The New York Times/1916/11/22/218 Ships Sunk in Month
Berlin Says That of This Number 72 Were Neutral Vessels.
218 SHIPS SUNK IN MONTH.
Berlin Says That of This Number 72 Were Neutral Vessels.
BERLIN, Nov. 21, (via London, Nov. 22.)—An official communication issued today gives this information concerning ships of enemy and neutral countries which have been captured or sunk by submarines or blown up by mines during the war:
“During October 146 hostile merchantmen of 306,500 tons have been brought into port or sunk by submarines or torpedo boats of the Central Powers or lost owing to mines. Neutral merchantmen numbering 72 and of 87,000 tons were sunk because they were carrying contraband to the enemy.
“Since the beginning of the war 3,322,000 tons of hostile shipping, of which 2,550,000 tons were English, have been lost owing to the war measures of the Central Powers.”