Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-20

LONDON, February 2o.-The New
foundland fishing schooners Mayola
G46 tons), and Dorothy (57 tons), have
been sunk. Lloyds' shipping agency an
nounced today.
The nationality of the schooner
Dorothy. reported sunk by Lloyds ship
ping agency today, was not disclosed
by that agency. Some OF the London
newspapers, however, describe her as
the American schooner of that name.
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland. February
|2o.-Ittis believed here that the schooner
described as Dorothy in a London dis
patch announcing she had been sunk
thea. The latter was returning to this
port from Oporto. Portugal. with fisher
ing salt. She was formerly owned at
Provincetown, Mass, but a year ago
was sold to local parties and trans
ferred to British registry.
La Touraine Sails From New York.
NEW YORK. February 20.-The
French line steamship La Touraine left
Bordeaux at am. today. according to
a cablegram received by the lines
agents here. Her destination is New
York
British and French passenger steam
ers. each with g gun on her afterdeek
marine peril, are making scheduled
sailings from this port and arriving
from Europe. The Orduna, which left
Liverpool with passengers and cargo
after the German blockade was de-
Chicago sailed yesterday for Bordeaux
with ninety Americans in her cabins.
Altogether eight vessels departed yes
terday for European ports. The Dochra,
the first American vessel from New
York to brave the submarine zone. has
reported to her owners here her safe
arrival at Gibraltar. She is bound for
Genoa.
Three more American vessels left
New York today bound for war zone
ports. They were the Navahoe. for
Genoa, and the Mongolia and Algonquin,
for London. all freighters. The Brit
ish steamer Northern and the italian
steamer Avala sailed also for foreign
ports.
Three passenger liners which left
European ports after the inauguration
Of the German U-boat campaign ar
rived today. They were the Cunard
liner Orduna. from Liverpool; the
Ausonia of the same line. from London
and the Fabre line steamer Patria from
Marseille. Other arrivals were the
San Guglielmo. Italian. from Naples,
and the Atholl, British, from London.
German Casualty Report.
BERLIN. February 20. wireless to
Sayville.-The Overseas News Agency
announces that one German submarine
has sunk the British steamer Gravina,
of 1,14O tons, loaded with fruit; the
Italian steamer sailing ship Maria, of
1850 tons. with cargo of coffee for
London. and the Swedish sailing shin
Hugo Hamilton, Of 1850 TONS carrying
saItpeter.
According TO the Overseas Agency,
the sinking of these three vessels was
the work of the submarine previously
cd haH In in,
with an aggregate tonnage of $4,000.
Her other victims were unnamed, but
are described as follows:
A steamer loaded with war material
worth 60,000.000 marks, bound for
Egypt; a steamer of $500 tons. with a
general cargo for Australia; a sailing
ship of 1000 tons loaded with corn; a
3.000-ton steamer carrying coal to
France; sailing ship of 200 tons
loaded with saltpeter for Bordeaux
three other steam ers aggregating $500
tons and six trawlers of a total ton
mage of 800.
! From these vessels eighteen prison
ers, among whom We're four captains,
were brought into q German port
Several submarines which have re-
turned from voyages in the North sea
report that they saw no traffic there
adds the Overseas Agency
The DeutSches Tages Zeituug saws
the Overseas News Agency. has receiv-
ed the following report from great
headquarters:
One German submarine had an Or
DER to block with mines three hostile
ports. The task was carried out with
out incident at two of the places. The
submarine. when she approached the
third port in the nighttime, met a pilot
boat. The pilot, who could not imagine
that a German submarine could be SO
far from its base, spoke to the subma- l.
, rine and asked whether 1t wanted a
! pilot.
me submarine rephed that the snip
! already had pilot on board. The sub
| marine then continued its voyage fur
| ther up the river and placed its mines
| which later had excellent results. On
| the way back the submarine again met
| the pilot boat, which was sunk"
Says New U-Boat War Fails.
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