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ROBBED OF THULL IflTS Heavy Losses at Neuve Chap;IIe Accounted for in Sir John French's Report A deBpatch from London says: The report of Field Mjarshal Sir John French, reviewing the Neuve OJiai)elle battle, has been eagerly awaited. For some days rumors ascribing the heavy British losses (12,811) to some extent to British artillery aJid to a mistake of a Bri- tish comnxander ha\e found tlieir way into print. In his introduct'ory remarks the British commander epecifically states that "wmsiderable delay oc- curred after the capture of Neuve Chapelle. The infantry was dis- organized by the vio'ient nature of tJie attacks," Further in the despatch he say-s : "I am of the opinion that this de- lay would not have occurred had the clearly expressed order of tho commander of the first army been more carefully observed." Field Marshal French fails to re- veal the name of the oflSccr whom he fio fiharply blames for the delay which robbed tihe British of the full fruits of their victory at Neuve Chapelle. Field Murslial French reports the British losses in the three daye' fighting at Neuve Ohapelle as fol- lows : Other Officers. Ranks. Total. Killed 190 2,337 2,.'j27 Wounded . ..369 8,174 8,543 Missing 23 1,728 1,751 Totail 572 12,239 12,811 Field Marsihal French's report continues: "The enemy left several thousand dead on the field, and we have positive information that up- wards of 12,000 wounded were re- moved by train. Thirty officers and 1,657 of other ranks were captur- 'ed." BABIES AliE MOTHEBLESS Hundreds of Infants Secit Back to Switzerland Cannot be Identified A de.spatch from Paris says : William T. P. Hollingsworth has returned from Schaffhausen and Zurich, where he investigated the conditions of returning civilian prisoners on behalf of the American (.'learing House for Ilelief. Germany has already sent back 30,000 of these civilian prisoners, Ktating that between 150,000 and 200,000 are yet to be returned. Two trains are arriving in Switzerlami from Germany daily, each carrying 500 of the returning prisoners. Three-fourths of these are women and girls. No boys over 13 years of age are being sent back. The most extraordinary point in Mr. Hollingsworth's report is that the trains bring 100 babies, a week old and upwards, daily. These are unclothed, but are wrapped in fragments of skirts and shawls. There is no means of tracing their identity. Mothers returning with their children say they received no medical attention at childbirth. Swi«*8 woinun are supplying babies' clothing at the railway stations for the unfortunates. Many of the older children who have arrived also cannot be identified. FBENCH VICTORY IN THE VOSGES Chasseurs Ii<>rues of One of Ihe .Most HrillliiiK ( liar(,'i'!< of the Wiir. A despatch from Paris says : In one of the most brilliant bayonet ciliarges of the entire war, Frent-h chasseurs on Saturday carried the Kiimmit of hJchnepfenreith Kopf in AJsace, overlooking t.he Rhine val- ley. The victory was won after a week of desperate fighting. In a •eries of short da»hes tilie French carried one after another of rows of German trenches on the moun- tain side. They fought their way through wire entanj^lements and over heavily mined areas in the fac<> i>f a galling fire from the enemy'.s machine guns. Before a ^:olid line of cold «teel, tho Germans on the orest finally broke and fled down the eastern slof^s. The capture of SchnepfenreitJi Kopf, according to French military exports, is one of t'ho mo.st important victories won by the Vosges armie« in their ad- vance toward the Rhine. Early in the week tilie Frenoh fong.'it tlieir way to tlie .summit of the niouu'- lain, gaining nearly a mile in a 24- hour battle. The. .summit of the hill lies above the Rhine valley, and from t.heir po-sition French artil- lerymen can command the roads leading to Colniar, the capital of Upper Alsace, fifteen miles away. Tlho Bhins itself now lies but 22 miles away from the Fren<'(}i armies advancing over the mountains. On the northern bank of till? River f'"ech,t, a few miles jiortJi of Schnep- fenreith, the French have made fur ther progress, according to the ofli cial communique. At the same time the attacks against the Ger- man positi<jins near Hartmanns- Weiler, 18 miles to tiie south, are currving the French closer to the Rhine. IN PULL PLIGHT THliODGH DESERT Handful of Rrid.nh I'tteriy Defeat (he Turks In .Me>;.3. nutamia. A despatch from London says: Germany's divam of conquest in the Far Ea.st has been comjilett'ly crushed. In ono of the remotest corners of the earth a handful of British Indian troops has won ths mo.