Evening journal., 1916-01-03
U-BOATS DESTROY 81
Ships IN SIX weeks
5000 Persons Lose Their
Lives in Submarine
Warfare
BIG LOSS ON
SOME TRANSPORTS
VIENNA, Jan. 8,

merchantmen, with a total tonnage of
about 225,325 in the last two weeks Of
October and the month of November
according TO claims made in authori-
tative quarters here. The loss of life
if said to have been very heavy in the
case Of troopships, and the estimate Is
made that it amounts to at least 5000
men.
The largest of the vessels Shich it is
asserted has been sunk was the Gun
ard liner Transylvania, OF $4,000 tons,
loaded with troops and war materials.
The list includes also one Japanese
steamer, the Yasukuni, of more than
5000 tons. Thirty-eight of the ves-
sells sent to the bottom were of British
register 1S Frenc9, 10 Italian, two
Russian, two Greek, one Norwegian
and one Japanese.
The tonnage Of the troopships and
transports was about 100000 and that
of the merchant ships 25,325, making
total of 81 ships OF approximately
225.325 register tons, of 10000 net
oad tons.
The following table shows the ma
tiOnality, character and cargo OF the
vessels reported torpedoed;
French
Admiral lIamclin, 5O5l tons, troop
ship and supplies ,
Calyados, 6OOO tons, troop ship, sou
French cUlonials.
Antoine, 23sl tons, transport, COM
missary.
Dagla 5liOO tons, transport coal
Eran.a lO2J TONS transport.
Provincial, 1928 tons, transport
Rcvitaileur, 2Sl0 tons, transport,
St. Marguerite, $500 tons, transport,
supplies.
British
Tara, 1862, tons, auxiliary cruiser
California, 6223 tons, troop ship, Eng
lish troops.
Marquette, go tons, troop ship. 1000
English whites.
Norma, 5000 tons, troop ship, English
troops
Ramazan. 3477 tons, troop ship, SOY
Indian troop troops
Transyly0nia l4,O0O tons, troop ship
and material.
Alexandra. 1000 tons, transport, mu-
nitiOns.
Buresk, 1850 tons, transport, supplies
Burrsfeld. 4037 tons, transport, coal
and torpedoes.
Caria. 3032 tons, transport, supplies.
Clan Macalister, 4s35 tons, transport
coal.
Craigston. e6l7 tons, transport. coal
Hallamshire. APO tois, transport
coal.
Heridia, i9I4 tons, transport, freight
for Salonica.
o. H. Henry, 1919 tons, transport, tai
OIL
Iinllmoor. $500 tons, transport, coal
Imnina. GOO tons, transport, fuel oil.
Scaroby, 1858 tons, transport, coal
supplies.
slverash, S75G tons, traItport, sup
ples.
Sir Richard .Awdry, 2234 tSns. trans
port. was escorted.
Thorwood, 1S4 tons, transpoet coal
Woodfeld, 1854 tons. transport. mo-
tor trucks and railroad material.
Unknown, 1000 tons. transport, am
munition.
Unknown, 1000 tons, transport.
iapanese-
YasukunL 5,11S tons, transport. am
munltion.
2ussian-
Apsoheron, 1000 tons, tanker. oil.
MERCHANTMEN.
Russian
Katja. 500 tons. freighter, sugar.
French
Algerien, l,7O6 tons. freighter,
mixed freight.
Dahria, 2,712 tons. freighter, o.
reals.
Omara. 4S5 tons, freighter
Sidi Ferruch, 1,619 tons. freighter
Isere. $500 tons, freighter.
British
Apollo. 3,774 tons. frelghter. Goa
and naval mOtorboats.
Colenso, S.S61 tons, freighter. rail
road cars.
Den OF Crombie, 1850 tons. freight
er. rice
Enosis. 3.4O9 tons. freighter. coal.
Halizones, 5.O9S tons, freighter. ore
and cotton.
Kingsway, 1886 tons. freighter
Langton Hall, 4,4S7 tons, freigh,ei
Malinche. 1.S6S tons. freighter,
Merganser. $50 tons, fre.ghter
Sailor Prince, 3,144 tons, freig' u
barley and foodstuffs.
Tringa. 2,l60 tons, freighter.
Tunis. 1866 tons. freighter meal
cattle.
Woolwich, 1886 tons. -elghtel
phosphates and tin.
Unknown, 5000 tons, freighter.
Greek
Dcmetrios. zoos tons. freighter
rice. for England; contraband
Zarns, 2.904 tens. freighter, forae,
and food for England; contra
band.
Norwegian
Wacousta. S,512 tons. freigbter
sugar and railroad material 70
Russia.
Italian
Anconca. $500 tons. passenger ship
passengers and freight.
Bosnia. 1850 tons, freighter
Cirence 1926 tons freighter
Dechino 2.450 tons. freighter
Elisa Francesca. POS tons. freightsT
Fironze 1850 tons freighter.
Tonis 1.Sl6 tons. frelghter.
Scilla 1900 tons. freighter.
Tobia. 1Sl tons freighter.
Unknown, 215 tons. 'freighter; wa
armed.
Many of the vessels reported 10,
in the FOREGOING list have not bee
included in the daily reports sent OF
by the various admiralties Of stean
ers tOrnedoed. Private advices wei