Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1918 — U-Boats’ Sinkings Again Below Par; But Six Big Ones. [ARTICLE]

U-Boats’ Sinkings Again Below Par; But Six Big Ones.

London, Jan. 23.—Again the sinkings of British* merchantmen by mines or submarines have been held at a low figure. Only six vessels of 1,600 tons or over and two under that tonnage were destroyed in the past week according to the admiralty report tonight. The summary: Arrivals, 2,225; sailings, 2,242; British merchantmen, 1,600 tons or over sunk by mine or submarine, 6; under 1,600 tons, 2; fishing vessels, none. British merchantmen unsuccessfully attacked, 6. The sinkings of British merchantmen for the past week duplicate the sinkings for the previous week—six large ships and two small ones. In the previous week two fishing vessels also were sunk; in the past week the fishing craft escaped entirely. The admiralty reports of January 2 anc January 9, gave the sinkings as twenty-one merchantmen, of which eighteen over 1,600 tons in each case.