THE PIRATE WAR

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2733, 30 March 1916, Page 5

THE PIRATE WAR

GROWING DISGUST OF NEUTRALS

A PERTINENT QUESTION FOR PRESIDENT WILSON MORE STEAMERS, SUNK 1 By TeU-Sfrapli—Press Association—Copyright London, March 28. There is growing disgust in the United States, Holland, Denmark, and Scandinavia over the revelation of Germany's intentions to stop British trade regardless of neutrals. •. ' The Paris edition of the "New York Herald" asks President Wilson respectfully how many Americans must ho killed before the United States deolares war on Germany. It urges the immediate seizure of ships interned in United States ports. Scandinavian' newspapers point out that Germany has destroyed ninety-six Norwegian steamers during the war, of which number twenty were submarined. Germany only compensated Norway in respect of four. Sweden has lost forty ships, and 128 Swedes have lost their lives. The indignation has been increased by reports of rejoicings in Germany over the torpedoing of the Sussex, on the ground that it was the first time a submarine htid penetrated that part of the Channel and escaped. torpedoedTteamers HUNS* INDISCRIMINATE WARFARE t London, March 528. The Danish sailing vessel Harriot has been sunk. Her crew were landed. The steamers Manchester and Engineer (5883 tons) were also torpedoed and sunk. Hie crows were saved. | The Canadian Steamshin Lines, Ltd.'s Empress of Midland (2224 tons) has been sunk. The crew was saved. AMERICANS ON THE MANCHESTER (Rec. March 23. 7.30 p.m.) London, March 28. Two Americans were on board the Manchester. The engineer of the vessel states that she was torpedoed without warning. THE SUSSEX MURDERS COLONIAL MAILS BELIEVED TO BE LOST. . . ' London, Maroh 2S. An American testified at the inquest on the victims of the steamer Susses that many of the lifebelt tapes were rotten and useless. Tho Sussex's mails,, half of which are believed to liave been lost, included Australian and New Zealand. FIFTY MISSING. (Rec. March 29. 7.30 p.m.) / London, March.2B. The official estimate of the Susses casualties is 50 missing. THE LOST COLONIAL MAILS.

(Rec. March 29, 11.25 p.m.) London, March 29. The Sussex had on board Australian and New Zealand mails which had been posted in London between March 20 and 24, and included registered letters. It is not known what portion of the mails werß saved. \ GIANT PIRATE SUBMARINE CARRIES CREW OF EIGHTY. London, March 28. Danish telegrams describe a German submarine of a size and speed hitherto unknown that was seen at Utsire after the torpedoing of the' Norwegian barque Lindfield. It took the crew of. thirty : aboard for four days, until another Norwegian baroue was sighted, when they were placed aboard her. _ The submarine's erew numbered eighty. THE TUBANTIA OUTRAGE Amsterdam, March 28. Experts have conclusively proved that the Tubantia was sunk by a German torpedo. MEN OF THE BIRKENHEAD BREED. 1 EOHO OF A FORMER OUTRAGE. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) London, March 2S._ A stirring story of the sea is told in au Order of the Day issued by the Army Council, and'describing the calmness of the soldiery and the promptitude of the Ist Lincolnshire Yeomanry aboard the transport Mexican in the Mediterranean. Earlv in November a submarine heavily shelled the Mexican, thirty shells striking < her . ' during severity-five minutes' firing.- The bugle called the men to their posts, where excellent discipline was maintained. Six officers and seventy men were killed or' wounded., ■ A MONTH'S LOSS IN MERCHANT SHIPPING FIGURES RUN INTO MILLIONS. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) (Rec. Maroh 29, 5.6 p.m.) London, March 28. The Liverpool underwriters estimate that the cost of the principal steamship losses during February amounted to £3,758,000, of which £2,333,000 is attributable to the war.

WAR SURGEON-S FEAT

A HUNDRED-TO-ONE CHANCE TAKEN. By Teleatanti—Press Association— OosyriEW (Rec. March 29, 8.4n p.nO London, March 28. Major Scot Skirving, of Sydney, has won fell tribute m surgical circles for extracting a bullet from a soldier's heart. The patient accepted the operation. though warned that he had only a hundred-to-one chance. He is progressing satisfactorily.

PATRIOTIC TEACHING IN SCHOOLS

LESSONS IN IMPERIAL CITIZENSHIP. By Telegraph—Prese Association—Copyright ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) (llcc. March 29. 5.5 p.m.) London, March 23. The President of the Board of Education (Mr. Arthur IlendcrsOu) received a deputation, headed by Lord Sydenham, urging him to make patriotism an integral part of school teaching, and emphasising t!io duty of citizenship and its responsibilities to the Empire. • • Mr. Henderson said that tho board was fully alive to the importance of the subject, and would carefully consider any practical proposals. He added that the teachcrs had admirably responded tfl the country's call. Eleven thousand wore now serving, and eicht thousand had attested.