The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-26
GERMANS SINK THREE SHIPS, IN
CLUDING cARIB, LOST IN
THE NORTH SEA.
CREW OF 80 MISSING
NORWEGIAN STEAMER HITS MINE
AND GOES DOWN; ONE ENG
LISH SHIP LOST.

London, Feb 24.-Another American
steamer. the Carib. has been destroyed
| by mine. off the German coast, while
a third Norwegian steamer, the Regin,
has been torpedoeG or destroyed by
mine off Dover.
In the case of the Regin all the crew
were saved by British destroycrs. The
crew of the Carib is missing.
The steamer Kalibia has arrived at
Lydd and reports that two vessels
have been torpedoed off Hastings. One
sank. and the other was supposed to
be in a sinking condition, with three
trawlers standing by. The crew of the
first vessel was saved and landed.
mine sweeper was attempting to tow
the other to Dover by Ramsgate fisk
inS-smack. Her crew was saved.
A German submarine. which for the
last few days has heen lying in the
English channel in wait for steam
packets plying between France and
England. Monday night fired torpedo
at the steamer Victoria while it was
on the voyage from Boulogne to Folke-
stone with number of passengers, in
Guiding some Americans. The captain
of the Victoria, however. saw the
characteristic wake made by the tor
pedo and slowed down his vessel and
the torpedo passed harmlessly about
100 feet in front of 1t.
Eighteen members of the crew of the
Cardiff steamer Branksome Chine, n
government collier. landed here. Their
boat either struck 6 mine or was tor
pedoed. in the English channel. TWEEN
ty miles southeast of Beachey Head.
The German Admiralty has commu
nicated a memorandum to Commander
Walter r. Gherardi. the American
naval attache at Berlin. pointing out
that the destruction of the American
steamers Evelyn and Carib was due to
their not following the course pre-
scribed by the German Admiralty. to a
point northwest of Helgoland.
Neutral states continue to be the
greatest sufferers from the mine and
submarine warfare. 1t is considered
possible, however that one or two
British steamers have suffered SINH
lar fate, one being overdue and an
other being reported blown up off Rye
A larger steamer is reported in dis
tress near the same spot. Lifeboats
are in attendance upon her
Several German aeroplanes were
seen flying along the east coast, ac-
cording to a message to the Press As
sociation from Colchester.
On land the allies in the west have
again stayed their offensive, which had
as its object the relieving of pressure
on Russia.
Third Ship Sunk in North Sea.
London. - The Norwegian freight
steamer Cuba. bound from London to
Rotterdam, was sunk in a collision in
the North Sea. So far as is known, no
lives were lost. The Cuba carried an
official mail bag of the American Com
mission for the relief of Belgium.
Zeppelin Kills Five at Calais.
| Paris.-A Zeppelin airship lombard
ed Calais Monday morning. according
| to an official statement. 1t dropped
bombs which killed five persons, all
civilians
London. Feb. 22.-The American
steamer Evelyn, which sailed from
New York Jan, 30. with a cargo of
cotton for Bremen, struck a German
mine Saturday off Borkum Island in
the North Sea- The vessel sank. Her
captain and 27 of her crew were
saved.
Her cargo was valued at $350,000
and was insured by the American gov
ernment against war risks.
The Evelyn was last reported as ar
irving at Rotterdam on Feb. II.
The following wireless was received
from Berlin Saturday night:
The report he sinking of a Bri-
ish transport with troops and its con-
voy reached Berlin too late for COM
ment by the morning papers.
"All of the papers. however, feature
the report in first-page headlines, to-
Sgether with reports of the sinking of
other vessels by submarines or
mines"
London. A German submarine
made its appearance In the Irish sea
Saturday morning and torpedoed,
without notice. the British coasting
steamer Cambank of 1890 tons regis
ter. Three of the crew were killed
and fourth was drowned while the
men were taking to the boats.
Senator Fall Asks Interveption