The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-02-26
U. s. SHIP SUNK
BY GERMAN MINE
Steamer Carib Fails to Follow
Prescribed TeutOn Route.
CREW OF THIRTY WAS CARRIED

Disaster Occurs off German Coast In
North Sea-owner of Ship Is Sur.
prised--German Submarine Torpe-
does Norwegian Ship Regin-Inter.
national Complications May Result.
Berlin, Feb. 24.-(Via London. y
The American steamer Carib has gone
to the bottom on the German coast Of
the North sea as the result of run
ming on mine. At the time of strik-
inc the mine the vessel was not fol-
lowing a route laid down by the Ger.
man naval authorities.
Owned by Clyde Line.
The Carib was formerly owned by
the Clyde line and was recently sold
by them to Walker, Armstrong & Co.
OF Savannah, Ga. She was of $3.50
tor burden and left Charleston Jan.
p for Bremen with a cargo of cotton.
She had capacity of 1900 bales.
Her crew of thirty men, commanded
by Capt. E. l.. Cole, which manned the
vessel at the time she was sold, was
retained by the new owners, it was
said at the Clyde line offices.
The Carib was built in 1882 at Port
Glasgod, Scotland.
Owner Is Surprised.
Savannah, Feb 24.-George F. Arm
strong Of the firm of Walter Arm
strong & Co., owners Of the American
steamship Carib, which was sunk off
the German coast, was greatly sur
prised to hear of the disaster, as he
supposed the snip vas outside any
danger line.
1--WE bought the Carib few weeks
ago." said Mr.. Armstrong. 1--WE in
tended to use her in the foreign cot
ten and freight service. 1t is too
early for me to say what we will do
about her loss or what steps we will
take toward recovering for her de.
struction. The Carib was one Of the
smaller of vessels we have recently
purchased"
Another Neutral Vessel Sunk.
London. Feb. 24.-Another neutral
vessel fell victim to the German sub
marine. The Norwegian steamer
Regin was torpedoed in the English
channel off Dover today.
The Regin sank in less than fifteen
minutes. Several channel ships closed
in about her and picked up the TWEEN
ty-two members Of her crew. They
were taken to Dover.
The Regin is the second neutral
vessel sent to the bottom by German
submarines since the Won Tirpitz sub
ma, inc blockade against merchant
men was launched. The first victim.
toe, was Norwegian vessel, the Bel
ridge, which was torpedoed off Folk
stone on Feb. 10. The Regin was sum,
tcCay in almost the same spot, i1dj-
eating that the submarine terrors still
constitute q menace to trade.
Strong Protest Expected.
The Regin was Ell route from New
castle-on-the-Tyne to Bordeaux, laden
with coal. She did not heed the warn
ing of the German admiralty to neu-
trail vessels to take the route around
the north of Scotland. Instead, she
sailed through the North sea, huggine
the British coast.
The sinking of the Belridge last
Friday aroused intense indignation in
Norway. The second attack upon a
Norwegian steamer by German SUBJ
marines will bring a protest lodged
In most emphatic terms from the Nor
wegian government, it was deemed
certain here.
Norway is not apt to accept the
German viewpoint that, since the Re
gin disregarded the warning not to
attempt passage of the channel. she
did so at her own risk.
Say ship Was Torpedoed.
Dover, England, Feb. 24.-(Via Lon.
don 1.-The crew Of the steamer Re.
gin. which was blown up off this port.