THE PIRATE WAR

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2729, 25 March 1916, Page 5

THE PIRATE WAR

SEVERAL STEAMERS SUNK- j

ATTACKS ON NEUTRAL VESSELS By Tolosraoh—Press Association—GonyrieMf London, March 23. The steamer Sea Serpent has been sunk; also tho French barque Bougainville. Twenty-three of the latter's crew were picked tip. The Norwegian steamer Kannik has been. sunk. The crew was saved. Tho Norweginn vessel Linfield has been sunk. Thirty of the crew were landed at Queenstown. CERMAN SOCIALISTS AND THE PIRATE WAR. CLAIM FOE THE RIGHTS OF, NEUTRALS. Amsterdam, March 29. The Socialists in' tlio German. Reichstag have resolved to move in connection with tho submarine warfare the avoidance of everything detrimental to the rights of neutrals, and also to urge tlie Government to do its utmost to secure a speedy peace guaranteeing tho Empire's integrity, political independence and. freedom, and economic development.

The Budget Committee of the Reich- .- stag is sitting .secretly to discuss the question of the renewal of submarine warfare. TRANSFERRED TO THE RUSSIAN FLAG FOUR JAPANESE FIGHTING SHIPS — Sydnay, March 24. Japanese files stato that two Japanese i battleships and two coast defence ships have been' transferred to Russia, and will shortly appear in the North Sea. ! All were formerly units ■of Russia's Baltic fleet captured by tho Japanese in. j the Russo-Japaneso war. i [The battleships captured _by Japan ! from Russia were tho 1 Retvizan (now '. j named Hizen), 12,700 tons, completed in 1902, carrying four 12-inch guns and j twelve 6-inch; the Orel (Iwami), 13,516 j tons, completed in 1004, four 12-inch ) and six 8-inch gnns; the Peresviet (Sa- j gami), 12,674 tons, completed in 1901, • j four 10-incli and ten 6-inch guns; tho I Pobeida (Suo), of similar tonnage and j armament; the Poltava (Tango), 10.96 C . j tons, comploted in 189S, four 12-inch and twelve 6-inch guns. The coast defence ships taken were the Seniavine (Mishinia), 4792 torn), ftw 10-ineli, and fotir 4.7-inch guns, and the Apraxino (Okinoshinia), 4120 tons, three 10-incli j and four 4.7-inch guns.] ■/ j a reportTontradicted ; j GALLOPER LIGHTSHIP WAS NOT. j TORPEDOED. " j London, March' 23. ] The Galloper lightship was not eunk.- j She had been merely withdrawn. 'j CALLOMOATERS : ' j HUN SUBMARINE MEN WATCH DROWNING FRENCHMEN. . Paris, March 23. When the French destroyer Renaudin j was torpedoed by the Germans a few j days ago in the Adriatic, tho officers and i crew of the submarine impassively j watched tlie drowning sailors. On a j French destroyer hastening to tho | rescue, the. submarine disappeared. i 'BRITAIN'S BAG OF SUBMARINES | 120 SINCE THE WAR BEGAN.- j (Rec. Marcli 24, 51.35 p.m.) ; A Washington, Marcli 23. j Information which has been trans- ! mitted to officials of tho Coastguard ■ Service discloses the fact that 120 Ger- ; mnn submarines Lave been captured by ; the British Admiralty since the out- j break of tho war. I

PEACE FEELERS AT WASHINGTON

!AN TJNPROPITIOUS SEASON.

By TeleciMili— Piceg Association—Copyright ; ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) I (Reo. March 24, 5.50 p.m.) I London, March 23. j "The Times's" correspondent states ■ ; that it is officially denied that Berlin is, "j preparing to use the good' offices ,of i Washington' in view of peace negotia- j tions. Nevertheless, it is generally believed that there is something in the j latest feelers, but Germany has chosen j a singularly* bad time. Colonel House • has apparently told President Wilson that the Allies are more determined than ever to see the war through. _ . _ [Colonel' House recently visited Britain and Europe on a special mission from the President, but what exactly that mission was has never been stated, ex- j cept in the most general terms.] '■ ..j

THE PURSUIT OF VILLA j

DEMAND FOR ADDITIONAL TROOPS j

By Telegraph.—Prass Association— OopyriEht (Rec. Maroh 24, 11.30 p.m.) Washington, March 28. 'A resolution, has been into the Senate authorising the President immediately to call up 50,000 volunteers for service in Mexico. •. . It is 6tated that the mobility of General Pershing's force makes it necessary to have additional trodps to'preserve the lines of communication.

HUGE SHELL CONTRACTS IN CANADA i

OVER FIVE MILLIONS IN A FORk j ■ .NIGHT. - ' ■-

(Rec. March 24, 11.35 p.m.)

Ottawa, March 24. The Canadian Minister of Finance . - states that shell contracts of the value ; of £5,400,000 have been let during the past fortnight by tho Imperial Munitions j Board. "As the' result 'of*' 'substantial' ; credits established for the Imperial ; Treasury by the Canadian banks, "the ; war is costing Canada £2,400,000 a. month, irrespective of the Dominion's J share of the Imperial expenditure on the j rations and equipment of her troops J overseas. ■