BRITISH AUXILIARY TORPEDOED

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 163, 15 March 1915, Page 5

BRITISH AUXILIARY TORPEDOED

MANY LIVES LOST DARDANELLES BOMBARDMENT BUDAPESTH CONGESTED WITH CONSTANTINOPLE REFUGEES IMPORTANT ALLIED ADVANCE BRILLIANT BRITISH VICTORIES RUSSIANS REPORT FURTHER SUCCESSES ANOTHER ATTACK ON COAST EXPECTED

ANOTHER ZEPPELIN LOST. . GERMANS ARE FURIOUS; Press Association —Copyright, (Reed, 9.5 a.m.) LONDON March 13. Gorman's are furious at the destruction of the Zeppelin, and have arrested all Belgians photographing the debris, A NARROW ESCAPE. TORPEtJOERS CHASE SUBMARINE. (Reed. 9.5 a.m.) PARIS, March 14, The French steamer Campinas just escaped being torpedoed off Charbourg by refuging behjind a neutral ship. Destroyers ©based the submarine, which scaped. FRENCH STEAMER SUNK. CREW ALL SAVED. (Seed. 9.5 a.m.) LONDON March 13. U 29 sunk a French steamer, the Auguste Ormseil, off Start Point, Devonshire. The crew were saved. GERMAN HYDROPLANE WRECKED. FISHING BOATS RESCUE CREW. (Reed. 9.5 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, March 14. Fishing boats rescued the crew cf the German hydroplane whacked at Jutland' Germany has' replied to Norway denying that they torpedoed the Belridgte.

THE NEW BLOCKADE, ALL SHIPS TO GERMANY TO BE THOROUGHLY SEARCHED. Press Association —Copyright, (Reed. 8.20 a.m.) LONDON, March 13. Exchange telegraphs the Paris decree tightening the blockade of Germany which is to be issued next week. It was drafted by the British Admiralty and Preach Ministry cf Marine (Lnjointly. All ships going towards Germany are to be seized cf the flsjg they fly, and taken to a French port and examined. The question as to whether a German ship is to be taken as a prize or sunk is left to the discretion cf its captors. Provision is made for payment of merchandise seized. LATEST LIST OF VICTIMS, LONDON, March 12. The Admiralty states that th'e following British merchantmen have been sunk by submarines since the 10th: The A den Jan in the Channel, 11th, tewed to Cherbourg. The Flcrazan in the mouth of the Brjistol Channel on the 11th (sinking unconfirmed, crew landed except one fireman.) Headland (not sunk), Indian City (sunk), and Andalusian (sinking unconfirmed), all off the Scilly Islands cn the 12th. All the Crews reported saved. Hartdale, at Southrock, in the Irish Channel, cn the 13th (not sunk), two drowned, 29 saved. Invergyle, off Creswell, on the 13th sunk, all saved.)

WHEN THE GLASGOW CHASED THE KARLSRUHE. LONDON, March 13. A released prisoner lately aboard the Karlsruhe says he heard that when the Glasgow ceased chasing her she bad only five tons of coal aboard. SUNK BY GERMAN CORSAIRS, (FLc-d. 1.30 a.m.) SANTIAGO DE CHILE, March 14. The Dresden sunk the Conway Castle. The crew have arrived at Valparaiso. BUENOS AIRES, March 14, The Kron Prinz Wilheim sank the steamer Guate Loupe off Fernando Norouha, SWEDISH STEAMER MINED. (Reed. 1.30 a.m.) LONDON, March 14. A steamer, believed to be Swedish, was mined and sunk off Scarborough. Two of the crew wens killed and the rest picked up. NORWEGIAN CARGO BANNED. (Reed. 12.30 a.m.) LONDON, March 14. The Christiania authorities forced the Norwegian steamer Nela to unload a cargo of marrow oil destined for Lubeck.

