PIRATE OUTRAGES ON NEUTRAL SHIPS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2446, 27 April 1915, Page 5

PIRATE OUTRAGES ON NEUTRAL SHIPS

SCANDINAVIAN VESSELS ATTACKED

MOVEMENTS OF THE GERMAN HIGH SEA FLEET

~ ,the Swedish steamer Ruth was' attacked en route "fronf Le'ith 5 to Gcjjtenburg, the submarines first torpedo did no damage, and tho captain and hve of the crew went off in a boat intending to show their papers ~ But whennear the suhmarine, a second torpedo struck tha Ruth' amidships,blowing up the deck. The remainder of tha crow had barely timo to »et to,a. boat. , • . °

FATE OF THREE NORWEGIAN VESSELS.

hiand 1 ! 9 srsrtisr Caprivi * 2932 tons> was

Details of the loss of the Norwegian sailing vessels Eva i'.llo +„„ c \ j Oscar (266 tons) bound for Scotland with timber, show that they we're torpedoed by a. German submarine, which fired a dozen shells. p at Shields™* 5 alI ° WCd tCn miuutes to esea P e . and were eventually landed DENMARK DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION. v ., Th « Danish produce steamer which was captured by° Nidaros, 1024 tons. Denmark has demanded an explanation from Germany. ; ' (Rec. April 26, 10 p.m.) The Nidaros and her cargo have been released. April 26. ' . TfiE OUTRAGE ON GREEK SHIPPING. > r< _ • i , Athens, April 25. promises an apology and compensation if it is proved that a. Opr. man submarine sank the Greek steamer Bllispontos, 2959 tons:

BRAGGADOCIO ON THE HIGH SEAS

GERMAN FLEET LOOKING FOR SIR JOHN; JELLICOE.

i t j- v. ' . . V Copenhagen, April 25. omiec! tF . Ge ™a n 5 6 Tl P .? : P.? 8 ''?, re triumphant regarding the so-called naval onuses. It is declared that the German fleet scoured the North Sea several times trying to find the British. The japer adds: "If Jellicoe wants to prove that Britannia rules the waves, now is his chance!'?

/ WAR FLEETS' IN THE NORTH SEA.

' t (Rec. April 26, 5.40 p.m.) J

■ .Soaniinavian slips continue to report the presence of belligerent warshi M m the N F th Sea. One declares that an Anglo-French squadron was sightid off Norway.— Times and Sydney "Sun" Services. . "feuieu

HOW THE NAVY SAVED BRITAIN

A GERMAN INVASION THAT TURNED BACK,

nr w j t it , .. 1 London, April 25. Mr. Fred Jane, the naval writer, speaking at Scarborough, explained in reference to the Navy, that shortly before the war, while the manoeuvres were in progress, some members of the Cabinet wished the fleet to disperse with a view to burning the other cheek to Germany. Mr. Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty) therefore threatened to resign. , A compromise was effected, the fleet going in different directions, and then reassembling elsewhere. The fact was only known to the Admiralty Germanv at an early stage in the war, had 100,000 troops aboard transports, and intended to land them on the east coast. The expeditionary force was alreadv at sea, when it was discovered that the British were awaitinc them, and thev were rushed back to haijbour. ,