On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 8, 13 December 1915, Page 5

On the Sea

THE BARLONC INCIDENT. United Pbfsb Associates. Loudon, December 11. The Press Bureau says the circumstances concerning the destruction of the German submarine and crew by the Bai-long in August are now the subject of communications between Britain and America. Therefore the Admiralty do not propose to make public any statement at present Leyond repudiating Herr von Beth-mann-Hollweg's unwarranted charge.. AMERICAN STEAMER STOPPED New York, December 12. A French cruiser stopped the Asnerican steamer San Juan and removed two German passengers. The British freighter Tyninghame has returned to port afire. Chemicals caused an explosion in her cargo ot sugar, which was consigned to England.

PAPEN AND BOYED. "Washington, December 10. The Kaiser has personally withdrawn Count von Papen and Captain Boyed. Mr Lansing, at the request of the Kaiser, will ask Britain for safe conduct of the dismissed attaches, Count von Papen and Captain Boyed: CREEK STEAMERS TORPEDOED. BRITISH RESCUER ALSO SUNK. (Received 9-20 a.m.) Athens, December 12. Official.—A German submarine torpedoed the Greek steamer Dimitrois Goulandris bound for England when 150 miles from Alexandria. The crew took to the boats and were picked up by a British steamer which was bound for Alexandria, but which the same submarine torpedoed later in the day when 250 miles from Alexandria. Both crews took to the boats, and another British steamer picked them up and landed them at Alexandria. Lloyd's report that the British steamer Briscris was sunk, and that t;he! crew landed at Alexandria.