The sun., 1916-10-09


under the rules OF international law
Rear Admiral Knight reiterated this
evening that Commander Roses call was
one of courtesy. hut il was sugycs,ed
that the German commander wished 10
guard gains loss of life through tho
aid OF American vessels in picking IN
passengers and crew OF ships DESTROYED
II she rae done NO to-day she would
have been In water too shonl for n sub
marines operations. but at thi. time Of
year the nights bring fog, and IL is con-
tectured that the S%tephano. to avoid nayi-
eating a thickiy crowded searoad in had
weather, took the outside course and 30
steamed directly into the tran az, fo,
her.
Her passengers were taken aboard tho
destroyers Balch and Jenhins and .nh.
aeo,en,,y all were brov.h, 90 mi. 80,
by the Jenkins Nanv ~ Va rasso,pors
are from New York CITY A. III. ,t,o 10
the year her psssenver liz, rs ai,,u.
been large. since she c,,r,od .rn,,or
tourists who wcr. ro,,rnIn. -. ~.
foundl, nd o,S ,ho r,a.s '.orn Wv
II is no, though, tha, her car,, ass n,..
heavy. ms on ber -we.,ho,na "
she carried iit,is Sre,yht ,.nai,, Crsi
nariIv .ho oarr,a, az - .
products for ,ha h,,i. o,a.um -
wa, a stee, .cr.v .,.arar CIV.
ana wa. h,,,i, a., cI.sanm 800 ,v"s
sister .h,n Tho r1nr,,ei Ia. FL isn'
last rr,aav o.. iIai,,.r ~ "" ,o.N
n !" anna anu 81" 'onh y
whs,ho. 81.
y.,s s'n."e vi 'he SIX 'esseis
10 'p.sneu oy one submarine, the
4, ~. W or more ~ rumors nave
.h,n,,n. 10 a., y %aeu anu ever heutrai
omah III u Ia'r way 10 be fright.
60. I'm nv yea temporarily. word
" pa''''"ore to-nignt mat the
w. why company, owners OF the
LII .o'n.' nave announced that there
s,na oe no iurther esilinss OF their
nv =. = un,. me situation Is cleared
w ~ Is pelieved here that most other
s.eainsnlp companies Will take that atti-
.uue' since me German raider has proved
NV n'uch OF q menace ever one sub
m ~ 'an De IN the most heavily trav-
e''eu sea iane In the world.
me instant the first news came that
.ne ,-oo had established herself in the
stea'nship path southeast OF Nantucket
Island big and little ships flying the
nass OF the Allies and Of neutral coun-
res deaiihg with the Allies scurried for
,he protection OF harbors. Vessels carry
l,s e~ontraband OF war raced to get in
si"e the three mile limit. Some that
were ioiiowing the outside course hastily
'eereo ana TOOK the inside route. A wave
OF alarm spread over the Western ocean.
throughout the day and up to late
tonight no news whatever had been re.
ceived about the operations Of the pa
trolling fleet maintained along the
american coast by Great Britain and
France. Cruisers kept along the coast
TO protect allied shipping had not been
sighted or heard from. Frantic apreals
were sent by British shipping interests
10 fialltax skins for Information about
what The British patrol ships were doing
and about what they would do 10 reopen
the steamship routes. but the COM
mander OF the British naval station at
HaNfax declined to divulge what steps
were being taken.
When the U-53 slipped out of New
port harbor In the late afternoon OF yes
terday. showing no trace OF wear and
tear from her seventeen days voyage
from Wllhelmshaven and obviously
ready for her grim business. there was
no doubt in the minds OF the naval ON
GERS here that there would be trouble
In the steamship lanes and quick news
OF t~orpedoing. sailor of the U-53 had
British ships and had minated even
Una. tne I e3 torpedoed a British trans
poit On her way 10 'he American coast.
a. " N,o"" 'na' sne carried AT least
We 'oIpeuoes IN her eisht ..hes, and the
omo ,arse ea,IoIe Iap'a nre guns mounted
~ ~ "eIe |is'oie 10 any eye when
o. III po'.
.nIee''u ne"s came wItnin niue
u mo-. eisnt nours from inc
SO s','nr un.'ean 'Ihe ,reishter nan.
v,,, ".,ms Nn.erIeah nag ana ioaded
,annod u, Oh war eventually 70 be
,s'ueu u rshoa, iuiy' ana 81 Lazarre,
,onmor H,'noukn lhe steamship was
w sup az bcstOU on ntI
Smi,h ~ Nv ionk 20 EUROPE. cart,
cana n"n.sm w,reIessed 'he
mad heen s,onnad nv ."sne re ~
Nan,ncka, 1870 y Sup,,a!,ne III
had honn auow ". "a u.a' ne
exsmin.tion ~ ,ts $1,000 ~ OF
snolo9w Srom Ca,. paPeas anu an
"a Tb,. m.ssa. 80 50 w. Nv y
yar,ou. no,n,s aiono , he eayea 10
sent a thrill NJ nnr.ha,sion 20 go
bors and over sea R,dionraws m
flashed hroadc,s, r,.r,,na am 49,
N look nnt TO- ,ha ~ etea,nsn.ps
to change their comr.s or 20 s,av IN 90,
until further not,ca ~ ;" p"'
u. 3. Navy Acts Ouicklv.
I'll,
81 iionn tne nahsah e!ectrlhed
800 ava au.no,I''es mere, ana prepare.
nn,ra.n "'"uu on.e 10 meet All
, v,i.ain.. I'll 49, viz"
W., D., a. y the h'1t.sh re'snter
.S "a' neeei'eu saying she hau
'v'pe"oe" my n''es southeast OF
i,,.a .ne navy Was ready 10 save
a., =. p'o.e.. Nnher'cah shipping: me
@ n."S so"er'"Ins 'he west foint
:" nn'"sIe was contained IN n
"'v..ss uespa'c" u 'he naval radio
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"'.vsn steamer west rolnt stopped
~ 'up'nar'"e ana hred upon Get
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