The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-05-05
Three SHIPS SUNK
NAVAL FIGHT In NORTH SEA-
SUBMARINES ACTIVE
TORPEDO BOATS GO down

Rival Navies Clash When Submarine
Attacks Destroyer-Other English
Destroyers Pursue Undersea Boa
and Its Torpedo Boat Accessorie:
Both are Destroyed.
Naval activities again came to thu
front. London reports a naval en-
gagement with the loss of torpedo
DESTROYER for the British and two
torpedo boats for the Germans. Ger
man submarines apcpar to be increas
ingly active, and have sunk SIX ship:
in the last few days. Aircraft ar
also unusually alert.
The British admiralty IN announc
ing the sinking Of the two German
torpedo boats in the North Sea ano
the British torpedo boat destroyer
Recruit, said:
"A series of small affairs took place
in the neigh borhocd Of the Galllopel
and North Hinder lightship Saturday
During the forenoon H. N. De
stroyer Recruit was sunk by sub
marine, four officers and twenty-one
men being saved by the trawleI
Daisy.
cat 8 p. m. the trawler Colombia
was attacked by two German torpedo
boats, who approached her from the
westward and commenced an action
without hosting their colors. The
Colombia was sunk by a torpedo,
only one deck hand being saved oy
the otner trawlers.
ga division Of British oestroyers,
comprising the Laforey, Leonidas,
Lawford and Lark, chased the two
German vessels, and after a brief
running fight of about one hour sank
them both.
"The British destroyers sustained
no casualties.
ssTwo German officers and forty
four men were rescued from the sea
and made prisoners of war
London reports that German sub
marines, which for two weeks had
been confning themselves to the
North Sea, where they sank several
tre yleFs, again have appeared on the
trade route off the west coasts of
Ireland and England.
London says a Lioyd's dispatch an
aoances the destructica OF the
French steamer Europe, from Barry
for st. Nazaire, with a cargo OF coal,
near Bishops Rock Saturday.
The submarine permitted the crew
Z of the Europe to leave the ship and
then shelled the steamer, which fall
ed to sink. Meanwhile the skipper OF
the steam drifter Rosevine, attracted
by the noise Of the submarine guns,
investigated, wherenpon the subma-
rine started to chase the Rosevlne.
The Rosevine sent up distress rockets
and was proceeding toward the Sclily
island when a patrol boat, which pre-
yicusly had not been seen, owing to
the foggy weather, apepared.
Together the patrol boat and the
drifter went back toward the Europe
at which the submarine was still mr.
ing. Halt a mile of from the Eu-
rope, the Rosevine picked up boat
loaded with members Of the crew OF
the steamer. The work of rescue was
interrupted by three shells from the
submarine which fell within 80 yards
Of the drifter.
Then APPARENTLY alarmed at the ap-
oearance of the patrol boat, the sub
marine torpedoed the Europe, which
disappeared in a cloud of steam and
coal dust. The submarine carried no
number.
The British steamer Fulgent was
sunk by a German submarine north.
west of -Skelig rocks in the dark OF
Saturday morning, says Lloyd's dis
atch from Kilrush, Ireland. A boat
containing nine survivors and the
body of the captain, who had been
shot. and killed, was rescued by a
trawler and landed at Karush. The
trawler was unable to find the secono
boat containing the REMAINDER OF
the Fulgent's crew. -
Yarmouth. England, reports Mon
day: The trawler Barbados has ar
rived in a damaged condition, as the
result of an encounter with German
torpedo boat off the Belgian coast
Saturday. The captain was wounded
in the foot, but the rest Of the crew
escaped unhurt.
The Barbados reports that the
trawler Colombia was torpedoed and
sunk with II hands. One survivor
and one German bluejacket, VINO hao
fallen overheard, were brought 10
Yarmouth by the Barbados: :,
The Barbados defended herself
against the torpedo boat with two
small guns and the captain says the
German was evidently hit, as steam
was seen escaping from her. The
wheel house and funnel of the Bar
bados were riddled with Shot.
London has reported two victims
off the west coast of England and
ireland. They were the British steam
er Edale, sank off the Sclily ISLANDS
and the Russian steamer Svorono. at
tackled off the Blasket Islands. Both
crews were saved.
Paris reports: "One of our aero
planes, while flying this morning
over Home, was hit by a splinter
from she'll which penetrated the
reser yoir. The machine, however
succeeded 10 returning to our lines
passing over the first line Of German
trenches at a height Of only 4Ot
= metres. It was riddled with bullets
during this difficult flight, and at the
moment of landing came under the
Ece OF the enemy's artillerq. The
aviators. nevertheless, returned I'm
injured
Berlin reports Sunday that on Sat
urdav two more French aeroplane'
were disabled. One was destroyed
near Rheims by a gun ire. Th'
other, belonging to an air squadron
was forced to land at a point to th'
northwest of Ferdun-
London reports: A dispatch II
The Mail from Armwells, on tn
north coast, says that four Zeppelin
were Sc cant $50 o'clock Saturda
night eight miles from the coas'
They were moving southwark.
Paris reports: German aeroplane
bombarded various towns Of Easter
France Sunday.
Four machines flew over Eplna
caDital of the French department Q