SEVEN SMALL STEAMERS SUNK

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2408, 13 March 1915, Page 7

SEVEN SMALL STEAMERS SUNK

YESTERDAY'S LIST AT LLOYD'S SUBMARINE PIRATE FOULS A TRAWL London, March 11. The names have been posted at Lloyd's of seven small steamers sunk yes. tcrday. ENEMY'S SUBMARINE FOULED BY A TRAWL. London, March 11. The "Westminster Gazette" states that a German submarine, on February 23, attempted to dive under the trawler Alexander Hastie in the North Sea, but fouled the trsH. Later she. oitner on b«r broadsida or up< ticfe down,reiimlaed &e I si 1 twenty, Hiiuuus, Aiid then Mucli on rose J.to we tiiKftcs (

BRITAIN'S tfREATMENI OBMEltfAfrß ERISONER&. : Copenhagen, March 11. J Berlin newspapers are angry at the treatment of the captured crews of submarines, and demand reprisals. (Rec. March 12, 11.20 p.m.) Amsterdam, March 12. A telogram from Berlin states that the Budgot Committee of the Reichstag generally admits that tho sharpest reprisals will bo necessary, if the statement of British treatment of submarine crews is correct. The British Admiralty recently announced that it was unable to extend the treatment duo to honourable prisoners to the crew of the submarine ÜB, as sho was probably guilty of sinking unarmed merchantmen, and possibly, tho Admiralty would bo unabie to obtain evidence of thoir' guilt until after tho war. Meanwhile, the crew is not to bo allowed to iniuglo .with the other .wan prisoners. . ROUNDING U& THE CONTRABANDISTS!. Copenhagen, March 11. Another 100 tons of butchers' knives destined for Germany liavo been seized at Trelleborg on the ground that they could-bo adapted as bayonets at trifling cost. ■ ' ... The steamer Bronda was not allowed to sail, the authorities being satis* fied that tho guns aboard her were intended for Germany.. \ Tho Swedish steamer Brenda embarked a large cargo of gens aii Copenhagen, ostensibly destined for Dedeagatch, Bulgaria, but the vessel intended to first call at Gothenburg, Sweden, .and then at Lubeck, Germany. She was arrested at Copenhagen, the Danish authorities declaring that they were willing to permit the steamer to sail if She went direct to Dcdesgaich.' The cap* tain, however, rcfuscd'the offer. COASTAL' STEAMERS ON THE ALERT.(Rec. March 12, 11.50 p.m.) London, March 12. 'A number of vessels report evading submarines off various parts of ths British coast. , NEWS OF THE PRINZ EITEL FMEDRICH OCEAN RAIDER SINKS AMERICAN SAILING SHI?,. - - (Rec. March 12, 8.35 p.m.) ». .. ■ ' N6w York, March 12. • Tlis German armed liner Prinz Eitel Fried rich has arrived at Newport with 326 prisonors on board, taken from various vessels which she had sunk* Her oaptain states that he has put in for repairs. i . Since tho Prinz Eitel Fredrick. left' Easter Island Bho has 6uuk one Russian sailing vessel, two French sailing vessels, and also an American sailing ship, the William Fryo. . The William Frye's captain was amongst the prisoners. . He states that he left Seattle in November last, bound for Queenstown with 5200 tons o£ wheat on board, valued at £60,000. ,Tho Prinz Eitel overhauled her ni th 6 South Atlantic on January 27, declared her cargo contraband, and started to jettison it After a few hours the German commander said that the process was too slow, and decided to destroy the ship. 1L The autHorities are .irritated at tho sinking of the William Frye, and ar? inquiring into the incident. Probably, the Prinz Eitel will be intern^. PERMISSION GRANTED FOR, REPAIRS* (Rec, March' 12, 11.50 p.m.) _ ■ Now York, March . 12. The Neutrality Board has recommended that the Prinz Eitel FriedricK should bo allowed to repair under the naval authorities'- supervision.