SUNK WITHOUT WARNING

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2917, 1 November 1916, Page 5

SUNK WITHOUT WARNING

9 BRITISH LINER MARINE AMERICANS ON BOARD ANOTHER PROBLEM FOR WASHINGTON Australian-New Zealand Cable Association Washington, October 30. The American Consul at Queens town has cabled to the United; State: Department of State that the Britisl Donaldson line steamer Marina (520tons) was sunk by shell fire by a sub marine on Saturday, without warning It is reported that Americans, ar among tne crew. The State Department hopes tha the steamer Marina will prove to bo i British Government transport, in whicl case no remonstrances will be made t< Germany. Later. ' The Toports that Americans were oi board the Marina, and also on the Bri tisli steamer llowanmore. which wa sunk on October 26 last, are causing ao investigation as to whether German; is adhering to her submarine pledges. Newport News, October 30. Fifty Americans were on beard 1 th< Donaldson Line steamer Marina (520tons), which was torpedoed withou warning off the Irish coast. NORWAY AND THE PIRATES THE REPLY TO THE GERMAN NOTE Ghristlania, October 30. Before replying to the German Noti regarding submarines, the Norwegiai Government will confer with the. lead ers of the Conservative and Boeialis Parties. NORTH SEA FULLQF WRECKAGE Copenhagen, October 30. A steamer which 'has arrived report: that the North Sea is full of burnin: vessels and wreckage, and navigatioi at night is most difiioult. SEVEN MORE VICTIMS REPORTED (Rec. November 1, 1.23 a.m.) London, October 31. . Seven vessels were reported to hav< been sunk by submarines yesterday THE ATTACK ONTHE GREEK PACKET PANIC ON BOARD Athens, October 30. There was ft panic on the Angelik when she was torpedoed. .Many jutpet into the water and wero drowned. Thi pumps kept the vessel afloat for thir teen hours, until torpedo boats rescue* tho crew. The trados unionists have decided t< strike unless a. guarantee is forthcom ing that Greek merchantmen will no bo torpedoed. GREEK GOVERNMENT WILL PROTEST. Athens, October 30. Tho Government has decided to j>ro test to Germany against the torpedoin; of the Angeliki. . [It was reported yesterday that th> steamer Angeliki, on which were 40 Greek National volunteers, was attack ed without warning. There were 51 casualties. Tho captain succeeded n beaching the vessel. The German must have been well informed, as thi vessel was an ordinary Salome packet.] AN EXTRAORDINARY LETTER ' SENSATIONAL STATEMENT LORD BERESFORD New York, October 30. The "New York Times" correspon dont at Washington says that an extra ordinary letter has-been received fron Lord Charles Beresford by Colone Thompson, of the United l States Nav; League. Lord Beresford says: "Wi nscaped an appalling danger, at the be ginning of tho war. IF the Germain had attacked us without warning, ?.r.< had sent 140 cruisers and armed mer chantmen to our unprotected trad< routes, we would have beeji brought t< our knees in a couple of months."