Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-02
Nor, Flying Neutral Flag.
and Three TrawIers,
Are Destroyed.
.SUBMERGIBLES EXTEND
AREA OF THEIR ACTIVITY
Steamer SouthpOinf Torpedoed
700 Miles from Sub
marine Base.
REPRIsALs DEMANDED BY
ENGLISH SHIPPING FIRMS
Proposal Made to Place German
Prisoners Aboard British
Merchant Vessels.


ing a neutral flag, have been sunk
by German submarines. The Britisi,
steamer Southpoint, which was al
first believed to have been lost ii <.
storm, Is now declared to have been
torpedoed by the U-2S The sab
marine U-10 mas sunk three Tvn
trawlerE. Their crews were saved
Eleven men, the crew Of the Norwe
gian bark Nor, were landed by 4
British steamer at the Hook OF Hdf-
land today and brought the news 81
the sinking Of their vessels by the
submarine U-20.
A decided extension IN the range
of operation of the German sub
marines is indicated by the sinking
OF the steamer SouthDoint or the
coast Of Spain. The southpoinf
went down or Cspe Fiaistsrre. n -
more than 700 miles from Cane Fin
isterre to the nearest German sub
marine base. The cape is about 500
miles north of Gibraltar.
Following the increased activity ~
the German submarines new demands
Tor reprisais have been made to the
British admiralty by English Shipping
nr1ns. II is proposed that German
prisoners Of war be placed on all roerl
chant vessels entering the German
war zone The British admiralty.
however, does not consider this psar
feasible.
BY tho Assoeizssa rrp.s.
LONDON fs.2s q nj. april z.
The British steamer goutbudsnf <hr
crew OF which was landed vesferz4s
at Lisbon, was not lost in 4 storm.
as at f1rst reported, but was szrrl{f
by the German submarine U-28 sfxfg
miles OF Cape Finisterre, accorifur
to a Reuter- dispatch from Lisbon.
BY the Associafed Press.
NEWCASTLE. England. Aprff
z:5S p. m.-Three Tyne trawlers. the
Gloxiana, Jason and Nellie. wa7.e
sunk by the German submarine U-7f
yesterday. After all the members of
the crews were safely in small boats
the Germans blew up the trawIers.
They then towed the fishermen to-
wards the Tyne until they encouf-
tered nsning craft, which brought tbs
men ashore.
The fishermen say that the com
mander of the submarine was ouife
genial. He served hot coffee and to-
bacco to them. but told them: I'VE
have orders TO sing everything. II
have orders TO sink everything. II
BY the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. April 9. via. London
2:15 D. m.-Eleven men. the crew =.
the Norwegian bark Nor, torpedoea
in the North sea by the German Sub
marine U-20, were landed today by
the steamer Unita at the hook q
Holland.
LONDON. April 2.-Torpedoinr of
three British merchant steamers
with loss OF thirty lives. brought
new demands for reprisals today
from English shipping firms. They
proposed that German prisoners Of
war be placed aboard ell English YES
sells traversing the German war gone
as safeguard against submarine
attacks.
A petition to that erect was cir
culated in shipping circles today. and
had many signors- Admiralty on
oials, however, declared they doubted
II the plan would prove feasible
They declared that In her despera-
tion Germany would not hesitate &c
shoot torpedoes against British mer-
chantment, even IN the know1edse
that German prisoners Of war were
aboard.
The admiralty today officially cor
firmed the torpedoing of the steam
ers Seven Seas and Emma. with
loss Of thirty lives. From Leitb
Scotland, came another report Of an
attack ON British steamer. A Ger
man Taube circulated over the Staffa.
but was frightened off when her cap
tain fired two rockets