New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-08
U-Boats Get Ia Ships on
Second Day of Open War

by German submarines to-day, the
seventh day Of the campaign and the
second in which all restrictions APP
parently were thrown 10 the winds
While the daf's total was the same as
that Of yesterday, the aggregate Of ton
mage was considerably less; the major
ity Of victims being small vessels.
The largest vessel sunk during the
dsy was the British passenger liner
California, Of $500 tons, torpedoed OIL
the coast of ireland, with known
loss Of only one life. The only other
large steamer sunk was the Crown
Point. of 5.2lS tons, which also flew
the British flag. or the other VIC
tins nine were British vessels, one
Peruvian. one Spanish and one Italian.
Within the last forty-oight hours
twenty-eight ships, OF 76,00l tons, have
been destroyed 5000 tons more than
the entire loss for the five previous
days Of the campaign. Tho total losses
20 date are hfty-nine Sims, Of llo,lzI
tons.
Germany's Sinking Ratio
If the German submarines maintain
the scale on which they have been de-
strovjng commerce In the last two days
they will realize the prediction that
600 900 tons Of shipping would be
sunk month. o. the other hand, II
The scale of the last week only IS
maintained they will fall short by more
than 90 per cent Of that real 1ation'
That the number Of slnkings Will
steadily decrease from now on, instead
of being carried along nc the same
rate or at an increase Is the belief OF
tie British Admiralty. which an,
nounced tonight that measures had
been taken 10 Illustrate the submarine
warfare.
eve are not alarmed ut the sharp
ened submarine war" the statement
road. ave knew 1t was coming, ana
prepared for It. Time will tell how
our confidence Is justified.
"It must be remembered that one
submarine may cruise whole days with
ont getting a victim. For instance, on
one day since February l. torpedoes
were fred on sight at seven OF our mer-
chantmen without getting a single MT
We have taken measures which we nave
every reason 20 believe will Illustrate
the U.boat warfare. OF course 1t is
obvious that we cannot reveal them
The daily reports Of the decrease IN
snkings will be the best evidence OF
our success"
Declare Pledges Violated
Aside from the increased toll Of ship
ming chief interest centres around the
cases Of the torpedoing Of the steamers
Port Adelaide, Eavestone, Lars kruse
and Lorton. In each OF these cases u
Is considered in official circles that the
German submaTip4s violated the
pledges made % the United States. The
sinking OF the passenger liner Port
Adelaide is regarded as fragrant
breach Of the German pledge: The
British government issued the Follow
ing statement concerning this case TO-
1.-THE British steamer Port Adelaide
carving passengers from London to
Australia, was torpedoed without warn
ing on Saturday by q German subma-
rine. Tho passengers were rescued by
the Dutch steamer Samsrinda and land
ed at Yigo. The master, however was
made prisoner aboard the submarine
Germany's withdrawal from her pledge
20 the United States not to sink pas
senger ships without due warning thus
has been emphasized
sunk Inside Spanish Waters
The sinking of the Peruvian bark
iorton inside Spanish territorial! waters
on Monday is regarded BY the British
government as q dual affront 20 two
neutral states" The LortOn was tor
pedoed BY a German submarine which
was Aging French colors. The official
statement announcing the sinking says:
"The Peruvian sailing vessel Lorton,
on passage from CGllao, was sunk by
an enemy submarine Monday inside
Spanish territorial waters. IL is inter
esting 20 note that on the very day this
dual aaront 20 two neutral states was
perpetrated u German wireless press
message was Boosting o. the considera-
tion shown by Germany TO the inter
ests Of neutrals."
Action is already being taken by
American officials In the cases Of the
Lars Kruse and Eayestone. After be-
ing notified to-day that the sole sur
vivor Of the Lars kruss had been land
ed in France, Ambassador Walter Hines
Page telegTaphed Ambassador Sharp at
Paris TO get into touch with the sur
vivOT and forward his full account Of
the sinking Of the relief ship TO the
State Department az Warrington.
4 dispatch from Paris said that Ad-
miral Lscaze, Minister Of Marine. had
an official report Oh the sinking Of the
Lars Kruse, and quoted him as follows:
"The vessel was tOrpedoed without
notice toward midnight" said the ad-
miral. "Every man Of the crew Of
nineteen persisted. except one. He
was rescued by a French torpedo
boat"
The dispatch continued:
Turning 70 another paper, the ad-
miral said; Here IL the report Of the
torpedoing the day before yesterday
o. a Peruvian four-master. with u
ce.yo Of nitrate. within two miles Of
the Spanish coast; that is to cay,
within Spanish territorial waters.
United States in Eavestone Case
Ambassador Page also forwarded to
Wesley Frost. the American Consul at
Cork, instructions from Washington
20 obtain affidavits from the crew Of
The Eavestone, who have been landed
on the Irish coast 7 e Eavestone
was sunk by a Germs submarine.
which shelled the lifeboats as they
were leaving the vessel, killing the
captain and three seamen. one Of
whom was an American negro. of Bal
timore.
with the Increased scope Of the sub
marine campaign has come big in
crease in the loss Of life. Seventeen
men were reported missing to-day from
the British steamers ST. Ninian and
Corsican Prince. Two members Of the
crew Of the steamer Saxon Briton were
killed In the sinking Of that vessel,
while several men are reported missing
from the steamer AZul. Supplement
iary reports state that two lives were
Lost when the British steamer Wsrten-
fels was sunk yesterday.
Apparently aubmarineA are operating