Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-10

New York. Nov. 10.-No word con-
cerning the sinking Of the Ancona had
been received early today by fairfield.
eolari q Co. al4agents for the Ital-
ian line. ana It was Thought in steam.
ship circles that the 4fsia Itdsian Gem
sorship had caused numerous private
ana prsss dispatches to be held back.
A message from Rome stated today
there were 49, passengers on the An.
coma instead Of 422, AZ given in previ-
GUS messages.
Prince Cassano Zunica was aboard
the Ancona. William fairfield. gem
eral manager Of the line here. said the
crew numbered 100. making the total
ships company 642. OF this number 270
passengers, number of them injured,
are reported to have been landed at
Bizerta, while q later message stated
two Of the Ancona's boats with fifty
four Of the crew had landed at Cape
Bon, Tunis, about seventy miles east
of Dizerta.
En- Route 20 New York.
The Ancona, according to the local
agents, was scheduled to sail from
Naples yesterday. After leaving Naples
the steamer would pass thru the Tyr
rhenian sea and enter the Mediterran-
can between Sardinia and Sicily. The
meager dispatches indicate that the
Ancona was sunk within the compare
lively small triangle, the points Of
which are the southern end Of Sar-
Ginia, the western end Of Sicily and
Rizerta, Tunis.
Austrian and German submarines
have been active in this region Of late.
according to cable reports. AS soon
as local agents learned Of the sink
ing they cabled to the home Office at
Naples for q complete passenger list.
At present nothing is known here Of
the personnel Of the passenger list but
1t was thought the number of first
cabin passengers-eighty- -three-as an
nounced today, was too high. 1t was
said the Ancona had accommodations
for only fifty first-class passengers.
Not Used ~ Transport.
The Ancona has not been used as a
transport during the present war. the
agents said, nor has the vessel carried
any munitions. She has been IA
yoritc steamer with opera singers and
musicians coming to this country.
Tiffa Ruffo, the barytona. was re-
OOFteO AUO0xO Illo 0(OAA1Ckp DuI tnlo
was discredited ,by his brother in
Chicago.
Tho Ancona sailed from New York
tor Naples on Oct. II. She had on
board 1916 Italian reservists and q
general cargo. She arrived at Naples
on Oct. 20 and was due to sail from
Naples for New York Tuesday.
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
ono 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 ono Austrian were taken OF the
ship.
Z = S7stss;S.v::::ss!y - M..rder;w y Says Manager.
william Hartfeld, general manager
Of the italian line, characterized the
sinking or the Ancona a. IAN unneces-
eafy crime" and absolutely murder"
Al no time, said Mr.. fairfield. did
the Ancona carry guns or munitions Of
var; because It was against the rules
Or the company to carry war muni-
tlons on the same vessels with passen-
gers.
The Ancona has been In the italian
line service for six years and without
her cargo was valued at more than
yl,e0O, 900.
Followed Regular Course.
The message from Malta. stating
that four passengers and forty-one Of
the crew Of the Anccna have been
landed thsrs, falls to aid In liking the
anneoxib,afo position Of tho steamer