Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-28


 gradual decline of submarine sinkings as compared with the number of ships being built by the Entente allies The operations of the British and Ameri can destroyers have spread terror among the "wasps Of the sea-" while a great mine field completed in May by the British navy converted virtual lv the whole North Sea into an area lclosed against U-boat activities. The harbOrs of Zeebrugge and Os itend. from which German submarines had been operated against Entente , shipping, were either sealed entirely or made virtually valueless as submar- line bases by daring naval and air raids by the British in May
 U-Boats in American Waters German submarines visited Ameri- can waters in June and sank at least ten ships. the field of the U-boat oper- lations being from the North New Jer- sey 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 Tuscania, which was torpe- doed off the north coast of Ireland on February 6 with loss of PIP men.
 Hospital Ships Sunk
 During the year eleven hospital ships have been sunk by submarines, the latest and most fragrant case of this violation of the Geneva Conven- tion being the destruction of the Brit ish steamer Llandovery Castle. carry ing Canadian nurses and doctors. This took place on June 27, only twenty four of the 25S persons on board being rescued.
 The total shipping reported sunk since August 1, 1917. is more than 5.25O. 900 tons.
 Against this destruction of shipping the Allies have combined their ship building capacity. The actual number of tons of shipping launched and put into service has not been published. Official announcements have been made in the recent past. however, to the effect that more ships are being built than are being sunk. On July 4 ninety vessels were launched at Amer ican shipyards.
 Losses in Battle
 The years fighting has entailed great losses for most of the belliger- ents. During the drive into Italy last Octcber and November the Teutonic armies claimed the capture of more than 1S0.OO0 Italians. In the German loffensives in France this year about 19O. 900 French. British. American and Portugese were reported to have been taken prisoners.
 Added to these losses are the cas ualties in killed and wounded. No definite figures have been issued by Germany and Austria but it has been reported on what appears tc be good authority that in the fighting from March 21 till June IA the Germans lost more than 5OO.OO0 men The French and British losses were considerably smaller. as the Allies were fighting from entrenched positions.
 Financial Aspects The United States has flOated three great Liberty Loans. The proceeds of these loans have aggregated $1O,- 7SS.541, 300 The total war cost to the United States, according to latest available figures, is $13,S0O,OOO.OOO. Since the nation entered the war it has extended credits to the Allies az gregating S6,091, ,590.000.
 The total cost of the war to England lup to December 15. 1917. was placed at L6.242, 100000, while French votes of credit are somewhat smaller. At latest reports the total of the German war loans approximated S31 100000 OOO.
 Internal Disorders There have been numerous reports of disorders in countries engaged m the war. Riots and blocdshed have been reported from Germany and Aus tria many times during the past spring and summer and there is little doubt that the Slavic races of Austria are seething with discontent.
 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 seventy-eight leaders of the sim Fein.
 Recently disaffection was reported in South Africa, but it has apparently been stamped out.
 One Monarch Died
 During the year enc ruler of bel ligerent 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 Al lied nations have sought to find way to assist the people who are being ex- plotted by the Germans. French, Bri' ish and American forces have been Handed on the Murman or kola benin sula. on the north coast. They have not actively intervened, however, be- ing there only to protect Allied prop erty which had been landed at the port of Kola before Russia withdrew from the Entente Alliance.
 In Siberia there is a well-defined anti-Bolsheviki movement which has been built up around Czecho-Slovak prisoners of war who armed them I selves and inflicted defeats on the Bolshevik. A new government has been set up there under General Hor- vath. president of the Chinese Eastern Railroad. Japanese, British and Am erican Marines have been in the city of Vladovostok for months.
 Neutrals