The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-19
BRITISH SUBMARINE
IN HANDS OF TURKS
ELS Goes Ashore in the Oar
danellcS, With Loss Of
Seven Men.
PRISONERS
Special cobie Despatch 10 Tn1 srx

Nprrth 'up6 Bespnfrh 10 IHE SIN.
LONDON. April 1s.-The British sub
marine Els, one Of the latest types, ran
ashore yesterday or Kephez Point In
the Dardanelles Seven of her crew
were lost. The remaining twcnty-four
Uhe full crew numbered thirty-one
men), including three officers. were res
cued by the Turks and made prisoners.
One OF the men rescued. according TO an
official statement issued at Constants
noplc. is the former Vice Consul at OAR
danelles.
The ELS was completed after the
war began. She had four torpedo tubes
two twelve pound guns and developed
sixteen knots on the surface and ten
knots when submerged. Her dsplace-
ment was zoo tons.
News OF the loss OF the ELS
was given out by the Official
press bureau. She was attempting
difficult reconnaissance of the mine
field In Kephez Bay when her nose ran
into the mud. Apparently she was not
entirely submerged at the time. Tor
Turkish soldiers off shore were attracted
by the calls of distress and put out
TO the rescue Of the crew The press
bureaus official statement follows:
The British submarine E-l5. white
attempting a difficult Reconnaissance in
1.-THE kephez mine field on the Darda-
nelles yesterday. was run ashore off
kephez !, int. four miles below the mar
rows
Three officers and tuenty-one men
OF the crew OF thirty-on- were rescued
by the Turks and made prisoners. nc
coiding to the official statement issuei
AT constantinople. This statement adds
that among the prisoners was the
former Nlce-Cunsul at Dardanelles"
The meagre announcement OF the re-
ported loss OF 100 men of the transpor,
Msnitou. which was attacked by n Turk
ish destroyer of the island OF Chios yes
terday morning. made by the Admiralty
yesterday. was amplifed a little by a
further Admiralty announcement made
to-day which says that the deaths of
the soldiers were due to the capsizing
Of two boats. The reported losses are
almost cut in half by the later informa
ton. which II 20 the effec: that twenty
four were drowned and twenty-seven
are missing.
The destruction Of the Turkish tor
pedo boat destroyer Demir Hlssar on
the island Of Chios Is recounied in a des-
patch 20 the Di,iU Neus from chlos
Though II II not stated In the despatch
that the bemir Hissar is the destroyer
that attacked the transport Mantou and
was later run ashore by its comma nder
II Is supposed here that she was
The Demir Hissar managed to run
the blockade of the Dardanelles about
three weeks ago and since then had been
proving about In the AEGEAN looking
for transport ships. The first report OF
her presence in those waters came three
days ago when she unsuccessfully gave
chase to troop ship. hrng three tor
pedoes all OF which went wild
She was sighted off the Island Of
chios on Friday by several OF the Allies
destroyers. which gave chase. When the
pursuers got near enough to Are tho
Demir Hissar's commander threw his
guns. ammunition and other things Of
value overheard and ran the destroyer
ashore on chlos The crew OF thirty
four included seven Germans. one Of
them the commanding officer. who were
from the complement off, battle cruiser
Gueben.
After wandering about the .Frean
for more than three weeks the pemir
Ilissar came upon "A French troopship
which had become separated from rs
escort. Tn. destroyer's first torpedo
missed. but the second one hit tho ship
SAYS the Times correspondent at ihos
seriously damaging II hut not sinking IL
signals for help were sent OUT and tao
allied cruisers came w and chased the
Demir Hissar away.
Tn" destroyer He'd southwest toward
the Gulf of smyrna. hut in that locality
found herself cut on nv cruisers Of the
allied fleet She managed to elude them
and sought cover In the inletS along the
Asiatic coast. At night she crept back
INTO the open, apparently looking for
more troop ships. and was surprised near
th,os. Thirty shells were fired al her
by the pursuing cruisers, all Of which
missed.
Tn" crew loo tho destroyer ~ soon
as She had grounded and rowcd ashore.
where they were met by "A Greek coast
suard The fugtives surrendered to
this guard and We're marched into the
village, where they were informed. As
they were marched through the streets
the crowds of Greeks showed great hos
tility toward them. especially the Ger
mans.