The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-18
The Royal Edward, Bearing Troops to Dardanelles, Is Attacked and Sunk in the Aegean Sea
LOSS MAY HAVE EFFECT ON FIGHTING
 IN DARDANELLES
450O Russians Taken Pris- 0ners When the Germans Storm and Take Forts at
 KovnO-Slavs Retreating g

London, August 17.-(10:15 p. m.) )-The sinking in the Aegean sea by a German sub marine of the British transport Royal Edward with heavy loss of life has shattered the British navy's proud tradition that it had transported hundreds of thousands of men across the sea without the destruction of one troop-laden ship.
 Two transports have been attacked. The Wayfarer was torpedoed in the Irish sea- but the vessel was not sunk and only five lives were lost. The Manitou was attacked by a Turkish torpedo boat in the Aegean sea and the ship was not when boat spilled it's load into the sea- The loss of the Royal Edward is a seri- ous one at this moment. The men it car ried were reinforcement for the Galli- poll peninsula. The news shocked the British public, who believed the subma- ,ine menace in the Aegean had been dealt with successfully.
 Submarine Scores Success
 This is the first occasion since the sink ing of the battleship Majestic on May 27 that the German submarines which made the long trip to the Dardanelles have scored success. The Royal Edward $ destruction is not likely to delay opera tions recently undertaken, for with the Russian retirement in the east and the continuance of Balkan negotiations, the necessity for achieving something definite in the assault on the Dardanelles is grow ing greater.
 The Russians. t is believed, probably will have to fall back farther than the Brest-Litovsk line. as Berlin reports to- day that General Ltsnann has stormed and taken forts en the southwest front of Kovno. capturing 4500 prisoners and 240 guns This probably means the early fall Of the fortress itself, between which and the capture of the Wilma Warsaw Petro- grad railway there cannot be much de- lay.
 Another Fort Falls
 Another fort on the northeast front of Novogeorgievsk also has fallen and the cordon is being closed around the fort ress. Other armies from the west and south are advancing toward the Brest- Litovsy line.
 There has been continued activity in the Balkan capitals and among the Balk- an representatives in other capitals. The Servian minister, who has been ire quent visitor at the foreign office, saw Sir Edward Grey again today. and an- other caller was the Roumanian minister No developments in the situation have been announced.
 commenced another general attack on the Austrians.
 Over 1000 on Board
 London. August 17-Q2:32 p. m.)-The British transport Royal Edward has been torpedoed and sunk by German sub- marine. Announcement to this effect was made officially today Six hundred men were saved out of 1850 troops and 220 other persons on board.
 The text of the announcement follows:
 The British transport Royal Edward was sunk by an enemy submarine in the Aegean sea last Saturday morning Ac- cording to the information at present available, the transport had on board 32 military officers and 1850 troops, in ad- dition to the ships crew of 20 officers and men. The troops consisted mainly of endorsements from the Twenty ninth division and details of the Royal Army corps. Full information has not yet been
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