Show BRITISH AUXILIARY I STEAMER flEW f DUTCH flAG I i Berlin Says Melaine Fired I on n Sea Diver Then Tried t. t to Ram Submarine t J. J BERLIN Feb 5 by wireless to details of the V Further Further Further tack by a British auxiliary J cruiser cr iser flying the the Dutch flag on a German submarine are given rom j t from om an authoritative source says sars the Overseas News agency The i rine Ine sl signaled the steamer to send boats In order that the steamers steamer's papers pa- pa 0 i pers rs might be examined This was done Edone o after an Interval It is stated the r steamer steamer was a freighter of tons ton with nothing suspicious about her appearance appearance ap- ap She flew Hew the Dutch flag and bore the name Melanie J While waiting for the boats the submarine submarine submarine sub sub- marine marine submerged It approached within 1000 meters of the steamship which opened fire With two cannon of m medium type and with machine guns The submarine escaped only by sub sub- merging The steamer then attempted twice to ram the tile submarine flying the Dutch flag flap all this time tune There is no Dutch steamer Melanie but there is a a. British boat of this name o of tons In connection with ith these facts Is recalled a report of the Havas agency on January 28 that the French mail b boat at Plata Plato without being attacked opened fire ire on on a a. a submarine an and sank it Rear Admiral Lacaze French minister minister min mm- ister later of marine was qu quoted ted by the Paris press as saying that all Fre French ch tr trading ships had been ordered to ram ramor ramor ramor or fire at submarines whether or not notS S attacked 1 by them |