Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-01
Berlin Celebrates Over
Successes of Admiral
Won Tirpitz.
LINERS ARE TO BE NEXT
Submarine U II Sends Five
Vessels to the Bottom
in Latest Attack.

L0rdUu. FEB. IA message from
South Port. a seaside resort IS mile.
north OF Liverpool. says a German
submarine. supposedly the U-e1 was
seen or there early this morning.
Berlin. FEB German neWspaperS
express enthusiasm over the doines OF
submarine O. 81 az usherinE in war
upon Great Britain's commerce as her
aided by Admiral Won Tfrpitz Atteu-
ton o. called % the fact that 4 u -
operating 1000 miles from base.
greater radius OF activity than hither-
% believed possible. Argument n ad-
vanced that what already has hap
peued % small coasters NAV now
happen 90 Ereat English liners The
Post says. sarcasticaliys We see Eng
lands attempt 20 cut or supply os
y.ctuals b. hiuderiuE All foreign trade
promises great success
Weather Has No TerrorE-
Dublin. Feb I-~Rough weather
has no terrurs for German subma-
rim. g. declared the captain OF the
British Steamer Leinster in telling of
bis boats escape from German sub
marine when or Kish light vesseI. op-
posite the mouth Of Dublin bay.
When Ne sighted her late Sunday /
afternoon Just outside the entrance Of I
Dublin bay the weather vas 50 rough /
rot a single passenger vas on deck
hs said The submarine approached ]
us while she vas submerged. but We /
s shted her emerging less than n
mile away. She siEnaIed ~ 10 halt 4
or We would be frsd upon. but I or
dered full speed ahead. changing our
took the weather we'll. but wc got our
snEinss up 20 q knots speed and out
distanced her"
Shipping Circles Alarmed.
Belfast. Feb. ACTIVITY OF German
submarines In the Irish sea followed
b. the sinking last Saturday OF three
British merchant steamers BY the Ger
man undersea boat q II. has created
q deep impression In shipping circles
in Belfast. Nine steamers which ply
across the north channel and II col
iisrs have been held IN port
London. Feb. The Germans have
up their submarine attack on
shipping IN the Irish sea by a similar
exploit IN the English channel. where
the steamers Tokomaru and Icarfa
have been torpedoed and sent down
This fact was communicated today
from Paris IN a report OF the French
var ministry.
Announces Third Ship Sunk
simultaneously the British admir- /
atty announced that the steamer Kill I
roan had been sunk In the Irish sea (
by the German submarine 81 in its ]
raid % Saturday. in which the Ben {
cruachen and Linda Blanche also I
we're sunk
The crew OF the EilSoau was landed
Today on the Isle Of Man by a coast
wise steamer.
The Irish sea raider easily escaped.
lad shipping interests. confident that {
3 has returned TO its base. ordered a {
resumption OF normal traffic today
French Tell Loss
The French ministry OF marines Of .
ictal statement announcing the raid q
~ Havre says:
Ia the Irish sea the English steam
rs Linda Blanche and Ben Cruachen Z
Fers torDedoed.
Hitherto the Germans beAre at
ac<inE a merchant vessel always a.
owed the crew sufficient time TO en- n
ark IN the ships boats That custom .
ias now been abandoned. as was
hown BY the bombardmeut OF the
sGmirai Ganteaume. which was nlied :,
5ith Belgian women and children ref
.gees The German marine has de-
.ded 20 violate systematically and de- =.
International law"
Crew % Tckonaru Saved q
The TOkoraru was a vessel Of 5.sl- :,
onS Il sailed from Newcastle. New
iogth Wales on Oct 20. Shipping =
ecorts make no mention OF the Icaria- ;,
he crow was rescued by the trawler n
emper. a
The French steamer Admiral Gan !,
ot