THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 September 1917, Page 5

THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

0 ' THE CAMPAIGN DEFEATED. EFFICACY OF NEW METHODS. Renter Service. Received Sept. 21, 11 pjn. London, Sept. 21. B .**■ be stated by official authority fait the methods Adopted during the patt month justify the growing confi3*m» in aßti-iQbnurimm A naval officer states that no sensational inventions are used, and no sensattonal results are to be expected. The. will continue, but the submarine .campaign will be defeated. If the pub lie new what we know it would not have the slightest anxiety. Good remits were being secured by the new smoke cloud defence system. Smoks tan* an thrown overboanr, and make cleods, concealing the ships. The system has been used for some months by the great majority of British ships FRENCH LOSSES. Paris, Sept. 13. The Fraaeh Admiralty reports as follow* an the losses from submarines duriaf the put two weekai—i This Last week *eek Arrivals 1i f»wvr. i i sTfJ* eVa 990 1047 1 Sailingi . . ..'••-■•• ..vrriaag 8W 100-) I Sunk,over 1600 tons 2 1 Sunk under 1000 tons 2 5 Unuccaufully attacked ... 2 3 1 1 HAITI. WAR WITH GERMANY. . New York, Sept. 20. The Aytian Council of State voted ctata of war with Germany. UNITED STATES. W4BJBKB TO BOSDTESS MEN. New York, Sept. 20. .The United Statu ha* decided to ftz the price of copper. Mr. Hoover warned a conference of bostnm men that socialism flight be the penalty if employers failed to realhe their war responsibilities and did not •o-operate with the Government. fROVBHON FOR LARGE AKM\. New York, Sept. 20. Mr. Baker explained that the additional ertbnates would help to equip and supply al army of 2,300,000 during the next y*ar. The Herald states that American tnxms will launch a big drive on the wen front in the summer, but will start active duty in the trenches before QirirtP*a. AWUENTBi*B ACTION APPROVED. Washington, Sept. 20. - Mseh gratification is expressed at the vote of the Aigeatine Senate in favor of severing TelatkiM with Germany, partieolarly because of the awrant of ship£agtt wfflrdtiufe. gWiaMN. :t ; ■ jSTEBNAL reforms. Washington, Sept. 20. Sweden's official reticence concerning the expose is interpreted as a cloak to eover embarrassing internal reforms. Cable facilities for the Swedish Minuter an likely to be temporarily curtailed. ARGENTINA. BREAK WITH GERMANY FAVORED. | 'Buenos Ayres, Sept. 20. With regard to the Senate's resolution H was pointed out that Count Luxburg's diralpwl was insufficient. Tt is difficult to forecast subsequent actios, which depends on the Chamber of Deputies. There is much public feeling iQ favor of a break.