Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-02-20
Berlin Claims Successes
in Carrying Out Cam
paign with Submarines.
TWO NEUTRAL SHIPS
ARE SUNK BY MINES
Norwegian Steamers Nordkyn
and Biarka Victims-BeIridge
Was TOrpedOed in Channel.
FOOD BLOCKADE HINT
AS BRITISH RETALIATION
Sir Edward Grey Forecasts
Complete Embargo Against
Germany in U. S. Reply.

-SDe
Germany in U. S. Reply.
BY the Associated Press.
NAKsKov. Denmark. Feb. 70 VIA
London).-The Norwegian steamer.
/ Bjarka, struck mine at 8 O'Clock
this morning and sank. Her crew
was saved.
This is the second disaster To Nor
wegian vessels since the German
blockade took effect
The BJarks, laden with coal, was
on her way from Leith to Nakskov.
The tank steamer Belridge, the first
Norwegian vessel to meet with dis
aster In the war zone esta blished By
Germany after the German decres
went into effect, was torpedoed yes-
terday by submarine near
Folkestone and was beached, badly
damaged.
The Bjarka was a small vessel 12E
feet long and 2s6 tons gross.
The Belridge left the Downs today
in charge of tugs for London, where
she will be dry docked. While tugs
tow her others will remain aIongside
with pumps going to prevent be<
laundering enroute.
BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, via An,st~-.anr1 Feb. -.
The German admiralty announces
today that German submarines had
successfully opened their campa gn
| against the merchant shipping OF
France and England in retaliation for
I Great R7itaIu natic- OF sszrpztfnn
1t stated thsA TIE submarine E~4B
+ had been successful Is its operations
In the English channel. bnt gave no
details as to what Il had accom-
pl-shed. The U-lb is one OF six Ves~
sells whose construction was begun ia
ls1l-1912. They were constructed In
secret
BY the United Press.
LONDON. Feb. 20.-witn passenger
traffic to the continent halted. Eng
land waited today for news OF the
torpedoing of others OF her merchant
fleet. It is known that the English
channel Is being patrolled by several
OF the German under-seas craft, but
owing 10 the censorship details of the
number and the points have been
withheld.
Since the torpedoing Of the Belrddgs
and the Dinorah the only additional
casualty reported is the loss of the
Norwegian steamer Nordkyn sunk by
striking q mine near BornholEn Island
She was a small steamer and her lose
is declared not 10 be attributable to
the German blockade.
It is cons dered certain the Nor
wegian government viii make strong
representations regarding the tor
l nod ~ Doll
reaching here Indicate that the Scan
dinavian countries will act in concert.
and It Is expected that they will seek
the cooperation Of the United States
No attempt is made to disguise the
seriousness Of the situation from the
standpoint OF the neutrals. Germany
has not only refrsed to recede from
her announced position. but all of her
evperts declare that the neutrals have
only themselves to blame If they do
not keep merchantmen out Of tbs
prohibited zone.
Say Kaiser Seeks Worlds Hate.
A number of leading British news
paper men. who have just returned
from Holland and Norway. declare
it is accepted there that Germany is
deliberately launching on campaign
to make the whole world hate her
They declare the German people
are likely TO ask some pertinent
questions Of the government II the
war ends with Germany a loser. The
loss of the colonies. Of the general
trade, but especially OF the thou
sands Of the best OF Germany's young
manhood will be a topic for which
explanations must be made. Ac-
cording to the theory held In the
countries adjacent to Germany the
ruling powers in Germany plan tc
take the position that Germany could
not fight the world. Therefore. they
will be glad to see Italy and Ru-
mania take an active part, and to
have the United States in the posi-
ton Of bitterly protesting the Ger
man methods OF warfare. When that
time comes 1t is believed the kaiser
and his advisers Will say: 1T is
useless, and Germany must stop
| hghting and wait for a future year
when conditions will be better and
she can have made other alliances.
We cannot whip the world, and viii
not send out any more men to be
killed in a war against the entire
world
English newspapers today print
| detailed stories, ms sting that this is
| the real reason for the blockade, and
| declare that after one more big
battle In the spring OeF1uAHy Will -
ready to make peace on the Dest
| terms she can get.
| LONDON. Feb. a0.--As yet Great
Britain has not definitely announced
her promised retaliatory measures
against the German submarine block
ade. which has now been In force twc
days. and which so far has resulted
/ in the torpedoing by German sub
marines of two vessels--the French
steamer Dinorah, of Dieppe. and tho
Norwegian tank steamer Ealridge,
near Folkestone. Both vessels were
damaged. but managed to reach port
A third vessel. the Norwegian
steamer Nordkyn, has heen sunk
through striking a nine near Born
holm Island, In the Baltic Sea ac-
cording to a dispatch from Copen-
hagen to the Central News. AL of
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