Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-26
srnAmER EVELYN SENT 10.
BOTTOM WITH CARGO OF
COTTON WHEN 1T STRIKES
HIDDEN EXPLOSIVE.
CAPTAIN IS SAVED WITH
TWENTY.SEvEN OF CREW
Not Known Which Of Belligeren1
Nations Placed Mine Which
Caused Disaster So Responds
bility WIN Be Difficult y.
to FIX. =

Berlin via London, February %.
The American steamer Evelyn.
has been sunk by a mine in the
North Sea. The captain and 81 Of
the crew were saved. The steamer
was carrying cargo Of cotton. The
mine was of unknown nationality.
The Evelyn is the first American
vessel to meet with disaster as the
result of the war. She did not sink
within the war zone included in the
German decree. However, Berkum!
island. where she sank, is German
territory.
Sink Irish Ship.
London, Feb. 22.-The Irish
;coasting steamer Downshire was.
sunk last night off the Cape Of Man
island in the Irish Sea. The Ger
mans gave the crew five minutes to!
leave the ship.
Transport Reported Sunk.
Berlin, Feb. 21.-The newspapers
are featuring the report Of the sink
ing of British transport with
troops, together with reports of the
sinking of other vessels by subma-
rine mines. No details are given.
British Steamer Sunk.
London, Feb. 21.-A German sub
marine made its appearance in the
Irish sea and torpedoed, without no.
tice the British steamer Cambanks
Of 1890 tons register. Three Of the.
crew were killed and fourth was
drowned while the men were taking
to the boats.
Only Submarine Seen.
This incident was the only one
connected with the German subma-.
rine blockade of the British Isles re-
ported.
It came about the same time that
the Anglo-French fleets were bonn
harding the Dardanelles forts and
while the Russians, according to 81
telegram received from Petrograd,
were administering defeat to the
Germans at, Ossowetz, Poland, and
driving back to the frontier the
troops who had attacked that fort
ress.
Uneasiness for Liners.
Except for the loss Of life, the
sinking Of the Cambank was not I'M
itself serious matter, but the pres
ence Of q German submarine near
the route which the Atlantic liners
take on their way to and from Liv-'
erpool and along which many steam
ers pass daily, is bound to cause
some uneasiness.
It is true that this was not the
first time that hostile submarine,
has been seen in these waters, but
the last one to visit them gave the
crew of three the ships which she
sank an opportunity to leave the
vessel before sinking them.
No Great Significance.
The Cambank had apparently
slowed down to pick up her Liver
pool pilot when she was observed by
the submarine and torpedoed.
While the sinking Of this steamer
can, however, raise no diplomatic
problems, serious situation may
arise out Of the torpedoing Of the
Norwegian tank steamer Belridxe,
which, according to the British adj
mfralty was struck by torpedo or
Folkstone.
Norwegfans Busy.
The Norwegian foreign office has
ordered the Norwegian consulate at
London to investigate this affair
and report Immediately with the OBJ
ject, It is thought, Of making repre-
sensations to Germany, II the facts
are as stated by the British officials.
Despite the attacks on these
steamers, the arrivals at and SAIL
tngs from British ports maintain
their daily average.
Germans Repulsed.
From the eastern front there IL no
news except tonight's unofficial dis
patch from Petrograd, which says
that the Germans hae suffered defeat
| 1t Ossowetz and have been compell-
ed to fall back toward the frontier.
Battle In Poland.
In the rest Of Poland and in the
Carpathians. where severe fighting n
still In progress. there has been no
change In the relative positions Of
the opposing armies, while in Buk.
owine . battle il being fought alona
the Pruth river. Retirement to this
| position should be an ADVANTAGE "a
the Russians. 40 It considerable
shortens their line and enables rein{
torcements to reach them more eas1
Ny.
Renewed Activity.
In the meantime the battles on
the Continent continue with ever,
Increasing intensity. The offensiva,
which the Allies took early in th1
week. has brought about renewed
activity ell along the line, and al
JACKS ana counter attacks have be.
come much more numerous.
Both the British and the Frepch
seemineiy made considerable Prog
] operations, and this made It impera,
tive for the Germans to deliver
counter attacks to regain tho Rround
which they had lost.