THE BLOCKADE WAR

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2404, 9 March 1915, Page 5

THE BLOCKADE WAR

ENEMY'S LOSS IN PIRATE

SUBMARINES

SCANDINAVIAN BOYCOTT OF GERMAN

SHIPMENTS

Copenhagen, March 7. The newspaper "Tageblatt" admits that according to news from neutral countries more than seven German submarines have been sunk since February 18."

THE THORDIS AND THE SUB. MARINE.

Amsterdam, March 7. It is semi-officially announced that Berlin admits that the steamer Thordis rammed a submarine, which returned slightly damaged.

NOORDERRIJK RETURNS TO PORT

Rotterdam, March 7. ihe steamer Noorderrijli (which was supposed to have, been torpedoed in the English Channel) has' returned with' her engines damaged. .WAS-IT A MISTAKE? Washington, March 7. The German Embassy has issued a statement to the effect that it regrets the_ attempt to torpedo the steamer Asturias, which was mistaken for a transport. SCANDINAVIAN SHIPPING AND GERMAN GOODS. .Copenhagen, Maroh 7. The Scandinavian shipping companies refuse to carry German goods ;to America. ' ' ' GERMAN MERCHANTMEN MAY -LEAVE NEW YORK, New York, March 7. .The Customs officials have inspected the steamers Vaterland and George Washington, which are preparing to sail. [The Vaterland is a mammoth vessel of 54,282 tons gross, while the George Washington has a gross tonnage of 25,570. The Vaterland belongs to the Hamburg-Amerika line, and the George Washington to the Norddeutscher Lloyd Company, both German firms:] OUR SENTINEL SHIPS. (Rec. March 8, 6 p.m.)

London, March 8. The market for all war insurance risks has widened, and business is easy. A cheerful feeling prevails, and the impression is that never sine© the start of -the war has the watch of the Navy been keener and moro effective.— ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)

GERMANS BUILDING FIFTEEN

SUBMARINES. , (Reo. March 8, 11.15 p.m.)

v Copenhagen, March 8. Fifteen small submarines are being built at Kiel, each with a crew of eight, mainly for coast service. STEAMER, CHASED BY PIRATE SUBMARINE. (Reo. March 9, 1.35 a.m.) London, March 8. The steamer Linsshow, bound from London to Glasgow, was chased by a submarine off Land's End. She went at full speed towards the shore, and escaped under cover of darkness after a half-hour's chase.