The Washington times., 1916-10-09
TWO U-BOATS NOW
OPERATING OFF COAST
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departed from the U-boat which held
him up when he heard the call OF the
steamer West Point saying she had
been fired on. The West Point ives some
distance away. Captain Smith said:
II left New York at 10 a. m. satur-
day and arrived three miles of the
Nantucket Lightship at i:36 Sunday
morning. The first warning / had that
a German submarine was even in the
vicinity was when heard a shot fred
across the Kansan's bow. i immedi-
ately ordered the engines stopped. but
before we could come to a standstill
from our Roadway there was a second
shot. We came to standstill within
few minutes. then sighted the
submarine for the first time. She was
short distance away, and an officer
hailed the kansan from the boat He
asked for our papers. | Immediately
put over boat with Second OFFICER
Mcnamara In charge. He rowed to the
They were carefully examined and Nc
Namara was told we could proceed.
An hour after we We're first stopped We
we're under way again.
Owed Out of Sight.
Before we could get along, however.
the submarine disappeared beneath the
waves. diving out OF sight as suddenly
as she had appeared. We had hardly
left this U-boat until heard the wire
less call OF the West Point. saying she
was being attacked by a submarine.
II put the Kansan about and started
to her assistance. Before we had gone
far we learned that the United States
destroyers were within striking distance,
so l again changed by course and pro-
ceeded to Boston"
Captain Smith could not explain how
the submarine commander happened to
permit him to continue his voyage. he
admitted the Kansan was carrying con-
traband and was under charter py the
French government. The Kansan, how
ever. has o big American nag painted
on either side and also on her stern.
The letters ~. s. A." also loom up ON
her side. Shipping men believe the fact
that none Of the Submarines crew
boarded the kansan accounts for her
escape. When Smith presented papers
showingNhat his boat was an American
ship. he was giving the Germans cor
rect information, but without the fact
that the Kansan was under charter to
another nation.
Asked for some direct comment on
the submarine, Captain Smith simply
swore. The captain has a remarkable
command OF language, The Kansan
must pass back through the submarine
lions and other contraband.
Shipping men were surprised that the
German should have let the Kansan go
free. inasmuch as she had a cargo con-
York for the French government, ST.
NaZarre.
The Kansan will take 1000 horses
aboard here before she sails.
She was chartered some time ago by
the French government. She is OF 1000
tons.
Six unarmed merchantmen. accord
ing to latest report, lie on the ocean
bottom south OF NANTUCKET. torpedoed
bv German submersibles. and there
are rumors that two, and possibly
three, more have been sunk.
Vessels Destroyed.
The vessels positively known to
have been destroyed are:
Stephano, 2.143 tons, British Red
Cross line. St. Johns. Newfoundland
to New York
strathdene. 1921 tons. British, New
York to Bordeaux.
West Point (no tonnage given),
British. London to Newport News.
Kingston (no tonnage given). Brit
ish. destination not known,
Bloomersditk, 3,2Ol tons, Dutch, New
York to Rotterdam.
Christian Knudson, 2,53S tons, Nor
wegian destination unknown:
The passengers ana crews OF all tne
vessels are known to have been res
cued. with the exception of those OF
the Kingston. The fate OF the men
on this ship is as yet unknown.
Allied warships are now closing In
upon Germanys new submarine zone.
The cracking wireless OF the British
cruisers is mingling with that of
American destroyers out upon the sea
on missions OF mercy and rescue.
There is every hope that the missing
men from the Kingston may still be
adrift or picked up by some detroyer
which has not yet reported. Good
weather prevails on the New England
coast and IL the Kingston's crew es-
CAPPED before their ship went down.
naval Officers believe there Is every
reason to take an optimistic view OF
the situation.
Plans Carefully Laid.
There is no doubt In shipping circles
here that Germany's plans for inter-
cepting munitions carrying ships were
carefully laid. Eluding the allied patrol.
the submarines have established them
selves suuarely In the path OF practical
ly all transatlantic ships.
The regular line, recognized by all
nayiRators Is of Nantucket light. II is
HOT CAKE SEASON
lis here also new crop
As,II.rss MIIIER's SELF RISING