Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-05
London War Office An
nOunCss Sinking Subma-
rlnss of the Enemy
U-8 IS ONE or VICTIMS
Latter Sister Craft Of the U-9.
Which Destroyed Four
English Cruisers.

razs1-. Nfarch 5.--TTo Cemar sub.
aar.-es have been sunk ir British
aasa-a. according Co an onci1I an
elarerErcr The test % tEr state
m-ra The British steam collier
TE.sts has been examined at dry
sast ald IaiErtes 90 her Keel and pro
B-.ar eoaHru the evidence % Cantaiu
ErI ast lis crew that on fss Zsth %
EeaHatrv ras vessel ramm~d and in aIf
Probability sass n German submarine.
v.e. had Hred a torpedo AZ heF. Yes
r-rsaT afternoon the German subaa-
zine Cs was sunk OF Dover BY de-
ssf1F--s. aad officers and ua1 taken
prisoners 10 was announced iu Paris
tts. uIsht that the German submarine
ft vas Egnk by Preach destruTers
aet slr crow taken pr.sourrs-
reaptain Bell 0f the TraWIer
rE1rf.s claims German submartue.
whose indent.fy was not establlshed.
frrf "a torpedo az bis vessel bat hs.
sgecreded in lodging tas missile. theu
drove hts ship az the periscope sh1w-
.sr above the surface % the water
II- eoutcads De sent the susmersibic
-1 the bottom.
The Us was 400 tous Displacement I
sh- had a speed % ta kaoss above
sad eight knots submerged with a
rratus ~ 0r-rutiou 200 rniirs and .
earrtst three torpedo tubes and -
F-n. she was a sister chip % the
famous 70. which sank ths British .
cruisers rtosue. AbouE.r. Crrssy and .
IHWE~ .
The British admiralty coudrusd thsI
stalking 0f tW0 German submarines. .
ra- eaptain 90 the Americas steamer I
ggutsbt. arriving 40 Wessr. Ger .
uang. is said Co have Witnessed the I
sinking OF two steamers b. a German i
s.Ea1r.es
Frst reports % definite effects or .
fr.er.e1a trade % Great Britaln's r.
ala.aEF policy against Germany come T.
f-aH uremra- 90 fs said several Amer
.-sr vessels which had been takiaE on
crrrer. 90 German goods. particularly
s#es-4Ts gnIoatei these c1rzucs and
refura t1 the United States iu
Ua.rr
t.aoaFh thc assault on she uurd1-
r..s continues sbers ls such coufu-
r.ae r reports 90 Isl Impossible 90 Eaiu
r ..r IDEA OF what has been accump-
.Hrerfsat BATTLES are ir prosress tu
OH. l.asaasus region t1 Frurcr. Or
raH.HerG "o'and ard in GaiIca-
% tss NuEio-Frcnc1 feet tf
at che uurd1ne},es the Rgs-
ssss. Uael sea feet viii attack the
fal-eae.rs % Coastaattlopie from The I
eat. lle.rdlnE Co unofficial atvic-s-
Eg sian feet is said GO b. steam
ae toward rhr Bospborua. The Hos I
ts ts miles Ions. one 90 one and s
s 1f Vt1r. and defe1dcd By modern
reaf.1rs which EuarG approaches ,
1 Cos sastinop.e at the western cnd- /
To a.sleE the EospGOrus. Russians
re.'. have t0 deal wtth che Turkish ,
saftzn ssis 20 Have FLED
Dispatches reaching toudou sss
'1-sr r1af ia the south the Austrtaus
lsF t.1azarians continas 60 tiuE
'sHs-lfes with srcat bravery and
sser Greater loss against the Russian
r.s oasiru<hts brourht no gain.
-1~-u4 says. The German cuutir-
--er .a shr Carpathians has been r.
ls.ef r1 three army corps. 70 BE- said
elaeg ere Austro- Hun<ariaus 20 bear
se a-gnt 90 the hEltinE.
tr aacouhrmcd Nthsas dispatch
.anfiuopie.
An ogIr,af statement from Paris :
s1s arttieships % the allies continued
-rIay their operations against :
.s on the DurdanelIsa
Despite drastic measures % ths
Spanish government 10 prevent moro
.cItsg.c prices the cost % food Goa
sses Co raise WorSinE classes N
isa.n are hard hit BY Industrial stag
Ia'iou resulting from ths var ~
lreber % places ecoaoruic diheuiii@s 5
ave become serious and authorities b
.rs obliged to resort TO drastic csPeslt- -
uts ~ Ngrcia a mob stcrrued bake b
acps ,
Germans Xiii 1000 Freren- .
Hsrfin oneiai. An attack last night p
'ish considerable forces on the hei<n's y
6 Csiies broke down with heavy loss y
o the Frcach Several night attacks y
g other points also Wsrc unsuccessful
cG more than a Thousand Preach are q
cad wing before our entAnsienents- u
esfh % Yprcs ve inflicted consider 8