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Show U-BOAT CAMPAIGN A FAILURE. Loss of But Seven Per Cent in Food Shipments 'During Past Year. Washington. Launched and maintained main-tained with the avowed purpose of starving the allies, Germany's U-boat campaign has miserably failed. New fieures given congress by Her bert Hoover showed on Tuesday a loss of but 7 per cent In food shipments during 1917. Starting at the highwater month last April, when 12 per cent went down, the food ship toll has steadily decreased. de-creased. In October and November but "1 or 2 per cent" was lost. |