THE SUBMARINE MENACE

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13657, 28 August 1916, Page 3

THE SUBMARINE MENACE

NORTH SEA VESSEL SUNK,

ILLICIT TRADE WITH AMERICA,

The High Commissioner reports:— LONDON, August 26 (?.,10 p.m.)

'The Admiralty reports: The .Due of Albany, an aimed boarding steamer, was torpedoed by a submarine in the. X.orth Sea and sunk, Twenty-four of the crew were lost.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, August 23.

The City News Association quotes an unnamed, British captain, a recent, arrival aI. New York from Britain, who stated that the Bremen was captured in the English Channel and thirty-three of the crew ,were taken prisoners, two having been accidentally killed. The Bremen, lie says, was caught in a net.

. The- W'itlehad, which was chartered by the Herman iTnder.sen Company, made, a fast dash | and docked at New London to-daw

• A cargo of nickel ami rubber:is being loaded aboard a 'barge.-at. Baltimore ■ for,'transportation to New London.' It is understood that 1 the' nickel.and rubber will form the Bremen's return cargo if she arrives. ' ■

GERMANY WARNED. AMERICA'S POSITION.

SUBMARINE FRTGHT.FULNESS

RESENTED,

(Australian and N.Z, Cable Association.)

Received August 27, 5.5 p.m. NEW YORK, August 2fi. The New York Times in a plainspoken leader tells Germany what to expect.'.if she accedes to von Tirpitz's clamour for the resumption of submarine frightfulness. The President, on April 14th warned Germany that the continuous, relentless and indiscriminate warfare against commerce ships would result, in the breaking off of diplomatic relations. The warning still stands. If the Kaiser and the Chancellor yield to the supporters of von Tirpitz, Germany must understand that would mean that Mr Lansing hands Count, Bernstorff his passports and recalls the Hon. W. Gerard, America

warned Germany in time. Received August, 27, 5,5 p,m, ( AMSTERDAM, August 26, The Hon. Walter Gerard (American Ambassador in Berlin) sent a congratulatory telegram to the owners of the Deutscliland.

The Mnnehener Zoitting interviewed the Hon. W, Gerard, who praised' the Deutscliland's achievement. He pointed out that there was great sympathy with the Dentschland in the' United States.

LOSS OF THE DUKE OF ALBANY,

NAVY'S LIST OF LOST,

(Australian and N.Z, CaWe. Association.)

Received August 27,5.5 p.m. LONDON, August 26. The Duke of Albany was sunk by a submarine on Thursday.' Commander Ranage, Engineer-Lieutenant Maskell; and twenty-two men were lost. Eleven officers and seventy-six men were saved. ' ■ v ' •- .. CHECKING SPYING, ITALY OCCUPIES GREEK BASE. • ("Renter's Telegrams.") Received August 27,' n.n p.m. LONDON, August 2(1. •Renter's Rome correspondent stales that in order to check signalling to enemy submarines, Italian troops have, occupied ,tlie Porto Palermo and Mount. Ivalarat, on the coast' of Albanian. Epirns, which is within the Greek sphere of influence.