THE U-BOAT MENACE IN AMERICA

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 225, 11 June 1918, Page 5

THE U-BOAT MENACE IN AMERICA

CAMPAIGN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MANY SHIPS SAVED BY WARNINGS Washington, June 7. Opinion is veering to the belief that the Germans intend to keep up the Üboat menace in American waters, if nossible, by sending relays to American waters. Wireless -warnings of the expected attack were sent out before Saturday, and saved many ships. The captain of the Carpathian (JSOO tons) says that a small U-boat discharged a torpedo, and ho saw other larger Üboats nearby.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TANK STEAMER SUNK. Mew York, Juno 7. A wireless message from a patrol boat states that a tank steamer was sunk on Friday 100 miles off Cape Henlopen. The authorities sent a wireless message ordering all north-bound shipping to return to port—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AMERICAN TRANSPORT CHASED FOR TWELVE HOURS (Rcc. June 10, 7.55 p.m.) New York, June 9. It is reported that two U-buals pursued an American transport for twelvo hours. The transport had previously ueeu warned, and Had .extinguished her lights. Sho steamed at full speed, and tho U-boat kept up the chase till a. destroyer was sighted, when the submarine submerged. A food ship going from an Atlantic port to Europe was chased by a submarine oil' tho Virginia Capes. Tho steamer zig-zagged, changed her course, and turned towards a home port. The eai>tain has asked for guus and ammunition to tight the U-boats. Tho steanicr .Westerner was attacked by a submarine' when one hundred miles off Nantucket Shoals. Sho escaped to port. It is reported that U-boats. have been seen off the coasts of Maine and Florida, which are the northernmost und southernmost States. Incoming vessels rapidly sped to harbours—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AMERICAN STEAMER. SUNK. (Rec. Juno 10, 8.55 p.m.) Washington, Juno 10. It is announced that tho American steamer l'inar del Rion has been sunk by a subuiariuo seventy-five miles off the coast. Sixteen survivors have been landed. Seventeen aro missing.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assu. COASTAL VESSELS TO BE ARMED (Rcc. June. 10, 9.45 p.m.) Washington, June 10. It is officially announced that coastwiso vessels will'bo armed against tho U-boats or convoyed by destroyers. Naval craft operating against the Üboats in European waters will not 1» recalled. Mr. Daniels (Secretary to the. Navy) does not confirm the reports that a Üboat was sunk off the American coast— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THREE HOURS'FIGHT WITH A < u-boat ; . ■ ■] STEAMER ESCAPES. . i (Rec, Juno 10, 7.35 p.m.) J London, June 9. • A submarine attacked tho steamer ', London at night time, during a heavy ] sea. Tho lightning and flares revealed , the aggressor three cables off. The con- . llict continued for three hours, amid zigzagging and smoke screens. The Germans tired forty rounds ineffectually, ; while the British' gunners scored three hits out of ten shots. Tho submarine, after rapidly diving, reappeared, her aft . part above water, and her fore end submerged. Six Germans clambered out of the conning-tower and proceeded aft to examine the damage, and the steamer escaped—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. U-BOAT SUNOYJ TRANSPORT (Rcc. June 10, 11.55 p.m.) New York, Juno fl. Tho American transport which sank n U-boat two weeks ago sank i\ second Üboat immediately after by gunfire. No German sailors were saved.—AUS.-N.Z. Cable A;sn. M-1,000 OP NEW SHIPPING TONNAGE IN MAY. Washington, Juno 7. Seventy-one vessels, including 32 wooden vessels, were launched in May, the total tonnage being 344,000. These include the ships constructed as reported on June , 5,-Aus-N.Z. Cable Assn. PREVIOUS LONG-DISTANCE U-BOAT VENTURES ALLIES AWARE OF THE RESULTS. Paris, June 9. A reliable authority states that the Allies are. aware of Urn results of past voyages of submarines belonging to the tvpe now in. American waters. Two left Germany at tho end of 1917, and remnin-

Ed at sea for four months, reaching West African equatorial waters. They attacked twenty-eight steamers,.and sank leu, 'including four unarmed neutral vessels. They also sank four sailing ships. All the Vessels were destroyed with 'shells or bombs. Only once was a torpedo used, and that was unsuccessful. The total tonnage destroyed on these two voyages was only 19.000 tons, equivalent to tho Allies' daily losses in April, Mi. Gprmany would require sixty long-voyaeo submarines to achieve tho April record. Usuallv there arc only twenty submarines of all classes at sea simultaneously, the ■Ulies aro destroying submarines faster ihim fiermanv is building them.—Aus.N.Z. ,Cable Assn. SINKING OF THE~KONiNGIN REGENTES A SENSATIONAL SEQUEL. Amsterdam, June S. There is a sensational sequel to tho sinking of tho Kouingin Begentes. The captain and others are convinced that tho vessel was torpodocd. The carpenter, who was on deck, slates he saw an object approaching, and cried out to a comrade, "Look at-that great fish. An explosion followed. The quartermaster i saw the torpedo two hundred yards disi tant approaching in a slanting direction. He could not possibly mistake it. Altogether five of tho crew state they saw I the torpedo approaching. They are I positive tho'boat did not strike a mine. ' Mines are rare in that locality. _ The "Morning Post" says: "Tho I\ on inKin Tlcentes was torpedoed. Dutch' naval authorities have investigated the affair and are convinced that the vessel was attacked. Tho new German crime has produced indignation m Holland, where it is believed that lite Germans thoii'dit the .British J delegates were on hoard the Kouingin Begcnlcs. as was at I first announcetV'-Aus.-N.A. Cable Assn. NORWEGIAN 7 CONSTRUCTION OUTSTRIPS SINKINGS.(Rec. June lft, 3.5 p.m.) .:''' Cliristiania, June !). Chiellv "wins to the decreasing activity of the submarines, the Norwegian merchant tonnago constructed in May exceeded tho month's torpedo-sinkings for tie first limo since tho ruthless submarine campaign began. The Norwegian merchant fleet: now Ims 32G3 shins, aggre■rutiui; 1.952,000 tons.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.