The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-02
ENGLAND
BY Ed. L. Keen, United Press stair
CorreGpondent.1

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Correspondent-l
LONDON, April 2.-TorpedoIng Of
three more British merchant steam.
ere with loss Of thirty lives, brought
new demands for reprIsais today from
English shipping firms. They pro
posed that German prisoners Of w
be placed aboard all English yes. o
traversing the German "war zone
safeguard against subma arlne Ae-
tacks.
A petition to that effect was clrcu-
lated In shipping circles today and
had many signers. Admiralty officials,
however, doubted II the plan would
prove feasible. They declared that
in her desperation Germany would not
hesitate to shoot torpedoes against
British merchantmen even In the
knowledge that German prisoners
Of war were aboard. Dispatches from
Lisbon early today reported that tho
British steamer South Point, reported
lost In storm off Cape Finisterre,
was torpedoed by tho German sub
marine U-2s while returning to Phi'a-
deIphia, after taking flour cargo to
Belgium. The crew was landed at
Lisbon. The admiralty today officially
confirmed the torpedoina Of the steam
ers Seven Seas and Emma with q
lose Of thirty lives. From Leith, Scot
land, came another report Of an aerial
attack upon British steamer. A
German taube circled over tho Staffa.
but was frightened off when her cap
tain fired two rockets.
MENAcED BY SUBMARINES.
tey Ed L. keen, United Press staff
Correspondent.l
LONDON, April PA whole fIotiI-
la Of German submarines is now men,
acIng North sea shipping, according
to dispatches brought here today.
While destroyers were sweeping tho
English channel for the under sea
raiders, four ships have been torped-
oed and sent to the bottom in tho
North sea. Il Is feared number Of
lives have been lost.
Three small trawIers from ports on
the Tyne have been sunk of tho
mouth Of tho river by the German sub
marine U-1o, according to New Castle
dispatches today. The Norwegian
sailing vessel Nor, according 10
Amsterdam dispatches, was torpedoe d
by the U-2o OF the coast Of Holland
yesterday while enroute TO England
Her crew Of twelve men was landed
at the Hook 81 Holland today. G
A dispatch from Rotterdam said that
Dutch skIppers reported sighting sew
erai German submarines, within a few
miles Of each other, patrol!ing the
North sea. For the past week the
Germans have confined their activities
almost exclusively to the English
channel and the southwest coast Of
England and Wales. Admiralty Of
ficiaIs believe tho Germans now plan
to friahten English shippers by de-
the coasts Of England.
Later dispatches from New Castle
said that the crews Of tho GIoriana
and the Nellie, two Of the torpedoed
trawiers, were brought to port by fish
ina vessels and that the crew Of the
ia son also sent to the bottom are be-
Heved to have been rescued. The
trawIer's crews reported that they
were treated with every consfdera-
tion by the commander Of the U-1o,
who first ordered them to take to
their boats, passed them cigars and
coffee and then sank their vessels.
The submarines commander told
them, they reported, that he had or
ders "to sink everything afioat."
VOLUNTARY PLEDGES.
LONDON, April 2.-Thousands Of
Londoners today voluntarily pledged
not to drink any Intoxicat-
inq liquor while the war continues
Included among the pledge sIgners
wore leading merchants and govern
mont ofi7ciaIs.
The pledges were circulated all
over the city today, though many
business houses were closed on ac-
count Of Good Friday. AZ the same