Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 240, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1917 — Weekly U-Boat Toll Increases; 25 Ships Stung. [ARTICLE]

Weekly U-Boat Toll Increases; 25 Ships Stung.

■ ■l—l I London, Oct. 24.—An increase in the loss of British merchantmen by mines or submarines is noted in the admiralty report for the current week. Seventeen vessels over 1,600 tons and eight under 1,600 tons were sunk. The admiralty statement follows: “Arrivals 2,648, sailings 2,689. “British merchantmen over 1,600 tons sunk by mine or submarine, 17; under 1,600 tons, 8.” •'