[Losses By Britain Figures Increased Nearly Fourfold, Says Ministry London.
Aug. 7.
Authoritative circles in London toda commenting on the German High Command claim to have sunk 679,240 tons of shipping in the last three weeks of July, state that once again the truth is multiplied nearly fourfold.
The actual figures," they declare, re as follows: British and neutral merchant shipping sunk during the three weeks from July 7 to July 28 totals 196,112 tons, of which British shipping accounts for 136,141 tons. These figures cover all losses, whether by torpedo aerial or mine attack
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