Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-01
TWO MORE VESSELS SUNK
BY GERMAN SUBMARINES
FIaninian and Crown Of CASTLE Fall
Victims to Undersea Raiders
Or West Coast.
80 LOSS OF LIFE ON EITHER
Crews Saved, Despite Fact That Ger
mans Fired On One Boat Before 1t
Had Been Abantioned-TotaI OF
Five Vessels Sunk Since Saturday.

LONDON, March 3l.-Two German
submarines. the U-es and another
whose number has not been ascer-
tained. which have been operating Off
the west coast of England during the
past few days. have added two more
British steamers. the Flamnian and
Grown of CASTLE, to their list Of vic
Tins. totalling five since Saturday
night.
There was no loss OF life on the two
vessels. although the submarine fired
before the crew of the Crown of Cas-
tile left the steamer.
The Crown of CASTLE was sunk by
shell fire. but the Flaminian was tor
pcdoed.
AS an Offset to this, a French de-
stroyer rammed and. it is believed.
sank German submarine off Dieppe.
AS the dcstroycrs have been unable
to round up the submarines, ship
owners have petitioned the govern
ment to he allowed to arm their ships
This has not been permitted hereto
fore. as steamers then could he con-
sidered ships Of war. and be sunk
without notice.
STORM OF INDIGNATION
AROUSED IN ENGLAND
The heavy loss of life in the sinking
of the Falaba and Aguila has aroused
a storm of Indignation, and the demand
Is made that the captured crews of
submarines lie treated as pirates
This question and that relating to
drink, which is said 10 be causing de-
lay in the delivery of munitions Of
~
through his secretary, has sent q letter
to the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
emphasizing the necessity OF stopptng
excessive drinking and has offered. IL
1t Is considered advisable, personally
to give UP the use OF alcoholic LIQUOR
and to prohibit tho use of it in the
royal household. The government has
reached no decision In the matter.
1t has been decided to incorporate
tho Liverpool dockers In the army
voluntarily. because the workers re-
fuse to work week ends They thus
Will receive both army and their regu-
lar pay.
So far as actual lighting is concerned.
official reports contain little news.
The big effort in the west still seems
far off. and operations are confined TO
an occasional attack and countcrat-
tack. Airmcn on both sides are busy
watching The opposing force and drop
ping bombs.
RUSSIANS ARE HOLDING
GERMANS IN POLAND
In tho east the Russians are holding
the Germans in North and Central po-
land. and are putting forth all their
strength to force their way through
UZsoF and I.upkow Passes, with the
result that some OF the heaviest lighting
OF the war is in progress in the Car
pathians. both sides claiming sue
cesscs.
The Russians. who already havc
forced Dukla Pass. are making thei,.
way down these southern slopes of the
carraihians into Hungary and. ac-
cordinG 10 British critics soon must
com.el the Austrians and Germans de-
fendin" the two other passes to fall
BACK or be threatened with interfcr-
enc"s with their communications.
Australia which already has sent
Two continSentS to fight for the empire
mas offered third. which probably will
he accepted. In all cases the dominions
have sent more men than was original
ly expected
CROWN OF Castillo
SUNK BY SHE'LL. FIRE,
BARItI. WALES, March 3l-The crew
OF the British steamer Crown Of cas-