<^t important victory for British arms since tJie war began. The Indian othcs officially an- nounced that a Turkish foire that attempted to drive the British from the Tigris and Euphrates valleys in Mesopotamia has been disastrously routed. Tho Turks are in full flight and iia,ve abandoned theii ca.mpaign to drive tilie British fi'om the Persian gulf region. In their hasty retreat through the I desert they left behind a large part of their munitions of war. llhe British apparently are now in undisputed possession of the south- ern part of the ancient kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar. The Kais&r's plans for a new route to the East over a Bagdad-to-tlie-Gulf Railway have been shattered. Spurred on by German influencee at Constantinople, the Turks as- sembled a force estimated at from 10,000 to 20,000 to drive out the British. They niarcihed southward over a caravan road leading to Zo- beir. Their object was to drive the British southward from Busra, 60 miles north-west of the Gulf, cut- ting off the British at Kurna, 40 miles to the north, and forcing their surrender. Friendly natives at Zobeir brought word of the Turkish ad- vance. Instead of waiting to be at- tacked, the British, by forced marches, made their way in a south- westerly direction and threw them- selves on the Turkish outposts near Shaiba Fort, in a surprijSe night attack. The battle continued all the next day in the date groves of the Zobeir region. At dawn on Friday the Turks retreated in the direction of Nakhailah, 20 miles nortili-west of Zobeir. A despatch to the Indian Office said that the enemy had evacuated Xakhailah and is retreating in dis- order in the direction of Heluft. The British have captured nearly 1,000,0(K) rounds of ammunition. A second Tiirkii-ili threat from the re- gion of -Vhwaz, 80 miles north-west of Busra, was easily repulsed by Briti.^h artillerv fire. IMVEUSITY HOSPI'IAL SUP- PLIES. The various committees in charge of .sup|>lie8 rejjort satisfactory pro- gress. A sheet shower was held on Wed- nesday last in the Physios Building, which resulted in an addition to our store, amounting to about seven- teen hundred sliccts. In addition to this, the necessary quota of tho following articles has been reach- edâ€" Siirgeotis' gowns and masks, nurses' caps, covers for hot water bottles and pneumonia jackets. In spite of efforts, however, the number of articles required is still great. In the first place, ten thousand sheets are still needed, and this is an urgent necessity not to be denied. Next to sheets the most pressing needs are pajamas, of which nearly two thousand suits are required, and surgical night- siliirts. Al.so let us not forget the nee<l for s<x'k». Eacih letter from the front emphasizes the urgency of the demand for them. The writer will be glad of contri- butions to the wool fund, of offers from women who are willing to knit if wocd is sent t^i them, as well as of contributiojKs of >;ocks. (Mrs. A.) JEAN Mcl'llKDRAN. Convenor of the Ontario Red Cross Sock Fund. MRS. F. N. 0. STARR. Treasurer. University Hospital Supply .'Vsso- ciation. DOCKYARDS WtRE SET AFIRE Fact Only Made Pudlic by the Announcement of a Reward for the Discovery of the Incendiaries A deaiijatch from Londtm Bajns : There was a rumor in London that a serious fire liad hr<jken out in the big governinent dockyards at Ports- mouth ; but tho ctMisor eliminated all mention of tlio matter from press despatcilies. It now appears that ilie fire was of a very serioua character, and came near wiping out the