Evening star., 1915-11-12
Ambassador Page Inquiring
Whether Vessel Was Warned
and Tried to Escape.
TUNIS ADVICES SAY 2O3
ARE UNACCOUNTED FOR
Berlin, Without Official Information
Yet, Declares Submarine Was
Austrian and Not German.

| ONION, November r.
What the loss of life was in the
sinking of the Italian liner An
coma by a submarine in the Medi-
terranean has not been definitely
determined.
| According to a dispatch late
last night from Tunis to a Rome
newspaper only 225 persons, pas
sengers and crew, out of a total
of 428 on board the Ancona, were
saved, which would make 2o3 to
be accounted for. Consular ad-
vices have indicated that 347 were
saved out of 4oo said to be on
board, leaving 14o unaccounted
for.
Ambassador Page, in Rome,
has been in consultation with the
Italian foreign Office, presumably
seeking facts in connection with
the sinking of the Ancona for
transmission to Washington.
There is particular desire to de-
termine speedily whether the liner
was warned and whether the pas
sengers were given sufficient. op-
portunity to escape, points re-
garding which there is conflict of
evidence.
Nothing From Austrian Side.
BERLIN. via London, November IL
The Ancona case as yet belongs to the
category of submarine incidents re-
garding which German naval circles
have no news except that which comes
from hostile sources. Even the semi
official announcement made yesterday
that the Ancona was sunk while trying
to escape was derived from accounts
sent out by the Havas and Stefani
news agencies. Nothing has been pub
lished here from the Austrian side and
it was stated at the admiralty that 80
far as known the Austrian govern
ment has received no report of the tn-
cident.
steamship Ancona, which was sunk in
the Mediterranean by a torpedo. the
Berlin newspapers" says the Overseas
News Agency. point out that accord
ing to the already published reliable
inforsa alton. the vessel. after receiving
a warning from the submarine, tried
to escape, and that the submarine,
therefore, was fully justified In using
force" The Overseas News Agency
continues:
THE newspapers further assert that
all the news from foreign sources
agree that the submarine flew the
Austro- flag. They affirm
no warship would fly other than Its
right flag at the moment of action"
Relatives Beg for News.
NAPLES, via Paris. November Ia
The offices OF the steamship company
to which the Ancona belonged remain
crowded with people. for the most part
women and children, anxiously inquir-
ing for passengers who are missing
and giving many signs Of distress and
of concern and Of anger over tho sink
ing Of the vessel.
The loss to the company through the
torpedoing of the Ancona Is fully COW
cred by Insurance. even the risk of
war being provided for in the policies
taken out on the vessel which amount
ed to 100000.
The public Is waiting with the keen
est interest the developments of
Americas attitude regarding the An
coma, as her case is regarded here as
Identical with that OF the Lusitania.
Philadelphians Did Not Sail.
NEW YORK. November 12.-No In
formation has as yet been received In
regard to the sinking of tho steamer
Ancona by the agents hero Of the
italian line. despite their urgent cables
to Italy for details.
A dispatch received today from rela-
tives Of Mr. and Mrs. D. Canfleld Jones
OF Philadelphia. stated that word had
been, received that they are in italy.
having failed to sail on the Ancona as
had been their intention.
SAN FRANCISCO, November Ia
Miss Rhoda Leichter. a young artist.
who was reported as among the
victims Of the steamship AnconA. sunk
in the Mediterranean. is safe in Rome
according to q telegram received here
today by her brother, Mark Leichter.
Tho telegram states that Miss Leichter
was not on tho steamer.