Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-11-11

Berlin, (via wireless to Sayville),~
Nov. 10.-Information from reliable
source is that the steamship Ancona
was sunk by an Austro- Hungarian
submarine" says the Overseas News :
agency. "She attempted to escape,
and thus compelled the submarine to i,
use her guns"
London, Nov. 1O.-A dispatch from
Rome, via Paris, says the Italian liner
Ancona, sunk in the Mediterranean
by an Austrian submarine, had aboard
83 first cabin passengers, 60 second
cabin and $50 steerage.
Prince Cassano Zunica was aboard
the Ancona.
A dispatch to Lloyds from Bizerta
states some Americans are said to
have been aboard the Ancona.
The Stefani News agency of Rome
received a dispatch that 100 shells
were fred into the Ancona before she
was torpedoed.
Late reports from Rome show the
Ancona had 482 passengers aboard
and a crew of 100. OF this total of
GAP persons, 324 have so far been ac-
counted for.
Lloyds received dispatch from
Bizerta saying 300 persons were
drowned.
"Most of the lost" says the mes
sage, "were women and children emil
grants. One hundred and thirty sur
vivors have thus far reached Bizerta."
A Malta dispatch says Al members
of the crew and four passengers were
picked up at sea and landed there.
It is believed the rigid Italian CEN
sorship caused many private messages
and press dispatches to be delayed,
thus keeping details of the disaster
from the public. Messages last night
and today are conflicting regarding:
the number of passengers aboard,
those saved and those lost.
Messages from Malta stating few
passengers and Al of the crew landed
here, failed to aid in fixing the ap-
proximate position of the steamer
when she sunk.
Malta is about 200 miles southeast
of Cape Bon, where two of Ancona's
lifeboats have landed. Thus it is be-
lieved persons landed at Malta were
taken there probably by British
ship.
The fact that large number Of sur.
vivors landed at Bizerta, east of Cape
Bon, indicates the Ancona was on her
regular course when sunk.
Rome reports, lacking official infor-
nation, said the submarine which tor
pedoed the Ancona was German, but
flying the Austrian flag.
Offensive Concluded
London, Nov. 9.-The central pow
ers and their Bulgarian allies now
control about two-thirds of Serbia,
and within a few weeks probably will
have the main Serbian railroad run
ming through the Belgrade and Nish in
full operation.
This gives them two routes to Con-
stantinople, as communication via the
Danube to Bulgaria is already open.
That this has not been accomplished
without weakening other fronts is in
dicated by definite news of Russian
advances on the Riga and Dvinsk
fronts, the last part of the eastern
battle line, on which the invaders kept
up anything in the nature Of a de-
finite offensive.
Thus far the plans of the central
powers in the Balkans have worked
like we'll oiled machinery, but the
latest news from Macedonia indicates
the initiative is not to be left entirely
to the invaders much longer.
Reports via Paris say Anglo French
forces are making progress against
the Bulgarians.
The entente allies claim their oper-
ations are proceeding along the whole
front with success, Notwithstanding
the handicap of operating in differ
ent countries.
It is also reported that the Serbians
who are holding part of the Mace
donian front, have checked the Buj-
gsrians, after in1icting heavy losses
on them.
If the Serbians can sustain the at
tack for a short period, the French
should be able to join them south Of
Veles.