Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-03
Sinking of Ship and Loss Of
American Lives Justified
by Captains Action.
TRIED HARD TO ESCAPEFATE.
Tragedy Will Have No Effect on
U. S. Negotiations With
Germany.

of TIE Armenian, in an interview
said he surrendered to the German
submarine only when his ship was
afire in three places, her engines were
out of action, and dozen of the crew
had been killed by shrapntl fire.
Eleven of the members of the crew
who persisted, Captain Trickey said,
we're Americans.
1.-The submarine, as a signal for us
to stop" said Captain Trickey, first
put couple of shots over our bows
when we were four miles off, | put
my stern to him and ran for it.
"The submarine then began to
shell us in earnest, the shrapnel
bursting all around US, killing sever
al of the crew end knocking others
overheard. | soon realized the enc
my was gaining on us, but | did not
promise to surrender without a strug-
gle but my steering gear was soon
hit and placed out of commission.
Then shell fell into the engine room
and another carried the Marconi
house away. Still another cut down
the funnel and disabled the stokers.
by this time the ship was on fire
in three places and | decided to sur
render. We had resisted the enemy
for an hour, and twelve or thirteen
men lay dead on the deck.
"The submarine commander then
forced me to clear the ship and at
seven minutes past eight the Arme.
nian went down shattered by two
torpedoes.
II must say that the submarine
commander showed US every fairnes;
after we had given up, picking uE
many of the crew who, because OF
damaged boat, had fallen into the
water.
The Austro.German drive north
ward into Poland from Galicia il
gaining momentum and England j.
puzzled as to whether the German
purpose is to make this the main eff
fort or to continue concentrated of
fensive to force the Russians from
he southeast tip of Galica.
Whatever the ultimate object is,
! fighting along the Guila Lipa river
has not abated and Berlin not only
records progress here but also farth-
'er north in the arc around Lemberg
and along what has become the
northern front, between the Vistula
and the Bug.
The Austro.German forces on this
front are estimated at 1000 900 and
their progress has been rapid. They
have crossed the forest fringing the
Tanew river and are not far from
the Zamosc fortress, % miles north
of the Galicia frontier.
Only hundred miles to the north
is the great Russian base Brest-
Litovsk. linked with Warsaw by i'm
portsnt railways and lying almost
due east of the Polish capital.
The development of the Galician
campaign hiss created situation en-
tirely unexpected by the allies.
A few months ago the Russians
were at the Carpathian passes and
in the spring confident predictions
were made in England and France
that Hungary soon would be over
run. The British press has been op-
for weeks that the Russians
would turn, but it now frankly con.
cedes that the invasion of Russia is |
serious. The papers, however, put
faith in Russia's campaign for the |
production of more munitions.
The Arras section maintains its rep
utation as the storm center of the |
west. but although losses are piling
up daily neither side delivers a de-
cisive blow.
An Athens dispatch tonight says
the allies have taken the Turkish
stronghold of Krithia, on the CALI
poll peninsula. to the western edge |
Of which Gen. Ian Hamilton,s report |