Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-15
LOSSES CAN BE 3.
REPLACED In 8
WEEKS, HE SAYS
Teutons' Defeat at Sea is
Final and Permanent,
Says Pollen.
AMERICAS WAR
SHARE DECISIVE
Germany's Success on Land
Local-U. S. to Crush
Her in West.

NeW YORK, NOV. l5.-Arthur M.
Pollen, noted British war expert has
made the following statement to the
Associated Press on the submarine
war:
Anything unsatisfactory in the
military and political situation in
Europe is balanced by the extraor-
dlnary news that the German subma-
rine campaign has broken down al
together. The submarine is defeated
This is the most momentous event
since the United States declared war;
1t means we can all stay in and that
America can really come in.
Nine Million Tons Destroyed Weekly.
Six months ago shipping was be-
ing destroyed, according to some au-
thorities, at a rate Of nine million
tons per annum. Had this loss con-
unued the Germans had the right to
expect not indeed military victory
put a peace that would mean some
thing much less than defeat This
was Germany's only hope and it was
the allies only anxiety. For every
one, including the German high COM
mand. knew that with sea communi-
cation, reasonably safe the military
defeat of the German army was cer-S
tain.
Can Replace Losses in Eight Weeks.
I'm the first fortnight of November
the rate of losses of British tonnage
OF ships greater than 1000 tons each,
has fallen to about one million tons
a year. The present shipbuilding ca
pacity of Great Britain alone can
make this loss good in less than eight
months. At the rate America, Great
Britain and Japan are striving to at
tain, we should replace this loss in
less than eight weeks. The rate Of
loss for the last week is actually less
than the annual toll nf H..
peace time 1t is an amazing Develop
ment. 1t is not to be expected that
losses can remain as low as this. They
must fluctuate., But they should new
er cause us serious uneasiness again
America the Decisive Power.
= I'm sa.erSsS.e of the, revind.catio.S OF
sea power, the greatest war achieve
ment of the British, American and al
lied navtes in the last three and a
half yeaEA we may be sure that there
will be Afreaction of optimism For
Germany s"defeat at sea is final, uni.
versal and permanent. whereas Ger
many's successes on land are local,
partial and temporary. And her de-.
feat at sea means that America 8
share in the war can be and will be
decisive
Sub Power Waning.
(By the Associated Press.)
Germany's submarine campaign is
waning as the result Nof the stringent
measures that have been taken to
combat it by British and American
naval forces. Last week only six
British merchantmen were sunk, and
only one of these was a craft exceed
ing 1000 tons.
This is the smallest total of vessels
sent to the bottom during any week
since submarine warfare began,
the lowest previous figures having
been 12 merchantmen, of them in
the category of 1,60O tons and over
and four of less than 1,6O0 tons
Not since Germany began her in
tensive submarine campaign in Feb
ruary has the total number of Brit
ish merchantmen sunk by mine or
submarine been so small as the above
admiralty statement shows.
The high crest of the wave OF Brit
ish merchantmen sunk was during the
1000 tons and over and Is of less
tonnage were sunk-a total of 55. The
next high record was the following
week when 38 vessels of the larger
and 13 of the smaller category were
sent to the bottom.
French Losses Less.
The loss to French shipping
through mine or submarine for the
week ending November IL, was two
vessels over 1000 tons, one of which
was actually sunk the previous week
and no vessels under that tonnage.
Four unsuccessful attacks were made
by submarines. II