UNDERWATER PIRACY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2975, 12 January 1917, Page 5

UNDERWATER PIRACY

LATEST MARINE DISASTERS New York, January 10. Tlio Now Orleans agents of the Lej laud Lino havo been advised! that thei steamer Alexandrian (4467 tons) ha r heen submarined and sunk. Slio lei New Orleans on December 21 for Lii J erpool witli 7000 bales of cotton an a .miscellaneous cargo. —Aus.-N.2 ' Cablo Assn. ■ ' London, January 10. j. The Norwegian steamer Marklan . (1627 tons) has been sunk.—Aus-N.5 [ Cable Assn. I (Rec January 11, 10.20 p.m.) London, January 11. 1 '.L'ho British, steamers Baynesk, Lyi " field (3023 tons), and l Audons, and th 3 Swedish Fernobo (1326 tons) have bee ' Bunk. —Aus.-Ji\Z. Cable Assn. } RELIEF STEAMER STOPPED .-■'•■■■ New York, January 10. German raiders stoppedl the steame Samland (9748 tons), which was can's ing provisions to Bolgium, on Deceit bor 4, but allowed her to proceed.-Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. \ SEVEN STEAMERS OVERDUE [ New YorK, January 10. . Incoming steamers continue to •r< ' ceive wireless warnings to look out fo ' submarines. . , ' ' There is much concern regardin seven overdue steamers. —Aus.-N.5 ' Cable Assn. ■ • Lα flat denial ■ London, January 10. The Admiralty denies the Gercna claim that the oruiser Shannon wa ' mined and sunk on the South Opast i November.—Aus.nN'.Z. Cable Assu, Reuter." ' AREA OF OPERATIONS ! ' ' London, January 10. I The "Daily Mail's" naval corrospon dent says: "The number of remnant of crews of submarined ships lande* in Spain show that Germany's mos fruitful area of submarine activity i a fan-like system westvard of Gibra' tar. The submarines travel 2800 mile from Heligoland to Madeira, and ar . probably supplied by neutral ships o , agents from Spain on the Africa] , coasts. A German submarine lecentl; ! remained at sea. for forty-fivo days travelling, 11,000 miles. ' The correspondent discounts Lor! Beresford's statement that Germany i ', preparing for an extension of her suh , marine operations to the Pacific, bu , points out that a score of depot sub marines like the Detitschland could al most indefinitely prolong the cmisinj endurance of war submarines.—Aiis. N.Z. Cable Assn.