The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-27

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U-Boats in American Waters.
German submarines visited American
| waters in June and sank at least 10
ships, the field of the U-boat operations
being from the north New Jersey coast
south to the Virginia capes and easterly
half way to the Bermudas.
The only United States transport lost
while carrying troops to Europe was the
Tuseania, which was t5rpedoed off the
north coast of Ireland on Feb. with
loss of 2l2 men.
Hospital Ships Sunk.
During the year ii hospital ships have
been sunk by submarines, the latest and
most fragrant case of this violation of
the Geneva convention being the destruc-
i tion of the British steamer Llandoyery
Castle, carrying Canadian nurses and
doctors. This took place on June 81,
only "a of the 258 persons on board be-
ing rescued.
The total shipping reported sunk since
Aug /, 1917, is more than 4,250000 tons.
Against this destruction of shipping
| the allies have combined their shipbuild-
| ing capacity The actual number of tons
Of shipping launched and put into serv-
ice has not been published Official an
nouncements have been made in the re-
cent past, however, to the effect that
more ships are being built than are be-
ing sunk. On July 4, 90 vessels were
launched at American shIpyards.
Losses in Battle.
| The years fighting has entailed great
losses for most Of the belIigerents. Dur
ing the drive into Italy last October
and November the Teutonic armies
claimed the capture Of more than $780,
900 Italians, In the German offensives
in France this year about 100000 French,
British, American and Portuguese were
reported to have been taken prisoners.
| Added TO these losses are the casual
ties in killed and wounded. No definite
figures have been issued by Germany
and Austria but it has been reported on
what appears to be good authority that
in the fighting from March 2l till June
/ IA the Germans lost more than 100000
men. The French and British losses were
considerably smaller, as the allies were
| fighting from entrenehed positions.
Financial Aspects
The United States has hoated three
great Liberty loans. The proceeds of
these loans have aggregated $l0,7ss,54l,-
900. The total war cost to the United
States, according TO latest available fig
ures, is Sl3,s00, 100000. Since the nation
entered the war it has extended credits
to the allies aggregating S6,09l 100000.
| The total cost of the war to England
| up to Dec. Is, 1917, was placed at co.
242 ,000,0 900, while French votes of ufedit
are somewhat smaller. At latest reports
! the total of the German war loans ap-
proximated S3l ,000,000,000.
Internal Disorders.
There have been numerous reports Of
disorders in countries engaged in the
war. Riots and biooGahed have been re-.
ported from Germany and Austria many
times during the past spring and sum
mer and there is little doubt that the
Slavic races Of Austria are seething with
discomfort
Ireland came to the center Of the stage
in this connection early in May when a
pro.German plot was detected but nipped
| in the bud, with the arrest of rs leaders
Of the Sim Fein.
Recently disaffection was reported
against the British in South Africa, but
it has apparently been stamped out.
One Monarch Died.
/ During the year one ruler of a bellig-
erent country died The death of the
sultan OF Turkey was announced in June.
subsequent reports intimating he had
been murdered.
Assistance for Russia.
Since the collapse of Russia the allied
nations have sought to find a way TO
assist the people who are being exploited
| by the Germans French, British and
American forces have been landed on the
Thurman or Kola peninsula, on the north
coast They have not actively inter
vened however, being there only to pro-
tect allied property which had been land
ed at the port OF Kola before Russia
withdrew from The entente alliance.
In Siberia there is well defined anti
bolsheyik movement which has been
built up around Csecho- Sloyak prisoners
I of war who armed themselves and in.
hicted defeats on the bolsheviki. A new
government has been set up there under
/ General Horyath, president of the Chi
nese Eastern railroad. Japanese, British
and American marines heye been in the
city Of Yladivostock for months
Neutrals.
Countries which are not engaged in the
war have suffered during the ~ months,
| Switzerland and Holland, being adjacent
to Germany, have been threatened by
the central powers a number of times in
matters relative to economic concessions.
Holland especially has been beset with
difficulties and at present the allies are
protesting against her exporting supplies
to Germany
Norway has signed an agreement with
the United States by which commercial
relations may be carried on. Sweden
has been dealing only with Germany and
has been threatened with virtual boy
colt by Great Britain Both nations
have lost severely through the depreda-
tions Of German submarines
Denmark is in serious plight also
and IL has been reported that there is
great suffering among the people Of that
country.
New Belhgerents.
Three new countries have declared war
on Germany during the year. They are
Costa Rica, Guatemala and Hayti The
Argentine, although near break because
of the Vaccinations Of Won Luxburg, the
/ German ambassador at Buenos Ayres,
has taken no step in that direction Mex
leo has remained neutral.
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