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ing the total ehipfB company o4z
or this number 30 passengers. num-
Der OF them injured. are reported to have
been landed at Bizerta, while later mes
sage stated two OF the Ancona's boats
with fifty-four OF the crew had landed
at Cape Ron. runis, about twenty miles
east of Bizerta.
The Ancona, according to the local
agents. was scheduled 70 sail from Naples
yesterday After leaving Naples the
steamer would pass through the Tyrrhe-
nian sen and enter the Mediterranean be-
tween Sardinia and Sicily. The meager
dispatches indicate that the Ancona was
sunk within the comparatively small tri-
angle, the points OF which are the south
ern end Of Sardinia. the western end OF
Sicily and Biserta, Tunis.
Austrian and German submarines have
been active In this region OF late, ac-
cording to cable reports.
Agents Cable for List.
As soon as the local agents learned of
the sinking they cahled the home office
at Naples for q complete passenger list
At present nothing Is known here CON
corning the personnel of the passengers,
but Mr.. soiari thought the number OF
tAthl t0bih
given In a cable report today was too
high. He said the Ancona had accom-
modations for only fifty first cabin pas
sengers. On the last three trips from
Naples to New York, Mr.. solari said
more than half Of the Ancona's passen-
gers have been women and children.
owing TO the fact that few men OF mill
tary age are leaving italy.
transport during the present war. tho
agent said, nor has the vessel carried any
munitions. II has been favorlte steamer
with opera singers and musicians coming
10 this country, Titta Ruffo. the baritone.
was reported aboard the steamer. but this
was discreeited by his brother In chi
cago.
Probably on Regular Course.
The message from Malta stating that
four passengers and forty-one OF the
crew OF the Anoona have been landed
there, fails to aid in fixing the approx
mate position OF the steamer when II was
sunk. Malta is about 200 miles southeast
OF Cape Bon. where two OF the Ancona's
lifeboats landed.
The fact that the large number of sur
vlvors have been landed at Bizerta. east
OF Cape Bon. Is taken by steamship men
here to Indicate that the Ancona was on
the regular course when sunk. This
course. Il was said. lies closer TO the
Africen coast than to that Of Sardinia.
stopped by british.
For several months before ttaly's en-
trance into the war the Ancona was en-.
gagged In carrying home Italian reservists
from this country and supplies for the
Italian government On ono OF its trips
from New York TO Naples. late in
August last year. the Anoona wal
stopped by the British at Gibraltar and
twehty-four Germans and one Austrian
were taken off the ship. Late last sum
mer the Ancona left here for italy with
1900 bushels OF wheat. 1900 tons of hay
and 500 horses for the italian govern
ment. On the same voyage II carried SO
Italians IN the Storage who went bach
because II was said at the time that the,
could not set work in the New Yori
subway.
The Aneona had been In the italian line
service for six years and without ia
cargo was valued at more than tl,OoO.ooo
The Aneona played prominent parV
IN the rescue OF passengers from the
burning Fabre liner SAINT Anna In mid
| AuAnllI last GcpttHibeN H. - NaAiiN ~
the SAINT Annals aid and took off more
than 600 passengers The SantAnns
carried more than 1000 passengers. bu
succeeded IN checking the fire and pro
eeeded 70 the Azores without further as
, sistance from the Aneona,
w~sNt- -vtou Av~-'tin-- Frctr.
WASHINGTON. Nov. lO.--secretar
Lansing today indicated the Unite
! States would walt reasonable time 70
an official report on the sinkins OF tn
y Aneona. but that Is official word Is nc
received within reasonable time IN
department win inquire into the affa'
through the embassy AZ Rome.
I Officially Austria has never given IN
United States notice that It regarde
the waters Of the Mediterranean SUI
rounding italy as blookaded. or that q
submarines would tropedo merehantme
without warning. The fact raises IN II
minds OF some officials the point as I
how far the negotiations and exohAns
I OF notes between the United States an
! Germany morally bound the Teuton
/. allies II was recalled that DIR. Dumh'
D who was Austro- Hungarian ambassl
) dor here. participated In some OF u
< informal conversation with soeretaI
> Bryan subsequent 10 the sinking OF Il
!. Lusitania and became thorough