New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-08

The Admiralty report also announces
the destruction Of a hostile aeroplane
by German armen with the help OF
torpedo boat Oft the Flanders coast and
the capture Of another aeroplsne by
torpedo boats. 1t also admits that the
Zeppelin Ii. which has been reported
by the British as destroyed in the
North Sea. failed to return from
recommending trip.
"Of the Flanders coast on the after
noon OF Nay g." Saws the statement
IAN enemy aeroplane was shot down IN
an air combat with the cooperation OF
German torpedo boat. The arrival OF
British forces impeded the rescue OF
the inmates.
con May G. German torpedo boats
captured unchanged a British aero
plane and made prisoners of both tho
plotting officers.
British submarine E-31 was sunk
west of Horn Reefs on the morning OF
Nav by the artillery fire OF a Ger
man ship.
"Airship IT has not returned from
reconnoitring trip. According TO the
British Admiralty report, British sea
forces. on May !, destroyed the airship
in the North Sea"
The sinking Of an Allied transport in
the Mediterranean late in April, with
the loss Of nearly all the 600 Russian
troops who were on board. is reported
in advices from Corfu, says the Over
seas News Agency to-day. The trans
port was sunk by striking mine about
the same time the British battleship
Russell met a similar fate. the advices
state.
According TO reliable reports from
Corfu" SAYS the agency statement. IN
addition to the battleship Russell a
transport steamer with 600 Russians
on board struck mine and sank. Only
a few were rescued. The bodies recov-
cred were buried b. the British at
Malta"
London, May THE British official
communication issued this evening ad-
mits the loss Of two naval aeroplanes'
but denies the German claim Of the
sinking of submarine E-31, which is
declared to have returned safely TO Its
base; The communication says:
"With reference to the official Ger /
man report published to-day, il is a /
fact that two naval aeroplanes are 4
missing. The body Of Flight Sub-Lieu-
tenant II. r. Simms has been picked |
up at sea and Observer Sub-Lieuten-
ant c. J. Mullens is missing. life
belt has been picked up in the vicinity: /
Regarding the aeroplane reported
captured by the Germans, the names |
Of the officers concerned are Flight /
Sub-Lieutenant Arthur T. y. Covley !
and Sub-Lieutenant Ronald NJ. Inge.
"The German claim that the British /
submarine E-3i was sunk by gunfire is |
untrue. The vessel having returned /
safely to her base
The captain Of the Swedish steamer 1
Rlenda, which has arrived at Holmstad, /
roports that he met, near Hanstholm, I
three Norwegian schooners burning, /
says the correspondent of the Exchange 4
Telegraph Company at Copenhagen. /
The captain. the correspondent adds, ,
observed "A Zeppelin and three German /
armored trawlers in the vicinity
Rio de Janeiro, May THE Minister .
Of Foreign Affairs has received tele- .
gram from the Brazilian Minister in 4
London announcing that the crew OF
the Brazilian steamship Rio Branco, .
sunk last week. presumably off the .
English coast. confirm previous an /
nouncements that the vessel was tor /
pedoed by a German submarine.
Copenhagen, May The crew or 4
eight men Of the schooner Harald were .
landed at Horton Sunday. They report /.
that their boat was torpedoed Friday /
by a German submarine. The crew was
given fifteen minutes to get into the /
lifeboats. but as the weather was
stormy they demanded to be taken |
aboard the submarine. This was done. |
and later they were transferred 10 a 4
passing steamer.