SUBMARINE PIRACY.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 481, 3 July 1915, Page 5

SUBMARINE PIRACY.

TWO BIG STEAMERS SUNK CAUCASIAN AND THE DIGLEMOORE. [ PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYBMJHT.I (Rteeived 3, 0.25 a.rn.) London, July 2. The British steamers Caucasian and Diglemoore were submarined off Lizard Point on Thursday. The submarine fired 17 shots at the Caucasian, breaking down her funnel and carrying the wheel out of the captain’s hand. The crew took to the boats. The Diglemoore picked up some, hut was itself torpedoed. One of the Caucasian’s boats headed for trance, and has not since been seen. | The Caucasian. 1056 tons net, was built in IStth for the Petroleum S.S. Co.. Ltd.J THE TORPEDOED ARMENIAN. chartered by the admiralty. Washington, July 2. Mr. Page, United (States Ambassador in London, has cabled stating that the Admiralty had notified him that the Armenian was engaged on their business.

The captain of the Armenian belieyes that the submarine rescued three of the crew. A mate states that the first shell killed ten men. The operator continued S.O.S. signals until a shell destroyed his apparatus. l our men after terrible suffering died of wounds aboard the boats. GERMAN BASE ON NEW ENGLAND COAST. (Received 3, 9.25 a;in.) Washington, July 2. The British Admiralty’s statement will diminish the tension in official circles. The mithorit ms have received information that thcr cis a probability of the (lermnns seeking to establish a strong submarine hasp on the Now England coast. ANOTHER BATCH OF VICTIMS. London, July 2. The steamer Lamas, from Buenos Ayres for Belfast, with a cargo of maize, was torpedoed 45 miles west of the Scillys on Wednesday. The second mate was killed by shell fire, but the rest landed at Milfcrdhaven. A Norwegian barque, laden with •wheat, was torpedoed at Fastnet. Part of the crew landed in Ireland. The Sardc.mine. from West Australia, was torpedoed ami sunk unwarned on the Cork Coast. Two were killed and several wounded or missing, while seven were saved. The Norwegian wheat ship torpedoed was the Thistlebank. Strong denunciations are made against Germany by the Norwegian Government. (Received 3, 1.0 p.m.) London, July 2. A submarine torpedoed and sank the barque Elie Tower, timberladen, from Novia Scotia, off I’ astnet. The crew landed at Crookhaven. The submarine then put up sails and two dummy funnels and sailed about. WELBURY SUNK BY GUNFIRE. FATE PREDICTED BEFORE SAILING. (Received. 3, 10.25 a.m.) London. July 2. A submarine's gunfire sank the 4000 ton steamer AA r elbury ofl Castletown, with 5400 tons of sugar. Before the ship left Cuba someone painted inside the hold, ‘Your cargo for England will never get there. A trawler picked up the crew. MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS. ENEMY ADVISED BY SPY WIRELESS. (Received 3. 9.25 a.m.) Washington, July 2. Government is contemplating placing Sayville wireless station under American control. ' It is believed that the movements of the British ami French trans-Atlantic shipping arc notified to the German Admiralty. The attack on the steamer We’buty disclosed that someone in Cuba before the vessel sailed painted inside the hold an intimation that the Welbury would never reach England. COUNT BERNSTORFF’S CUNNING. AVIRELESS STATION FOOLED. FALSE CODIfsiPPUED TO GOVERNMENT. (Received 3, 11.39 a.m.) London, July 2. The. 'New York Journal” states that Count Bernstorf!’ has been using the Sayville wireless station as an adjunct to the spy system. The ‘ Journal” has been collecting messages for months and handed to the authorities copies of every line transmitted and received by the Savville station during June, proving that Count Bern dorf!’ persistently fooied the United States Government and the censors. Count Bernstorff furnished the United States with a false translation of the code used. Another prolific wav of sending coded messages was the ostensible requests for repeats containing masses of figure's with secret meanings. These pretended were not reported to the Lnited States Government.