The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-09
kANSAN SPARED
II
HaWaiian.American Steamer Is
y Allowed to Proceed.
She Was Stopped and Exam.
~
x iRed by German "Sub."
4
MORE THAN ONE ON COAST
Ships Officers Positive They
Didn't See the U-53.
Kansan Carried COntraband
Goods Under Paris Charter.

Boston, Oct. "a German subma-
Frine other than the U-53 halted the
Observation-Disclosures steamer Kansan,
Officers of the vessel declared on
reachfng port here today. Their state
egnent, after viewing a photograph OF
HE U-53 taken during the latter's hur-
.ried call at Newport Saturday was TAX
Len as conclusive proof that more than
Zone German submarine operated OH
1.-THE New England coast over Sunday
* After studying the photograph both
-officers and men said the ship hailing
rhem was different and that the men
aboard were not the same as those de-
Tpicted on the U-53.
The submarine raider did not board
1.-The Kansan. Instead, the German cap
ttain hailed the vessel from deck, after
spotting her American flag and the u
iboat ducked out of sight just as
Habruptly as it had appeared. after be-
zing shown the Kansan's papers and
{3laving them explained.
Il Shipping men were surprised that
sthe German should have let the Kan
ssan go free, inasmuch as her cargo
fconsisted of steel. hay and grain, New
~ ork for the French government Saint
tNazaire.
y The Kansan will take 1000 horses
Billboard here and sail again for the
41Crench port. She was chartered some
Ttime ago by the French government
sshe is of 5000 tons.
a More Than One.
The theory that there is more than
spne submarine off the coast was also
+borne out by the story told by Capt
TIC l. Smith of the Kansan. Smith
1declared that he had hardly departed
ffrom the U-boat which held him up
eSvhen he heard the call of the steamer
West Point saying she had arrived
~ ieyh +
ship at 4:S5 Sunday morning. THE
first warning l had that a German
Submarine was even in the vicinity
was when / heard a shot fired across
the Kansan's bow. ] Immediately
ordered the engines stopped but be-
fore we could come to standstill
from our Roadway, there was sec
ond shot. We came to a standstill
within few minutes. l then sighted
the submarine for the first time. She
was a short distance away and an Of
ffcer hailed the Kansan from the
boat He asked for our papers. L
Immediately put over a boat with Sec
ond Officer Mcnamara in charge. He
rowed to the submarine and presented
our papers. They were carefully ex-
amined and Mcnamara was told we
could proceed. An hour after we
were first stopped we were under way
again.
e. i-7"Before we could get along. how
ever the submarine disappeared be-
meath the waves, diving out of sight
as suddenly as she had appeared. We
had hardly left this U-boat until
heard the wireless call of the West
Point. saying he was being attacked
by a submarine. I put the kansan
about and started to Her assistance
Before we had gone far We learned
that the United States destroyers
were within striking distance, so
again changed my course and pro-
ceeded to Boston,
Captain Smith could not explain
how the submarine commander hap
pened to permit him to continue his
voyage. He admitted the Kansan was
carrying contraband and was under
charter by the French goVernment