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Show LOSS OF SHIPS BEIiJEDUCED Smallest Number of Vessels Sunk Since Germany Began Be-gan Ruthless Warfare. . LONDON. Sept. 27. Thirteen British Brit-ish merchantmen of 1,000 tons and over and two vossols of less than 1,600 Cons wero sunk by mines or submarines subma-rines last week, according to tho weekly week-ly admiralty statement Issued this evening. In tho aggregate this is tho smallest number of vosscls sunk during dur-ing any ono week slnco Germany be-, gan hor intensified submarlno warfare. war-fare. , , , Two fishing vessels were also sank last week. Tho ndmlralty statement follows: "Arrivals. 2.775; sailings, 2,691. "British merchantmen over 1,600 tons sunk by mine or submarine, including in-cluding ono previously, thirteen; under un-der 1,600 tons, two. "Fishing vessels sunk, two. "British merchantmen unsuccessfully unsuccessful-ly attacked, including threo previously, previous-ly, ten." The smallest aggregate of vessels sunk in any previous week since the Februnry undersea campaign was started by Germany was sixteen fourteen four-teen merchantmen of 1,600 tons nnd over nnd two of less than 1,600 tons. This was during tho week ended August Au-gust 12. Last week the admiralty report showed twenty-eight merchantmen sunk eight of more than 1,600 and jH twenty of less" tonnnge. I oo I H |