Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-02-25
AMERICAN STEAMER Is SUNK:
GERMANS MINING NORTH SEA
Submarine and Mines Sinking Many
Steamers; European War Con-
tinues With no End in Sight.

/ stroyed by mine of the German.
coast, while q third Norwegian, the
Regin, has been torpedoed or destroy
j ed by mine on Dover. All the Re-
gins crew were saved by British de-
stroyers and although not stated in
| the dispatches from Berlin, 1t is be-
lieved thf crew of the Carib also es-
capped.
Washington, Feb. 21.-The United
States government was advised Off
cially tonight OF the destruction of the
first American vessel on the high seas
since the outbreak of the European
war. American Consul Fee, at Bre-
men, cabled that the steamer Evelyn
and her cargo of cotton, bound for
Bremen, "had been blown up at Bor-
kum," just off the German coast, and
that the crew had been saved. The
cause-submarine or mine-was not
not given In the dispatch
After q conference with Presiden
Wilson, Secretary Bryan cabled AM
bassador Page at London and Ambas-
sador Gerard, at Berlin, to make an
exhaustive inquiry as to the facts and.
ff the crew was landed in either of
their respective jurisdictions, to- fur
4
Captain Smith and his men.
Germans Sink Irish Ship.
London, Feb. 21.--A German subma-
rine. described by some as the U-12
and by others as U-21, operating Ia
the Irish sea yesterday, found another
victim in the little Irish coating steam
er Downshire. The Downshire was
sunk not far from the spot where the
British steamer Cambank was torpc-
doed a few hours earlier. The Down.
shire's crew, however, were given time
to escapeain their boats, and, instead
of wasting a torpedo, the Germans
used bomb.
F, 8. Building Submarines.
Washington, Feb. 20.-Renewed
| complaints were made today to the
state depaI tment in behalf of the Ger
nam and AustFos Tupgarian embassies
that submarines were being built in
the United States and shipped in sec
tions of Canada for re-shipment tt
England Charles M. Schwab, presi-
dent of the Bethlehem Steel company
and owner of the Union Iron works. IS
said to have cancelled similar con-
tracts with the British government
several months ago, after conference
with Secretary Bryan on the theory
that they constituted violation or
neutrality.
q. s. VIII Make no Reply.
Washington, Feb. 20.-The United
States probably will make no reply
for the present at least, to either the
British or German notes regarding the
use of the American flag on foreign
vessels and the dangers to neutral
shipping in the naval war zone, but
will stand firmly on its warming
against destruction of American lives
or vessels.
Many officials who know the situa-
ton expect some further move only IN
event of an overt act. This was 1ndi-
Gated in high official quarters today.
Germans Torpedo British Steamer.
London. Feb. 20.-A German sub
marine appeared in the Irish sea early
TODAY and torpedoed without notlc'h
the British casting steamer CambanR.
of 44O tons register. Three or the
crew were killed and fourth was
drowned while the men we're taking IT,
the boats.
British.French Attack on Forts.
London, Feb. 20.-The first serious
attack by the British and French Med
iterranean fleets, assisted by aero
planes, on the Dardanelles forts, which
began yesterday and continued today.
has met with considerable success, ac-
cording to the British Official account
and unofficial accounts received at
Athens from the island of Tenedos, at
the entrance of the straits.
The Turkish official report, how
ever, stated that no damage had been
done to the forts and that the casual
ties of the defenders consisted OF one
killed and one wounded, but that three
of the warships were damaged by
shots from the forts.
The bombardment must have been
one of the most serious ever under
taken, in the opinion of naval experts,
for no less than eight battleships and
armored cruisers took part, these
warshfps having a total of thirty IL
inch and six 10-inch guns which out
ranged the guns of the forts.
Early Friday morning this feet, IN
cluding British battle cruiser Index1-
bic, which has Just returned from the |
Falkland islands where. with other |
ships she took part in the battle In !
which Admiral Count Won Specs Ger
man squadron was destroyed, opened |
a long range bombardment on the |
forts at Cape Helles and Kun Kalesi,
at the entrance of the straits. When
these forts had been damaged the bat
tleship force closed in and engaged the
forts with their 6, and 9-inch guns
which II is believed must have poured
an enormous rain of shell on the Turk
ish positions.
Germany's Reply to q. 8.
Berlin, Feb. 18.-Germanyss reply to
the protest of the United States
against designation of naval war
zone about the British Isles Is couch.
"a in the most friendly terms, but