Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-06
| revief Was Given Assurance
Of Safe Conduct in Zone

NEW YORK April 5--The Trevier
sailed from New York for Rotterdam
February 20 with assurances of safe
conduct through the submarine danger
zone. ii was stated today by the COM
mission for relief in Belgium. She was
laden with a general food cargo.
The commission had received no word
Of the ships destruction
The Belgian relief steamship Feistein
has been sunk in the North sea while
approaching Rotterdam. according to a
cabIegram received here today by the
Belgian relief commission 1t is believed
she struck a mine
The commission had received no
word from the London headquarters
which sent the message about the
Feistein. regarding the torpedoins of
the TrevieT.
Both vessels carried crews made up
mostly of BeIgians and Hollsnders and
&c is believed no Americans were on
either vessel
The cablegram did not state how or
when the Feistein was sunk. or wheth-
or any lives were lost The assumption
she was mined was based on the fact
that all other commission vessels lost
near Rotterdam met disaster in that
way
Both the Feistein and the Trevier
carried solid cargoes OF wheat for peo-
pie starving in Belgium and northern
France
The Feisteiu. a Norwegian vessel.
eft Philadelphia February Is and put
i'm al Halifax. leaving that port on
March 10 Her cargo was valued at
Ss54.lsi- The ship was of 1891 tons
gross
The Trevier. Of 1907 tons gross. left
New York March and also put in at
Halifax Her cargo was worth $685.
ae1
Members of the commission here
we're unable TO credit the news that
The Trevier had been torpedOed with
out warning. II was said the. commits
sion had abIded BY the German re-
strfctions that its ships take the north
e-u route after stopping at Halifax, in
stead Of putting in at Falmouth or
KfrkwzII. under assurance that U-boar
commanders had been instructed not to
modest the relief ships II they con-
formed to the prescribed regulations.
General Haig'S Forces Driving
Hard Against the Germans
NEW YORK. April Sit was Cen
sraI Haig's time today TO smash against
The Germans. Yesterday General Me
vile had his day OF battering forward.
Two more towns were baggsd by Haig
Meanwhile the race between the French
and British troops TO see which shall
have the honor Of taking 81. Quentin
continues in perfect coordination of
the allied forces.
Thus much was plain from the Of
fetal statements today The main ac-
s5vity reported ~ Field Marshal Haig
vas toward Cambria from the south
west Apparently this thrust is an
other part OF the allied plan to cut
-. Quentin of from the line of COM
mur'cetiors- British forces today had
reached Ronssoy. within four miles Of
me main road connecting Cambria and
- Quentin
The French official statement men
r'Oued TCconnoiceTing advances north Of
Gauchy and Moy-twO cities so near
- Quentin as to be subuTbs-and 10
cation Of msssed forces of the enemy.
London officially announced today
Junction Of the armies NJ General
Naude CBritishI and General Baratof
tRussiaul on the Mesopotsmian-Persian
frontier The Turks are now under
powerful pressure from four different
armies British force advancing
north toward Jerusalem in Palestine,
under command Of General Murray;
General Maude-s British army advanc-
ing west from Persia, and what was
formerly the Grand Duke Nicholas
Russian army, advancing to the west
from Armenia HI Turks have now
been driven out of Persia