Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-25
Neutral Countries Suffer
From Germany's War
Zone Declaration.
THREE OF KAISER'S
SUBMARINES MISSED
Insurance Rates Increase
but Shipping Only
Slightly Crippled.

LONDON, Feb 24.-GQ:32 p. nj
The German blockade of thS British
isles has been in effect for a week,
with the result that, so far as Is
known, two Norwegian, one 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 Bel
ridge and the Dinorah, succeeded in
reaching port.
on the other side of the account it is
reported that two German submarines
are missing and that third had been
hit and possibly sunk by a French de-
stroyeT.
Besides the vessels which fell vic
Tins to the submarines, two American
and one Norwegian steamer have been
sunk by mines In the North sea ana
the Swedish steamer Specia and one
or two British steamers are overdue
and it is feared have been lost with
their crews.
In almost every case the steamer
sunk by the submarine was small
and slow vessel and at least three or
them we're caught while at anchor or
while they were barely under way.
This, with the failure of a submarine
to hit fast cross-channel steamer
at which it fired torpedo, apparently
proves to the satisfaction Of British
naval writer's that the steamers with
modern speed, which observe obvious
precautions, can invariably escape the
underwater craft, and such vessels are
continuing to cross the seas
Insurance Rates Go Up.
The blockade, however, has had the
effect of increasing insurance rates
and some neutral owners are keep
ing their ships in neutral waters.
with conditions such as these the
public both In England and neutral
countries are naturally curious as to
the latest proposal of the American
government to Great Britain and
Germany OF which little has been al
lowed TO leak out either In London
or Berlin and also as to what the
allies reply to the German blockade
will be, another matter in which Sec
recy is being maintained.
In addition to the loss of the mer-
chantman, the Britain admiralty has
been impelled to give up hope for the
armed steamer Clan MaCNaughton,
which has not been heard from since
February and which it Is believed
went down as did another armed
merchantmen, the Viknor, during the
storms which prevailed early in the
month. The Clan MacNaughton car
ried $50 men, composed largely of
royal naval reserve men, twenty OF
whom belonged to New foundland.
The admiralty also reported tonight
the loss of three airmen OF the forty
who recently carried out raid on
the German positions along the Bel
gan coast
No News from DardanellcS.
Nothing further has been heard or
,n,.a1 nnaratipng in the l)ar6an-
elles which were interrupted by un-
favorable weather conditions but 1t is
understood that the intention is to
continue all efforts to destroy the
forts which line the straits. other
wise the Turks, who have been severe
ly handled in the Caucasus. Egypt
and Mesopotamla, are being permitted
to rest, while preparations are being
made by the allies for powerful at
tack against them.
A wireless report from Berlin says
that further obstacles have arisen to
prevent the invasion Of Russia and
This would seem to confirm reports
from Petrograd that the Russians are
making successful stand against
the invaders along their fortress line
on the northern rivers.
The Russians from all accounts are
also holding back the Austrians IN
BukOWlna ana III IL Stdleu III al VI
ficial dispatch that they have reoc-
cupied the important railway center
of Stanislau.
There has been little or'no change
I'm the Carpathans where fighting or
the most severe character has been
going on for nearly two months.
with regard to the western area,
the region around Perthes, where the
French have been making a long sus-
tained effort to advance. and the Nos-
ges are apparently the only centers
of fighting of Importance. A good
deaf OF Significance Is attached by
military circles to the operations near
Perthes' A. a successful offensive by
the French there would relieve
Rheims.
The campaign to the northwest OF
yerdun has a similar object in view,
the French hoping to drive the Ger
mans from MontfaucOn, which has
been strongly fortified and thus de-
liver a fatal blow to the German plans
for capturing Verdun.
It.ly TO War?
According TO a Berlin dispatch the
concern in that ciy regarding the
attitude OF Italy has been greatly ac-
centuafed OF late. Nothing Is known
in London as to any change In the
italian policy except that reports
have been current tnae the neutrality
party has been gaining adherents,
particularly among business men.
who are doing so we'll out of the war
a.. .ho,. 40 NOT degirp Italian mar