Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-10-12
GERMANY BRINGS SUBMARINE WARFARE
To AMERICA: FOUR BRITISH VESSELS
TORPEDOED OFF NEW ENGLAND COAST

into their small boats. The crew
abandoned the ship, which was then
torpedocd. 1t was in sinking condition
wren last reported. -
Meantime the American line steamship
Philadelphia which left New York yester-
day for Liverpool had gotten within the
war zone and an S. o. 5. wireless mes
sage was received by her commander lie
held his course for the east.
. ALLIES PATROL SHIPS ABSENT.
During the day no word came from
the British and French patrol vessels,
which have been watching the Allan
tic coast from which Vessels OF the
entente allies with munitions of war
have daily set out. This afternoon a
message was sent TO Halifax asking
for the PRESS information as to what
WAS being done to protect British and
French shipping FROM the submarine.
The reply came that the British COM
mander-in-chie of the Halifax sta
ton. which is directing the patrolins
fleet. was considering whether any
statement by him was advisable.
Many rumors were current to-day,
including ono that p fleet of German
submarines were off the coast
Another had it that the Germans had
established submarine base on the
Canadian coast. Another was that sup
ply ships were cooperating with the
t-53. These who held to the latter
opinion pointed out that the submarine
after ostenssly crossing the Atlantic
unassisted arrived at Newport fully
provisioned for three months and not
requiring fuel or so much as a jug OF
water.
MANY SHIPS IN DANGER.
Within. the zone of possible opera =
.tions by the C-53 are several trans
Atlantic steamships. under registry of
nations with which Germany is at war
Also. the American line steamer
Philadelphia, with passengers and
freight from New York for Liverpool,
is in the waters from which reports
of a German submersible. have come,
and the Scandinavian American liner,
Frederick VIII is approaching that
part of the coast bound for New York
from Copenhagen.
Better known among the vessels sub
iect, because of their registry and their
present positions, to the submarine
menace are the French liner Espag ne.
from Bordeaux for New York; the anchor
liner Cameronia, bound to New York
from Glasgow and Liverpool; and the
Cunarder Albania, only a few hours out
from New York for Falmouth and Lon
don. Many other vessels of lesser size
were reported approximately in the same
waters.
Most of these steamships had received
by wireless word sent broadcast by radio
stations to all vessels of the presence
of the German submersible off the New
England coast. This message as sent To
steamships of Great Britain's merchant
marine was regarded constituting or
ders to change courses. The result was
indicated in messages tonight that this
vessel or that WIS swinging in shore to
be removed further from possible conta ct
with the submarine snd'to be within easy
speeding distance of the three-mile zone
Of protection.
FEAR FOR THE CANOPIC.
Although several days removed from
danger of contact with the torpedo
menace, the White Star liner Canopic,
carrying 200 passengers and a cargo OF
general merchandise from Naples. Gibral-
tar and the Azores for Boston was a
subject Of serious thought by her agents
here, it WAS understood They were consd-
ering TIM forwarding of a request to
headquNters OF the line in England for
an armed convoy for the steamer to be
drafted from the British patrol off this
coast. y change in her course would be
ordered IN any event as soon as she could
be reached by wireless. il was said
| THREE SHIPS PARTIES RESCUED.
The greatest shock to shipping inter
ests came tonight with the word that
the Red Cross liner Stephano. carrying
| 100 passengers, had been sunk off Nan
/ tuck"t. The message was received by
| IN" radio station at Newport and ad-
dressed 10 Rear Admiral knight. The
Stephano was bound from St Johns
y. T., for New York and had on board
between 80 and 80 passengers, most OF
them living in New York. The message
indicated that all We're saved
The Stephano was recently sold to the
Russian government to be used as an ice
breaker and the present was to have beer
her last trip before she was sent tc
ArchanFol
AT $50 o'clock Rear Admiral knight
received word at Newport that severa
d'Slroycrs were on their way in with the
passengers and the crew Of the StcDhano
West Point and Strathdene.
RESCUERS ORDERED OUT
Immediately after the s O. :. call.
from the West Point were picked up al
Newport to-day. Admiral GleaVes or
i dered out the destroyer feet to give
assistance The Jarvis, one of the
fastest OF the feet, being capable OF
making thirty one knots, had steam W
and was one OF the first to get away
/ She steamed out Of the harbor at full
i speed shortly before 80 o'clock
Following the Jarvis went tho de.
stroyers Drayton. Ericsson. OBrien
Benham, Cassin. Balch, Mccall, Porter