Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-25
Two German Submarines Are
Reported Missing and An
other Is Believed Fatally Hit
by French Destroyer,
LITTLE DANGER 70
THE FASTER SHIPS
Russians Are Said to Have
Checked Advance Of leu
tonSi Ground Lost in Buko-
wina Regalned,
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The German blockade Of the British
with the result that so far az IL
known two Norwegian. ono French
and five British steamers have been
sunk or torpedoed by submarines.
with the surprisingly small loss Of
four lives. Two of these steamers.
the Relridge and the Dinorah, sue
eeeded in reaching port.
ON the other side of the account
It is reported that two German SUBJ
marines are missing and that third
has been hit and possibly sunk by "A
French destroyer.
Besides the vessels which fell VIC
Tins to the submarine two American
and one Norwegian steamer have
been sunk by mines In the North
sea and the swedish steamer Specia
and one or two British steamers are
overdue and, IL Ii feared have been
lost with their crews.
small steamers sunk.
In almost every case the steamer
sunk by the submarine was small
and slow vessel and az least three OF
them were caught while at anchor or
while they were barely under way.
This, with the failure Of subma-
rine To hit fast cross channel
steamer at which Il fired a torpedo.
apparently proves TO the satisfaction
! of British naval writers that the
steamers with modern speed. which
observe obvious precautions. can In
ivariably escape the underwater craft
I tafx
cross the seas.
The blockade, however, has had
the effect OF increasing insurance
rates and sople neutral owners are
keeping their ships IN neutral wa
| tiers.
Await Replies 20 last Note.
With conditions such as these tho
public both In England and neutral
countries are naturally curious as to
the latest proposal OF the American
government 20 Germany and Great
Britain of which little has been al
lowed to leak out either In London or
Berlin and also as 10 what the allies
reply to the German blockade Will
be, another matter In which secrecy
Is being maintained. In addition TO
the loss of the merchantmen, the
British admiralty has been lmpeiled
to give up hope for the armed steam
er Clan MacNaughton, which has not
been heard from since February 3.
and which, II Is believed. went down
as did another armed merchantman,
the Viknor, during the storms which
prevailed early in the month. The
Clan MacNaughton carried q crew of
ESQ men, consisting largely Of Royal
naval reserve men, twenty of whom
belonged TO Newfoundland
Three Airmen Are Lost.
The admiralty also reported to-
night the loss OF three airmen of the
forty who recently carried out raid
on the German positions along the
Belgian coast
Nothing further has heen heard of
the naval operations In the Darda-
nelles, which were interrupted by
unfavornhle weather conditions but
II Is understood the intention Is 10
continue all efforts 70 demolish tho
forts which line the straits Other
wise. the Turks who have been se-
verely handled in the Caucasus, Egypt
and Mesopotammia, are being permits
ted 10 rest while preparations are be-
ing made by the allies for a power
ful attack against them
German INVASION Checked.
A wireless report from Berlin SAYS
thnt further obstacles nave arisen TO
nre,ont tha invasion Of Russia and
his wontd geem 10 confirm reports
fron, patropraa fhat the Russians arc
making a sueeesaful stand against
the inVaders alonu their fortress line
on the northern rivers.
The Russians from all accounts are
also holding back the Austrians IN
HukoWina and 1t Is stated In an Of
actaI dianatrh tb,t thav 'have reoe-
nnniad tha tnnnrtant rallwov eante,
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