The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12


Ancoha has been sunk by a large
She carried 422 passengers, and 100
in the crew. Two hundred and sew
enty survivors, some OF them wound
ed. have been landed at Bizerta.
The Ancona sailed from New York
for Naples Oct. IT, She had on board
1,245 Italian reservists and a general
cargo. She arrived at Naples Oct 29
and was due to sail from Naples for
New York The Ancona was built at
Belfast in 1908. She had gross ton
mage of S.21O; was 49, feet in length
and So feet beam.
For several months before Italy's
entrance in the war the Ancona was
engaged in carrying home Italian re-
servists from this country and sup
plies for the Italian government. On
one of her trips from New York to
Naples late in August last year the
Ancona was stopped by the British at
Gibraltar and twenty-four Germans
and one Austrian were taken off the
ship. Late last summer the Ancona
left here for Italy with $4,000 bush
els of wheat, 1000 tons of hay and
500 horses for the Italian govern
ment. On the same voyage she car
ried 300 Italians who went back be-
cause it was said at the time they
could not get work in the New York
subway.
When the Ancone left New York on
her last voyage on Oct. II she was
in command of Captain Pietro Mas
sardo. All of her officers. engine
room force and members of the crew
were Italians who shipped from Italy.
Neutrality-suspicious. OF the sinking
here, as 1t was regarded as foreshad.
owing a new controversy between the
United States and Austria similar to
the critical dispute with Germany
that followed the torpe doing of the
Lusitania Before making any com
ment, however, officials awaited in.
formation on two points-whether the
vessel was torpedced without warn.
ing, and whether any Americans were
among the victims.
should it develop that the Ancona
was warned and ignored it and at
tempted to escape the rules of naval
warfare, according to the Washington
governments view, justified the use
of force.
acknowledgements Of Berlin, as
quoted by the correspondent at Copen
hagen of the Exchange Telegraph
Company, say that the allies already
have landed 100000 men at Saloniki.
A decree dissolving the Greek
Chamber will be published,
The Bulgarians have extended their
grip on the Belgrade Saloniki railway
north and south of Nish, and have oc.
cupied Leskovac, south of the cap
tured capital, and Aleksinao to the
north
Great Britain is facing crisis in
India. Revolts and urrisings are
causing British power to totter, and
Japan may send troops 10 crush the
rebellions and uphold the power OF
England in the East.
Paris.-French troops have occupied
Kosjak and Babuna Heights, which
command Pletvar Pass, through
which runs the Perlepe- -Kavadar road,
and are expected to effect junction
with the Serbians occupying the north
western slope of the Babuna range
The Serbs are reported to have re-
pulsed heavy Bulgarian attacks in the
Krvoak sector, where the French
also have extended their line, which
reaches northwest from Gradsko and
west beyond the Thema river to the
Kavadar region.
Berlin.-The small German cruiser
Undine has been torpedoed and sunk
by submarine in the Baltic
Athens. M. Skouloudis, commits.
stoned by King Constantine to form
new cabinet, has accomplished the
task. All the members of the Zaimis
ministry are retained except the pre-
mier himself The new prime minis
liter has taken the portfolio of foreign
affairs. The formation of the new
cabinet, 1t is generally assumed, will
delay, If not eliminate the crisis which
probably would follow a dissolution CT
the Chamber of Deputies by the
King.
London, Nov 9.-Ths Bulgarians
have occupied Nish, the Serbian war
capital, which gives them complete
control of the railway from Prahovo
on the Danube. and thus opens
through route for the central powers
to Sofia and Constantinople The fall
of Nish followed desperate battle
which lasted three days.
In addition the Bulgarian and Ger.
man main armies have effected juno.
ture at Krivivir.