both sides are deeply entrenched and wdred in. We contine the policy of giving the Turks no rest. Our night Taids are invariably successful. Our front is excellently organised and the troops well fed watered and munitioned despite difficulties of transport.

, EO IT MAN lA. vNATIONAL MINISTRY FORMED. PARIS, July 12. 'A National Ministry has been formed in Roumanian The Conservatives have joined M # Bratiano, while M. Take Jonescu and M. Cantazecene and two others have retired. July 13. Harden called as a civilian conscriptpT"*! his newspaper "Die Zukunft" has been suspended for the duration of the war owing to an article exposing German militarism aims.