THE WAR ON SHIPPING

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 160, 26 March 1918, Page 6

THE WAR ON SHIPPING

THE CAPTURED PACIFIC RAIDER —— J (Rec. March 25, 10.25 p.m.) Vancouver, March 25. The captured raider is roported to have been able to sink any merchant ship in the Pacific. It is believed she was fitted out on tho west coast of Mexico. She was manned exclusively by Gormans. A United, States warship overhauled her at sea and captured her without difficulty. The United States Department of Justice is investigating now her clearance papers were obtained.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

SPANISH STEAMER TORPEDOED Madrid, March 24. Tho Taya Company's steamer Guadalmausver/laden with cotton from America, has been sunk by a torpedo. The Taya Company had already asked tho Government to hand over an interned German vessel, pending settlement of compensation for the torpedoing of its steamer Arpillao.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

FATE OF A SUBMARINE DESTEOYED BY ITS OWN TORPEDO. Now York, March 24. The steamer Flixton, on a voyage from Havre to Newport, U.S.A., encountered a submarine off Portland. A torpedo was seen approaching, but the torpedo broke the surface and became deflected from its course, and made a complete turn, like a boomerang, striking the submarine, which was preparing to fire a second torpedo. A terrifio explosion nnd upheaval follow-ed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

GERMAN TRANSPORT SUNK STRIKES A MINE AT THE AALAND ISLANDS. Stockholm, March 24. A German transport was sunk by a mine at tho Aaland Islands, where the battle-cruiser Hindonburg sank. Another transport, which conveying Admiral Meyner, struck a mine and was damaged whilo rescuing the survivors. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

MOST OF THE SOLDIERS AND CREW LOST. (Rec. March 25, 5.5 p.m.) Copenhagen, March 24. Finnish accounts of the missing German transport Frankland states that most of the soldiers' and the crew perished, including Von Meyner.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

CARGO .OF GERMAN ORE CAPTURED . BY BRITISH ARMED TRAWLER. Christlanla, March 24. A British armed trawler captured the German steamer Valerie, which was laden with ore.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.