Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-01
English in Terror as They See Won
Tirpitz' Menace Fulfilled
in Blow at Sea ~
Empire. asA
TEUToN SUBMARINE 81 STRIKES
Two Merchant Vessels at Least and
Probably Third TOrpedoed
Off Fleetwood.
The Days War News


GERMAN SUBMARINE sinks three
British vessels off Fleetwood and
British believe this II beginning
of German plan 60 carry out threat
Go torpedo all ships under Britists
flag wherever found.
NATIONS WAR has now lasted SIX
months without either side hav-
Ina won material advantage. As
seventh month of struggle begins
new armies are being organised
and new campaigns mapped out.
PARIS CLAIMS that the Germans
left "a great number of dead" ON
the field 60 the north of Lom-
bRertAyde aud also before the
English lines near La Bassee.
"sLIGHT" WITHDRAWAL OF the
French troops I'm the ArgOnne f.
admitted by Paris.
OFFICIAL BRITISH statement de-
clares German attack near
Guinchy was easily repuIsed.
VIENNA ASSERTS Austrians have
scored important success in the
snow-fiIIed passes OF the Carpa-
thiRns.
Another daring raid on British
commerce has been carried out sue
cessfully by a German warship. This
exploit was accomplished by a sub
marine which sunk at least two
steamers off the west coast OF Eng
land not far from Liverpool.
England now believes that Germany
has decided TO make good the threat of
Admiral Won Tirpitz that submarines
might be used to sink merchant vessels
flying the British flag. The attack by
the submarine far from its base and only
short distance off the coast has caused
a sensation In shipping circles because
OF the fact that steamers have already
been sunk off the French and Belgian
coasts.
Three ships Lost.
PARIS Jan. sl.--Two British vessels
were torpedoed by a German submarine
in addition 20 the Ben Cruachen and tho
Linda Blanche, whose sinking was re-
ported last nisht. This was made known
in the following statement given out by
the ministry OF marlnc
The British steamship Tokomaru has
been sunk by a torpedo from n German
submarine. The English vessel Icaria
also was torpedoed In the same locality
In the Irish sea in which the English
steamers Linda Blanche and Ben Crua-
chen were torpedoed.
| Hitherto the Germans before attack
ing a merchant vessel always allowed the
crews sufficient time 20 embark IN the
ships boats. That custom has now been
abandoned as Is shown by the lombard
4 nFN Of a..
was filled with Belgium women and chill
dren refugees The German marine has
decided TO violate systematically interna-
tional law"
! LONDON, Jan. 31.--The crew of the
British eteamer Kilcone has been landed
on the Isle OF Man in the Irish sea by the
coasting steaming Gladys. The crew re-
ports that the Kilcone was struck by a
submarine. The Kilcone was q small
steamer OF 4s5 tons.
! sinks Hen Cruachen.
| FLEETWOOD (via London), Jan. 81
The German submarine No. n TODAY
torpedoed the North Shields steamer Ben
Cruachen. off this port. The entire crew,
numbering twenty. was landed here.
The captain OF the steamer says he wal
overtaken by the submarine this morn
Ing and ordered 10 leave his ship within
ten minutes Hardly had the crew goi
into the boats when a torpedo was fired
and the steamer went down.
Bound for Liverpool.
The Ben cruaehen. which was OF i,sT
tons register and belonged to the Morrison
Shipping company was on voyage from
the Orkney Islands to Liverpool with q
! general cargo.
| Fleetwood is one of the principal fish
ing and shipping ports and watering
places on the west coast.
The same German submarine is reported
to have sunk two other vessels in ths
vicinity where the Ben cruachen wen
down.
The Ben cruachen left Cardiff, Tues.
day. with 5000 tons Of coal and was or
It's way TO this city. according to the
Liverpool Post, when It met the subma-
rine.
The steamer Graphic with passengers
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