Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-09
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BY Fred s. Ferguson.


Omitted Press staff correspondent.)
Boston, Mass, Oct. 9.-The trans.At-
lantic lane over which has flowed a
steady stream of munitions and supplies
for the allied powers from American
shores, is in the grip of submarines Of
the kaiser 3 navy today.
Six unarmed merchantmen are known
TO lie on the ocean bottom south of Nan
tucket, torpedoed by German subma-
rines and late reports are that two and
possibly three more have been sunk.
The vessels positively known to have
been destroyed are:
The Stephano, 2,143 tons, British Red
Cross line, st. Johns, N. f., to New
York.
The Strathdene, 4,32l tons, British,
New York to Bordeaux; The West Point
(no tonnage given), British, London to
Newport News; the Kingston, (no ton.
mage given),. British, destination not
known; the Bloomersdijik, 3,201 tons,
Dutch, New York to Rotterdam; Chris.
tian Knudson, 2,53S tons, Norwegian,
destination unknown.
The passengers and crew Of all the
vessels are known to have been rescued
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 up
on Germany's new submarine zone. The
cracking wireless of three British cruis-
ers is mingling with that of American
destroyers out upon the sea on missions
of mercy and rescue.
Sure One Is U-61.
Reports to Nantucket, Newport and
Boston indicate there is certainly more
than one submarine striking terror along
the great international waterway. Of
ficials of the steamer Kansan today
after being held up by submarine yes.
terday. indicated their belief that two
of Germany's superb boats were oper.
ating at America 3 very portals.
A dispatch from the United Press
staff correspondent at Newport de-
clares Miss Margaret Wilson stated
positively that she saw the name "U.
81" painted on a life preserver of the
submarine which sank the steamer
Stephano. Miss Wilson, who was a pas.
senger on the Stephano said she looked
at the submarine through glasses and
declared she could not be mistaken osl
the letter and figures she saw. AS the
fighting submarine which put in at
Newport was the U.53 this would defin-
itely account for two submersibles.
At Nantucket report has been pick
ed up that two or three submarines are
in action and that the number of ships
sunk is now eight or nine.
The crew Of the steamer Kingston, one
of the six known victims, was still miss
ing today. There is every hope that the
men from this ship may still be adrift
or picked up by some destroyer which
has not yet reported. Good weather
prevails off the New England coast and
IL the Kingston 3 crew got off before
their ship went down, naval officers be-
lieve there is every reason to take an
optimistic view of the situation.
216 Survivors Landed.
A total of PIG survivors have now
been landed at Newport from four
American destroyers. The Ericsson land
ed 81, the Drayton Gs, the Benham SO
and the jenkins 81.
Ipcluded among the passengers were
many women and II babies.
The survivors brought stories scarce
ly equalled in the lore Of the sea since
the sinking Of the Titanic or the Lusi-
tania. There is no doubt in shipping
circles here that Germany's plans for
intereepting munitions carrying ships
were carefully laid. Eluding the allied
patrol, the submersibles have establish
ed themselves squarely in the path Of
,vo.t;coIIv all frone. A fla nfic ahino
The regular lane, recognized by all
navigators, Is off Nantucket light. 1t il
there that the monsters of the kaiser'i
submarine force are lurking. They are
in position to strike any type Of shiI
they desire.