THE BLOCKADE. THE WILLIAM FRYE CASE, AMERICA’S VIEW AND BRITAIN’S REPLY. ’ I (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, March 13. It has been officially established that the William Erye carried only wheat. The authorities state that the fact that the cafigo was sold in translit to a British firm did net alter the ijecessity for taking the ship to port tor adjudication. The Briitsh view is tljat if the Unjitled States suffers foodstuffs bound to England to be sunk, she can hardly protest against the Allies’ prohibition agajinst Germany. STOPPED AND RELEASED, (Reed. 4 p.m.) LONDON March 13. The Norwegian steamer Bryssel, oil-laden from America to Stockholm 1 , wa 8 examined by the British and released, * the searchers being satisfied of the genuineness of th Cairo’s destination. BRITISH MARITIME MARINE LOSSES. FACTS NOT HIDDEN. * -rr; . . (Reed. 5.3,0 p.m.) m LONDON March IS. In the House of Commons, Mr Namaamara a aid that every loss in the British mercantile marine was published', n'c-thing was suppsess'ad. LONDON March 13. The Admrialty announces that from the beginning of the war fco February 7th, 73 British merchantmen were i siink or captured, whereof 11 were mmed, and 11 were sunk by submar-Forty-six fishing vessels were captured or sunk, whereof 18 were "mined. Only one fishing vessel has been mined slince the blockade.

UNIQUE INCIDENT. GALLANT GERMAN DOCTOR HONOURED. (Reed. 4.45 p.ra.) SYDNEY,, March 14. An incident probably unparalleled in history is reported. Dr was practising at Herbiertshoe when the expsditionaries occupied “it. Although '.a prisoner cf war, he assisted in the [treatment of the troops. Whan he aririred in Australia the troops presented him Wjith an illuminated address iin appreciation of his kindness.

NEUVE CHAPPELLE VICTORY BRITISH TROOPS GREAT ACHIEVEMENT. GERMANS SURPRISED AND OVERWHELMED, A COMPLETE SUCCESS. ENEMY MAKING STRONG EFFORTS TO RECOVER. Press Association—Copyright. PARIS. March 13. The British success at Neuvo Chapelle aroused enthusiasm. After several attempts to dislodge the enetny from the village, the Allies resorted to turning movements. The French artillery on Tuesday night prepared the way for an advance, compelling the enemy r« evacuate the first lino of trenches. The German artillery was helpless. The Germans, fearing‘divison, did not dare to diminish the immediate defence of the village. This lost them the battle. The British on Wednesday morning impatiently awaited the word to advance. Then a spontaneous yell came from thousands of throats as the command was given, and they overwhelmed the surprised Germans. The Bitish passed rapidly from trench to trench, sometimes rolling each other over in the mud. The Germans detected the manoeuvre too late. They hurled every available man in a futile attempt to force a passage. The British tiring paralysed the onrush and most of tire Germans surrendered without a struggle. The British completely surrounded the village, and, profiting by the enemy’s disarray, advanced in the afternoon to Piltre crossroads, 600 yards from the village. The Germans, reinforced, vigorously counter-attacked. They did not gain an inch, and sustained heavy losses. They rapidly entrenched in a strong position in front of Anbers, where, from many machine guns, they opened a terrible fire, inflicting severe losses. Nevertheless the Britishers got a firm grip of their new position. Ah artillery combat is now raging.

PATROL SHIP SUNK. DURING PITCH-DARK NIGHT. SHIP SINKS IN FEW MINUTES. HEAVY CASUALTY LIST. (Press A ssn.— Extraordinary) LONDON. March i 1.. The Admiralty reports that the auxiliary cruiser Bayanot was sunk on the west coast, probably by a torpedo. Twenty-six wore saved, and If*4 are missing, including the commander and thirteen officers. The steamer Casltreigh passed wreckage and bodies in lifebelts on Thursday morning. She searched for survivors, but a submarine chased her for 20 minutes. Survivors state that It was pitchdark when the Bayanet was struck off Cornwall Point. She sank in a few minutes. Many of the crew were asleep. There was no panic. Everyone went to his post. Some boats were cut away, but smashed during descent. Captain Carr said to a sailor who was giving out lifebelts “Good lad. save yourself.” He stood on the bridge cool and collected as the ship went down. The bulk of the men were drawn into the vortex. The steamer Balgrino rescued 18 men in an exhausted state after being four hours in the water. Some were clicking to am upturned boat, and others to rafts. ■—— ; :'"T ■ THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN. GERMANS. BADLY REPULSED. PBTROGRAD, March 13. Official: The Germans assumed the offensive in the Seyny region. We annihilated parties which crossed the river south of Gorlitz, and also made prisoners of three companies of Austrians.

