Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-09
White STAR
Liner CYMBR|C
IS TORPEDOED
COMPANY Officials Have Meagre
Reports; Liner in Sinking
Condition at Sea.
FRENCH LOSE TRENCHES
ON SLOPE OF HILL 3o4
Russians Compel Turks to With
draw From Their Front Line
of Defense.

London, Eng, May S.-The l3,OOU
ton White Star Liner Cymbric, which
for sometime has been engaged in
freight service, has been t0rpedoed
by a German submarine according to
advices received here. One report
says the (ymbric was attacked III
t!ie h,...ntic, and one report to the
White Star Company was that she
had been to, pedoed about noon to.
lay
The Cymhr;c left slew York April 20
with large cargo of munitions.
The fate of the steamship is not
yet known. London reported that
the Cymbric was sinking. The crew
aboard numbered about 100 men, but
the steamer carried no passengers.
Carried Munitions.
The Cymbric left New York April
20 with a cargo of munitions and
war supplies including $4,000 cases of
cartridges. She was commanded by
Captain F. T. Beadnell, and had a
crew of over 100 men. The Cymbric
carried no passengers.
J. ]. MacPhearson, British viscon-
sui here in charge Of shipping. said
as far as he knew there were no
Americans among the crew, the Gym.
brio, he said. arrived here was a
crew Of 10 men. Twelve deserted
and eight were taken on. None OF
those taken on we're American citl-
zens, Mr.. MacPhearson added. In
addition to the crew, five distressed
British seamen who had been i'll here
were on the steamer
Issue New Orders.
The German government has al
ready issued new orders to the COM
mapders ,ot German submarines in
accordance with the concessions set
forth in the reply to the American
note, according TO the Dilt Telegraph
Rotterdam Correspondents.
French Lose Ground.
The French system of trenches on
the northern slope of Hill 304, north.
west OF Verdun has been captured by
the Germans, according to Berlin and
the French in the fighting suffered ex,
traordinarily heavy casualties. In ad.
ditiOn, il4O officers and 1880 soldiers
j.. were taken prisoners.
Paris reports that east OF the hill
the Germans were driven from a com.
munication trench which they had
previously. penetrated, and to the west
of the hill German assault against
French positions at Hill No. 2S7 was
put down.
A heavy bombardment is in pro,
gress against the Avocourt Wood, and
in the region of Hill 304, while to the
east of Verdun and in the Woevre the
artillery activity continues vigorous.
Around the Thiaumont farm, north of
Verdun, a French attack broke down
and 300 men were taken purisoners.
@ Turks Repulsed.
In the fighting in Asia Minor, the
Russians have compelled the Turks
to withdraw from their entire first
line trenches in the region of Erzing-
an.
Attacks by the Austrians against
the Italians in the Marmolada, Falza-
rego and other sectors were repuls-
ed. The bombardment in the Adam
clio region continues. Here the Ital-
ians have destroyed an Austrian de-
fense works, under Col. Topette.
The Turkish cruiser, Breslau, is re-
ported by Petrograd to have lombard
ed Eutaporia in the Crimea.
The. Entente allied front in France
has been strengthened by the arrival
of New Zealand troops.
Four more leaders in the Irish re-
volt have been executed.
Irish Leaders Executed.
Four more of the leaders in the
Irish revolt have been sentenced to
death by the Dublin courtmartial and
executed, according to an official
statement issued today. They were !:
Cornelius Colbert, Edmund Kent, Mi
chael Nation, and J. J. Hauston.
Nineteen others concerned in the
insurrection were sentncd to death,
hut the senetnce was commuted to
various terms of penal servitude. On
three others prison terms were impos.
ed. Two were acquitted.