Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-10
American Naval Officers
Reports Agree U-53 Alone
Was In Big Raid.
NO LIVES ARE LOST,
so FAR AS KNOWN
Crew of Steamship kingstonian Has
Not Been Located by American
Torpedo Boat DestrOycrs.
But Relieved Safe.

Newport, II. l., Oct. 9.-The whole
sale raids on foreign shipping south
of Nantucket liehtship Sunday was
The work of one submarine, accord
ing to reports from American naval
officers.
Rear Admiral Albert Glcaves, COM
handing the torpedo boat destroyer
flotilla, which did such remarkably
sueedv rescue work yesterday, sal
tonight the reports of his Officers
agreed that one raider only was 'oh-
cerned. She was, presumably, the
JT-53 which called at Newport Salur-
day.
Admiral Gleaves said he could
easilv understand the positive state
ment of the captain OF the Nantucket
liehtship and sailors of vessels. that
more han one submarine was con
cerned.
."The U boat was very fast, and ep'
reared to have been handed cl2'efly
It was easy for her to disappear OF
one side of ship and then sho" ul
unexpectedly on another spot. DonD',
less" he believed, ait had submerged
and reappeared often enough TO ms
lead any but a keen professional Oh
eerver and to create the impression
that more than one sea terror "a'
operating" ,o,
This opinion appears to have peel
! horne out by statements OF many
the refugees, that the submarine ha'
more business on hand than sh
could take care of at once and wa
obliged to request one steamer u
wait her turn while another was 5c,ns
mt ont of commission. 1t is belleveT
she is now at sea, at least teilipo
rarily. .
The known list of victims remain a
six. Notwithstanding reports iron
Nantucket lightship that three otAe
shins. the identity Of which could no
no learned, were sent 10 me Do'toil
There also was a persistent ruioo
without confirmation that brltisI
cruiser had been attacked.
Ten more refugees were landed her
tonight by the Melville, tender OF III
destroyer flotilla, which picked Up -,
chinese members of the crew OIL VI
steamer Strathdene.
The destroyers swept the 'Va'e! y
a wide area today in VAIN seal
fo,. the crew of the steamer h'hSato'
ian who were seen by members 81 u
steamer Strathdene TO take 10 u
boats before their vessel was SUM;
Rear Admiral Knight. commands
of the naval district, did not appel
IN he alarmed at the lack or success
in finding the missing men ana Sd
no reason to change his previous II
mort taht the raid, so destructive
nronerty. was accomplished Wltno
loss of life. It was his opinion IN
tho Kingstonian's crew had De'
njcked up by eastbound steamer:
Notwithstanding the lull in. subm
! rine activities today, shipping M
| were by no means treasured. II on
| one raider was concerned, she mig
| he waiting only to replenlsh her su
niles. it was believed. This gave II
to a renewal of reports that elabora
methods of supplying submarines II
been arranged. ~
The captain of the Nantucket ny
ship, off which the attacks on passe
ger and freight ships We're maze,
norted that three German submatll
| were operating south and southeast
| Nantucket, and that total or III
| vessels had been destroyed. The ld'
titv of three of this number was
known, but ships from the Amerie
|; destroyer flotilla at Newport w
| searching the seas for crews OF v
sells that were supposed to have Of
taken to their small boats.
Rushing to give battle to the 81
marines, three British cruisers w
off Nantucket Shoals at 2:4o ocl(
this morning. This was the flrst
pearance of any warships OF the s.
ish and French patroling fleet IN I
yacinity since the submarines pes
their attacks at 6 o'clock yester'
morning. The passengers ana G.
of the Red Cross steamer Stepn'
and the crews of the British frels
ers Strathdene and West Point,
! the Dutch freighter Bloomersdi1k.
the Norwegian freight steamer Cn
tan Knudsen, destroyed yes'erc
were landed at Newport, II. /. toe
Shipping at ports along the =
England coast had been held up
greater or lesser extent today,