New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-02
Submarines Give No
Warning to Either British
or French Steamer.
ENGLISH AEROS RAID
UNDERSEA CRAFT
Damage Two by Dropping
Bombs on Base Near Antwerp
Air Duels on French Front.

London, April German subma-
rines have sunk two more merchant
men, British and a French steamer,
off Beachy Head, the southern entrance
to the Straits of Dover. without giving
the slightest warning to either. Thir-
ty lives were lost.
At the same time the naval wing Of
the Royal Flying Squadron has made
another raid on the German submarine
base near Antwerp, which is believed to
have resulted in damage to two Of the
underwater craft
The British steamer Seven Seas. of
632 tons, was torpedoed this afternoon.
Eleven of her crew of eighteen, includ-
ing all the officers except the second
engineer, were drowned. The steamer
was bound from London lor Liverpool.
Sinks in Three Minutes.
Such was the force Of the explosion
that the matches were blown of and q
big hole was torn in the steamers
side, causing her to sink within three
minutes.
The survivors, three Of whom were
injured, were landed at Newhaven this
evening by q destroyer.
The French steamer Emma, bound
for Bordeaux, was torpedoed Wednes-
day. Nineteen Of crew were drowned.
only two being saved.
The periscope Of the submarine had
hardly been sighted when the torpedo
from the underseas boat struck the
Emma in the engine. The ship foun-
dered in three minutes from the time
she was struck.
A British destroyer subsequently
picked up two men who had been in
tn. water for a couple Of hours, and
at the same time recove- two bodies.
Five Steamers Weeks Loss.
The British losses already reported
for the week ending March. 81 were
| five steamers. A sixth vessel was tor
pedoed, but reached port. During the
week, however, 1859 vessels entered
and sailed from British ports. So, ex-
cept for the loss Of life, the damage
done was not considered excessive.
The announcement of the air raid on
German submarines at Hoboken and
Zeebrugge was made tonight by the
| Admiralty in the following statement
! from Wing Commander A. NJ. Long
more, N. N:
a. have to report that this morning
| Fl; ;ht Sub-Lieutenant Frank G.. An
dreae carried out successful air at
tack on the German submarines which
are being constructed at Hoboken, near
Antwerp, dropping four bombs.
"Also Flight Lieutenant John P. Will
son, while reconnoitring over Zee
brugge, observed two submarines lying
alongside the Mole and attacked them,
dropping four bombs with, it is be-
lieved, successful results.
"These officers started in the moon
light this morning. Both pilots re-
turned safely"
The French official report tonight
tells of two duels in the air, in both
of which the German airmen were
brought TO the ground. Aviation Lieu
tenant Garros attacked "A German air
scout south of Dixmude and riddled tn,
aeroplane with machine gun fire. Tne
other air fight took place in the Aisns
district. A French airman named
Navarro was the victor.
A Serbian aeroplane has been OBJ
served flying over Semlin, the town In
Hungary across the Danube from Bel
grade, and up and down the Austrian
lines, according to dispatches reaching
Geneva to-day.
The machine is described as the one
sent from Marseilles 70 Serbia last De-
cember The Austrians may have mis-
taken it for one of their own, for not
one shot was fired at it. The aviator
took advantage of this and few at low
levels The observer with him is said
to have taken abundant notes OF the
Austrian positions, after which the ma
chine returned unmolested to Serbian
headquarters.
Cettlnje Bombarded.
Dispatches from Vienna say that
Austrian airmen have dropped bombs
on Cettirje, the Montenegrin capital.
A large Dutch cargo boat, the Lode
wiik van Nassau, was brought to-day
into Newhaven, a port on the English
Channel, in Sussex, by two British tor
pedo boats, under the suspicion that
she has been supplying German sub
marines with fuel oil. She was released
after an examination of her cargo,
which consisted of oils, as nothing in
eliminating could be found.
The torpedo boats gave chase to the
boat and captured her near Brighton.
When hailed By the torpedo boats she
at first refused to stop. IL is said the
members of her crew appeared TO be
Germans. The name of the vessel is
painted on each side in huge letters