dink.s and other valuable proi)erties at Ports- inouth. TIhe real extent of the dam- age is stiJl luikmown. It is the com- mon beilief in offlciaJ cin'les that the fire was the work of incendiar- ies, presumably (j^ermjan spies. A carefully worded notice was is- sued by the dockyard authorities, offering a reward of $500 "for the discovery of the incendiaries re- sponsible for the fire at tho build- ing slip sheds the night of Jan.uary 31." BEMOYBB TO DABDAIEllES A despatch from Athens says: The Turks are daily massing troops In the Oallipoli Peninsnila, espe- oially at Kilid Bahr, and all tihe heavy guns which were formerly %round Constantinople and tlie principal Marmora Sea ports are being removed to the nardan<41e8. A great number of German aero planes have arrived. A German aeroplane hurled thre* bombs at an allied transport. The daaiiage caused i« unknown. Trieste, Austria, Is Without Bread A despatch from Rome says : An uncensored despatch from Trieste says tho supply of flour has been exihanstcd. "rhcrc will be no work for the bakers and the city will be without bread. The price for rice paste is prohibitive. The barracks at Trieste were prepared for 20,000 Germans who were expected to arrive on Friday. They have not j-ct api>eared. To Arrange Exchange Of Army Doctors A despatch from Paris says: De- puty Leon Pa«(iual, who is a cap- tJiin <if the Chasseurs, has arrived in Paris after seven montlis' cap- tivity in the Crerman fortress of Torgau, where Jie was taken after the fall of Maubeuge. The German authorities have charged him to dis- cuss with the French Govermiicnti the exchange of army doctors and French and Beilgian civil prisoners. â€" -- ♦ British Prisoner Gets Another Trial ^HK v^ ^ '^^^ ^^^^ ^^H '^^ ^J r" jH ^^'^j^^^ -^ ^ ^^HH â-  Grain, Cattle and Cheese Prices of These Products In the Leadiiif Markets are Here Recorded German Socialist Who is Demand- ing Peace, Reports emanating from Ger- many to the effect that all of Ger- many is not war-mad is strength- ened by the stand of the German Socialists. In the German Reifch- stag, where tlie Socialists are a large factor, they have, it is re- ported, risen in all their eloquence to demand an immediate and last- ing peace. One of the most active of these peace seeking Socialists is said to be Philip Soheidemann, the subject of this photograph. With the aid of Liebkneoht, the recog- nized leader, Scheidemann and a score of other aggressive members recently caused a storm in the chamber of the Lower House by demanding that the Government take steps to end the war. Scheide- mann protested bitterly against the Government's action in placing the ban on Socialist writings and speeches. Immediately after this Liebknecht arose, and in scatlhing terms, despite the hisses of the Conservatives, arraigned the policy of the Government in Poland. It it reported that the military au- thorities, angered by Liebknecht's criticism, have sent him to the front. Breadstuffs. Toronto. April 19. -Manitoba first pat- ents quoted at $7.70 in jute bags; eecooU IJatenUs, »7.20,- elrong bakern', »7. Ontario wheat flour, 90 per cent, patents, quoted at ] 85.85 to «6, seaboard, and at $5.95 to $6, i Toronto freight. I Whe«tâ€" Manitoba No. 1 Northern quoted ' at «J.65; No. 2 at $1.63 1-2, and No. 3 at $1.61. Ontario wheat. No. 2, nominal, at | $1.40 to $1.42, at outsido points. . Oat«-On/lario quoted at 58 to 60c. out- ( side, and at 62 to 63c, on track, Toronto, i Western Canada, No. 2, quoted at 70 1-2b, and No. 3 at 68 l-2c. Barleyâ€" The market remains quiet. Good maltinic grades, 75 to 80c, out«ide. Eyeâ€" The market ie dull at $1.10 to $1.12. outHide. Peas-The market ie quiet, with No. 2 quoted at $1.75, outeide. Corn â€" No. 3 now American quoted at 82c, all rail, Toronto freight. Buckwheatâ€" No. 2 quoted at 80 to 82c, outeide. Bran and shortsâ€" Bran ie quoted at $26 to $27 a ton, and shorts at $28 to $29. Boiled oatsâ€" Car lots, per bag of 90 lbs., $3.40. Country Produce. Butterâ€" C^oice, dairy, 27 to 28c; inferior, 21 to 23c: creamery prints, 35 to 36c ; do., solids, 32 to 33c. Rggn