Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-01

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Crispin. on which two American negroes
probably persisted and from which eigh-
teen other Americans are reported miss
ing. the Portuguese sailing ship Argo,
from which three American negroes are
missing. and the British steamers Epta-
folos and Snowdon Range, on which there
apparently was no loss of life, though
Americans in the crew suffered from
exposure.
Consul Washington's Report.
The departments latest dispatch on the
Crispin, sent yesterday by Consul Wash
ington at Liverpool, follows:
experimenting Consul Swansea
Crispin cable Goth. joint atfidavit -four
American seamen indicates two Amer
cans, colored iiremen, names so far un-
known, killed by explosion: eighteen
Americans SO far u-naccounted for In
captains boat: sixty-nine Americans OF
Crispin-ten firemen, two seamen. aft,-
seven cattlemen. carried one gun aft.
submarine German; ordered rescuing
trawler leave vicinity under threats
torpedoing.'
Previously Consul Moorehead at Swan
sea, in a dispatch dated Friday. had re
ported:
British steamer Crispin, Newport News
to Avenmouth. with horses, tOrpedoed
without warning, I pm. March 70, off
Minehead. Ireland, Weather moderate.
northwesterly winds. fairly heavy swells.
no vessels in sight. when attacked.
torpedo not seen. First intimaiion Of
submarine was explosion in vessel, No
attempt to escape. Vessel abandoned,
sank 3:15 am: boats in charge of chief
officer picked up by fishing trawler,
taken to Milford Haven: no casualties
among crew In these boats. Captains
boat landed In Ireland. f~orty-nine OF
crew sent direct to Liverpool. Fore
going information obtained by tele-
phone from chief officer"
Destruction of the Argo.
Destruction Of the Argo was reported
by Consul Armstrong at Bristol in this
dispatch dated yesterday:
william Pitts and Spenser Kennedy,
colored American seamen Portuguese
| sailing ship Argo, from New orleans
for London. carrying general cargo.
| swear Argo shelled without Intentional
| warning by submarine flying German
flag. 400 miles off Gravesend. 5 o'clock
March %. Weather rough, cold: occu-
pants lifeboats at sea four days; suf-
fered from exposure: when picked up
by British hospital ship. brought into
colored Americans u~naccounted for:
| their names unknown. Two other
Americans. Troy Thomas. Charley
Jaskson' NJ 1e oth y no saTe naashv frs susma a-
poSdAN- v III 80 h>af
rine offered no assistance, Argo no re-
sistance."
Torpedoed Without Warning
Consul Gauldin reported the sinking
of the Eptafolos from Marseille. in the
following dispatch, dated Friday:
Mailing afidavits. Roy Adams, Elber-
ton, Ga; James Dennis. Hampton, Va;
Edward Ryan. Suffolk, Va, firemen OF
British steamer Eptafolos. sunk by sub
t%ionality, about fifty miles from Malta
March 90; weather fine. sea calm. Ep-
tafolos bound Malta to Gibraltar. in
ballast. without passengers or troops.
carried one gum. two gunners. Vessel
torpedoed without warning by unseen
! submarine, about 1890 noon. Ryan. on
| deck, saw torpedo approaching. Epta-
folos Immediately stopped. crew enter
| ed lifeboats, for which ample time. Sub
marine then appeared, took prisoner
captain. first, second officers, four en-.
| gineers and gunner, and ordered crew
steer for Malta. indicating course.
mo other assistance given by sub
marine. Eptafolos, being still afoat
! vessel sinking In one hour at about
$50 o'clock. Crew remained in boats
! from Friday afternoon until reaching
| Malta. Sunday. March 20. o Z
O'CLOCK morning. SuIflcleht 200 anu
drink in ~lifeboats.
Grew arrived Marseille night Marcel
2S. No vessel in sight time of attack.
no attempt by Eptafolos to escape or
resist search. No examination Epts-
| folos' papers. Dennis suffering strained
| hip, caused by inrushing water In
! stokehoid when torpedo exploded; an
other seaman reported head cut by fall
same moment: these only casualties.
| Evidence regarding display of flag or
Eptafolos contradictory. Believed no
other Americans on board"