Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-26
Another American Vessel
Falls Victim to German
Submarine.
MEMBERS OF CREW
SAFE AND IN PORT
Report Of Sinking Of Vessel or Coast
Of Scotland, While Enrsuts From
Arehanssi, Russia. Fer Belfast With
Cargo Of FIax-Lsslanaw Left New
York May 17-eritist Steamer
Gransswood Sunk in North Sea.

osSAA~A1p Ao91du0Ws 4IOE1s ATC0Sn8els
July s. for Belfast, with cargo Of max,
was sunk Sunday by German sub
marine off the northwest coast of
Scotland. All members Of the crew
were saved and brought into Kirkwall
in their own boats.
The steamer left New York May II
with cargo Of cotton CONSUMED to
Russia by way Of Gothamburg. The
vessel was detained at Kirkwall while
inquiries were made ~ to the possi-
bility Of getting her cargo to Russia.
~ Sweden forbids the export Of cot-
ton. The ship was released JanS 20
with permission to proce1d to Arch.
angel. where tho cotton was discharged
and nag taken aboard Tor Belfast
No details Of the torpAdoing Of the
vessel have been received beyond Q
message stating that the crew had
been safely landed at KirkWall, from
which place they notified the American
consul at Dundee OF the sinking OF the
ship. i a
eritish 9tsaifsr sunk - 80. r
Tho British steamer Grangewood, Of
3. .421 tons gross, bound from Archangsl.
Russia, for Havre. 1esance, has been
torpedosd and sunk in tho North Sea
by q German submarine. The crew
landed today at Lerwick. Scotland.
Submarine Activity Resumed.
German submarines Sunday resumed
their activity In English waters, sink
ing French steamer. q British steam
er and four trawlefs. -Four Of the crew
Of the British steamer Firth, which
was torpedoed In the North Sea, were
killed. Ten men were killed when the
Grimsby trawler was blown up by a
mine.
One of the undersea boats IL report
ed to have been destroyed by bombs
and gunfire.
The French steamship Danae, bound
from Liverpool for Archangel, Russia;
was sunk of Cape Wrath. which forms
the northwestern extremity Of Scot
land.
The trawlers Henry Charles. Kath-
leen, Activity and Prosper were sent
to the bottom in the North Sea. The
crews of all the vessels were saved.
The Danae was attacked by two
submarines
TrawIers Sink Submarine.
The crews Of the trawlers state that
one of the underwater craft was sunk
by means of bombs and guns flre6
from the trawlers.
Tho Danae was a vessel OF 1906
gross tonnage and was built In 1910.
She was 257 feet long and IS feet
beam.
Owned in New York.
The Leelanaw was owned by the
Hardy Steamship Company. OF New
York. She was formerly called the
Earnwell. She was 2So feet long and
of 1,924 gross tons. She left Galveston,
Tex, May Is and New York May II,
with cargo Of cotton for Archanael,
Early in June she was detained BY the
British authorities at Kirkwall. This
action was taken because her cargo,
altho destined for Russia, was con-
signed by way of Gothenburg, Sweden.
which country forbids the expectation
Ct cotton.
Having discharged her cargo at
Archangel. it 10 evident that the
Leelanaw was returning from Arch.l
angel when sunk.
An official statement Of the Ger
man government issued April 18, set
forth that max 10 contraband OF war.
The Leelanaw was commanded by.
Capt. d. B. Delk. Her crew consisted
Of seven officers and thirty-two mon.
and her owners, the Hardy company.
planned to return the Leelanaw II
ballast to this country. The Leelauav
scent had no information regardin9 the
sinking Of the boat cthsr tran thak
contained In the press dispatches.