U-BOAT ATTACKS ON AMERICA

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 227, 13 June 1918, Page 5

U-BOAT ATTACKS ON AMERICA

ATLANTIC LINER'S EXPLOIT

New York, June 11. A trims-Atlantic liner sank a submarine with a deptiii-ehargc in European waters, and hit the conning toiver of another.

(Gee. June 12, 5.5 p.m.) The captain of the liner reports that oil June 1 a U-boat appeared a short distance oft. The liner attempted'to ram the enemy, and passed over the submarine's stern. The gunners dropped a depth bomb. There were 176 passengers on bgard. Tliey were at dinner, and were not allowed on the decks. On June 2 a U-boat disguised' as a fishing boat approached close beforo being discovered. The liner changed her course and attempted to ram the U-boat, but missed by six feci'. The vessels then drew apart The liner's guns ripped away (lie. conni:i£ towei' and tile U-lmat disappeared. Two himrs later tho convoy signalled that the U-boat had been seen, and raced in the direction and dropped depth charges whore the submarine had submerged.— Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. THE PIN Alt DEI; RIO. » New' York, .Tune 11. Survivors from the Pinar del liio stalo that the XT-boat which sank her signalled to the mother-ship "Fallow me," and (lien lioth vessels hastened away. The mother-ship bail a single funnel anmUiips, and the submarine was armed with two six-inch guns. Captain •M'.Kenzm and sixteen of the crew of the Pinar del i!io fought tho rough weather for tweho hours, without food or water, in n small leaking boat. -When ■ picked up the Ixiat was in a sinking condition, with the gunwales ncnrl.v level with the iraler. The last Hare in the boat attracted-the attention of the rescuers. The steamer Patria has landed at an Atlantic port twelve members of tho crew of the steamer Newsweden, which a submarino sank in tho Mediterranean. —Auis.-If.7i. Cable Assn. AMERICA-BOUND TRANSPORT TORPEDOED. (.Rcc. June 12, 5.5 p.m.) _i New York, Juno 11. Cabled advices state that the British transport Ansonin, bound,-' to America, was torpedoed. Ninety of tho crew wero landed at.ji. British port-. Forty arc miss-infe.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PERILOUS TIMES. (Rec. June 12, 9.35 p.m.) New York, Juno 11. A. steamer just arrived reports that sho sighted a U-boat on Monday evening, 250 miles oft' the New Jersey coast,— Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. FEDERAL SHIPPING CONTROL - GENESIS OF ■ TREMENDOUS . DEVELOPMENTS. • New York, June 11. Mr. E. Hurley, chairman, of tile Federal Shipping Hoard, states that tho board now controls 1100 ships, of a total tonnage of 7,000,000. He expected'tlint by tho end of 1020 America would havo a merchant marine totalling 25 million deadweight tons. 1 This licet would involve tiie expenditure of '5000 millions and would result in a tremendous development of tho world's trade, including that between America and Australia and the Far East.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.