Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-16

ped four bombs on Maiden, 50
miles northeast Of London, It
also dropped bombs on Reybridae
Basin, setting fire to BUILDINGS.
At lowestoft on the North Sea,
in Suffolk county, three bombs
were dropped, considerable dam
age resulting. The lumber yard
was set afire. Previously air.
craft visited SouthwoId and pro- /,
+ ceeded to Halesworth, eight miles
inland. ".
London, April 15.-Although it is
not yet certain that the German sub.
marine was responsible for the sink.
ing OF the Dutch steamer Katwyk off
North Hinder Lightship last night, the
sinking OF the vessel has aroused in
dignation of the Dutch as evidenced
by editorials of the Holland, news
papers. The katwyk, which was load
ed with grain from Baltimore, was
consigned to the Dutch government
and reported to have been lying at
anchor at the time of the explosion,
and to have been flying the Dutch flag.
Mistake Not Liable.
Dutch newspapers insist no mistake
could have been made, and that if the
German submarine actually torpedoed
the steamer, 1--WE must expect that
Germany will without loss 4of time ,ba
made responsible for this severe viola
tfon of the rights of neutral powers"
Fear that. the Netherlands is directly
involved in the Katwyk's cargo, and
that news of sinking came immediate.
ly on top of announcement that four
Dutch trawlers had been seized by
the Germans and taken to Zeebrugge,
apparently heightened the feelings of
Hollanders. The Katwyk incident
and many rumors of diplomatic move
ments Of Italy, near the east, seem.
ingly had made the people of Holland
almost forgetful of last nights Zep-
pelin' raid over the Northumberland
county and fighting on the continent.
Offers Apology.
Next in interest to the sinking of
the Katwyk was the publication of
the "White Paper showing England
acknowledged British cruisers had
sunk he German cruiser Dresden in
Chilean territorial waters, and. had
offered an apology for the action of
her squadron.
The Netherlands steamer KatWyk,
from Baltimore for Rotterdam, was
torpedoed yesterday evening while
anchored seven miles west of North
Hinder Lightship, in the North sea.
The crew of twenty-three men was
co toll hno ind h1 1;r1, %o1 In
The Katwyk was loaded with H.
900 bushels of corn consigned to the
Netherlands government, according to
agents Of vessels.
The only battles of Importance are
in the Carpathians and Woevre. The
Russians, although now faced BY much
larger forces than there were at the
beginning Of the campaign three
months ago, are said to be continuing
efforts to force the Austro-Germans
from the Carpathians and open way
to Hungary. The Austrians insist the
recent fighting has been in their fav.
or, and that they have captured an
other important height northwest of
the Uszok pass. In WOevre the
French apparently revived the often
sive Berlin declares all French at.
tacks were repulsed.
Hague 10 Silent.
The sinking of the Dutch steamer
Katwky was considered at the Hague
as the gravest incident Of Submarine
warfare up to the present date. as 1t
directly affects the Dutch government,
to which the cargo of grain aboard
was consigned. Awaiting further de-
tails of the torpedoing, the minister
ial departments declined to make any
statement.
Air Raid by French.
An official report of the war office
tonight says:
"A German aviator dropped bombs
on a hospital at Mourmelon. BY the
way of reprisal for the bombardment
of Nancy by Zeppelin, one Of our
aeroplanes dropped five bombs on the
German headquarters. All projectiles
fell on the buildinges in which the i'm
perial staff was installed. We also
bombarded station at Freiburg, il
Breisgau.
"A flying squadron of fifteen ma
chimes dropped bombs with success. on
the German military buildings at Os.
tend. Our troops were violently can.
nonaded."
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