Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-21

l statement made public shortly before
 the close of war showed that of the Allied warships engaged in anti
 submarine warfare in the East Allan tic, 80 per cent were British, IA per cent American, and 6 per cent French
 1 Of the submarines engaged in hunt 1 ing submarines, 70 per cent were
 British, F per cent French, and , per cent American Of the miscellan- eous smaller patrol craft, largely ex- ! tempOrzed yachts and motor boats 8f l per cent were British, Il per cent | cent French, 3 per cent American. The l bulk of our craft of this type was en- gagged in protecting our own coast. British warships during their silent watch in the North Sea and other home waters, travelled in one month 100000 sea miles. In the same
 month the mileage of auxiliary vessels
 including mine sweepers and patrol boats was 6,000,000 miles. In the anti submarine warfare, over one-hundred and fifty German U-bOats have been destroyed. British submarines have been uniformly successful, destroying two battleships, two armed cruisers, two light cruisers, seven destroyers, five gunboats, 20 submarines. and five auxiliary vessels, besides badly damaging three battleshfps. The sub marines also destroyed 14 enemy transport, six ammunition and supply ships, and 250 steam and sailing ships and in this work no merchant ship was sunk at sight, and care was taken that the crews got safely away.
 The Merchant Marine.
 At the outbreak of the war the tom 75O,00O manned by 100000 officers and men.
 On the British Merchant fleet has fallen the great task of supplying with food, coal and other material, not only the far-flung British Empire. but also the great majority of the people of Belgium, France, Italy, Servia, etc. Over 1,500000 tons was set apart for the service of France, t0 whom 2,OO0,- 900 tons of iron and steel was sup piled in one period of IS months. Of Frances imports 45 per cent, and 45 per cent of Italy's were carried ill British ships, and 30 per cent of their coal was supplied by Britain and car ried in her ships.
 Due to the fact that it has been the great carrier for the Allied cause, and has fearlessly traversed the submarine zone, the Merchant Marine has lost over 9,00O,000 tons, or say 50 per cent of it's original total.
 In carrying on against the ferocious submarine warfare, the 100000 off cers and men, despite the loss of 12,- 900 seamen and 15,000 non-combatants have shown undaunted heroism. The President of the Board of Trade re- ported in the House of Commons May 18th. 191S), that there had not come to his attention a single instance in which either officers or men had failed to take out their ship when it was ready to sail.
 
 United Kingdom ports rose from G. 15S.639 tons in January. 1918, to S. 15S ,639 tons in August. 1918. The losses through submarines were offset by new constructions and reouisi- tions to the amount of about 4.250.00O tons. By the release of shipping que ro the increased production of food in the British Isles, the total increase Of tilt age since 1916 amounting to 4,O00,n00 acres, there was a correspanding sav- ing of the service of 2,00O,O00 tons of shipping.
 British Women in the War. Tn 1914 out of total population Of 1 A 4,O00,O0O in the British Isles there were 1S.O00.00O workers. Of these .25O .0OO joined the fighting forces and 100000 went into munition and other war work, leaving only 7.75O,- 1 OOO of the original 1S.O00.000 to carry on the trade. etc. of the nation-and 1 they did it, thanks to the patriotism
 and ability of the women of Britain. Tn 1914 there were 100000 female
 workers. In 1918 over 5000. .000 women were doing 1,701 kinds Of work form
 erlv done by men.
 1 The following table includes only a
 na "a ea sa '. r sa ~7 M sS