THE U-BOAT BLOCKADE OF AMERICA

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 230, 17 June 1918, Page 6

THE U-BOAT BLOCKADE OF AMERICA

NO FORMAL NOTICE YET BUT A DECLARATION EXPECTED New York, Juno 21. Mr. Lansing, Secretary of State, common ting 011 tlie cablegrams from England, says that America has not yet been notified of Germany's plan to declare a blockade of the American coast, but such a step has been expected. .Tho Washington correspondent of the New York "Times" states that officials are not concerned by Germany's threat of a barred zone on the Atlantis coast. It is regarded as a further attempt to bluff neutrals. Tho "blockade" means nothing, as three neutral ships liave already been sunk in American waters,— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE LATEST ATTACKS New York, June 11. ■Tho captain of the steamer Edward Pierce has reported that; his vessel was slielled fbr two hours by a U-boat oK Cape Henry. Two torpedoes were fired, but missed tho steamer.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. SAILINGS SUSPENDED. Vancouver, Juno 11. Ships aro not sailing from Atlantic ports owing to .reports that now submarines aro off the coast.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE COPPER LOOT. Washington, Juno 14. Officials believe that tho U-boat is likely to immediately return to Germany with tho coppor looted from, tho Norwegian steamer Vindeggan.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. SWEDISH STEAMER SUNK WITHOUT WARNING. (Rec. Juno .16, 5.5 p.m.) • Stockholm, Juno 11. The Swedish steamer Dora was torpedoed without warning, and niuo of her crev killed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE WAR ON NEUTRAL SHIPPING NORWAY'S LOSSES. (Rec. June IC, 5.5 p.m.) Christiania, Juno M. The seamen's organisations held memorial bervices for !170 Norwegian sailors who have been kjlled by submarines and mines. Six hundred and ninety-eight Norwegian ships- have been sunk during tho war. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMAN BRUTALITY ANGERS THE PUBLIC 6 Amsterdam, Juno 13. Tho crow of the Helena has arrived at Ymuiden. The men are indignant at tho German brutality. A submarine' fired without warning, and continued shelling whilo tho men were launching a boat. One. shell killed three, and made a holo in the boat. The submarine disappeared, leaving the fishermen to struggle for their lives for twelve hours iu a leaking boat. When- the survivors and the mutilated dead were landed an angry crowd made a demonstration outside an hotel in which a German airman is stay-ing.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. CUNARD LINER ASHORE Vancouver, June 14. The Cunard liner Ascania is ashore on tho Newfoundland coast, and- is breaking up. All oil board were rescued.— Aus.-N.Z. .Cablo Assn.