Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28


The British battleship Russell has
been sunk by a mine. Admiral
Fremantie, the captain of the Rus.
sell. "a officers and 676 men were
saved.
About one hundred and twenty
four men from the Russell are
missing. The war ship was sunk
in the Mediterranean.
A German submarine was sunk or
the east coast yesterday, it was an
nounced officially today. Eighteen
men of the submarine were captured.
Admiralty Statement.
The sinking of the Russell and of
the German submarine was announced
in the following official statement:
Al. M. S. Russell. Captain William
Bowden Smith, R. n. flying the flag of
Rear Admiral Fremantle, struck a
mine in the Mediterranean yesterday
and sYa6 sunk. The admiral, captain,
"a officers and GIG men were saved.
There are about one hundred and
twenty-four officers and men missing
"A German submarine was sunk off
the east coast yesterday. One officer
and II men of the crew surrendered
and were made prisoners"
Russell $4,000 900 Craft.
Under ordinary conditions the Rus
sell carried between $50 and 500 men.
The Russell was completed in 1903.
She was armed with four 12-inch, IL
6-inch, II 3-inch and six 3-pound guns
and four torpedo tubes. She cost
about $5,000,O00
The Russell is the 18th British bat
tleship which has been lost during the
war. The others were the Audacious,
Bulwark, Formidable, Irresistible,
Ocean. Goliath. Triumph, Majestic. Ma
tai and King Edward VII. In addition
about thirty-fve other British war
ships of various classes have been de-
stroyed.
Steamship Industry Torpedoed.
The British steamship Industry has
been sunk by a submarine, which left
the crew of the vessel in open boats
120 miles from land. The crew was
picked up by the American liner Fin
land.
The Finland sailed from Liverpool
for New York on Wednesday. The
Industry was 400 foot boat, 4,044
tons gross, built in Belfast in 1888
and owned in Liverpool.
Berlin, April 2S.-The admiralty an
nounced today that on the night of
April 1921 German naval forces de-
stroyed large British guard vessel on
Doggerbank and brought in a fishing
steamer as prize.
Aeroplanes Attack Russ Ship.
An official report issued today by
the German admiralty announces that
three German aeroplanes yesterday
dropped 81 bombs on the Russian bat
tleship Slava. Several of the bombs
are said to have taken effect and fire
on the battleship was distinctly OBJ
served.
The text of the admiralty statement
follows:
Three German aeroplanes on April
q dropped 81 bombs upon the Rus
sian battleship Slava. Several hits and
a confiagration were distinctly OBJ
served. All the raiders, in spite OF
the heaviest Smelling, returned un-
harmed"
War Cost British 736 Ships.
Washington, April 2S.-British esti-
mates of the European wars toll oil
merchant ships, given in figures today
by the department of commerce, put
the number at 1876 with tonnage OF
more than two million. Allied vessels
lost number 53S and neutral 1873.
The estimates made by British ad-
mjral gives British losses as 40 SHIPS :
French, So; Russian, S5; Italian, III
Belgian, 10, and Japanese. 3. This does
NOT include the loss of 237 trawlers by
the British, seven by the French and
two by the Belgians.
Norway with 81 vessels destroyed,
leads the neutral nations in losses
Sweden with forty is second and Den