â€" Receipts are large, and prices un- changed at 20 to 21c per dozen, iu case lots. Beamâ€" At $3.20 to $3.30 for prime, and $3.25 to $3.40 for band-picked. Poultryâ€" Chickens, dressed, 17 to 18c; ducks, dressed, 14 to 16c: fowl, 11 to 13c: turkere. dressed, 20 to 21c. Cheeeeâ€" The market is quiet, with new quoted at 18 1-20 for large, and at 18 3^ for twins. Potatoes-Ontario, 55 to 60c per bag, out of store, and 45 to 50c in car lots. New Bru.'iswicks, car lots, 55 to 60c per bag. A Copenhagen despatch to the Londijn Daily Mail says it is an- nounced in Tlcrlin that the British prisoner, William Lonsdale, has been granted another appeal. The case will come before tlie .supreme military court on .'\pril 27. Lon.stlale, who made an attack on a Gorman non-commission<'<l oflicer at the military prison at Doeberitz, was once sentenced to death, but his sentence was commuted to 20 years' imjirisonment, after the American Ambas.sador at Berlin and the American Minister at The Hague had interested themseilves in the <'ase at the request of t'he Lord Mayor of Leeds. French Aeroplane Victor in Long Chase A despatch from Bordeaux says: Tho tale of an exciting chase in the air and a battle at an altitude of over 8,000 feet between a Frencih aeroplane and a German albatross machine, in whiuJi the Freiioh avia- tor was victorious, wa« related by Lieut. Chambre, the observer on the French machine. Tlie pursuit began at Rheims, ac- cording to Lieut. Chambre, and lasted until the air oraft reached tMialons, an approximate di»ta^u^e of 2.5 miles. The German used over 100 quick-firer cartridges without doing further damage than to pierce thr wings of the Frenoh ma- chine. The eleventh shot fired by tho French aviators caused the German aeroplane to fall, and on reH<ihing the ^^roinid it caught five. The Germfin officers escaped injury ftud were taken prisoner. AIRMEN SHELL GERMAN STAFF Rumbs Dropped on RulldliiRS Hoiih« ing Kaiser's Leading Generals. A despatch from Paris says : French troops have made notable advances at widely-separated points of the battle line, one in the region of Arras after a hotly-con- tested fight, and another in Alsace, where a gain of nearly a mile was made. Ill tho fighting on the nor- thern part of the line the Frenoh drove the Germans at the bayonet's point from the hill e*st of Notre Diime do Loi-ette, continuing tho drive toward Lens and Bouai un- taken last month. A notable feature of the opera- tions was the bombardment by French aviators of several towns occupied by tlie Germans. One aviator flew over the German lines at the centre of the line and hurled five bombs on the buildings occu- pied by tho Im|>erial general staff at Charleville and Mezieree. These towns where for the first time ihe headquarters of the German great general staff has been definitely lo- cated, are adjoining fortified towns on the Meu.ie, in the Depart- ment of Ardennes, about 15 miles below Sedan. This position is some ten miles .south of the Franco- Belgian frontier and 35 miles north of tho German battle line in the ArgoQiie. All the projectiles hit the buildings housing the general staff, according to the official re- port, which states that tho aircraft visit was in the nature of a repris- al for the bombardment of Nancy by a Zeppelin. It is also announced that a squad- ron of 15 aeroplanes threw bombs succt'Susfully on the milit-ary build- ings of the Germans at Ostend. Tlie machines were subjected to a violent cannonading, but all re- turned intacl. At Los l''parges the Germans de- livered three counter-attacks in an attempt to retake the cjustern salient. lie was repulsed with heavy losses. German artiillery stationed near Betlume, France, ia reported to have shelled a Belgian ambulance, killing three wounded Belgians and six wounded German prisoners. Provision*. Baconâ€" Long clear. 13 3-4 to 14c per lb. in case lots. Homeâ€" Medium. 17 to 17 1-ic; do., heavy, 14 1-2 to 16c; rolle, 14 to 14 l-2c; breakf-iet bacon, 18 to 19c: backs, 20 to 21c; boneless backs, 23c. Lard â€" The market Is quiet, with prices steady: pure lard, tubs. 11 3-4 to 12c; do., pails. 