, 1915-02-03
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been sunk by a German submarine. was from
New Zeuiand for London, with q cargo part
" consisting of New z -aland's gift TO the
Belgian refugees, the crew was rescusd by
q Freuch trawler. The British steamer tIka-
ria, from Santos, Brazil, for London has
also been ~torpedoed, but no details are yet
available, Both vessels were torpedoed, with
out notice off Hayre,
The French Minister of Marine, in a state
ment referring to the sinking of these vessels
saws that hitherto the Germans before at
lacking merchant vessels always allowed the
crew sufficient time to embark in the ships
beats, bnt that the custom has now been
abandoned aud the German marine has de-
cided to systelnatlcalW and deliberately YI0-
late Iuteruatioua! Law.
The third victim OF the German subma-
ripe 80 II" sunk in the irish Sea has proved
to have been the British steamer, "Kllcoan"
of Belfast, her indemnity becoming known
when the collier "Gladys", FROM Liverpool
landed her crew of eleven at Douglas, Isle OF
Man. The fGladys' had passed Liverpool
Bar when she was hailed, the German sub
marine being almost alongside. 1t
appeared that the Germans mistook the
"Gladys'' for II steam traWler. The Com
mauder of the submarine ordered the
GLADYS to follow the other steamer close
by. which proved TO be the "kilcoan', her
crew being in the boats which the "dladys"
under orders took in tow, A German officer
from the submarine boarded the deserted
steamer and after removing all hags and pa
pers he attached q high explosive to
her quarter and this was fred from the
submarine, tearing a hole in her side, The
Germans worked methodicalIy and with
much po!iteneas, the officer taking pains to
-.,oc .o.rot and uGgnriUO them that
the "Gladys'' would put them ashore. The
~Kilcoan's' crew shy that when the sub
marine came alongside she was flying the
British white ensign, and as their ship was
sinking the GerMaus offered them cigars,
which they did not accept. The. "Glndys"
wanted to take the mon into Liverpool, but
received q ~peremptOry order to proceed to
the Isle of Man. When the "G,ndys" AMI
the submarine were watching the "Kilcoau"
sink n Belfast and Liverpool passenger
steamer was sighted, but before the Ger
mans could pursue, the steamer caught sight
of he sinking "Kilcoan" and changed her
course for Holyhead at full speed. Nothing
further has been heard from "U II, there
fore it is assumed that she has returned to
her base. and normal traffic has been re-
sumed in the Irish Sen. The Allan Liner
Scandinavian, from st. John for Liver
pool Win OOO PtoSohS"iS VI HN"AN' ~ AHtN
Queenstown on bearing of tho raid, but pro-
ceeded later. AT least five other steamers
were chased by ~ 81, namely, the ezra
phic', reported yesterday as having elpded
her, with 100 passengers and a crew Of
40, and the small steamers "Atreus" "Ava',
"Kathleon', 'Endymion'', all of which sue
ceeded in escaping into shoal waters.
Advices from Dublin state that tue steam
er ''Leinther' from HoIyhead to Kingstown,
reports having been chased by o German
submarine for Is minutes off the Kish light
vessel, opposite the mouth of Dublin Bay.
A French official communicate states: "Sun-
day was marked by artillery fighting which
was particularly spirited III all the northern
region. Southeast of Ypres the Germans
enaeayoured to attack our trenches north of
the Canal, but the movement was Immediate
ly checked by the combined fire of our
artillery and Infantry. Along the entire
front on the Aisne, from its junction with
The Disc as far as Berry au Bac, our batteries
were successful at certain points IN demolish-
ing trenches III course of construction, as
we'll as shelters for machine guns, and also
in silencing several mine throwers and GER
tain artillery detachments. In the Cham