The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-05
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UNITED 8 Leased Wire Service.1
LONT May 5.-Three more
trawIers> ere victims today Of Ger
man submarine attack designed to de-
stroy the trawIer fleet In the tWo-foid
hope Of preventing use by the admir-
atty Of the fishing fleet az auxIlaries
for mine sweeping and to force the
stoppagc Of all fishing. Tho three
vessels today were the Westward Ho,
recently used az a patrol boat; the
loIanthe and the Hero.
Tho crews Of the three trawIers
were permitted to take to the boa's
before they were sunk. All were safe
Iy landed at Hull today.
ONE TRAWLER ESCAPED.
GRIMSBY, England, May 5.-The
trawIer coIiing>~ood on arriving here
today reported that she had been
chased by a German submarine, but
escaped owing to her superior speed.
Forty shots were fired at the Colling-
wood, but only one shell hit her,
causing slight damage.
SEVEN TRAWLERs SUNK.
( LONDON, May 5.-The German
submarines are running amuck today
among the North sea fishing fleet.
Seven Hull and two Grimsby trawl-
ers are reported to have been sunk
yesterday and today.
The fact that the Germans have or
dered the destruction Of the entire
North sea fishing fleet is admitted
at the admiralty whore there was dis
played today copies of German ad-
miralty communique, issued from
Berlin on April II. It said:
"The object Of our aerial and sub
marine efforts must now be to sink
the fishing fleet. As the English des-
ignate the starvation Of Germany as
their chief objective, It Is naturally
our duty to interfere with England's
food supply by all Of the means In
our command. The destruction OF the
fishing fleet would contribute to this
Hian IN no sns1 degree. The time
for operation against this fleet Is
spIendidIy chosen, as the fish ars
now running well In the North sea-"
CANADIAN LOSSES.
LONDON, May Sin the house Of
commons today, Under Secretary
Tennant announced that the total
casualties Of the Canadian division
are 232 officers and 6,o24 men. The
Princess Patricias regiment alone
lost twenty officers and 3o8 men.
WHOLE FLOCK SUNK.
LONDON, May 5.-EIeven trawlers
Of the North sea fishing fleet have
been sunk in the North sea by sea
uoinu German submarine with fac
smile Of the iron cross painted on
her coming tower. They are the
Hector, Progress, Coqueta, lolantFe,
Hero, Northwards and Bob White, Of
Hull, and the Rugby and three others
whose identity has not yet been es-
tabIished from Grimsby. All Of their
crews are safe after an exciting ex-
perience In the open sea in small!
boats.
The fleet was fishing on Monday
when suddenly the big German cub
marine appeared In their midst.
Some Of the trawlers managed to es-
cape-amonu them the CoIlingWood.
The victims, however, were too slow
to essay flight and lay to under or
ders from the commandment Of the
under-eea craft. They were given a
short time to gather their belongings
together and to take to the smaTi
boats. Then the trawlers were sunk.
The crews Of the three unnamed
Grimsby craft were permitted to
come up alongside Of the submarine
and were supplied with quantity of
black bread. They were picked up la.
ter by the trawler Leonard, accoro-
ina to the crew Of the Rugby who
we're landed at HartIepooI today.
1t Is feared that other trawIers
have been sunk as the last seen of
the hostile submarine, it was headed
FOR the Aberdeen fishing fleet.
Captain Henry Foot, Of the Bob
White said that when he was over
hauled, ne was in the act Of picking
,p the crew Of another trawer. He
vas uiven five minutes to abandon
the ship and the German submarine !
took eighteen shots from her small
uun to sink the trawler. He and his |
men fIoated thirteen hours before
they were finally picked up by the
.rawler Ely.