12 to 12 l-2c. Compound, tubs, 9 3-4 to 10c: do., pails. 10 to 10 l-4c. Baled Hay and Straw. Rtraw is quoted at $8 to $8.50 a ton in car lots on track here. Hayâ€" No. 1 new hay is quoted at $17 to $18; No. 2 at $15.50 to $16. and No. 3 at $12.50 to $13.50. Business in Montreal. Montreal. April 19â€" Cornâ€" .American No. 2 yellow, 82 to 82 l-2c. Oats -Canadian Western. No. 3, 67 1-2: extra No. 1 f«ed. 67 l-2c; No. 2 local wJiite. 66 l-2c; No. 3 lo- col -white, 65 l-2c; No. 4 local white. 64 l-2c. Barleyâ€" Manitoba feed. 80c; mailing, 90e. Buckwheat -No. 2, 92c. Flourâ€" ilanitoba Spring wheat patente. fiiuts. $7.80: see onds, $7.30; strong bakers', $7.10; Wintel patents, choice, $7.60; straight rollers, $7.30 to $7.40; do, bagB. $3.45 to $3.55. Rolled «at«-Bbl8., $6.75 to $7: do., bags. 90 lbs , $3.25 to $3.35. Bran, $26. rthorts. $28. Middlings, $33 to $34. MouilJie, $36 to $38. Hayâ€" No. 2 per ton. car lots, $18 to $19. Cheeeeâ€" Finest westerns, 17 1-2 to 17 3-4c: nneel easternfl, 17 to 17 l-4c. But- terâ€"Choicest creamery, 34 to 35c: seconds. 33 to 34c. Kggsâ€" Freeh. 21 to 22c. Pofi- loes-Per bag, car lot*,"l2 1-2 to 4Sc. Dress- ed hogsâ€" Abattoir killed, 12 3-4 to 13 l-4cf country. 9 1-2 to 11 5-4c. Porkâ€" Heavy Can- ada short mess, bbls.. 35 to 45 pieces. $28j Canada ahort-cut back, bbls., 45 to 51 pieces, $27. Lardâ€" Compound, tierces, 37! Ibe 9 l-2c; wood pails. 20 lbs. net, lOci pure, ticrceu, 375 lbs., 11 1-2: pure, woo< pails. 20 Ibe. net, 12c. United States Marliets. Minneapolis, April 19.-Wheat-No. _1 hard $1.58 5-8; No. 1 Northern. $1.54 1-8 to $158 1-8: No. 2 Northern, $1,49 5-8 to $1155 1-8: May. $1,52 5-8. Corn-No. 3 yel- low 69 3-4 to 70 l-4c. Oats-JJo. 3 white. 54 1-2 to 55c. Flourâ€" Fancy if&tcnts, $7.70; first clears. $6.40; second clears, $4.90. Bran, $22.50. Dulutb. April 19.â€" Linseed cash, $1.95 3-4( May, $1.96 3^; July, $2. Wheat-No. 1 hard $1,58 3-4; No. 1 Northern. $1.57 3-4( No 2 Nortucin, $1.50 3-4 to $1.53 J-4; Mon- tana, No. 2 bard, $1.68 i-*: May, $1.56 3-4i July, $1.52. LIv* Stock Marliet. Toronto, April 19.â€" Butchers' cattle, choice, $7.35 to $7.60: do,, good. $7 to $7.25: do medium, $6 to $6.25; do., common. $4 75 lo $5.50; butchers' bulls, choice, $6 to' $6 75; do., good bulls, $6.25 lo $6.30: do., rough bulls. $4.50 to $4.75: butchers' cows. choice, $5.50 to $6.75; do., medium. $5.25 to $5 40- do., common. $4.50 lo $4.75: feederi. good $6.40 to $6.85; do., rough bulls. $5 to $5.50: stockers. 700 to 1,000 lbs.. $6 to $6.65; cenners and cutters. $3.75 to $4.60: milkers, choice, each, $60 to $85; do, com- mon and medium, each. $35 to $45; spring- ers $50 to $75: light ewes, $6.50 to $8: do., heavy $5 to $6.50: do., bucks. $3,50 to $4 50; lambs. $5 to $11: calves, $6.50 to $10; hogs fed aiul watered. $8.90; do., off cars. $9.25 lo $9.35. Montreal, .Vpril 19.â€" A few good steerj sold at $7.25 to $7.50. and the lower gradei at from $5,50 to $6.50. wliiie Ijutchers' cows brought from $o to $6,50, and bulls from $6 lo $6.50 per cwt. Owing to the largs supplies of calves coming forward a weak, er feeling developed in the market, .ind sales were made freely at from $1.50 lo $1 each, as to site and quality. Spring lamb« brought from $6 to $9 each, and old sheen sold at from 4 to 6c per pound. There was no important change ii: the market for live hogs, prices being firm, with sup- plies ample to till all requirements, and fales of selei'led lots wero made at $9.31 to $9.60 per cwt., weighed off cars. NEUTRAL VESSEL SUNK AT ANCHOR IMratos Subiiiarliic Steamer Char- tered by the Dutrb Govorniuent. A despatch from London says : The Netherlands steamer Katwyk, from Baltimore to Rotterdam, was torpedoed while anchored seven miles to the west of the North Hin- der Lightsihip iu the North Sea. The crew of 23 men were saved and taken aboard the lightship. A despatch to Renter's from Flusiliing reports the arrival tliere of the crew of the Katwyk. The men say that while the night watch was being changed a severe shock was felt and the ship began to take in water. As