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Show BRITISH LOSE 21 SliPSDOPIC WEEK IS in Excess of .1600 Tons; Submarine Campaign Believed Be-lieved to Be Waning. PARIS, Trn. f!. Nino French lr.crrhant .ships, of move than 1600 tons were sunk by submarines or mines during the wed? ending December De-cember 20. The-r w?s no loss of vessels undor 1600 top:; or of fishing fish-ing ships. Two attacks on stoppers stopp-ers failed. LONDON. .Km. - Kiuhfcir priuh merchant men of nt ions or o e;- h,j a been sunk hy mine ir suhni.irine duriui: the last. week. :i: 'or jina to the H-JmiraMy statement touishl . Threo mere ha u I men under 16 00 ton:-, were ulso si.mh. 'J 'his Is a ma' erin 1 in reaso over t he previous week, when 1 tie s-inkincp numhered twelve, of vhi'h eleven v.hre trf more than 1600 tons. The summary : Arriv.'ils, 'Jill; sailings, 2" !. British inercliiintmen l-jrin i,u or or sunk, 1?. Inehidinsr - pre ion.-i ; mu.Pt 15ll("t to'ns, ; fishing i: ue. 'essela Lin.-llivf.fu;- .ill;-' l eft . Although the sinkings of shiiv laitr tonna.se In to'1 p;::i work hive l. ecu rather Va vy. the I ol I tor I ie. .-ii'lier characterized n : f:a t i s fa or -. , 1 ejn-j nn)v slitrhtly l;irer than for NVj'enil'er. wlneh estahlis'.-eil m low re. ((!( . The t on to ye .Stink flurinc T eii'l.cr u 'vr-U l,f-ov thai of a 1 1 " mnnth i-fo-ious lo Septr-rrihei-. Acainsl. this. h-m' iu". 1 h.; r-i n kinus of SU Oil !;i fines "'!" .1 ler j; cltl I i"C than in ;:n . j i evious o.'mt h since t he war hegan. .':). :;i l-.eii ile-'lnre i!i.il tcore suhlita.-rines suhlita.-rines uric :-i'ul; in ,1 ifn nil r than I he 'if-rnmn si i it - ;tt'.js wt-it ;ihle lo hiunrh; no, ihe 'h-rn-'j'n .suhm;irine n;n y may now he s;iid to Invr hetrun H'-tiMlIv lo -.hi-iiil-. .. A lirO-TS!- V hi''il II. e alii'1-- llujle n n; ,.. pfHi" r.'pS! I v v, i : h , i n in si ff .- -jvPuess oi n.r.jil im tho'l.i. The t..t.l entr;tiie.-s .iti.l . lr:.ra ie-e--, while I ,w for ihe pi)K '.v. "k ou in;- o we;if he,- . o, , ; ! i j. , , , s. vv.-fP I;. I u-r III 1 e -'eniler than hi ,'o 'U n.er. The sinkings in I i i;"o iiimil i -rur red ihm i rd v t u two a r w 1 m ihl i ihe iev er-- wr-n 1 her Hp' i-' iU w ri ne - , been mint r-!p d I" f e t J t 1 r; ' . vnrU i'lo:-r I o ' 'ore. Thi -. r'''l '-' t . a oi ; i ,1 ... fOf t,e lH.-L.-e ,1, ,,I..-r .' .vl-:.,,,;,,-,!. enurltl. Hi" of fie,. u .is r;:-i.ire,1 til 'he sle:nii"r iiinc.'.l v. r 1 1 1 1 1 rrun.'-.iM.i al land. .V tp' r'i'fi n -' ui-f.niy i ci h"n (-,, ,,f t il- S ! ''C-V oT : 1 1 r j i hi ! ! J " I ' , i Hi cn A nti ;inritfr. a P I . r, . i , , th;. ;..-.,r will ,f, re.-o-l'.i.ed h, )!,( .': M nne y 'OH f ! r 1 r I f i 'C C f- O' r e ol ! :.-f i (.i it"' e, r, lo ( he ho t lhat 1,- L"iini' i ; on p. .-I SUiil.slier pf-ri-'''Opc ;in.j lir- f ' 1 1 r, n i;j r I o ::cci;t oiM-ej. fjl.iv he n.. :. hmo home. lieporlR of ej;. Oilliters T . ' ! i 1 1 1 .') I" O i in t i je ..il i i i rep ininl'i'' i n 1 h i - j n whH I e er i: in o erceul s h;i . - h.-n nPy in i'if- I'-hoaf. t,fv ;.-r n"! .M..TI- -o I in the vi ;,r. Tin-- is due j.,, n l i . , i ), lower st;i:)'ird ,,r ihnir tmpelocs nod j a iso to ''-' : ..ra i inn jn ,ri,.i,l- -d Their crew s. In 1 hoa t i t., in -, h, tlon. eps-ri' iKTd trie u ar- irr ji u - .h. anrl novl-eS '.land a poor chnne. T' l A Hi(-rl :i II I ;."," ( 1 IJI-ll I . VI- if ;i r()r , to ider.; i fy I'm- CP. : m.ni I' - ho,, l "t rn n mTely hy the i cir.o'tej- ftf ,y i,;,(.rH , ;,,llt and can fdl v hen (h nr, K,. , f,n their Pa t by i ;,e n mat eui-.-dme .?.- r.r I, y mehod5. Fr:nr- of ihe i;irvin -'-t'-v;tu--, (Oontinued on Page Two.) BRITISH LOSE 21 SHIPS DURING WEEK (Continued frooi Page One.) like the commander whom the Americans have nick-na med "Kelly," are foemen worthy of the navy man's best efforts, but the T.'-boat novices fall into the net easily and their chance of escape is small. Mine-laying submarines continue very active and figures given the Associated Press today show that last year more than 46fiO German mines were swept up in British waters alona. The lune through which the American destroyers enter an-3 leave their base is a favorite spot for German mine layers, and sweepers sweep-ers are kept constantly at work there. LONDON. Jan. 2. In the last year lflno trawlers, which are use as mine sweepers around the British isles, have swept an average of IOO square miles daily. They swept up 4 H00 German mines. |