FIGHT WITH A RAIDER
HOW THE CLAN MACTAVISH WENT DOWN
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. March 5, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 4. ;The "Daily Chronicle" interviewed eighteen members of the Clan Mactavish's crew, who have arrived at "Rlfiury. They state that Count von Donah is commanding the Moowe. The vessel is a liu.nfv floating bomb. Vast stores of torpedoes, shells, whito mines, and _bombs ar,o lashed to every deck and in all rooms. • Tho Germans state they are determined not to bp captured. The Moewo can be blown ur> at a moment's notice. The crew consists of a fine set of men, but all were paralytic drunk ivlieu they crossed tho Lino, except the sentries. M'lutyre, a canny mariner from the Hebrides, who was second in command, cave a thrilling narrative of the fight. He says: "We wero a hundred miles south'of Madeira- on January 16, when we sighted what appeared to be two ordinary merchantmen, apparently steering a course parallel to - the Mactavish, gradually they converged on us. | One of the vessels, which we afterwards discovered was the Moewo, signalled, 'What ship?' We were suspicious, and did not reply. When . the Moewe was abaft of our beam she eignallod 'Stop at osce, l am a German cruiser.' "Captain Oliver instantly ordered the" engineers to go full speed, while I bluffed and signalled to the Germans, 'We are stopping.' The Moewe signalled, 'Sending a boat,' and stopped her own engines, with the result that she was left astern. "Discovering the deception, she fired across our bows, and then the fun , began. Gunners Reece and Angus got tho six-pounder busy, and we fired back. Their next shell struck the foreoastlo, • smashing the windlass and killing a lascar. Reeoe and Angus fired as hard as_ possible, and we could sec they were hitting the Germans. "The Moewo was only two liuudred yards away, and nearly all her shots missed, until .the fifth -struck the engine-room and another hit us below the water-line. "Captain Oliver then ordered us to cease fire and stopped the ship. The thing was-over-in-fifteen minutes, and was a pretty little fight. "When.wo got aboard the Moe\ra found that tho six-pounder had done a deal of damage. '■ Wo had killed four and wounded two. Count von Donah asked Captain Oliver why he fired, and Oliver • replied, 'My Government ' put that ; gun aboard, and it was not for an ornament.' ", " _ M'lntyre. states that the Moewe had six and seven-inciT' guns ingeniously concealed, two tubed, and one 4.7 gun. RAIDER MOEWE CAPTURE NOT CONFIRMED Washington, March 3. The reported capture of tho German raider. Moewe has not been confirmed. The report appears to depend only on a statement by an Amerisan captain who arrived at Buenos Aires. : - / SEAPLANE RAIDER DESTROYED IN THE NORTH SEA ; By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright London, March 3.' Official.—The German seaplane returning from England fell in the North Sea. •. The. .observer was drowned and the pilot picked up and made prisoner. [A German seaplane passed over a portion of the south-east coast :of England on Wednesday. Several bombs wero dropped and a baby killed.. - The plane did not venture beyond five hundred yards inland. It disappeared in two minutes.] ALL NIGHT IN THE WATER. London, March 3, 11.25 p.m. The High Commissioner reports:— The French authorities at Dunkirk report that a German seaplane was picked up yesterday three miles north of Middlekerque Bank, having fallen at 9 o'clock on the evening of Wednesday, when returning from England. One observer was drowned ana the other taken prisoner. . SOUTH-EAST COAST RAIDER. (Rec. March 5j 11 p.m.) . London, March 4. The seaplane which fell in the North .Sea was the Wednesday raider of tho ■ south-east coast. AN AIRMAN'S EXPLOITS - NINE AEROPLANES SHOT DOWN By Telegraph—Presa Association—Copyright London) March 3. A German communique states: Lieutenant Immelmann, east of Dotiai. shot down his ninth onomy aeroplane, which was a'British biplane. A BRAVE OFFICER AWARDED VICTORIA CROSS By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright London, March 3. A Victoria Cross bus been awarded the late Lieut. Victor Smith, East Lancashire. When throwing a grenade it slipped from his hand, and fell into a trench among a party of officers and men. ■ Lieut. Smith flung himself on the grenade, and was instantly' blown to pieces. - He saved many lives. ' OWNERSHIP OF THE APPAM CASE TO BE SUBMITTED TO ' THE COURT By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. March 5, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, March 4. The Government has dccided that the 'Appain belongs to Germany under the Prussian Treaty, but that, it is desirable to submit, the case to the Courts to decide finally whether tho treaty is applicable. FAIR TREATMENT BY AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. March 5, 5.5 p.m.) Rome, March 4. The Austrian submarino which sank the Swedish steamer Torborg towed the crew in the boats to the Spanish coast, ivbere a steamer was picked up. A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE By. Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, March 3. A fire destroyed, business premises at ;Wauchopo to the extent of £10,000. BETTER THAN EARLY CLOSING. "For a few weeks I took 'Drinko Powders.' I now, feel no inclination to drink beer," writes a grateful Wellington man. Your friend can be cured inexpensively, secretly, and effectively. Booklet in plain sealed envelope, post free. State if 31 r., Mis., or Miss. Lady Manager, Drinko Proprietary, 51G Manners Street, Wellington. —Advt.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2712, 6 March 1916, Page 5
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883FIGHT WITH A RAIDER Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2712, 6 March 1916, Page 5
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