the steamer was fink- ing tlie crew took to the boats, and while rowing away saw the peri- scope of a submarine, which quick- ly disappeared. ' The Katwyk sank fifteen minutes after the explosion. She was a freight steamer. Built in 1903, she was 1,287 net tone, and 218 feet long. She sailed from Baltimore March 26 for Rotterdam, ajid pass- ed Dover April 14. * $9,500,000 Insurance On Officers KiUed A despatch from London says: Life insurance claims paid in re- spect to British officers killed in the war amount to nine and oae-h&lf million dollars. D.S,0. WON BY CANAfllAI Officers of Princess Patricias Decorated for Recent Conspicuous Gallantry at St. Eloi AnxioiiH to Join tn tho Fray. .'V des.patcQi from Athens says : Prince Gkxirge of Greece will re- turn to Paris Satur<lay. His depar- ture is th<ntgllit to have a hearing on the {Mi'litieal situation. The Journal Hestia indicates that the Governmeint is maJcing overtures to relinquish neutrality, and these overtures are understood to be weill ad\Tanced. OpponotI to Secrrey. A despatch from London says: J. .\usteii Chamberlain, member of Parliament for Weart Birmingham, has appealed to the Government to take the people more into its con- fidence, and let them know a little more of what h happening. Ho F.ays the secrecy ut the frov<Tnment is lieiiiR carried to an extent that is detrinu'iital to tlie C'ounti'y's best interests. A despatch from London says: The Official Gazette announces that Major A. H. Gault, of Princess Pa- tricia's Canadian Lipht Infantry, has been decorated with the Distin- guished Service Order, and that Lieut. W. G. Colquhoun and Lieut. Papineau, of the same infantry, have been decorated with the Mili- tary Cross. The deoor«.tions are for conspicuous bravery. Lieut. Papineau was in charge of the first party of the detachment led by Lieut. Crabbe at St. Eloi, which exploit was mentioned in Sir John FreiK-ili's despatch published recently. The two other parties were led by Sergeant Patterson and Company Sergeant - Major Lloyd. .\ocordJng to the official record, Major Gault is honored "for con- spicuous gallantry at St. Eloi on February 27 in reconnoitring quite oUksb to the enemy's position and obtaining iniormation of great value for the attack carried out the next day. On February 28 Major Gault as'.-.istcd in the rescue of , wounded under most difficult cir- ' cumstances while exposed to heavy fire." Lieut. Coilquhoun is decorated I "for conspicuoue gallantrj- and re- source on numerous occasi<jns, spe- cially at St. Eloi on January 26, , when he rescued with the assistanc* I of one man a mortaJty wounded officer after three others had failed in the attempt, being under very heavy close range fire the whole time. .Again on February 27 at St. Eloi rendered valuable assistanca on reconnoitring duty under very difficult and dangerous cixcum- stances." Lieut. Papineau is rewarded "for conspicuous gallantry at St. Eloi on February 28, when in a charge of bomb throwers during our attack on the enemy's trencihes he shot two of tlie enemy himself and then ran along a German sap, throwing bombs therein." TOLL OF GERMAN SUBMARINES » Over 1,000,000 Men Transported by Water- 11,000 Ships Have Arrived or Sailed, With Loss of 4o A desipatoh from London imi.vb : Great pride is taken in the record during the eleven weeks since the German submarine terrorist cam- paign 8ta.rted. The Admirailty transported more than one million men by water. Five men represent the total losses in transport work of the Admiralty since the begin- ning of the war. Another record has been established in the trans- port of horses fix>m India with the loss of only two. hx the mierohant marine more than 11,000 Britisih merchajit ships have arrl'ved at or flailed ft-om British ports in the last eleven weeks, while Jesis than forty British merchant ships have been yictJms of German submarine*, and in the same time the number of new ships launched for th© British merchant marine makes the total number of tships and the total ton- nage of British merchant marine greater than before the "roi|yn of terror."