The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-27

had been operated against entente
shipping, were either sealed entirely
or made virtually valueless as sub
marines bases by daring naval and air
raids by the British in May. !,
UIBoats in American Waters.
German submarines visited Ameri-
can waters in June and sank at least
ten ships, the field Of the U-boat oper-
atoms being from the North New Jer.
|sey coast south to the Virginia capes
and easterly. half way to the Burmu-
.das. Z
The only United States transport
lost while carrying troops to Europe
was the Tuscania, which was tor
pedoed off the north coast of Ireland
on February s, with a loss Of 212
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-
ton being the destruction of the Brit
ish steamer Llandoery Castle, carry.
ing Canadian nurses and doctors. This
took place on June ~. only "a of the
25S persons on board being rescued.
The total shipping reported sunk
since August l, 1917, is more than
4,250,0OO tons.
Against this destruction of shipping
the allies have combined their ship
building capacity The actual mum.
Der OF tons Of shipping launched and
put into service has not been publish.
ed. 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 A.,
ninety vessels were launched at Amer
lean shipyards.
Losses in Battle.
The years fghting has entailed
great losses for most of the belliger.
ents. During the drive into Italy last
October and November the Teutonic
armies claimed the capture of more
than $4,000 Italians. In the German
offensives in France this year about
100000 French. British, American and
portuguese were reported to have been
taken prisoners.
ualties in killed. and wounded. No def
mite figures have been issued by Ger
many and Austria but it has been re-
ported on what appears to be good au-.
thority that in the fighting from
March 81 till June IA the Germans
lost more than 100000 men. The
French and British losses were consid-
eraDly smaller as the allies were
lighting from entrenched positions.
Financial asnects.
The United States has floated three
great Liberty loans The proceeds of
these loans have aggregated &c.,
541, 800. The total war cost to the
United States, according to latest
available figures, is A$13,SO0,00O,O 900.
Since the nation entered the war It
has extended credits to the allies ag-
gregating $6,O91 100000. q
The total cost of the war to England
up to December Is, 1911, was placed
at $6,242,OOO,O0O, while French votes
of credit are somewhat smaller. At
latest reports the eotal of the Ger
man, war loans appropriated $3l'Oo0,
100000. t&E't
.st ~, Internal Disorders.
There have been numerous reports
of disorders in countries engaged In
the war. Riots and blOOdshed 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 discomfort
Ireland same to the center Of the
stage in this connection early in May,
when prof German plot was detected
but nipped In the bud, with the arrest