The Archive · 1916

THE ENEMY'S WAR ON MERCHANTMEN

London, March 97.

The British str, Come (2,579 tons: S. Clarke & Ca., London) and the French str. Hobo (1,449 tons) have been sunk, The crew of the former vessel and ten of the crew of the latter have been landed, und it is believed that the remainder have been picked up.

The Hull fish carrier Khartoum (303 tons) has been sunk. Two of the crew have been picked up, and it is feared that nine have been drowned.

It is officially announced that 10 persons were drowned through the sinking of the Dominion Liner Englishman, The Atlantic (British) Transport Company's Minneapolis was torpedoed. One hundred and sixty-three of the crew have been brought to Malta.

London, March 27.

The well-known psychologist, Professor Baldwin, and his wife, who were reported missing through the torpedoing of the Sussex, are safe. Their daughter has gone into a hospital at Boulogne.

The Persian Prince Bahram, son of Zill-es-Sultan, was on board the Sussex. He is believed to have perished.

The str. Manchester Engineer (4,302 tons: Manchester Liners, has been sunk. The crew have been brought to Queenstown.

Copenhagen, March 28.

Evidence given in the Marine Court by the crew of the Danish str. Skodsberg (1,697 tons) shows that she was torpedoed when anchored off Yarmouth on March 20 though her Danish colours were clearly visible at a distance of half a mile, London, March 28.

The Admiralty announces that the vessels employed in the ope tions off the German coast ha returned except the Medusa which sank. The crew were saved. Our light cruisers on Saturday night encountered a division of German destroyers. One was rammed and sunk by the Cleopatra. None of the crew were saved.

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