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Show Toll in Warfare At Sea Mounts By Associated Press Germany struck three times at British and neutral shipping today, sinking the British freighter Clement and the Swedish steamer Gun and capturing the Swedish freighter Algeria, bound for Genoa with cargo of woodpulp and iron. The sinkings sent the known hipping loss to 60 vessels, with a total tonnage of 246,392. At least 763 lives have been lost. The Clement, a 5051-ton vessel, was bound for Brazilian ports with a load of kerosene and general cargo from New York and Philadelphia. Phila-delphia. The fate of her crew of 49 remained la doubt The Gun, 1198 tons, was torpedoed tor-pedoed off Hanstholm, Jutland. Her crew of 18 escaped. |