, 1915-02-06
TELEGRANIS
ST. CROIX STATl
Censored ut Jamaica.)

sighted there, presumably u 81.
The Dover aearchlights and batteries were
active upon reports that both ZeppeIins and
submarines were approaching, but nothing
happened. There was Il false alarm also in
London, but no offiriaI explanation has been
given, although special police precautions
were taken as ordered for emergencies.
Several ships passing Anglesey s'8nailed
that there were three submarines IN St.
Georges Channel. The Northwestern Rul-
way has cancelled its services to HolyheaI.
Dublin and Greenock, and the Dublin Pack
ct Company has abandoned its filings. No
oversee sailin3s are taking place from Bel.
fast, although the port has not been closed
by the military authorities, but the coupan-
les viii not take the risk. Passengers are
stranded and some are distressed. The
Manchester Ship Canal is not affected, eX-
cept for the Belfast local connections. The
seamen of. Manch ster and Liverpool are not
deferred, the chief difficulty being regarding
insurance.
The Captain of the steamer "Leinster",
which was chased on her voyage from Holy
head to Kingstown, gives the following de-
tails 1--WE experienced rough weather, bat
were without terrors regarding German sub
marines. When we sighted the submarine
the weather was so rough that not a single
passenger was on deck, She approached
us submerged, but we sighted her emerging
under a mile away aud sue signalIed to us
to halt or we would be fired upon, bur l
ordered full speed ahead, changing our
course every few miles. The submarine took
the water we'll, but we got the engines up to
a knots and soon outdistanced her..
Tie "Pull Mall Gazette" says; There is
nothing more futile than the childish cry.
<It is not fair. Why complain Of breach
es of the laws of warfare when there
is no policeman, Judge or eXecuticner to
enforce these laws? We expect nothing but
q grunt from Il pig and nothing but Outrage
from Il Prus5ian. When a Power departs
from the first principle of warfare, namely,
that the proper objective of its armed forces
is the armed forces OF the enemy, and re
sorts to fancy operations, it is Il confession
of defeat"
The Globe says: "The sinking of vessels
carrying non-cOmbatants is mele piracy, and
persons guilty thereof should not be entitled
to the privileges granted to prisoners Of war
If captured. We have one pirate in our
hand, the Captain OF the ''Blucher', let rs
make a beginning by trying him for the
murder of helpless women and children at
Scarborough.
A despatch from Petrograd states that the
1lltSSidu 0OF6iu uItlb HIS tCClOHQ III luNuiClO
treat the commandment of unfortiied towns
as an act Of piracy
The French Ministry of Marine announces
that according to further information the
German submarine which sank the British
merchantmen in the Irish Sea only did 50
after their crews had been removed, and
therefore oniy the two British steamers tor
pedoed near HaYre We're attacked Without
previous notice, thereby ri1king the sinking
of the crews with the vessels and conse-
queptIy violating the rules and rights Of
nations winch ale respected by Ill countries.
The Temps" remarks that the Inference
IN treatmen by The submarines operating IN
the Irish Sea and the English ChanueI YVES
the result Of the difference in the arnllneut
of these underwater craft. The submarine
operating in the Irish Sea had cannon, and
could therefore coerce the ships it stopped,
while the other submarine, which had not
been seen, probably had no cannon aboard
and belonged to an earlier series of German
submarines.
Loudon, Feb. 3rd-Yesterdoy's French
official communique states that on Monday
morning the enemy made u violent attack