Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-24
British Officials Say u. S. De-
stroyers Are Doing Effec-
tive Work Hunting Down
the SubmerSibIes.
GERMANY'S LAST HOPE
IS NOW DISAPPEARING
Claim That England Would Be
Starved by June I Not to
MateriaIize Into Fact Just
Yet.

| luN NoNN'N~ JouNhAt ttAsfD WlRE1
London, May % (G:25 p. m.)-The
sinking of eighteen merchantmen of
more than 1000 tons is reported in
the weekly shipping statement.
| Nine vessels of less than 900 tons
and three fishing vessels also were
sunk
The statement follows:
For the week ending Sunday:
Arrivals, all nationalities, 1864. sail
ings, 2.759.
British merchantmen of 800 tons
or over sunk by mine or submarine,
eighteen; under 900 tons, nine.
British merchantmen unsuccessful
ly attacked nine.
British fishing vessels sunk. three +"
For the third week in success
sion the losses of British shipping
from the submarine war have been
held substantially below the large fig
ures which caused so much alarm last
month. The destruction of eighteen
vessels of more than 1900 tons, five
OF less than 1900 tons and three fish
ing vessels was shown in last weeks
statement
The heaviest losses were shown in
the report OF April 26 which an
nounced the sinking of forty vessels
of more than 1.600 tons each.
Allies DO Good Work.
This weeks figures of vessels sunk
by submarines show that the allied
navies are keeping up the good work
laf the previets& fortnight, and the
American unit, although still O. small
one, shares the credit for excellent
work. Not only are the sinkings be-
ing kept at fairly low figure, but the
offensive against U-boats also con-
tinues to show favorable results. The
actual figures in this respect, how
ever, are not known.
Success Assured.
The British admiralty this week is
pleased at the mention of the sub
marine campaign, for results of the
naval work in the past two weeks are
regarded as really indicating an i'm
portant victory over the Germans. The
German naval heads had freely pre-
dicted that England would be ION her
knees" by June / and gloomy pictures
were painted of famine certain by that
date for the people of Great Britain
and France.
June is almost here and German
seems as far distant as ever. There
has been a constant improvement in
the methods of the allies in opposing
and suppressing U-boat activity, and
these methods have become more and
more successful with longer days and
finer weather and increasing famili-
arity on the part of shippers of mer-
cl'antmen with the methods cf naval
control. An admiralty official,
speaking to the Associated Press, sad
Americans Alert.
"The American destroyers are play
ing no small part in the anti-subma-
rine war and our officers have ex-
pressed the greatest enthusiasm at
the spirit, enterprise, acumen and
quick -wittedness with which the
American unit has taken up its work.
The Americans are already Thoroughly
conversant with our methods and we
hope they soon will begin teaching us
some new angles, or course, there is
little to be said to the public regard
ing the methods. But thus far we arc
working on the principle that there Is
no royal road to success against u
boats.
Hard work and infinite pains is
our recipe 1t is the old American
doctrine o. keeping everlastinsly at
it,