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Show ENGLAND TAKES STEPS TO RELIEVE SHIP SHORTAGE. "There has been a great decrease in the world's available ocean-going tonnage since tho war began," says a writer. "The German ships are lying at their docks; many of the allies' vessels have been drafted draft-ed to naval service; others have been taken for colliers, transports, and the like; a big tonnage has beon destroyed. "Great Britain has realized the seriousness of this shipping shortage, short-age, and has taken drastic steps which practically make the wholo ocean-going tonnage of tho omplro a government affair, At tho beginning begin-ning of the war the govornmont one morning announced that next day it would tako over tho complete control of tho railroad system of the country; it was necessary to 'mmmmmmmmmmmmwmmmWmwmm I do so in order to insure that it ! should serve both economic and 1 military purposes alike as well as possible Thf same necessity has I more recently arisen in connection P with ocean shipping, and the same 8 treatment has been given." t |