THE SUBMARINE WAR

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2826, 18 July 1916, Page 5

THE SUBMARINE WAR

! GERMAN STATEMENTS OFFICIALLY REFUTED . 'Australian-New Zealand Cable Association.' London) July 16'. , The Admiralty denies the statement in n German official iyreL)?s inessngo claiming tho sinking of a largo British, auxiliary ornisen in the North Sea.. Regarding a further German claim that the Germans sank three armed British guardships, taking the crows prisoner, the Admiralty descrftes theso vessels as armed trawlers. •. ». SUNKEN TRAWLERS' CREWS. London, July 16.' Eleven survivors from the three sunken trawlers have been landed at x\.ber-' deen. SUNK WITHOUT WARNING. In. a written answer to a. recent question byi Mr. Evelyn Cecil, in the House of Commons, Dr. Maciianiara. (.Secretary. to tho Admiralty), said:.— "Tho number, of unarmed British meroliant Vessels which have bepn torpedoed Without warning between May 7, 1915, and May '10> 1916, is 37. The number of neutral merchant vessels torpedoed without warning between' the same I dates is, according' t6,'the evidence avail- ; able, 22. I understand that 'these par- \ ticulars are known to the United States Government." ■ The following is the list of ■unarmed British merchant vossels whicE'have been torpedoed without -warning between the dates lianied:— > ■ 1915. ; 1916. Mftyi 7—iusitania Feb. I—Bello of „ IS—brumfehrce ~ .' Prance ~"l9—Dumfries Mar. 7—Barmati'is Juno I—Saidieli „ IS—Lowlands „ . 4r—lmkum. „ 19—Fort Dal- " (i Steatjicar- , housie ron „ 22—Kelvinbank „ 12—Leuctra ' „ 2-fc-Salybia „ ■ 15—Strath- . „ 27—Slanchester.. / nairn ' Engineer „ 2S—Dumfries- April I—Perth;shire„ 1 s—Zent July J.B—Batonm „ H—'Tonne ~ 28—Mangara ~ G—Vennacher ' Aug. I—Eulgens' „ 7—Braunton „ 10—Rosalie „ 10—Silksworth ~ 16 —Serbino 1 Hall „ 19—Arabic 10—Robert ' Sept. 12—Ashmore :■ ,- Adamson Nov. 19—Hallam-v ~ 21—Felisiana shire ' • „ 22—Trega'ntle' Dec. 20—Huntly May B—Cymric „ 2ft—Betford „ 25—Huronian Tho. neutral merchant vessels which have been torpedoed*- without warning between the same dates are, according to evidence available:— ~ 1915. May 7—Ellen -.......; Swedish 25—Nebraskan American „ 26—Betty Danish Juno^S—Svein Jarl Norwegian July 1-I—Rym Norwegian Aug. 18—Magda Norwegian „. 27—Uranns —- Swedish 1916. Mar. 9—Silitts (S.V.) Norwegian „ 15—Tnbantia Dutch „ IS—Palembang v.... .Dutch „ 20—Skodsborj —— Danish „• 20—Langeli Norwegian „ 23—Kannik . '. ........ Norwegian „ 27—Harriet i ; — ]}anish „ 81—HollandiV Swedish 'April I—Peter Harare Norwegian „ s—Bau6 Norwegian 7—Eemdijk ... Dutch „ 7—Rijndijfc Dutch „ &—Santenderino . Spanish r „ 9—Sjotyet v Norwegian „ 30—Virflfrcda ; Spanish "180 Miles from Land.—ln answer to Commander Bellaks, Dr. Macnamara, said:—"Tho farthest distance from land at which a submarine has sunk an unarmed merchant vessel without Tendering any assistance was tho case of the steamship Silverash, which was sunk' on. .October 6. 1913, ISO miles from the nearest land.'' i