ANOTHER HIGH SEA CRIME

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2741, 8 April 1916, Page 5

ANOTHER HIGH SEA CRIME

STEAMER SUNK WITHOUT WARNING

MANY LIVES LOST

By Telegraph—Press Association—Oopyrigll

t London, April 6. ' A German submarine last night torpedoed the Manchester steamer ' Zent, 3890 tons, without warning: While the vessel was launching . her boats forty-eight of the crew were drowned.' The captain and ten of the crew, , two of whom wore injured, were picked up." The Norwegian steamer Baus was tor-' pedoed. Four of her crew are missing.. GERMAN SUBMARINE SENT TO THE BOTTOM OFFICERS AND CREW MADE PRI& ' ONER. n Paris,'.. April 6: ; Offioial.—"A British and French flotilla sank a'German submarine..The officers and crew were taken'prisoner."-' PRESIDENT WILSON'S WATCHFUL waiting' ;; AGITATION FOR DEFINITE ACTIOS ' ; ~ Washington, Aprii"6." Despite criticism, the Adminia-': tration refuses to take any definite ao' tion with regard to the submarine *con« troversy with Germany except to seek further information. '■ \ ' The Administration refuses' to dear the French merchantman*Vulcain (4362 tons) unless the, French Government gives assurances, that the guns:aboard: are to. be used only for defensive purposes. : SCANDINAVIA AND THE PIRATES : A REQUEST TO GERMANY. ' : Copenhagen,. April 6. ; Reports- regarding increased -submm ririe destructivencss are disquieting th£ Scandinavian Government and shipowners. The Norwegian Government lias} requested Germany'to'investigate as to whether the sinking of. Norwegian vessels was due to .German submarines;: and is demanding compensation, i AN'.INTIMATION FROM-GREAT 'i BRITAIN. . ('"Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) London, April 0, The British Government has inform-: ed; Scandinavian shipowners that after April 25 it will not allow them to carry, coal fra.u England unless they are under contract to carry a cargo from ?■ neutral port to England, or, her Allies. ; " who"cares ?" ' - v j GERMAN PRESS VIEW OF SEA 1 •. MURDERS. (Rec. April 7, 8.40 p.m.) 1 . Amsterdam, April 6. '• - The "Hamburger Nachricbten," .commenting on the 'American inquiries regarding the torpedoing of the steam-, ers Sussex and Englishman, says:— "Whether the vessels were torpedoed by a German submarine or not, who cares about such trifles in Germany? The ships belonged to and .were used by the enemy, and they have been de* stroyed—that's all we care about."