The Ordway new era., 1916-10-13
GERMAN SUE MARINE
SINKS NINE vssss, ~. ~
MILES OFF US. COAST
RAIDER BELIEVED Vi,
ENGLISH PATROL CRUISERS a,.,
INTO NANTUCKET ss.o..
OF HosT'LEpfloTlllA
Western Newspaper Union New, s.,,,.

ready on the trail Of the German a,
marine which raided the s,s,n...
lanes Sunday and sank nine aim
The executive officer of tho ,,,.i
States destroyer Ericsson, retp,,,
early today from the scene OF ,hs q,
man submarine activities of n,
tucket reported that nine shin, h,
been sunk and that three subn,d,.
were operating off the coast Thk
formation, he said. he had on IN. "a
thority of the captain OF the Ns,vs
ct shoals lightship.
Boston-The submarine arm a.
imperial German navy rayage al.
ping off the eastern coast Of the In
ed States Sunday. -Four British s;ss
ers, one Dutch and one Norvesn
and one vessel so far unidentt.
were sent to the bottom or left a,
pied derelicts off Nantucket shnt
Sunday night the destroyer laEa
of the United States Atlantic rs
was picking up passengers and usn
of the destroyed vessels and brinrr
them into Newport. r. !. So tlu
known there was no loss Of III
though the crew of the British tia,
er Kingston had not been acco-a
for.
A submarine held up the AushH
steamer Kansan bound from Ney fat
for Genoa with steel for The lhln
government, but later, on estaAt
ing her identity, allowed the AnE
can to proceed The Kansal az
into Boston harbor late Sunday ligs
for her usual call here.
1t was reported without coaifrs
ton Sunday that three SubnahA
were operating off the coast and ID
a total of nine vessels had been szi
by them.
Three British cruisers arrived
Nantucket during the night. h1
messages in code were constanly |
changed by the vessels. Other CT
ers of the allied naval forces va
expected in the same waters sns
One of the submarines is tls'a
to be the U-53 which paid ala
Newport Sunday and disappears
sunset. Some naval men, hossA
declared that perhaps two submisa
are operating close TO the AnsfTa
shore though outside the thrseaa
limit.
The German captain is bele'a
have warned Rear Admiral knlsu
his projected raid, 10 have AnsfXA
ships in readiness to rush 10 @A
cue of victims.
Newport, r. I.-Seyenteen "
from Wilhelmshayen, the iurs
German submarine U-5S droppea
chor in Newport harbor SaturoNs.
most before the Officers Of lne ~ 4
lean fleet of warships through w.
the stranger had nosed her wy
recovered from their astonlsnD
the undersea fighter had delNe's
message for the German allOa"
and, weighing anchor, tufnea -
toms reef lightship and a'sspr
beneath the waves Just insl''
three.mile limit.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. al ",
man embassy, including Cou@
Bernstorff, the ambassador,
elated over the trip Of the w, n
the Atlantic and her success
ing British merchantmen Id 'u
ern steamer lanes. While .ne
sador would not discuss 'ns
of the British vessels, ne alu
that the coming of the u'SS I
to ask peace, actually proves
Germany is counting upon ,,.,s u
the zone of her naval opera',Oa'
is in the war for a finish 'lsS .s,,
officials of the allied eIS n,..
particularly Sir Cecil spllnsa ,,,a
British ambassador, were a
the arrival of the submarine
The sensation createa
when the U-53 quietly slpp' N
Newport harbor, ana ,st,r
slipped away three hours s,,aa,s la
nothing to the shock Id sA :, ~
cles when wireless reports Il n b
rine attacks began to come .,,',,,s 4 /,
naval radio stations. w,,uu ,,r es.I
minutes the air was l''e.s s. me,s
with electricity as wireless, s,sd 4
of warning were broa'
the coast. .,,.h, ncs
Up to late Sunday n,sl ~ vsirs
the British and fren'' ne
fleet had been sighted .,,l n
mander OF the British nsa a'v.lss
at Halifax refused to dm's y "a
steps we're being taken
submarine attack