THE PIRATE WAR

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2738, 5 April 1916, Page 5

THE PIRATE WAR

HOLT LINER.SUNK,, WHAT WILL AMERICA DO? THE LOOMING BREACH By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright / , London, April 3., " The Holt liner Achillea" (7043 tons) has been sunk. A pilot cutter landed 63 out of 68 of the crew. The steamer was sunk on Friday, A passing Spanish steamer picked up the crew after six hours. Bell (the fifth engineer) and four Chinamen are missing. A German submarine torpedoed the Norwegian vessel Nome (1185 tons) in the Ba_v of Biscay. The crew were picked up. (Rec. April 4, 9.5 p.m.) London, April 3. Lloyd's report states that the Achilles was torpedoed without warning. The Glasgow steamer Perth (Rankino Line, 653 tons) has been lost. Six lives were lost. Eight survivors were landed. The barque Bengarn was also torpedoed by submarine. Part of thecrew were-picked up; -A Norwogiansteamer was sunk, the crew being saved. ACHILLES' AUSTRALIAN CARGO. (Rec. April 4, 11.10 p.m.) ■ , Sydney, April 4. The Achilles left Australia on January 19, with a large general cargo, including 22,988 bales of wool. 20,800 bagß .of wheat, 7289 bags of barley, and 11,383 bans of flour A RUPTURE INEVITABLE FEELING IN AMERICA London, April 3. The "Daily' Mail" correspondent at New York says: "It is realised 1 in Washington' that it. is the Gerinan intention to continue the submarine warfare, without restraint. Von Tirpite'? resignation is regarded as evidence that Germany does not desire to break with America. Whatever is the truth, the Government believes that the' sumbarining of merchantmen will bo prosecuted ruthlessly and indiscriminately, disre-; gardful of assurances given. The Administration recognises that a rupture is inevitable. It will come suddenly and dramatically—as President Wilson's intimation of Count Bornßtorff's dismissal. President Wilson will show shortlv a new characteristic of peremptory decisiveness. Only German abandonment of tha submarining of merchantmen can divert a breach. There is no truth in the report that Washington! might be satisfied with the'execution of an offending submarine commander.

"The German Press is arrogantly asserting that President Wilson is responsible if Americans were lost through the sinking of the Sussex. Germany, the napers say, is carrying on her declared official, policy. America should warn her citizens not to travel by belligerent ships."