The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-08-28
Is AMERICANS ON
BIG BRITISH Liner
SUNK BY SUBMARINE
Arabic Reported Torpedoed With
out Warning.
4s LIVES ARE BELIEVED LOST
Company says s7s survive and That
Only elk Passengers Perished--
Giant Craft Blown Up Near
Scene Of LusltanIa Disaster.

London, Aug. 20.--A wireless mes
sage received from the warship which
IL towing the Arabic's boat to Queens
town. says there were twenty-five
Americans In the second cabin ana
three In the steerage.
London, Aug. 20.--Anothar great
transatlantic steamship carrying
Americans among her passengers was
sunk yesterday by q German subma-
rine within few miles of the spot
where the liner Lusitania lies a char
mel wreck at the bottom OF the sea-
The victim OF the torpedo was the
Arabic of the White Star line. she
went down In IL minutes after being
hit.
How many persons suffered death
in this disaster has not been positive
ly determined. The latest statement
issued by the steamship company indi-
Gates that only 4S lives were lost, but
other reports make the number larger.
Reports elk Passengers Lost.
The White Star announcement says
there were 423 persons, including the
crew, aboard the Arabic, of whom 375
were saved. II adds that only six
passengers were lost.
A dispatch from Queenstown an
nounces that 369 survivors have been
landed at that port and that 80 were
lost.
The number of Americans aboard
the Inflated liner Is in doubt. A dis
patch from Liverpool declares there
were 26. The White Star line has
given out list containing II names.
Second Steamship Torpedoed.
The British steamship Dunsley was
torpedoed, presumably by the same
submarine, in the same region of the
south coast Of Ireland. She man.
aged to remain afloat, and Immediate
ly began rescuing survivors Of the
Arabic. Her accommodations were
ample for all who were aboard the
other vessel.
Capt. Will Finch, lieutenant OF
the royal navy reserve, was in COM
mand OF the Arabic, which few the
British flag. and was outward bound
from Liverpool for Boston. He ca
bled the White Star officials from
Queenstown that the Arabic was tor
pedoed without warning.
Raises Question for Wilson.
This fact is considered significant,
but whether It brings the disaster
within the category of President Will
sons announcement to Germany that
repetition OF the Lusitania incident
would be regarded as IAN unfriendly
act" Is question British officials
and the American embassy attaches
do not care to discuss. Chief atten-
ton is being devoted to the question
OF the maximum Joss Of life.
There Ia rumor that the Arabic
carried large amount of British gold
to pay for war supplies bought in
America, but this Is unverifled.
Many Take to Boats.
The Arabic, which left Liverpool
Wednesday. was torpedoed at 9:15
a. m. of Fastnet, an island about four
miles south of Cape Clear, south coast
of Ireland.
First reports were that all the pas
sengers and crew had been rescued
by another steamer. Subsequently,
however, II was reported that the
Arabic had gone down in IL minutes.
raising the question whether 1t would
have been possible to rescue all on
board in that brief time.
An early message to the White
Star company said that fifteen or six.
teen boatloads were making for
Queenstown. From this the com.
pany inferred that most of the pas,
sengers and crew were saved.
Picked Up by sIoop.
A late dispatch TO Lloyd's from
Queenstown said that the crew and
passengers Of the Arabic put on in 1!
boats and were picked up by q slooI
which was proceeding TO Queenstown
The message added that the Arab
was torpedoed without warning IN,
that she sank IL minutes later.
When nine hours had elapsed afts
the sinking Of the steamship. the fat
Of the persons ON board was unknow
in London or Queenstown.
The word from Queenstown the
was that Il was feared there had bee
great loss Of life. On the other hapt
dispatches received BY two new
agencies in London said that apparsn
~ the greater part Of those on boar
had been saved.
Hope Pinned on DupsIsy. ~
Main hope was pinned on the repoI
that . steamship va proceeding I
Queenstown with about four hundre
perpons on board.
A report from the British steame
Magnolia said the Dunsley had bee
torpedoed, hut that some time afte
the Arabic went down she was III
anoat and was picking up survivors.
The Dunsley left Liverpool o
wednesday for Boston. Che ID . ~
81 Of about 5000 tons gross. and W
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