RAID ON HELPLESS TRAWLERS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2526, 29 July 1915, Page 5

RAID ON HELPLESS TRAWLERS

UNSPEAKABLE BARBARITY NINE VESSELS KNOWN TO BE SUNK JEERED AT BY PIRATES Br Telegraph—Press Association—Oopyricht London, July 27. Tiro submarines raided tlie Faroe Fishing Bank and shelled trawlers without giving warning. The submarine crews jeered at the fishermen, shouting, "We have nice little torpedoes for Churchill and Grey." Already it is known that- nine trawlers were sunk. The crews landed; aboard other trawlers, after forty-fire hours in the boats in the opjn sea. The fate of the other trawlers is unknown. NEW PHASE OF PIRATE WAR, . GERMANS BURNING THEIR CAPTIVES. Amsterdam! July 27. 'A ; German submarine set lire to the Norwegian timber-laden schooner Harbo, bound from Christiania to Sunderland. She gave the 'crew five minutes to escape. A trawler landed them ' at Ynmiden. The captain saw three other vessels burning in the vicinity. London, July 27. Reports from Havre confirm tho burning of two Norwegian and ono Swedish vessel, in addition to the Harbo, by a submarine. A submarine sank the Hull trawler Honoria in the North Sea. The crew of twelve landed at Kirkwell. Copenhagen; July 27. A submarine sank the Danish steamer Nogill (211 tons). Tho crew is landing at Wilhelinshaven. NORWEGIAN STEAMER TAKEN TO OUXHAYEN. (Rec, July 28, 8.15 p.m.) Copenhagen, July £8. The Germans liavo taken to Cuxlmvsm tho Norwegian steamer Anvcrs. timberladen, bound from Frederikstad to England. (Rec. July 29, 1 a.m.) London, July 28. A submarine sank the Norwegian steamer Finn lleito, bound from Newfoundland to Hull with iron ore. The crew landed at Stornoway. THE UNITED STATES' NOTE TO GERMANY BERLIN NEWSPAPER BEATS THE AIR London. July 27. The "YoasiEohe Zeituiig publishes tha following I'suai'dlnn tho 'United jjutss' latest I'Tiae refusal to ,

( accept Germany's proposal to protect American passengers shows an absolute lack of readiness to understand the German standpoint. The principle that belligerent States must protect neutrals ■ is untenable. _ If applied in its fullest sense it would meau abdication to neutrals. It is truo that belligerents must protect neutrals, but only provided neutrals do everything to prevent their , citizens going into situations where protection is impossible. Victory over an enemy is the supreme law 'for every belligerent. Thoso who demand that Germany should conduct the war according to the academic rules of a professor expect that Germany should' either endanger her submarines or relinquish this warfare. This is not neutrality, but partisanship against Germany. The pas--1 sengers 011 the Lusitania could have been saved, but were neglected, Geri many has a clean conscience, and has no reason to disprove of the conduct of 1 her submarine commanders. "PERFECTLY HELLISH." STRONG WORDS BY MR, ROOSE- ■ ' VELT. ("Titjies" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) (Rec. July 28, S p.m.) , London, July 27. Mr. Roosevelt, speaking at Sail Diego, characterised tho torpedoing of tho American steamer Leelanlaw as a "damnable outrage." He said that the condition; to which tho peaoe-at-any-prico policy had brought the United ! t States was "perfectly 'hellish.''' [After the delivery of tho latest United States Note, the Germans • torpedoed another American vessel, the '. jLeelanlaw, on tho high seas.] BRITISH NOTE TO UNITED STATES. • • . ■ . 1 THE ORDERS-IN-COUNCIL. (Rec. July 28, 3.38 p.m.) Washington, July 28. Sir Edward Grey (British Foreign Minister) has telegraphed to Mr. Robert 1 Lansing (United States Secretary of State) that Britain is preparing another Noto to tile United States on the sub- . ject of _ tho British Orders-in-Council, ' and asking him to delay publication of tho Noto util the new one has been received. • 1 Mr. Lansing lias agreed. c AMERICAN PUBLIC WITH THE ' ALLIES. < PRESIDENT WILSON'S POLICY. j Sydney, July 28. I Bishop Hoss, of the American Metli- i odist Episcopal Church, arrived by the Ventura. Referring to America's attitude to tho war, he said that 05' per centum of the Americans sympathised' with the Allies, 75 per centum enthusiastically. President Wilson was a courageous man, without storm or bluster. He talked straight, meant what lie said, £ and would stand by it. America's position was a delicate one. President Wilson was wisely endeavouring to use 1 ovcry possiblo means to avoid hostili- I ties. The great body of people know enough of war to have a wholesome c dread of it; but if the issue was final I and the honour of America was at stake, 0 there would not be a minute's hosita- 1 turn. If a call -was made a million men v would mils to. the a j. 1