We carried the Lupkow, Smolgik, and surrounding heights by flank attack, capturing four guns, seven maxims, and 4000 prisoners. Cossacks exterminated three squadrons of Prussian Hussars at Niezwlska, in East Galicia. GERMANS’ SUDDEN RETREAT. PANIC AT PRAf*jNYSZ, PETROGRAD, March 13. There was a sudden and inexplicable panic on the night of the 12th among the Germans northward of Prasnysz. They retreated four versts (nearly three miles), abandoning quantities of rifles and ammunition. THE ATTACK ON EGYPT. GERMANS STILL IN SYRIA. LONDON, March 14. The Morning Post’s Alexandria correspondent telegraphs that a steamer from Syria reports that the Germans are still constructing a railway towards Egypt, indicating that the proposed attack has not been abandoned. A REASSURING REPORT. LONDON, March 14. The Daily Telegraph’s correspondent reports that air reconnaissance shows that there are no Turks within a fortnight's .march of the Suez Canal. “BEER FROM BERLIN.” THE BARRELS CONTAIN ARMS. CONSIGNED TO TRIPOLI. (Roe. 9.20 a.m.) ROME, March 14. The Customs authorities at Venice seized two truckloads of beer from Berlin consigned to Tripoli. Ninety-two of the barrels contained French rifles and ammunition intended for the Arabs, who apparently intended to cause the Italians some trouble in Tripoli.

GERMAN TRENCHES CAPTURED. FRANCO-BRITIBH ADVANCE. PARIS. March I-!. Official: After repulsing - two strong counter-attacks, the British captured part of the German linos in the Pietro region, making prisoners of 400. We captured several .trenches in the Mesnil region, and advanced 200 metres at Reichackerekope, in Alsace. COUNTER-ATTACKS FAIL. AMSTERDAM, March 14. A German official report states: Began attacks to recapture Neuve Chappelle, but discontinued owing to superior English forces. We shot down three British aviators in two days. 2,000 GERMANS CAPTURED. LONDON, March 13. Two thousand German prisoners captured at Neuve Chapelle have arrived at Havre en route to England. EYEWITNESS ’ REPORT, THE NEUVE CHAPPELLE FIGHT. OLD SCORE PAID OFF. GERMAN COMMUNICATIONS DESTROYED. R'ecd. 8.55 a.m.)

“Efyie-wjitness,” at British headquarters, says our offensive at Neuve Chappelle was attended jvith signal sucdass, fire from many guns and howitzers opening the attack. The bombardment was described as the most tremendous, both in noise and effect on the army, that was ever seen 'or heard. Within half an hour after the signal for attack was (given almost the whole elaborate series of German trenches were in our hands without hardly, except at one point, any resistance. Many tr'enches were blotted out by being- filled with dead and dying, all partially buried with earth and debris. The majority of survivors were not in a mood for further fighting. Meanwhile, on the right, from R'ichebourge, a similar advance was progressing towards RlectairJjgular Bier wood. A thousand yard s south-east, of Neuve Chappelle the resistance was slight and we reached a point 400 yards to the (eastward. Others advanced n'orthward, fighting long after darkness set in. The enemy was then considerably shaken, surrendering, in some parts, in groups. The Germans throughout the day held a strong position, which is nicknamed Port Arthur, at an anlgle of the crossroads southward ’of the village. It was a perfect network of trenches and barbed wjre. The struggle raged' bei'e until 5.30 when we stormed and carried the position with bayonets. Britishers went with the utmost dash throughout, the operations, fully conscious of an old score that had to be paid off, the enemy this time being beaten. Therb was a run on field hospitals and ambulances, which were filled with the cheeriest crowd of wounded soldiers ever seen.

Airmen destroyed the pier of the railway bridge at Menin, another completely wrecking the Courtral Station. Both of these a{re o i vital importance to Jhe enemy’s comjtnun(ications.

