On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 10, 12 May 1915, Page 8

On the Sea

SUBMARINE VICTIM. Unitzd Pkkbs Asbooiatiow. London, May 10. The British steamer Queen Wilhelmiiui was sunk in the North Sea. It withstood -considerable shelling, but eventually a second torpedo blew her up. Her crew were allowed time to take to the boats. The Hague, May 11. Germany has informed Holland that the Katwyk was sunk in mistake. She has expressed regret and has offered compensation. MORE GERMAN STORIES. ANXIETY TO IMPRESS NEUTRAL STATES. ' (Received 8.55 a.m.) London, -May 11. The Press Bureau quotes a Berlin official statement, which’ is professedly based on British naval officers’ letters, mentioning a naval light off Bergen on the 7th. Bth, or 9th of April, and alleging that the SupurV •and Warrior were sunk and the Lion was damaged, and other disasters were also detailed, hut that the German Navy did not suffer loss. Ihe Berlin message adds: “The German Navy did not participate in any tight on the night mentioned, therefore the British ships must have been in conflict with each other in the Dardanelles.” Mr. Churchill describes the above as an absolute fabrication, which shows Germany’s anxiety at the present moment to impress Neutral States.