THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 April 1917, Page 5

THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

FORCED TO ATTACK UNDER WATER. CAAIPAIGN AIQRE DIFFICULT TO COUNTER. WAR MUST BE WON BY ARAIY. SERIOUS TIME BEFORE 'lnfi NATION. Received April 5, 8 p.m. London, April 4. The Press Bureau states: Admiral Jellicoe supports Sir Wm. Ro'bertson in the need for men for the army. The navy's 'business, as far as the array was concerned, was to hold the ring and get tjlie army to its destination and maintain communications. The navy alone cannot win the war, which must be won ashore. He hoped if the German ships came out to fight they would not turnReferring to the submarine menace, Admiral Jellicoe said submarines formerly attacked merchantmen on the surface. They now were forced to attack under water, which, although it greatly limited the submarines' activity, was far more difficult to counter. Sir John Jellicoe, continuing, said that in order to obtain security large numbers of small craft were required. He therefore appealed to shipbuilding men to do their utmost. There was no one sovereign remedy for the submarine danger. "The methods of dealing therewith are a combination of devices. Fresh schemes are daily introduced." lie added that while it was true submarines were not getting oft scot iree, undoubtedly there was a serious time 'before the country, and food economy must be the order of the day. He paid a tribute to the gallantry of the mercantile marine. The menace could be successfully combatted if consumption were kept down to real necessities and each worked hard'in his own sphere, with the single aim of successfully ending the war at the earliest moment.

ANOTHER RELIEF SHIP. TORPEDOED AND SHELLED BY HUNS. Received April 6, 5.5 p.m. Ymuiden, April 5. A German submarine torpedoed, without warning, twelve miles off Scheveningen, the Belgian relief steamer Trevico, bound from New York to Rotterdam with a cargo of grain. Twenty-four of the erew were brought to Ymuiden, eight being wounded owing to the submarine shelling the boats. THE WEEK'S LOSSES. SEVENTEEN VESSELS BEAT OFF ATTACKS. Received April 6, 0,45 p.m. London, April 4. The arrivak for the past week were 2281, and the sailings 2399. There were sunk eighteen vessels over ICOO tons, and thirteen under ItKX) tons. Seventeen were unsuccessfully attacked. Six fishing vessete were sunk. Tlfc Admiralty announces that an old type of mine-sweeper was mined and sank. Twenty-four of the crew are missing, THE ALNWICK CASTLE. ANOTHER BOAT PICKED UP. Router Service. Received April 5, 8 p.m. London, April 4. Another 'boat from the Alnwick Castle has been picked up. The survivors, numbering nineteen, including the captain, landed at New York. Altogether lie were saved, 15 died, and 25 are missing. NORWEGIAN LOSSES. Copenhagen, April 4. There have been 155 Norwegian ships of 243,000 tons sunk and 09 lives lost this year. Received April 7, 1.55 a.m. Cliristiania, April 6. Forty-one Norwegian vessels were torpedoed during February, 14 members of the crews being ki)led x and 22 missing. Sixty-four vessels were torpedoed (luring March, 46 of the crews being killed and 100 missing.

NEW INSURANCE BATES. Sydney, April 5. The Underwriters' Association has issued the new year rates between New Zealand and Commonwealth ports north of Cooktown, including Port Moresby, Samarai, and north of Fremantle. The rate on steamers shows a 10 to 00 per cent, increase and on sailers 20 to 60 per cent. Between New Zealand and all other Commonwealth ports there is 5s to 10s increase. ITALIAN LOSSES. Received April 5, 11 p.m. ■London, April 5. An Italian naval communique states that for the week ending April ], 432 merchantmen had arrived and 4,'58 left Italy. Six Italian sailers were sunk, whereof five were under one hundred tons, tr