ZEPPELIN BROUGHT DOWN. 21 KILLED; 20 WOUNDED. (Ree, 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, March 14. The Daily Exchange reports that two British aeroplanes brought down a Zeppelin in Belgium. Twenty-one were killed and twenty seriously injured. SWEDISH STEAMER SUNK. EXPLOSION OR SUBMARINE ? (Eec 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, March 14. The Swedish steamer Hanna was sunk off Scarborough, six out of the crew of twenty being killed. It was apparently an explosion although the officer states that he saw a torpedo though the submarine was invisible. The Hanna’s name and nationality was painted on the rail to the watarline. INDIAN MUNIFICENCE. ONB MAN’S CONTRIBUTION. £3OOO A MONTH, (Reed. 8.20 a.m.) DELHI, March 13. Rao Cutch ‘gives £BOOO monthly towards the support of an Indian refci3®en* for tvr.eWa months at the front.

A PROGRESS REPORT. GOOD FORWARD MOVEMENT. Press Association Copyright. (Reed. 10.5 a.in.) PARIS, March 14. A cov.iimuiiquo slates that the LeU jgi.uis 'further progressed along Gun bf.ut of the Yser, artillery deslroyii); tire Point n’Appni. At Dixmude Graveyard wo repulsed counter attacks and captured several trenches. In the Champagne district we found * hundred corpses and a quantity of material in one trench. Our patrols occupied Embermenil in Lorraine. BUCHAREST OVERFLOWING. WITH CONSTANTINOPLE FUGITIVES. (Reed. 10.5 a.m.) BUCHAREST, March 14. The city is crowded to overflowing With fugitives from Constantinople. BREAD FAMINE IN GERMANY. WEALTHY CITIZENS LEAVING. LONDON, March 13. The “Daily Chronicle’s’’ Copenhagen correspondent says that north Germans bitterly complain about the further reduction of the bread allowance. The Socialist Press declare it is proof that Germany is fighting a losing battle. In accordance with the Government's suggestion, many of the wealthiest have /gone abroad. Twenty thousand have arrived in Copenhagen.

GERMANS’ IRON HAND. {Reed. 13.30 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, March 14. Public meetings in Iqille protested against the increasing German persesuticn. Many people have been courtmartialled and sentenced to death on the allegation that they were organi sing a massacre of German troops. The r(ity hag been further fined half a million francs for cheering French prisoners. THE QUEEN ELIZABETH. DEMOLISHES BUILDINGS AND BATTERIES. FRENCH CRUISER’S EFFECTIVE WORK. (Reed. 11.10 a.m.) PARIS, March 14. “Le Matin’s” Athens correspondent states that the Queen Elizabeth, in the Gulf of Saros, 'destroyed military buildings and several shore batteries. A yiclent duel continued' throughout Saturday night between eruisDrs and forts. The French cruisers vigorously cannonaded and dispersed a body of Turks. HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT ALLIES STILL PUSHING ON. WELLINGTON, March ,14. The Premier has received the following from the High Commissioner, dated London, March 13:— Army officers killed, two; wounded, five. Men, killed, 59; wounded, 1(57; missing, 12; prisoners, 19; rejoined, 3. Canadians —Kiled 20, wounded 55. Paris reports that the Belgians on the Yser extended Thursday’s gains. The British progressed towards Aubers and captured several trenches and groups of houses. The Germans lost a thousand prisoners and several machine-guns. Progress in the Champagne district was continued, 150 prisoners being taken. A counter-attack in the Vosges was repulsed.

BRITISH BOMEADIERS. A WEIRD AND TERRIBLE BUSINESS. (Reed. 5.30 p.m.) LONDON, March 14. A correspondent, describing British bombardiers, says they are strange looking men. Round the waist they carry twenty or thirty bombs —little cylinders fastened to a long stick, round which fall streamers. Crouching among barbed wire the bombardiers, with supporting infantrymen, raise themselves a little and hurl the bombs hit'h above the parapet. Gaining equilibrium from the streamers, they plunge straight as a plumbline into the trench. Then follows a rush. As each trench is taken, the bombardiers get to work again, and throw bomb after bomb jam-pot after jampot, grenade after grenade. STRASBOURG COAL DEPOT. DESTROYED BY AVIATORS. (Reed. 12.50 p.m.) LONDON, March 14. The “Chronicle’s” Geneva correspondent states that French aviators bombed a coal depot, a fortnight ago, at Strassburg, when twenty-four thousand tons of coal were destroyed or is still burning. If the wind rises the idyersid© quarter will be endangered.

