On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 12, 17 April 1916, Page 5

On the Sea

ACTIVITY »M THE BALTIC. ! i ■ jAI/iACEO iijNEMY iORr»EDOEh. ' A severely uaniagou wnpeuoer passed damaged conuiuon is attributed to it .rmt'isn- submarine. trippers report that a German orui-ser-ri'iuaUroii is patrolling outside the (jliuf ot itiga, anu that many now Geruian submarines are in the southern Baltic. SUBMARINE v«CT!MS. THE DAILY TOLL. London, April 15. The 'limes reports that a submarine attempted to destroy the steamer on which Lord Chelmsiord emd his family voyaged from England to India. Lloyd's reports that the British steamer Shenandoah has been mined jand sunk. , Two of the crew are miss-

mg. .. ,■ ~,, The Tiihes' naval correspondent says that on Thursday, the. submarine toll showed an increase. Six ships were reported as being attacked or mined, and it is just possible that the. severity of the outburst in home waters is waning, but it continues in the Mediterranean.

DANISH STEAMER CAPTURED IN THE CATTECAT. WORK OF GERMAN SUBMARINE . V<v; (Received 8 a.m.) Copenhagen, April 16. A German submarine in the Cattegat captured the Danish steamer Liverpool. ,„';■:• 'gp ■' ■■! »•"•■■,■■ '■! • ■ »;i ?• ''" THSt TOTAL FOR MARCH. | _.' : ■..; Berlin, April 14. H Official!: Eigbty* v ettemy merchant;tnen'were sunk by German submarines land-mines during March, totalling ;2(K;o0o ; 'tons. '"t' : >y . »■-"' p STEEL.NETS TO CATCH SUBMAR- ...•' '' |, i ines. ' .. ' '''.' Copenhagen, April 15. The Germans are laying huge submerged steel nets, with meshes six yards in diameter, across the interiiationalSwjiters south of Drogden lightship ds a precaution against British submarines. * '■ '■

* THE SHIPPING LOSSES. WORLD'S NEEDS IN TONNAGE. >iV t\;i'i London, April 15. It is stated that the total withdrawal of tonnage is fifty per, cent. Of this five per cent, approximately is war losses, five per cent, is wastage, and forty per cent, is due to naval and military requirements. Lloyd's returns show that 424 merchantmen were under construction last quarter, just sufficient to make up the wastage caused by.the enemy, but the completion of the ships is another matter. The navy has the first call on labor, and if the submarine campaign grows, possibly industrial compulsion will be necessary for the solution of the problem. , .r >. .\ ; , A shipowner writes to the Daily Mail saying that the closing of the North Sea, after satisfying neutral needs, is a remedy for .theshortage ; of tonnage. There is still sufficient Allied and neutral tonnage -for the world's need, but while we permit neutrals to carry vast quantities of goods destined for Germany we cannot expect to have enough for our requirements.

CONSTRUCTION OF NEW VESSELS. CABINET TAKE ACTION. (Received 8 a.m.) London, April 16. The Daily Chronicle's Parliamentary correspondent says that the contsruction of hundreds of vessels has been held up for months because the necessary labor is unavailable. The Cabinet lias decided to have the vessels completed. WORKERS' ASSISTANCE. INDISPENSABLE TO VICTORY. (Received 8.50 a.m.) i London, April IG. Mr A. H. Hpnderson, in a speech at Glasgow, confirmed tbe Government's decision to secure the rapid delivery of all merchantmen now building'. ' It was essential that all workers engaged in shipyards and engineering establishments should give their full time and whole-hearted service, as this was indispensable to the winning of the

! "SCANDALOUS INJUSTICE" IN I FRESCHTS. j (Received 8 a.m.) ! London, April, 16. ° A correspondent of the Westminster Gazette protests against the : scandalous injustice of the increasing freights. ! LARGER CREEK SHIPPING | DIVIDENDS. (Received 8 a.m.) Athens, April 16. Shipping c ompanies are paying j larger dividends and bonuses. SELF-CONDEMNATORY GERMAN STORY. I ! (Received 8 a.m.) I London, April 16. The Foreign Office points out that German's statement in the Sussex case, that the submarine attacked some vessel at a certain moment, is self-condemnatory, inasmuch as that moment was precisely the time the Sussex was attacked. The commander admitted destroying the forepart of this unknown vessel, and the Sussex ! alone suffered in this way.

i CAPTURE OF THE SUSSEX ! MURDERERS. GERMANY'S CULPABILITY PROVED. SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED. (Received 9.40 a.m.) Athens, April 16. The Weekly Despatch's Paris correspondent states that it is reported S that the submarine which torpedoed J the Sussex was captured later by the French, and that an important dossier ; has been prepared, proving up to the ! hilt, on whom the culpability rests. The. commander and crew were all made prisoners. , A/Rdrvits were forwarded to Washings j ton exposing Berlin's hypro-critical • 'methods. !('■■•

A tremendous sensation is expected when the dossier is published 1 . 1 ' '■ :l tT '

k r A<N ECHO OF THE EMDEN. ESCAPEES RECAPTURED. M ■*. i ■ i ■ i, j ;, (Received 8.50 a.m.) Malta, April 16. An officer of the Emden and another prisoner wearing French uniforms commandeered a boat and escaped, but they were recaptured off Sicily. It was plain they had been liberally financed. j -i ;-■■■* r ■■ ;' '• THE SUBMARINE MENACE. • ■ j -. <'■■'■; CREEK SOVEREIGN RIGHTS UNPREJUDICED. - (Received 11.20 a.m.) Athens, April 16. The British Minister J (Sir Frfancis E. H:. Elliott), emphasised the fact that the transport of the" Serbians across Greece was due exclusively to the danger of submarines, and that the Sovereign rights of Greece were in nowise prejudiced.

SHAPING HEVJEWEU. xjuuuuu, Api'll *O. iiumirai cyprian m un>ufie in uie ouuUiiy iiii,e& icv'ic.vui£ for uino'ieon monwib oiiuing Xiii'tx- iviaroli, &ay:>: mv oueiaj nas destroyed loss uiau i6iu ; per i:mi. oi our steamers i*uu sngutjy u\\u si/ per cent, ot our tonnage. iue ftrfencn ioss was a dittle over lour per cent, m viw number of steamers, ana seven par cent, in the tonnage. I'ne xtussiun loss was under tour and five respectively. On the other hand, the new tonnage more than made up our losses; it was likewise with tne Allies. It is noticeable that spasmodic activity among the raiders is usually followed by a lull, which i s chiefly due to the Navy's vigilance and enterprise, to which we must now look, anu which has inado a failure of the present raiding campaign as complete as the former.