Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-09
||53 NOT ALONE
IN COAST RAIDS,
KANSAN REPORTS
u. s. Ship Halted and the
West Point Hit About
Same Time
CARGO NOT SEARCHED

BOSTON. oct. "a German submarine.
other than the U-b3, halted the Hawaiian
american steamship Kansan, oficsrs Of that
vessel declared on reaching port here today
Their statement. after viewing n photograph
Of the u-5s taken during the iatter's hur-
ried call at Newport Saturday. was taken
o. conclusive proof that more than one
England coast on Sunday.
After studying the photograph both ofh-
cers and men said the ship haiiiLg them was
INHERENT and that the men aboard were not
the same aS those depicted on the u-ss.
The submarine raiders did not board the
Knnsan. Instead the German captain
hailed tho vessel from deck. aftSr spotting
her American dag, and the u-voat ducked
out Of sight Just as abruptly as " had ap-
peared, after being shown the kansan's pa
pers and having them rvpiained.
' Shipping men were surprised that the
German should have let the Khnsan 70
free. inasmuch ~ she had cargo con-
sinting OF steel. hay and grain from New
York for the French Government.
a The Ksnsan will take 1000 horses aboard
here and sail again for French port. she
was chartered some time ago by the French
.Government. She Is OF $4,000 tons.
IA Captain Il. l.. Smith. OF the Kansan, de-
telarsd that ne had hardly departed from
the U-boat which held him up whom he
heard the call OF the steamship West Point,
saying she had been fired on. The West
Point was some distance away.
CAPTAIN SMITHS STORY
Captain Smith said:
III II left New York at 10 n. m. Saturday
and arrived three miles on the Nantucket
iightship at 4:s5 Sunday morning. The
nrst warning had that n German sub
marine was oven in the vicinity was when
e heard a shot fired across the Kansans
bow Immediately ordered the engines
stopped, but before we could come To a
.ktandstill from our headway there was a
second shot We came TO standstill within
few minutes. then sighted the sub
marine for the first time. She was a short
distance away and an officer hailed the
Kansan from the boat. He asked for our
I. papers. Immediately put over boat with
Second Oficer MCNAMARA In charge. He
rowed TO the submarine and presented
y our papers. They were carefully examined
and Mcnamara was told we could pro-
Il cced. An hour after we were FIRST stopped
we were under way again.
e. before we could get along. however the
bubmarlne sappeared beneath the waves.
diving out of sight as suddenly as she had
appeared. We had hardly left this U-boat
y until heard the wireless call OF the West
Point saying she was being attacked by q
submarine. ! put the Knnsan about and
started to her assistance. Before we had
gone TAR we learned that the United States
destroyers were within striking distance, nc
again changed my course and proceeded
20 Boston"
u. s. FLAG SAVED SHIP
Captain Smith could not explain why IN,
ruhmarine commander permitted him tS
continue his voyage. He admitted IN,
kansan was carrying contraband and wa.
under charter by the French Government
The Kansan, however has a big Amer
lean flag painted on either side and also OF
her stern. The letters "U. s. A." also loon
UP on her side Shipping men believe tn,
tact that none Of the submarines crew
boarded the Kansan accounts for her es
cape When Smith presented papers show
inE that his boat was an American ship
he was giving the Germans correct infor
nation, but without the fact that the Kan
4 nan was under charter TO another nation
IN Asked for some direct comment on thu
eubmarne Captain Smith simply swore
The captain has n remarkable command OF
language. Captain Smith must pass bach
through the submarine zone tonight with
his cargo OF munitions and other contra,
band.
Grave fears are felt for the STEAMSHIP
n Great City. which sailed from Boston lat,
q yesterday, before tho directors of her lin,
4 learned OF the submarine activities on Nan
tucket shoals
The Great City ls bound for ST. Naxarre
Il France, with big cargo for the French
y government She is carrying about 7OOt
tons OF steel. 500 horses and several hun
aree tons OF feed and grain.