The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
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Dutch, Spanish and Nor wegian Ships Fall Victims to Germany's Submarine Blockade of England.
Crew Set Adrift and Picked Up In One Case-No Fla talities Reported Gerard Makes Further Inquiry.


 fare has claimed more neutral vessels, according to reports today.
 A Dutch schooner, a Spanish steamer, and two Norwegian vessels are the latest non-belli- gerent victims, say announce ments from various ports to- day. In all eases, no fatalities have been reported.
 The British schooner John Pritehard has been torpedoed in the Mediterranean Sea, it was announced today. 14
 The Hague, April 5.-It is officially announced that the Dutch schooner Elsina He1fa was torpedoed yesterday in the North Sea- The crew have been brought to Noord Hinger. A government inquiry will be opened when the crew reach Rotterdam.
 The ministry of marine announces that the governm ent decided to con- duct an examination of the Tubantia wreck. thus taking it out of the hands of the owners.
 SPANISH STEAMER ToRPEDoED London. April 5-The spanish steamship vigo, of 1.1s7. gross tons, was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by a German submarine, according to a IIoyds report The crew was set adrift in a boat and later were picked up by the British steamship Polo and ports the sinking of the British steam ship Bendew. with the loss of one of the crew
 The V1go was owned by Gonzales & F'ernandez, Of villagarcfa- She. was built in 1878 at 1Tidd1esboro and was 250s feet long and 32 feet beam. The Bendew was of 3.6s1 gross tons and was built in 1909 at West HartlepooI, for J. HouIt & Go, of that port.
 U-BOAT THWARFS RESCUE : Paris, April 5-A Havas despatch from Valencia. dated April 4, says that a Norwegian steamer was seen during the morning 30 miles off the coast of Spain. signalling for help A Brit 1sh steamer approached to. render as- sistance but, perceiving a Germa an submarine in the vicinity, made for port under full steam and reported the incident to the Spanish authori- ties and tONthe British and Norwegian consu1tA. The fate of the Norwegian steamer is lunkngwn, the despatch adds.
 Norwegian Ship Sunk
 London, April 5--The crew Of the 1 Norwegian steamer Arena. 1,019 tons gross has been taken to Ymuiden by l the trawler Clare, according to a des- 1 patch from Ymuiden which says the | Arena was torpedoed and sunk by a | Eermany submarine.
 A report reaching here from the | captain of the British schooner John | Pritchard, vessel of ITS tons, re- gently reported sunk states that his | ship was sent to the bottom in the Mediterranean by a submarine. The | nationality of the undersea boat was | believed to be Austrian, the captain l declares. although no flag was flown.
 Gerard Makes Inquiry.
 London, April 5-James w. Gerard. the American ambassadors today sent an inquiry to the German foreign of lice concerning the sinking of the steamship BerwindvaIe-
 A despatch from Berlin dated March 2s stated that the Berwindvalle had been attacked by a submarine but that she had not been sunk
 Washington, April 5-An official statement on the sinking of the Der windvale off Queenstown was received today at the state department from the American consul at Cork but~of- nciAls declined to reveal it's contents. It was believed that one or more Americans was aboard. Secretary Lansing denied himself to all callers today and worked on the accunula- lion of evidence of German submarine Activities.
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