The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-03-16

FOUR CRAFTSMANSHIP
AApsA.HREN JOHANNESBURG
lOns6nE AHmltsi Sstisesness 81.
SITUATION Buti olainiss Losses
On Water Are Offset BY Great
vietotNBs EngGshln Flanders
tAssOcisted Press By Federal wirslesa.D I

-, ASSOCIATED Press BY Federal Wireless.1
oNDoN, March 15.-uneasiness
ESSSsvaslsia shihpiag CIRCLES pssr the
oper4tiaps1 nsafs the, srillY Islands Of
the German submarine U-29, this being
near the track taksh-by the main trans.
Aihhtic linsfs.s This submarine is one
Of the newest, largest and fastest Of
the German underwater feet, and, al
tAsughsit lis tAought -that.she has con-;
pletsd hst raid. the naeasiness con:
tinnea. A. q -
During the three days that this sub,
marine operated she sank four British
and one French steamer and damaged
three others, and, although pursued BY
fast patrol boats, ma1agel TO elqds all
efforts made to sink .or cripple her.
crsws Allowed 70 Abandon ships
In every instance il which the Ur2s
cttuck, she first gave the'crews Of her
yiptiLa ships space of Tina ih,which
II leaseiythsir vessalssand the small
loats were allowed to meet other PASS
ing ,steamets. .. .,ss..,.,.., - p, Il,
Z The French steamer sunk was the
Anguste conseir, carrying coal from
tsfrdiff TO Rouen. She was sunk on the
Devon coast on, Thursday, the crew Of
tssatycish, being pielped mp by 4 Dan
ish steamer and taken int Falmouth.
They report that the submarine which
attacked their ship was the. U-29, the
commanded Of which gave them ten
minutes in, which to leave, the steamer.
.shs was then, boarded /, and sunk. by
hombs. &.E G&r e. n
Success IN Riandsis Evens score
Thelpress jim reporting the success of
the Us29s admit the seriousness of the
rreseAees Of this submarine OF the
south coast and express regret at tAs
Toss she has oecasioned, pointing out,
however, that the British victory in
the, eaptaFe offNusve Chappelle more
tnan evsDsi nPt the soorej for the loss Of
t. few, Inerclantmen means little in the
war, whereas, the defeat of the Germans
in Flanders means much, especially Al
theeiHitiai victory was followed up by,
another one on Saturday, whsn the
German attempts to recapture the lost
ground were sigpally defeated I tg,
lmportance Of British victory Grows
Intact the Importance off the vie
tory; growso as fnrthsr details come i'm
LhB latest LogdOn official bulletin states
that in. three. days the Germans lost
le,0o0 dead and 1000 prisoners. M.
At Don; near .LiIfe; british airrnen
dferped bombs that destroyed. d Ger
nlal TRAIN carrying munitiohs Of war.
On the bankssof the Yser, the Bel
siansiRte declared to have pushed back
the Germans from their trenches, but
tie distance won Is not given. Il, I,
10 retaliation the Germans lombard,
~ lRbsims, Yptss aud soissons With fe,
newcd violence. The eathedfais8in all
thiee cities Suffered further damage.
.ogies Reigps Along french Line.
Along. the extended line held BY the
French armies, from Flanders to the
Frontier Of Switzerland, comparative
quiet has rsigned slime the cessation
o. the sttask on the German positions
in Champagne. ...., ,~....
The midnight Paris bulletin, however,
announced the capture of the hamlet
OF Embesmenil. -.A.r b.. i&.&'.#