The sun., 1918-08-09
U-B0AT BEATEN
296,696 TONS
Latest British Figures Show
Building Far Outstripping
German Sinkings.
AMERICA WINS CREDIT
Destruction Of $50 Submarines
Had Much to Do With
Result.
AMERICA WINS CREDIT
Special Ca6ie Despatch to TIE Sus.
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LONDON, Aug S-Lloyd Georges
sta atement that more than $50 German
submarines have been destroyed. more
than half OF that number during the
last year. supplies additional information
as to the causes for revolt among the
U-boat crews at Wilhelmshaven. as told
in dispatches yesterday, as well as being
a bit OF news.
The most encouraging feature OF the
allied campaign against the C-boats,
with which Germany hoped to sfarve
England and prevent American part!c!-
pa tion in the war. Is found in the off,
cial statement issued to-day that sub
marine sinkings for July were less than
In June. This statement Is of the high
est importance, since the losses due to
submarines in June were only l6l.06o
tons. less than any month since 1916.
Special Gable Despatch TO TIE srS from the
London Times.
Copyright, 1915; all rights reserrsd.
LONDON. Aug. S.--The naval corre-
epondent of the Times. referring to the
worlds shipping output. says;
Figures for the first half Of 1918
| show that 2.113.5s1 tons were built, this
being considerably more than the total
output for the years 1915 and 1916, and
| only S24,1s5 tons short Of the total out
put for 1917. II the shipyards continue
/ their rate of production for the remain
| ing half Of the present year the figures
at the end OF December will be almost
two-thirds OF the aggregate tonnage pro-
| L.,
Due to American shipyards.
This great progress Is manifestly due
to the wonderful strides OF American
, shipyards. In the conflict between ship
| workers and submarines II may be said
| that production has already beaten de-
struction. pr more precisely the world
| output Of tonnage exceeds the world
| loss for the first two quarters OF this
year by 296.6s6 tons. 1t is only fair to
remember. however, that this result has
| been achieved by reduced sinkings as
well as by increased building.
British building accomplishments
compared with that OF the allies and
| the neutrals. shows the latter excelled
during the first six months of the year
by 6S7.099 tons. but that this was not
caused by lack of progress in British
shipyards Is proved by the fact that the
total output from the yards Of this coun-
try during the flrst six months OF the
present year was more than quarter OF
million tons ahead Of the total output
! for corresponding months of 1917
What 1t really indicates Is an ex'
traordinary effort on the part OF allied
and neutral countries to deliver tonnage
Due to the great progress In America. II
| is doubtful whether British shipyards by
reaching their full capacity, which Is ir
the neighborhood OF three million tons
annually, could regain the lead which
was theirs In 1918,
Better Record This Year.
Dealing only with British merchan,
ship construction, the deliveries clearly
show that. British yards are doing better
this year than last. Every yard which
could take naval work has been put to
work on that class OF shipping More
over. our shipyards, in addition to ask
ing for $4,000 more men. are short OF
steel and other materials. in view OF
which 1t is not surprising that the out
put was lowered. Lately. however. ths
! situation in these respects has improved
until now there is no scarcity of ma
terials and there has been a net In.
crease in labor of 35 900 men. Still, oui
construction has not accelerated in the
way 1t was hoped.
THE first rivetless steel vessel has
completed her maiden voyage with a full
cargo and in some exceedingly rough
weather. She answered satisfactorily
all Of many severe tests imposed.
This vessel Is 1875 feet between per
pendlcuiars and Of l6 feet beam. with Q
displacement Of 275 tons. In building
her more than 24o labor hours wer,
saved. and there was a saving Of more
than 1000 pounds Of metal effected b,
the absence Of rivets.
"Riveting will probably not be dis
pensed with altogether. as in certain sec
tions II is cheaper than the electric weld
ing process; but the combination o.
riveting and welding will probably b