Evening star., 1915-02-21
GERMANS TORPEDO
| ENGLISH STEAMER,
KILL FOUR Of CREW
Submarine Without Notice
Sinks the Cambank in
Irish Sea.
PLUNGER is CRUISING
IN ROUTE OF LINERS
Norway Is Investigating Loss of the
Relridge and May Pro-
test to Berlin.
BRITISH PATROL BOATS BUSY
Warn Ships of Danger in War Zone.
French Sailor Describes Loss of
Vile de Lille, Blown Up
by the Teutons.
BRITISH PATROL BOATS BUSY

p.m.-A German submarine made
its appearance in the Irish sea this
morning and torpedoed without
notice the British coastirg steam
er Cambank of 1890 tons regis
ter. Three of the crew were killed
and fourth was drowned while
the men were taking to the boats.
This incident was the only one
connected with the German sub
marine blockade of the British
Isles reported during the day.
Except for the loss of life, the
sinking of the Cambank was not
in itself a serious matter, but the
presence of a German submarine
near the route which the Atlantic
liners take on their way to and
from Liverpool and along which
many steamers pass daily is
bound to cause some uneasiness.
1t is true that this is not the
first time that a hostile submarine
has been in these waters, but the
last one to visit them gave the
crews of three ships which she
sank an opportunity to leave the
vessels before sinking them.
Sailor Tells Experience.
One of the men, in describing the ex-
perience Of the Cambank said:
I'VE were bound from Huelva, Spain,
for Liverpool with a cargo Of copper
When outside of Amlwch, on the north
coast of Wales, we took aboard q
pilot. We had gathered speed when a
periscope was observed about 200
yards away. The engines were revers-
ed, but while the vessel was turning,
the submarine discharged a torpedo
which struck US amidships.
I'VE launched the lifeboats and
managed to pull clear before the Cam
bank sank. We had no time to save
anything and most of US were scantily
clad and much exhausted when a boat
took us in charge and toWed us into
Amlwch harbor.
A steamer which has arrived here re-
ported that she had been warned by
the Cambank that there was sub
marines in the Vicinity. She at once
put on full steam and being a speedy
vessel reached port safely.
Loss of Belridge Serious.
The -eambank apparently had slowed
toll I ivyn. nil
when she was observed by the subma-
rine and torpedoes. While the sinking
Of this steamer can. however. raise no
diplomatic problems. a serious situa-
ton may arise out of the torpedoing of
the Norwegian tank steamer Belridge,
which. according to the British admir-
atty, was struck by a torpedo off
Folkestone.
The Norwegian foreign Office has or
dered the Norwegian consulate at Lon
don to Investigate this affair and re-
port Immediately. with the object, 1t is
thought, of making representations to
Germany If the facts are as stated by
the British officials.
Despite the attacks on these steam.
British ports maintain their daily aver
age.
In connection with the damaging Of
the Norwegian tank steamer Belridge
yesterday. the admiralty announced to-
night that seven pieces of metal found
aboard the Belridge after she was
beached at Walmer have been exam
beyond doubt to be pieces of discharged
torpedo.
Report Sighting Submarine.
ST. JOHN. N. B., February 2o-The
presence of a German submarine in St.
Georges channel, which connects the
Irish sea at the south with the Allan
tic ocean, was reported by officers of
the South African liner Kwarra, in to-
day from Liverpool The Kwarra
sighted the submarine two and a half
lowed by ships steaming south from
Liverpool. A half hour before that
Capt. Davies of the Kwarra had been
warned by British patrol boat that a
where nearby and the course of the
ship had been changed Immediately.
Describes French Steamer Loss.
CHERBOURG, via Paris, February 20.
The story of the sinking of the
French steamer Vile de Lille by a
German submarine of the Barleur
lighthouse, east of Cherbourg. was told
last night by the boatswain of the YES
sci, which was sent to the bottom
Tuesday.
The submarine which sank them, he
said, was the U-16. which pursued the
Vile de Lille some distance and
maneuvered in such a way as to pre-
vent her escape. Then the Germans
hofsted the signal "Stop or we fire on
you," after which the steamer stopped
and the submarine came alongside the
steamer.
II will give you ten minutes to leave
the ship" said the German commander,
according to the boatswain's story.
The crew complied with the order and