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Show GERMANS SINK BELGIAN SHIP Seventeen Killed by Torpedoing Me- napr; Three Norwegian Vessels Are Destroyed London, Juno 8 Tho Relglan steam cr Menaplor has been sunk by a German torpedo near tho North Foreland, Fore-land, In Kent county. Out of twonty-threo persons on board only six wore saved. Tho captain, cap-tain, his wlfo and his daughter, tho first mnto nnd tho pilot nnd twolvo members of tho crow lost their Hvs Tin- sur Ivors from the Monnplei viip 'anded todav at Marenf Op. f ''iro, badl 'niurcd not npp . n hospital. The survivors say the Mennplcr sank within a few minutes of tho tlmo tho torpedo exploded. Tho Norwegian vessels Trudvnng, Superb and Gllttertlnd havo been sunk by German submarines. The Bteamor Trudvniig wos hailed soon after midday yesterday when off St, Annq's Head. Tho captain wns ordered to bring his papers aboard the submarine whoso commander gnvo tho crew twenty minutes to take to tho boats. Tho submarine then sent twelvo shells Into tho Trudvnng. Trud-vnng. Tho shooting brought out n patrol boat from Mllford Haven which picked up tho skipper nnd rew numbering num-bering thlrtoon, from tho boats. Dur-g Dur-g tho operation tho subinnrino vainly attempted to torpedo tho pntrol boat. Tho men from the Trudvnng wero landed todny at Mllford Haven. Tho s'nking of tho bnrk Superb occurred oc-curred fifty miles west of Fnsti.ct. High explosives wero plated on board tho vessel nfter tho crow had taken to tho bonis. Seventeen survivors were landed today nt Margato. Tho crow of tho Gllttertlnd was landed today lu tho Tyno. Tho steamer with n cargo of lumber wns on her way from Sweden to Hartlepool Hartle-pool when she encountered n German submarine. Tho Germans gavo tho crew ten minutes to tnko to tho boats before firing a torpedo. Tho submarine sub-marine towed tho ship's boats for thrty minutes until a trawler hovo In sight. Tho trnwier Pentland has been sunk in tho Norh sea by shellllre from n Gorman submarine Tho crew was saved. The crew of tho French barkontlno La Liberie havo been landed at Mllford. Mll-ford. Tho vessel was shelled and sunk by n German submarlno In he channel after tho crew had been given giv-en time to get away from her. |