Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-21
net ALLIED SHIPPING LOSSES
MATERIALLY DE ASED BY The
SEIZURE OF HOLLAND VESSELS

Y MS result mas been achieved In
spite OF an imperfect knowledge Of
rare and OF q scarcity Of suitable ma
terial.f Our material. resources for.
and are being rapidly augmented,
whilst science is placing at our dis
p0sal means of offenses and defense
OF which we have been in need Sub
ject toSthis technical advice and to
a warning that undue optimism is ia
tai, the admiralty considers that the
facts with regard to tonnage losses
speak for themselves ~
The admiralty's tables follow:
Losses by enemy action and ma
rine5 risk Tin gross tons) for the per-
iod. fthe United Kingdom foreign and
the total for world show respectively:
oodi aan, August and September sl4,-
Il64,72s; 12s.sss; ssl,41s.
1915. first quarter, 2l5.9o5; 10l.-
542;; s2o,447; second quarter. 22s,-
SIG; 1856, ,743; 380,41s; third quarter,
I356,65S; 172,s22;f 29,4sl;. fouxth
quarter, 3o7,lss: 1929; 494,s7s.
1915. first quarter. s25.237; 1885,
95s; 524,1s5; second quarter, no.
2s4.a5s; so7,ss1;~ 5s2,oss; fourth
quarter, ;617,56s;t 541,7so: i, 15s. .343.
1917. first quarter, s11,S4o; 707-
53a; 1,61s,373; second quarter, H.
36l,S70: S70,O64; 2.236,s34; third
quarter. 952.93s; 541.535; 1.4s4,473;
fourth quarter. 7s2,S89; 4S9,954;7 k
272,s4s:-. totals. 7,o7s,4s2; 4,74s.os0;
Of worlds tonnage for August and
September. 1914, includes 182,S29
gross tons interned in enemy ports !
| The mercantile shipbuilding output
Tin gross tons) for the period, the
United kingdom. foreign. and the to-
! tai for world, respectively, Is as fol-
/ lows: yst
al 1sl4 81. to end s9 o5 & the year. s75,sio:
\ 1915 forrthe United Kingdom, first
quarter. 266,267; 7;-second quarter. 146,-
s70; third quarter. 145,070; fourth
quarter. 92,7l2; foreign for the whole
year 551.081; total for the world for
the whole year, 100000.
1915 for the United Kingdom, first
quarter. s5.566; second quarter. 107,-
S93: third quarter. 124,961; fourth
the whole. year. l,146,44S: total for
the world for the whole year; 1885,
! 00o. .4Sg .
1917 for the United Kingdom first
quarter. ,246,23s; foreign, 2S2,2O0: to-
tat for the world. 528-439; second
ana ~ 1881: 87s,1os: ,s26,440;
third quarter. 24s,2S3: .2s8,170;fsl6
.453::s, fourth quarter, v p,621: :-;;51 q
! 40:: 8 32,,o3sis, totals 3?n31 1855: 81
574,72O:t e. sos. .275. a . fs. Ss
The third table shows 2,5S9,000
Igross tons Of enemy vessels captured
and brought. into service. Ofsfthis
total. more than a million tons was
taken at the outbreak OF the war.
. United States Gets II.
!! Washington. March 21.-Seventy.
seven Dutch ships in American ports
i aggregatifg about 100000 tons, were
hyinE the American flag today as the
result Of President Wilson'S procla.
nation last night requisitioning Dutch
tonnage in accordance with the Brit
Fish- American shipping agreement. Al
the same time Great Britain took over
Dutch. Vessels in British waters and
another 100000 tons was put into al.
lied service.
The presidents proclamation wa.
issued upon Hollands refusal, in the
face Of German threats, to put into
effect her voluntary agreement fol
restoring her merchant marine tC
normal activity. :, =
The ships will be operated. by the
navy department and the shipping
board. Dutch crews being supple
mented by American civilian sailor.
4 and naval .reservists. Compensation
will be made to the owners as re-
quired by law. =. --- -.t