The absurdity of the boast made! by Berlin newspapers that Germany was now master_of the North Sea and the North Atlantic, was emphasized two days ago by Mr, William Simms, foreign editor of the powerful Scripps - Howard newspapers in; America.
It would take the Reich more than 15 years, he declared, to sweep Allied ánd neutral shipping from the seas at the present rate of destruction. This figure, however, did not take into account Allied replacements, "Germany is aware of this" he added, "hence her present desperate efforts. She will have to score many times her present average to turn the trick."
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