Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-28
ANOTHER sATrLEsHIP LOST.
German Submarine Sinks British Ship
Majestic on Gallipoli.

Majestic or Gallipoli.
London, May 2S.-The British battle
ship Majestic, another Of the ships
supporting the allied army on the Gall
lipoli peninsula, was torpedoed and
sunk by German submarine yes
terday. Nearly all the officers and
crew were saved.
About the same time the steamer
Princess Irene, which was built last
year for the Canadian Pacific British
Columbia coast service and which was
taken over by the admiralty at the
commencement Of the war, was acci-
dentally destroyed by an explosion
while at anchor at Sheerness. where
she was undergoing repairs. All her
crew, numbering $50, except one sea-
man. and besides seventy -eiSht dock
yard workmen, lost their lives.
The Majestic, which was the oldest
battleship on the active list of the
British navy. Is the sixth capital ship
lost by the allies since the beginning
Of the operations against the Darda-
nelles, and the second which has fall
en- a victim D German submarines
which recently arrived In those waters.
4e0 Saved.
A dispatch to the Times from its
Mu1fos correspondent says that AGO
men Of the crew Of the British bet
tleship Triumph, which was sunk on
Wednesday by submarine In the gulf
Of Saros. were saved
The Officers and crew on board the
Triumph In peace times numbered
about 700 men. II
The British submarine E-11 has
made a long trip under mine fields
part OF the way. through the Darda-
nelles and the sea OF Marmora UP to
the vsrt5swaters osz Constantinoplc, a
distance OF approximately 200 miles.
In the course Of this expedition she
sunk an ammunition vessel in the sea
of Marmora, torpedoed supply ship
at Rodosto and discharged torpedo
at a transport along the arsenal at
Constantinople. the effect Of which is
not known.
Sub Menace Growing.
The submarine menace is a growing
one both in the Aegean sea and home
waters and these vessels promise to
take an active part in the operations
in the narrow waters Of the Adriatic
where, as in the Aegean region. num-
erous islands afford good shelter.
While the warships are able to es-
cape them in the waters around the
British isles. with the increase in their
numbers the carrying on of sea- borne
trade becomes more and more hazard
GUS. The admiralty still believes that
the American steamer Nebraskan, now
on her way to Liverpool. was torpedoed
and, in addition. the British steamer
Morwenna, bound for Canada, and the
Danish steamer Betty have been sunk
by submarines Only a few days ago
the commander of a submarine infrom-
Danish captain that he had no orders
to sink Danish vessels.
Two Victims Of Torpsdoes.
The Majestic, which was the oldest
battleship in the active list Of the Brit
ish navy Is the sixth capital ship lost
by the allies since the beginning Of the
operations against the Dardanelles and
the second which has fallen a victim
to, German submarines recently arrived
In those waters, the Triumph having
been sent to the bottom in the gulf Of
Saros last "Wednesday.
OF 14,900 tons and of 10000 horse power.
Her officers and crew on q peace foot
ing aggregated 775.
The Majestic, which was. built in
1895, carried four 12-inch, twelve s.
inch and sixteen 3-inch guns and
twelve 3-pounder guns. in addition the
vessel was armed with Ave 1S-inch tor
pedo tubes.
Islands Affords Safety.
The submarine menace is growing
one both in the Aegean sea and home
waters, and these vessels promise to
take an active part in tho operations
:. the Narrow waters OF the Adriatic.