DARDANELLES' BOMBARDMENT. DEMOLITION CONTINUES. TT) R KISI-1 0S• K N i-J -1V 1M Pii 0V 1 aO. TURKS RETIRE KIIOAI SMYRNA. Press Asst.-clation.* ■ Cupyi igiil. (Reed. 12.15 a.ui.) PARIS, March 14. Official: Two British vessels bombarded Bulwer and two battleships bombarded the light batteries commanding Morton Bay at. the entrance to the Dardanelles in order to prevent repairs. The French division continues operations. ATHENS, March 14. The Allies destroyed a bridge near a town on the Dardanelles used l for the transport cf artillery to the forts. The enemy’s lire has improved, probably owing to German gunners. Six units rcitifviced the Allied squadron which bombarded the Smyrna forts. The Turks have evacuated the coastal villages and fled into the interior. The Triumph’s officers relate that the battleship was some time under a tornado of shells. The Triumph was seventeen times in action, tired 2000 rounds, and was hit 14 times. Her funnel was riddled and a shell penetrated a turret in which were 15 men. Only one was killed. When the lauding parties blew up the forts, huge pieces of wreckage were hurled nearly across the Straits. (Reed. 12.15 a.m.) ROME. March 14. The “Giornal d'Kalia” says the twenty Turkish officers and three hundred men were killed in the first day’s bombardment of the Dadranelles, and a thousand killed the second day, including Von Kobe, German comlianer of the Dardanelles.

BULLION NOT SAFE IN CONSTANTINOPLE, HOME, March 14. The “Giornall d'ltalia.” says the Ottoman Bank, the Deutsche Bank, and the Deutsche-Orient Bank in Constantinople, have removed bullion to Brouisga. ANOTHER ATACK ON THE COAST. GREAT GERMAN CONCENTRATION. FIERCE FIGHTING FORESHADOWED. (Reed 4 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, March 14. German concentration towards Ypres and La Basses continues. All troops in northern Flanders have been sent thither. The Germans have, mounted heavy guns at Middelkirke, and are endeavouring to destroy the sluices. A strong German attack has opened south of Dixmude.

GERMAN RECOMMENDATIONS FLATLY REJECTED. BY AUSTRIAN EMPEROR. (Used, 12.50 p.m.) ROME, March 14. The “Messaggeros’ ” Vienna correspondent states that Emperor Francis Joseph flatly rejected Germany’s recommendation to cede Trentino. and portion of Istria to Italy, and every Minister supports the Empertr, including Van Burian, who was previously inclined to negotiate with Italy. Germany will again be asked to send Bavarian troops to the Tyrol, which request was recently refused. INTERESTING ITEMS. HUGE FINANCIAL SCHEME. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) PARIS, March 14. The Buclget Committee is submitting proposals to advance to the Allies or Belgium £54,000,000 sterling, and increasing the limit of Treasury bonds to £180,000,000. SWITZERLAND’S COAL REQUIREMENTS. GERMANY REFUSES SUPPLIES. BRITAIN OFFERS ALL COAL NEEDED. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 14. Germany refused to. supply coal to Switzerland. Britain offered to supply all that was needed. A VILE TRAITOR. (Times and Sydney Sun Special Cables.) (Reed. 5.50 p.m.) LONDON, March 14. Hon. McKenna,, in the House of Commons, said the Government was. aware a Britisher was publishing an English newspaper in Berlin disemin* ating false news of Britain and neutrals. SUBMARINE BUILDING. AMSTERDAM, March 13. The Telegraaf says Reuter confirms the report that 500 workmen arc hurriedly building submarines in Antwerp.