Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11
By the Associated Press.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Feb
ruary 10.-The British steamer
Japanese Prince, reported sunk,
had on board twenty-five white
American muleteers when she
left here, according to the British
vice consul here. The steamer
carried a mixed cargo of horses
and general merchandise. The
muleteers signed on at this port.
The Japanese Prince was owned
by the Prince line, which now is
controlled by the Furness-Withy
Shipping Company. She steamed
from here for Southampton for
orders.
Names of Those Aboard.
Owing to the fact that the records Of
the British vice consul were not avail
able tonight. only the names of the
twenty-five American hostlers aboard
the Japanese Prince are obtainable.
They are James Collins. James u.
Bernie, Peter McPhail. w. McLay. AL
bert ]. Dyson. Michael Riley. William
King, Edward Stevens. William Nc
Neil. George Conboy. Walter Murray.
william Hansworth. William Kirby.
Charles Devine. James Costello. Edward
Powers. Louis Mcdonald, Roy Nc
Tnh Srpd ,
d. Stansell, Clifton Z. Townes. George
Stevens, James Rucker and +. q.
Pierce.
Crew of Fifty Men.
The Japanese Prince was commanded
by Capt. Jenkins and besides the twen-
ty-fve Americans carried a crew OF
fifty men, one English veterinarian and
two English cattlemen. making a total
of seventy-eight persons aboard. Her
cargo besides the 400 horses consisted
of grain and steel billetS. Local agents
of the ship could not say tonight
whether she had reached Southampton,
discharged and was bound back, light.
or not In the event that she was bound
this way the cattlemen would not have
been aboard. as it is the practice to
send these men back on passenger
ships. The Japanese Prince was fitted
out here and this was her first trip as
a horse boat. A majority OF the nifty
members of her crew were signed on
here. but so far as is known tonight all
were British subjects.
Vessels Reported Sunk.
LONDON. February 1o.-The sinking OF
the British steamer Japanese Prince of
A. ,s76 tons and the torpedoing of the Nor
wegian steamer Ellavore of 2.760 tons
was announced tonight by Lloyd's. The
captain of the Ellavore has been landed.
but the mates and eleven members OF
the crew are missing.
The agency confirms the reported tor
pedoing of the British steamer Beech
tree. 1.227 tons. the crew of which has
been landed.
The Norwegian steamer Havgard OF
l. 100 tons has been SINK.
All the passengers on the British
steamer Mantola were saved. Seven
Lascars, members of the crew. are miss
ing.
Five Days Without Food.
PARIS, February 10. 2 p.m.-The boat
in which three Englishmen and one
American negro, members Of the crew.
left the torpedoed steamer Dauntless
was capsized and all the provisions lost,
says a Havas dispatch from San Sebas-
tian. Spain. The four men for five days
were battered about by high seas and
had nothing to eat or drink except sea
water They were in such serious
condition. the dispatch adds. that they
W ere sent to a hospital.
Prisoners on U-Boat.
DUBLIN, February 10. = The Free
mans Journal today reports that the
of the sunken Norwegian shin
Thor III (torpedoing reported February
~ with his wife and their five-year-
nId child. were taken as prisoners on
hoard the German submarine.
Believe U-Boat War Failure.
NEW YORK. February 10.-More
than l,10o vessels arrived at or sailed