ON THE SEA.

Taihape Daily Times, 11 June 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

CRUISING SUBMARINES. PARIS, June 9. A reliable authority states that the Allies were aware of the result of the past voyages of submarines belonging to the type now in American waters,. Two left Germany at the end of 1917, remaining at sea for four months, reaching West African equatorial waters. They attacked. 28 steamers and sank 10, including four unarmed neutrals, and also sank four sailers, all by shell and bombs. Only once was a torpedo used and it was unsuccessful. The total tonnage destroyed during these voyages was only 19,000, equivalent to the Allies daily losses for April, 1917. Germany # would require (50 long voyaging submarines to achieve April's record, while usually there are only 20 submarines of all classes at sea simultaneously. The Allies are destroying submarines faster than Germany is building them.

SUBMARINES IN AMERICAN WATERS. ANOTHER SCARE. NEW YORK, June 9. It is reported that U-boats were seen off the coasts of Maine and Florida, which are the northernmost States. Incoming vessels rapidly sped to harbours. It is announced that the American steamer Pinardeltio was submarined 75 miles off the coast. Sixteen survivors landed. Seventeen are missing. A food ship going to Europe, was chased by a submarine off Virginia Cape. The steamer zig-raggeci, changed her course 'and turned towards the home port. The captain asked for guns arid ammunition to fight U-boats. The steamer Westerner was attacked by a submarine a hundred miles off Nantucket Shoals, but escaped. COASTERS TO BE ARMED OR CONVOYED. WASHINGTON, June 9. It is officially announced that coastwise vessels will be armed against CJboats, or convoyed by destroyers. Naval craft operating against Üboats in European waters will not be recalled. Mr. Daniels docs not confirm reports that a U-boat was sunk off. the American coas't. ; ■■'°\. ■ . , 'ia"v' DESTROYING THE SUBMARINES/j

CHRISTIANIA, June 9

Chiefly owing to the decreasing activity' of submarines Norwegian merchant tonnage constructed in May xeeeeded the month's torpedoings for the first time since ruthless submarinings began. The Norwegian merchant fleet now consists of 3263 ships, representing 11,952.000 tons. ANOTHER SUBMARINE SUNK. LONDON, June 9. The American transport attacked on May 26th, sank a second U-boat immediately afterwards, by gunfire. Xo German sailors were saved. SUBMARINE CHASES TRANSPORT NEW YORK, June i). It is reported that two U-boats pursued an American transport for twelve hours. The transport was previously warned. She extinguished lights and went at full speed. The Üboat kept, up the chase till a destroyer was sighted, when she submerged. U-BOATS STILL OPERATING. ANOTHER SINKING EECOEDED Received 5.55 a.m.

NEW YORK, June 10

I The Pinardelrio was sunk on Juno [B_ One boat was landed on the Virginian coast, but the other, containing the Captain and sixteen men has not yet been accounted for. The vessel was of 2500 tons. Her sinking has dispelled the growing impression that the U-boats had left American waters The Navy Department announces it has assumed control of the routine of all coastwise and trans-Atlantic shipping. AN EXCITING FIGHT, LONDON, June 9. A submarine attacked a London (tteamship &t during a j heavy sea. Lightning and flares revealed .the aggressor three cables off. The conflict continued for three hours [ amid riz-ragging and smoke screens, j The Germans fired forty rounds ineffectually. British gunners scored three hits out of ten shots. The submarine after rapidly diving, reappeared, her aft part above water and hre fore end submerged. Six Germans clambered out of the conr, : nc>' tower and proceeded r£ J : ': ex:»". - .ine the damage, when the itcarrer escaped. I