Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-23
five AMERICANS
ON SWEDISH SHIP
sunk BY SUBSEA
Washington Hears Several of
It's Nationals Aboard Vessel
Sent to Bottom by Bomb
of German U-Boat.
THIS IN MEDITERRANEAN
Grew of Steamer Skogland is
Given Ten Minutes by SUB
sea to Take to Boats.
NO LOSS OF LIFE RESULTS

Washington, Feb. 22.-Sinking by
German submarine OF the Swedish
steamer Skogland, which had five
Americans aboard, after the crew had
been given ten minutes to take to
their boats, was reported by Consul
General Hurst at Barcelona, Spain,
i'll message today to the State de-
partment. No one was injured and
the crew landed safely at Tarragoua
SPAN.
The Skogland, vessel of 1887
tons, net. sailed from Norfolk, Janu-
AIRY 70 for Bagnoi, Italy. Consul Gen
cral Hurst in his dispatch said there
were twenty-siX i'll the crew, five o,
whom claim American citizenship. He
gives their names as James Braner,
Brooklyn, N Y; Leo Cartright,
Portsmouth. n. H.; Jack Burke,
Brooklyn, N. y; Jay Lewis, Union
town, Pa, and Joseph Brown, Eliza
beth, N. J.
The Skogland was stopped in the
Mediterranean by submarine six
miles south Of Tarrangona, Spain, at
g a. m, February IS, Consul General
Hurst reported, and the, crew was
gwen ten minutes to take to their
boats As the crew left the ship. sail
ors from the submarine went aboard
and placed a bomb, which was ex-
ploded and destroyed the ship. The
crew landed at Tarragona after sew
entecn hours in their boats.
The Skogland undoubtedly is the
same vessel as that reported from
ParisSesterday as having been sunk
February l8. There is a Norwegian
steamer Skogland, which sailed from
New York January % for kirkwall
and Trondhjem.
Sink Thirty-Six Ships.
Berlin, Feb. 22.-(By Wireless to
Sayville. 1.-Two German submarines
which returned to their base on Feb
ruary 20, sank during the period of
their operations twenty-four steamers,
three sailing vessels and nine trawl-
ers," said an Overseas News agency
announcement today. .....
THE vessels sunk adds the an
nouncement, were, among others,
ship of 9,l00 tons gross, laden with
coal; one of 5000 tons gross. laden
with iron; one of $500 tons, with pro-
visions, mostly butter and margarine;
one of 200 tons, with wheat and hay;
one steamer of 200 tons gross, car
rying war materials for Italy; auother
of 400 tons gross, with tin; another
Of 800 tons gross. with general
cargo; another of 800 tons gross, with
hOrSeShoes.
Among the steamers DESTROYED
was also one tank steamer of 1000
tons gross. One cannon was cap
tured.'
Skogland Is Sunk.
London. Feb 22.-Lloyds today an
rounced that the Swedish steamer
Skogland, 3,264 tons, was sunk Sun
day and that the British motor
steamer Teowyn, 1872 tons, was sunk
by gun fire Wednesday. The crews
were landed.
The Central News says the British
steamer, John Miles, 697 tons, has
been sunk. Four of the crew. who
were injured, and the bodies of two
men who were killed, have been
ldlueN. LIE remainder OF the snip
company are missing.
Lloyds announces that the British
steamer Corso has been sunk.
Three Ships Reported.
Paris, Feb. 22.-Oficial announce
mcnt was made today of the sinking
on February 2l of the Dutch steam
ship Ambon, 1898 tons gross, and of
British trawler.
The sinking OF the Norwegian
steamer Alice, 700 tons, and OF a
Russian steamer, the Sigrid of 2,9l4
tons, also was announced.
Two British steamers, Perseus are
listed, The larger is a vessel OF 6,728
tons gross, built in 1908 in Belfast
and owned by the Ocean Steamship
company of Liverpool. 1t was last
reported sailing from Dakar, West
Africa, on January l8 enroutc from
Liverpool to Yokohama, which would
place it far outside any of the barred
zones. The smaller vessel is a l55-
ton trawler, owned in Grimsby.
The Corso was a vessel OF sap
ions. 1t was last reported as hav-
ing passed through the Red Sea east
bound, on January 4.