The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-04
ENGLAND

[United Press Leased Wire Service]
LERWiCk, Scotland, June 4-The
Danish three masted sailing ship Sal
vador, bound from Copenhagen to
England with a cargo Of timber, was
sheiled and sunk by German sub
marine in the North sea. The crew
was picked up by the trawler Fermo
and landed here today after drifting
for twelve hours in an open boat.
1.-THE submarine came alongside
Thursday morning." said Captain Sand
of the Salvador, land her commander
shouted that he would give US Just
five minutes to take to the boats.
said: This Is neutral ship but he
said that did not make any difference;
We couldn't take cargo Of any kind
to England. | asked him what would
become Of our families If he sank US.
He said he would be sorry If anything
happened, but that war was war and
that we'd better get into the boats.
"After we rowed away the subma-
rine's crew set fire to the Salvador
and then sank her with few shells.
Then they ran alongside our boat,
gave us some tobacco, two bottles Of
brandy and a couple Of rubber coats
and towed US a short distance. They
dropped US when another ship came
in sight"
SWEDISH STEAMER ToRPEDoED.
LONDON, June 4.-The Swedish
steamer LappIand has been torpedoed,
according to admiralty dispatches to-
day. The crew and four women pas
sengers were landed at Peterhead to-
day
The LappIand was 2,2ss ton steel
screw steamer, owned by a Stockholm
shipping firm Of which p. A. WeIin is
manager and was under Swedish reg
istry from Stockholm She was built
in 1906 and was 2s3 feet In length
with forty foot beam.
O THREE NEUTRAL SHIPS.
LONDON, June 4.-Three neutral
ships, all from Scandinavian coun-
tries have been torpedoed and sunk
by German submarines In the North
sea within twenty-four hours.
One of them. the Swedish steamer
Lappland, carried four women passen-
gers. With nineteen of the crew, they
were landed at Peterhead, Scotland,
this morning. They said the Lapp
land was torpedoed and sunk during
the night, while enroute to England
with a cargo Of iron ore. No warning
was given by the submarine COM
| ma nder, according to the i-apP'and's
officers.
The LappIand began to sink rapidly
Immediately after the crash. The
women dressed hurriedly and were
lifted into the boats. The steamer
disappeared In the darkness as the
crew rowed away.
The other neutral victims of German
under sea craft were the Danish sail
inc ship Salvador, whose crew was
landed at Lerwick, Scotland, early to-
day and the Norwegian steamer Gu
bano, torpedoed off the Flandan Is
lands. Other victims of the subma-
rnes during the twenty-four hour
period were the Welsh traw1ers Hirold
and Victoria.
LAso7's OPPORTUNITY.
LIVERPOOL, June 4.-EnaIand's
fate rests with her IahorIno classes.
David Lloyd George, new minister Of
munitions, declared in an address to
the organized battaIions Of Iongshore-
men here this afternoon
"There was never a war In history
in which the Iaborers at home played
so important part" said Lloyd
George. "lf labor does not pull with
the government. then the whole ma
chine Is cIogged and demoraIized."
Lloyd George attributed the Russian
defeat ar Przemysl and in the whole
GaIictan campaign directly to the al
lies lack Of ammunition.
SIX DEATHS.
LONDON, June 4.-Six deaths re-
suited from the recent Zeppelin attack
upon London, it became known today
when an Inquest was held over the
body Of Mrs. Eleanor Wills, rs. Bombs
were dropped upon an adjoining house
and the coroner's jury found that Mrs.
Mills died from &he ehOck