The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-04-02
SUBMARINES DO
!. /. DEADLY WORK
TWO BRITISH SHIPS SINK VIXEN
ToRPEoogn NEAR EN6tlsH
COAST.
over $50 LIVES ARE LOST
Crews q ssIp, Ars Given Llt,Is
chsPpes g sssk Lttsbsais-onIy
-Four Minutes.

[ L9qdon Upward o. isa lives we're
7 lqst IN the slnlslng BY German sub.
marines of tlei african liner Falaba,
and the British steamer AEuila, bound
from Liverpool Cor Lisbon
The Falaha. torpedoed In st.
Geqrgc's cbanBei. earr1ed a crew Of 10
and about ise passsagtls. and Of this
tosai only -ito Nere rescued. or those
rescued eight def latef from exposure.
The Aguila's crew numbered e. and
sse varried three passengers. and ot
these % q the crew and al the pas
senkers we're lost
III each case, Oh sighting the sub.
marine the captain tried 10 escape
by putting on all speed possible, but
the underwater craft overlook the
steamers showing that Germany now
has some % her modern submarines
eagaged In the Blockade operations
against England
/ The captain Of the falata. who
was lost, was given ave minutes 10
get bis passengers and crew into the
boats. but ascordlns 20 survivors, be.
fore this was possible a torpedo hlt
the engine Fooms causing a terrible
sSrlosion Many we're killed. and the
steamer sank in 70 minutes
Trawlers rescued most of.those who
were saved. others got away Ia the
boats Those stlll on the steamer
when the explosion occurred we're
thrown into the sea and Il took the
fishermen an hour to pick up those
u the water who managed to keep
ailoat.
7 The AEulla was attacked OF the
Pembrokesnire coast Tho submarine
whhh IN this case was the u.2s. op
ened hss. killing woman passene r.
the ehlafi sngineer' and two Of the
crew. dsveu atter.the crew had com
menced % lower the boats. according
70 The surYlyors' the GcrmaQe kept
up their Ere and spme ot thu boats
wure ffddIed. e
The captain .of the .trawier oniiie.
whom the commander Of The subma.
rine told Of the sinking Of the AgullA.
Vent 10 the rescue and picked up three
boats containing 10 Of the rrew. A
fourth boat could not ~ found aud
II IL presumed ahe foundered. On the
arrival at Flshpu0rd several Of the
crew wore bandages. having been
wounded W lhe dre from the subma
rine.
AnotheT Dutch, steamer, the Amsttl,
Of 4s5 tons, has beensblown up by a
mine OF Famborough head. but her
crew VAS rescued.
Outside Of the sinking. ot these
steamers ahe onlp sHfsnhI8rtance
was Of the renewal 81 astlyity by the
Russian Black Sea fleet. which hom.
barded The fort az tie. ldsphorus. and
the announceuierti f1m pelroerad
that the Baltic leet had been rein.
forced bg !FqqsE .hselag units. pre-.
lIpmapiy TN. aFfagqRshtlAi ibuilt IN Rus.
slan' yards
The battles, ln the carpathlan passes /
are prdfee.fqg gilh eyer Increasing
fiolehcH" TIE Rugeiang now hold The 4
western baaseR 5fi are advancing
nto FEiAArS bH hire eastern passes
'ernain in the htids Of tlfe Germanle
lllieas, EhG aiiS$sgtf are strongly
'ressea ~ reinforced adversaries.
The. .ksEsensi "a unchanged In
East Galicia ard llllokowiss In North
'oland the GgrnaeA claim to have
Irlven the Russians from Tauroggen.
which they stormed
In the west the mine warfare con.
lnued without any fproftam changes
The bdsliiohs Of the'two armies
At the request Of the shipyard own.
rs tbs British chancellor Of the ex
hequer has promised to submit 10
he cabinet proposal to prohibit The
ale OF Intoxicating liquors in Great
'ritain during the war