Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-20
BRITISH SUBOEA
BOAT Els LOST
Submarine While on Scout Work in
Straits Goes Aground and "a
y Men Captured.
SEVEN OF CREW ARE MISSING

LONDON. April 1s.-The British,
rs an offset to their success in de-
stroying a Turkish torpedo boat
which attacked the transport Manitou
off Chios yesterday lost the subma-
rine ELS, which, while carrying on
scouting work in the Dardanelles
mine field. ran aground on Kephez
point, twenty-four officers and men
being made prisoners. According to
the Turkish report. seven Of the
crew are missing.
An official statement from the
British admiralty issued late last
night gives the substance OF a fur
Their report concerning the loss OF
life aboard .he Manitou..
Transport No, Harmed.
The report shows that twenty-four men
were drowned. instead Of 100 as at first
reported. and that twenty seven others
are missing The transport Itself was
mot damaged.
The loss Of life was due TO the capsiz-
ins Of one boat in tho water and an
other while being lowered. owing TO the
breaking OF a davit.
In Egypt British airmen have been
ldropping bombs on the Turkish encsmp-
Snent near the border. while French
Ncruiser. the fire Of which was directed
ny seaplsne. has been throwing shells
IN the Turks near ID Arish. where the
army for the invasion Of Egypt has its
headquarters
Majestic Driven Back.
CONSTANTINOPLE. April ia-(Via
Wireless to Berlin and London 1.-THE
Following Turkish official statement re-
Esrding recent operations at the Darda-
nelles was given out here tonight:
On the afternoon Of April Il the Eng
tish battleship Majestic bombarded a land
position near Gaba Tepeh. on saros bay
The fire was returned and the Majestic
was forced TO retire.
"on the following afternoon the Majes-
Tic attacked our advanced batteries. but
was struck three times. The warship re-
tired and was replaced by the British
battieship swiftsure. which continued the
bombarding without result.
Are Basily RepnIsed.
"on the nights between the 18th and 18th
81 April enemy torpedo boats tried 10
penetrate the Dardanelles They were
easily repulsed. German aviators dropped
bombs. which struck and exploded on an
enemy coal steamer.
Main headquarters reported that yes.
terdey an enemy hydro-aeroplane was
damaged by Turkish fire and fell into the
sea. A second hydro-aeroplane attempted
10 save Il and Il was sunk by our fire.
An English armored cruiser, which
tugsed away the damaged machine, was
struck by our shells. The cruiser, with
the hydro-aeropiane, withdrew"
Planes Drop Bombs.
CAIRO CVia Londonl, April 1s-The fol-
lowing official communication was issued
today:
'on the 18th three aaroplanes made a
flight from the canal to III SIR, some
twenty-five miles south OF El Arlsh.
dropping bombs. which were effective
From $50 20 800 tents were seen The dis
tanee flown was more than 10 miles.
No other enemy troops were seen this
elde OF III Sirr though one or two small
posts Of about twenty men are known 70
exist
fst Bombard Camp.
'on the Rarsa. date a French crulsef
bomharded a caa1p near El Arish, a sea
plane directing the fire. No large num-
her Of troops were seen. though enemy
guns opened fire both on tine cruiser and
the eeaplane. Neither was hit. however
ton The nth a French cruiser, again
assisted by seaplane. bombarded the
eneny's camp well to the south OF Ghax-
zoh (some forty miles southwest OF
Jerusalem). Considerable damage was
dane