On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 5, 6 May 1915, Page 5

On the Sea

SUBMARINE VICTIMS. United Press Association. (Received S.4d a.m.) London, May 5. A survivor of the Aberdeen trawler states that' the submarine was disguised as a British destroyer and came up belching smoke Irom dummy funnels. A Grimsby trawler was blown up by a German mine, which caught in the net and exploded. The vessel sunk, but the crew was saved. NEW TYPE OF SUBMARINES AT WORK. (Received 9 a.m.) London, May •'). Submarines of the new type continue to make systematic attacks on trawlers in the North Sea. One sunk seven [Hull trawlers. One of the trawlers. Bob White, was sunk by shellfire while attempting to pick up the crew of another trawler which had been torpedoed. In some cases the victims were I turned adrift in boats, and were provided with black bread. SUBMARINES V. AIRSHIPS. /_ Amsterdam, May 5. The German Admiralty claim that an airship engaged several British subI marines in the North Sea. Bombs were ,thrown and one submarine was sunk. The submarines bombarded the airship, which returned unharmed. TRAILER'S GREW MURDERED. London, May 5. A submarine attacked a trawler off Aberdeen. Four of the crew were kill-

ed and the rest escaped in boats and, were landed at Aberdeen. The survivors of the trawler were landed at Aberdeen, after having been adrift for forty hours without food or water. After one minute s giace the vessel was shelled by shrapnel until she sunk. The second shot wounded the captain and another killed him while he was 4 crawling along the deck. The cook was killed while lowering a boat. All the survivors were wounded, with one exception. The men on the submarine laughed at the efforts to escape. WHAT CAN IT MEAN? Times and Sydney Sun Service. London, May 4. Curiosity has been aroused in New York at the North German Lloyd Shipping Company having informed their staff that they are resuming sailings on June 1. They are preparing for a busy summer. It is thought in some quarters to indicate an early termination of the war.