The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-22
ONLY ANOTHER
DIVER MISTAKE
That Is Explanation Of Relief
Ship Attack.
SEVEN SAILORS ARE KILLED

Germans Use Sea Planes to Direct
U-5oat Assault on TIVE U. S.-6el-
CLAN VesseIs-Were Outside War
zone-Were Guaranteed Safety.
Had Compiled With Rules.
London, Mar. 21.-The London Office
of the American commission for relief
in Belgium has given the following
statement regarding the Smelling of
the relief ships Tunisie and Haelten,
with the killing Of several members of
their crews, reported in dispatches
"The Tunisie and the Haelen were
attacked by submarine without
warning outside the danger zone. 56.15
north latitude, $50 east longitude (off
the southwest coast of Norway. The
ships were not sunk. The port boat of
the Haelen was smashed by a shell
and seven men were killed. There is
a hole in the Haelen's port bunker at
about the water line. Sundry damage
was done to decks and engines. The
Tunisie is proceeding on it's voyage.
The killed include the first and third
officers.
Apparently the Haelen proceeded
under It's own steam to StaVanger.
Norway, where temporary repairs
were ordered, after which 1t pro-
ceeded to It's American destination.
1.-THE pilot reports that while he was
leaving the ships off the Hook of Hol-
land FIVE German seaplanes appeared
and after circling around and examin-
ing the ships few northward.
Guaranteed Safety by Germany.
! "The ships sailed from Rotterdam
last Friday and passed the Hook Of
Holland for Sandy Hook, all via the
north route, with sailing instructions
to keep out Of the danger zone. All
had double sets of faghting equipment
and safety markings, consisting of
four each of flags, remnants, side
cloths, banners, signal balls, lamps
and tanks, also safe conducts issued
by the German government, with pho
| tographic reproduction of the sailing
| directions and a guarantee of safety
after March Is, sealed and certified
as correct by the German legation at
The Hague attached to the passes.
"The shelled ships sailed in COM
pany with three other Belgian ships
under commission charter, all carry
ing similar safety markings and pass
es and all sailing in ballast for Ameri-
can ports to load food supplies for
the people Of Belgium and northern
France.
Commission Makes Protest.
ga protest, has been made by the
commission to the German govern
ment through the Dutch, Spanish and
German authorities in Belgium and
the Spanish ambassador in London,
and report has been sent to the state
department in Washington
The attack on the relief ship was
reported in an Amsterdam dispatch.
A Stranger dispatch reported eight
men killed on a relief steamer, the
name of which was given as the Sell
len, this undoubtedly referring to the
I IL
of Belgian nationality, the Tunisle reg
istering East tons and the Haelen g.
| 290 tons.
i "Did not Understand Signals"
Christiania, Norway, Mar. 21.-The
commander of the submarine that
shelled the relief steamer Haelen ex-
cused his action to Captain Standaert
Of the Haelen by saying that he had
not understood the signals Of the
steamer. This was after the captain
had gone over to the submarine and
shown his papers, including letter
of safe conduct from the German min
lister to the Netherlands. The subma-
rine commander after seeing the pa
pers ordered Captain Standaert to pro-
coed.
The members OF the crew killed
were Belgians.
U-Beats Sink 8 More Ships.
ST. John, New Brunswick, Mar. 21.-
Sinking of the British steamer Bray
Head by German submarine on
March IA was announced in cable adj
vices received by local agents from
the owners of the vessel at Belfast,
Ireland. Captain Hoy and seventeen
members of the crew, the message
said, were missing.
Agents were advised that Chief Of
ficer Mccartney and sixteen Of the
crew were landed and that two Of
these had died of exposure. Nothing
was known concerning the fate of
Captain Hoy and the others.
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