SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

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

SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

THE WEEK’S TOLL.

LONDON, July 18. The Admiralty report that arrivals for the week were 2828, and sailings 2926_ Fourteen vessels over 1600 tons and four under 1600 tons were sunk. Twelve were unsuccessfully attacked. Eight fishers were sunk. THE ITALIAN REPORT. ROME, July 18. For the week ending July 15th, 558 ships arrived and 409 departed. One steamer and four small sailers were lost. IN 'GERMANY.; GREAT EXPLOSION. - _ AMSTERDAM, July 18. A great explosion occurred at a munition factory at Stuttgart. The neighbourhood was destroyed. All the window’s in surrounding villages were shattered. HOW GERMANY GETS HER NEWS. BY MEXICAN WIRELESS. '

Received 8.45.. WASHINGTON, July 19. Senator Lewis asserted that the Government had definite information that Germany learned of the departure of the transports for Europe, because messages were picked up by Mexican wireless and relayed to Germany. MORE GERMAN .SAVAGERY. ANZAC AIRMAN MALTREATED. VANCOUVER, July IS. Mr. E. Norton Grimwade, of Melbourne, is returning from Switzerland where his son is interned. He discovered that his son,after being wounded in an air batle in Franco, was left without succour in a German hospital ween he refused to accord information as to the whereabouts of the British Fleet, telling the Germans to go out and look for it.

He was sentenced to three years imprisonment in a fortress on the accusation that he called the Germans eowards < He served four months, and was then released and sent to Switzerland lame and partly deaf, Mr. Grimwae asserts that Britishers suffered terribly at the hands of the Huns.

ON THE SEA.

THE CAPTURED MERCHANTMEN.

A DUTCH STATEMENT,

AMSTERDAM, July 18.

The “Telegraaf ’states that two of the British destroyers while firing on the Gorman steamers, were within territorial waters. Three of the Livinia’s crew and five of the Leonhardt’s crew killed and six wounded. The Liviipa reached Yrauiden and the Leonhardt was towed to Helder. GERMANY .INDIGNANT. A PLAIN TO THREAT TO HOLLAND AMSTERDAM, July IS. The Germans are most indignant at the capture of the steamers, alleging that Britain violated Holland’s neutrality by bombarding Bcrgenapzoom. The “Yossich Zeitung” says that the whole issue now depends on the attitude of the Dutch Government. It. must understand that Germany demands positive measures, not merely words, if Holland wishes Germany to continue to regard her as really neutral. If Holland falls to show fairness she must resign itself to her fate.