The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-04-30
SIS FRENCHMEN
die IN CRUISER
GERMANS Sink
Torpedo is on the Way When
Battleship Discovers
Submarine.
TEUTONS COLONIZING
IN NORTHERN FRANCE
England Tightens Embargo on
FOOdstuffs Into Germany,
London Says.

Paris, April 2S-A Nancy dispatch
to the Temps say a German aeroplane
dropped three bombs in the center of
the city, killing three and dangerous
ly wounding six men. The French
| pursued, but the German escaped.
Lausanne, April 2S-Practically the
entire population of Sedan has enter
ed Switzerland. In the last few days
two train loads have entered daily.
| For weeks German colonization of
| Northern France has been suggested.
Paris, April 2S-The Geneva Trib-
une says the Turkish Sultan will send
autograph letters to the Triple En-
tente powers, asking separate peace,
and that Field Marshal Goltz left
ConstantinOple for DardanclleS, but
that eight Turkish officers of his
suite refused to accompany him. Not
much credence is given this report
here, however.
London, April 2S-The Admiralty
announces that the Allied troops have
established themselves across the Gal
tipOli Peninsula.
London, April 2S-The English en-
barge on foodstuffS into Germany will
be frightened. According to a House of
Commons announcement by Under
Secretary Primrose, Importation of
all foodstuffs into Germany through
neutral states shows colluSiOn between
the consignee and German authorities.
He said they were considering drastic
measures.
London. April 28-An official from
Gallipoli states that the Turks have
made considerable preparation to
hamper the landing, using wire en-
tanglements under the sea as we'll as
on land. Our troops Overcame them
and are now established in GallipOli
Peninsula, beating off the attacks at
Sari Pair and steadily advancing.
Rome, April 28-An officer rescued
from Leon Gambetta, said the ship
was getting under way off Brindisi,
Italy, when the Austrian submarine
Us was sighted. The torpedo was al
ready launched when the submarine
was seen. The explosion flooded the
engine room, putting the engines out
of commission. This accounts for the
French cruisers failure to use Wire
less. According to the report, Rear
Admiral Fenet and SIS men were
lost.
Petrograd, April 2S-Practically all
the serious fighting in Carpathians re-
mains focused in a portion of Sanck
HomOnna and Stryj-Munkace rail
roads. The battle is extremely in
tense. The Russians in Koziouvka re-
gion are not confining themselves to
the defensive, but are assailing the
Austro-German positions.
Mitylene, April 28-Bombardment
of Dardanelles for the past three days
has been extremely violent. The
weather has been calm. A heavy bonn
bardment continues this morning.
London, April 2S-The terrific con-
centrated attack of the Germans plan
ned by this time to hold Ypres has
been turned into a desperate defensive
on the Kaiser's legions part. Routed
from their positions gained behind
their positions gained behind their
screen of noxious gases, the Germans
are fighting hard to hold their own
lines.
London, April 2S-Official an
nouncements from Berlin and Paris
today tell of the sinking in the Strait
of Otranto by an Austrian submarine
of the French armored cruiser Leon
Gambetta with the loss of the greater
part of her crew of 725 men. The
cruiser was torpedoed Monday night.
The communication from the Minis
try of Marine at Paris is follows:
"The armored cruiser Leon Gam
BETA, cruising at the entrance of the
Otranto Canal, was torpedoed the
night of April 26-27 and went to the
bottom in 10 minutes.
"All the officers on board perished
at their posts. One hundred and thir-
ty-six members of the crew, including
II under officers, were rescued by