, 1915-11-13

the submarine then fired, sinking her amid
the desperate cries Of the passengers. The
llfoboats were next attacked, the submarine
likewise firing on them, killing several per
sons, including a WCmun and two children
whose bodies are now at BIZerta. The sub
marine then disappeared, proceeding proba-
bly, in the direction Of the Aegean Sea. Be
fore sinking, the "Ancoun' wirelessed for
help aud was heard By the Bizerta station.
Aid was sent promptly and thus lG0 pas en-
gers and 10 sailors were saved, including a
number OF wounded emigrants, nearly all
Yenetiana, and including 10 Greeks. Some
OF the survivors lost their reason from their
terrible experiences.
Additional reports state that the submaf-
mo fired Il warning shot, Whcreupon the
''Ancona' Immediately stopped. Shots then
struck the ship one forward and one MI,
but it is uncertain whether shells or torpe-
does caused the explosion winch resulted.
The vessel sank rapidly before the boats
could be lowered or help arrlfed. The au-
thorities declare That it IS q clear case OF
a submarine sinking n merchantmen without
giving an opportunity for her passengers
to escape. The American Ambassador AHs
t~clcgraphed to Washington that about
twenty seven Americans lost their hVes.
Tue vessel was apparently sunk III the
triangle IOFt1Gl ny lu6 SOu' II 0lOlo "
Sardinia, Sicily and the Tunislau and Al8e-
nan coast. 1t is reported that there were
SO first class, 60 second class and 339 steor-
age passengers on board, in addition to a
crew of 100. The owners have received al
vices that 1920 persons have been landed Mt
ports in Tunis and 80 ut Malta. Lloyda
Agent ut Bizerta says that 300 persons lost
their lives, most Of them beng women and
children emigratipg. The Stefuni Agency
says that 100 shells were fired into the
"Aucona" before she was torpedoed.
The following reports have been received
from Field Marshal Sir John French: "On
the 7th our aeroplunes bombed the German
huts with apparently good effect. AS the
result OF n protective air fight on the sAme
day, a German machine was overturned and
fell inside the enemy's lines from II height OF
1000 feet. but ia another fight near Doua
we lost an aeroplHne. On the Sth we repuls-
ed two small bombing attacks on our eX-
tromo left, but otherwise nothing Of import
auce occurred, and generally there was less
artillery activity than usual"
A Paris official communicate states: "In
Belgium our artillery carried out against the
German organizations in the region Of the
Dunes and in the sector Of BoosnShe a sys-
tcmatic bombardment which was noticeabIy
effective. In Champagne the enemy attempt
cd two successive and violent assaults against
our positions on the slopes of tho Butte de
Tahure. The first was checked by our bar
rior fire and was unable to reach our trench
os, while the second, after having penetrated
them ut one point, was thrown back by
our immediate countcr-attack Between the
Mouse and the Moselle Our batteries emerge
tlcally answered the cunnonade OF the enemy
and completely dispersed o column Of lntan-
try on the road from ST. Maurice to Wool
The Berlin official statement says that no.
thing Of importance has occurred Oh the
Western front.
A Rome official bulletin announces: In
the upper Cordovole valley our offensive IS
continuing and we have begun an attack
on the mountain ridge between Monte
Sief and Monte Settoas, penetrating 1t at
several places On the Isonzo front we re-
pulsed an attack on our positions on the
slopes of NIrzli, in the Monte Nero region,
and executed bold raids against the Austrian
defonces."
An Austrian official despatch states "Phe
italian artillery continues active and we have
repulsed attacks on the southern portions Of
our positions at Podgora, ZaSora and the Col
di Lana"
A British official statement says 'fThe
Rr;t;ob torpa1ohoat DESTROYER itLOuis' Inns