Evening star., 1939-09-08
29Ki||ed in Blast
As Dutch Craft
Hits Mine
British Lose Tanker,
Germans Small
Freighter
By the Associated Press,


The sinking of three more ships,
a British tanker, small German
freighter and. Dutch minesweeper,
today raised the known losses in
the sea warfare between the allies
and Germany to IA vessels.
TWenty-nine of the 81 persons
aboard the minesweeper were killed
when an explosion sank the ship
off the West Frisian Islands in the
North Sea. Oflcials in Amsterdam
said the craft struck a mine and
sank in a minute.
With the German U-boat off to
faster start than they showed in
the last World War, the score on
the sixth day stood to 4 in favor
OF the Germans, with the Neither
lands vessel and Greek ship which
hit mine making the total of IA.
In tonnage the British and French
have lost 5l,875, including the 3.747-
ton French ship Tamara unheard
from since she was reported tor
pedoed of the northwest coast OF
Spain.
The Germans have lost l4,764 tons
of shipping.
Latest Victims.
The two latest victims. besides
the minesWeeper, were the British
tanker Regent Tiger, listed in
Lloyds registry as a 1O,l76-ton
ship, and the German freighter,
Helfrid Bissmark, 727-ton craft.
PukkaStan Loss Confirmed.
The sinking Of the British freight
er, Pukkastan, $500 tons, was con-
flrmed today. The crew was saved.
The loss OF the British tanker was
reported by Radio Marine Corp,
which picked up radio message
saying the steamer Jeanjadot saved
the crew of A after the ship had
been torpedoed by submarine. The
position of the sinking was not
given.
The Helfrid Bissmark sank in Ore
| Sound on the eastern side of the
Danish peninsula. Seven members
of her crew were killed and seven
saved. The survivors believe the ship
| struck a mine.
| Sub Believed Sunk.
Insufficient information was avail
able to include in the score two
German Navy craft. one a sub
marine. The British ministry Of
information reported last night q
naval attack on a mine-laying u
boat ard expressed belief the at
tack was successful, while Prime
Minister Chamberlain told the
House of Commons that in Mon
days air raid over the Kiel Canal
AT least two hits" were recorded
on one of Germanys three pocket"
battleshipS.
A sudden outbreak of submarine
attacks yesterday raised the Nazi
score after Mr.. Chamberlain had
asserted the development of Ger
man U-boat attacks on our ship
ping" was the most important fea-
ture" of naval activity.
Five British freighters we're
added to the sunken passenger liner
Athena (which Berlin denies was
torpedoed) and the freighter Bosnia
oiA tAAS AAo0 Va tAAooS oNAin.
List of British Losses.
Those lost:
Manaar-7,242 gross tons, sunk
about 100 miles off the Portuguese
coast; 88 in crew; two known dead,
three wounded; 20 missing. AS
in case of the Athena, survivors
said submarine fired on sinking ship
as crew sought to escape.
Olivegrove-4,060 tons. loaded
witt. sugar, sunk off Irish coast;
rev of 33 saved by United States
liner Washington, whose captain.
Giles Stedman, reported sub COM
mander as most courteous" in or
dering British crew to lifeboats
before torpedoing, offering to tow
lifeboats toward land. putting them
on their course and firing two sig
nal rockets which enabled the
Washington to sight the hfeboats
less than an hour after sos was
received
Royal Sceptre-.853 tons; built in
1887; loss announced by British but
no details given.
Germany's Losses.
The known German losses. besides
the Helfrid Bissmark, were the
freighters Olinda. Carl Fritzen and
motorship Inn, all sunk presumably
by British cruisers.
The British government reported
that the Kings navy was steadily
(See SINKINGS, Page A-6)