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Show ! ALL HANDS LOST ON ATRAWLER London, April 19. The offiial press bureau states that the admiralty tonight confirms the report that tho trawler Vanilla was (orpedoerl ami sunk, with all hands, by a German submarine on Sunday. The press bureau describes the occurrence oc-currence as a useless killing of fisher folk and declares the action of the (iormans to be murder. The admiralty announces that the trawler Frrmo tried to rescue (ho crew of the Vanilla, but was fired tipn by the submarine and driven off The admiralty comments on the disaster ar- follows: "This kilUnp of fisher folk for no military reason should not escape at tention. "It is the gerond murder nf this character within a week. A careful I ecord is heiim kept of these events '' The Pirsl report of the sinking of the Vanilla was brought by Captain Hill, skipper of the trawler Formo Captain Hill said he was within TOO ard: of the Vanilla when she was struck He says he made an effort to pick up (he Vanllla'fl crew, but shots from the German forced him to run for his own safet |