Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-22

In respect to the declaration of cot
ton as contraband, it is expected here
that America will offer less serious
objections to this step than to the
Order-in-Council, under which car
goes from America are now dealt
| with
Alongside these questions, in which
America is interested. is the indigna-
tion aroused in Denmark and the
Whole of Scandinavia as the result
of the attack by German destroyers
on the British submarine, F-13, after
she was stranded on a Danish island.
According to the British official state
ment and reports from Copenhagen,
the F-13 went aground Thursday
morning.
Get Stranded Submarine.
The officers and crew were busy
trying to retloat her, under orders
from the Danish naval authorities.
WAC had given them "a hours to &C,
complish the task, when German de-
stroyers appeared on the scene. One,
of them, after firing a torpedo, which
missed it's mark, is reported to have
opened fire with her guns even after
the crew had abandoned the subna-
rine, which was afire.
Fire at Men in Water.
The Danish official account says,
the German destroyer fired at the
men in the water with machine guns
and shrapnel. Not until after the
Danish destroyers got between the
Germans and their prey did they
cease firing, the report says. Halt.
the 80 members of the crew of the
submarine were killed, and their
bodies will be sent home in a Danish
warship. Those who escaped will be
interned in Denmark. The Danish
government has protested to Ger
many and the press of all Scandina-
Wan countries expresses it's concern
at the violation of neutral territory.
Spaniards Protest.
The activity of German submarines
also have brought a protest from the
Spanish government, which has lodg-
ed a claim for the sinking of tho
steamer, Lsidoro. The German am
bassador expressed his regret at the
accident" Since then, another
Spanish steamer, the Peria Castillo.
has been sunk By a German suna-
rine, and it is expected another claim
will be filed.
Fear Bulgaria.
Telegrams from the Balkan capitals
state that TurkoE'ulgarian relations
have reached tie breaking point, and
that Turkey is strengthening her
Notifications in Thrace, because of
the fear of a Bulgarian invasion.
Beyond report of naval engage
ment in the Gulf of Riga, in which.
according to German reports, the Rus
slams lost one destroyer, while each
had other vessels damaged, there has
been little news from the fighting ar
mics.
Battle in Baltic.
This naval activity in the Gulf of
Riga, where the Russians apparently
have only small craft, foreshadows
another big German offensive against
Riga and throughout the Baltic prov
inces. With TIE fall of the Polish
fortresses, Field Marshal Won Hind
enburg now can command large rein
forcements for this venture. With
Riga, assailed from sea and land, in
! German hands, there may be even an
attempt to advance toward Petro-
grad.
London, Aug. 21.-The Copenhagen
correspondent of Reuters Telegraph
Company sends the following dispatch
regarding the sinking Of the British
submarine, E-13. 1851
"The destruction Of the British sub.
marine, E-13, in Danish territory BY
German destroyers under circum-
stances which placed the ship-wreck-
ed craft under Danish protection. has
aroused widespread indignation.
which finds expression in the Danish
newspaper.
1t is urged that there can be no ex-
planation probable or plausible excuse
for the deliberate violation Of Danish
territory as German torpedo boat
had thoroughly investigated the local
ity before returning with the others
to attack the defenseless crew" 4
Petrograd, via London Aug. 21.
A British submarine has torpedoed q
German cruiser in the Baltic sea. This
announcement is made In an omctal