The Detroit times., 1917-03-19
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Consul Frost Says Ger
mans May Hold
Memphis Men
~ MISSING FROM
! AMERICAN SHIPS

IeutOn U-BOats SEND
Three To the
Bottom
WARRINGTON. March is.---Fear
Mt Capt. Borum and nine missing
poamen OF the City OF Memphis.
AnerioAn freighter. IRE NOV possi'
~ prisoners aboard the German
subnsxine which sank the ship
~ conveyed m tho second OF two
11nvotahes received today from Con
- 49, II ouseustown.
- ono1aSa's boat vas found at
& SGnoek with Indications Of basty
nonnounnnsnt. me captains papers
cGnnD $50 n biscuit TIN In the
- news yst Of Capt. DSrum.
C1)V g AGemphis ships. nADsrs
$3.50 te1ay n ktscuit TN tn
6r1oan's beat whiGh wss picksa
81 \ a. 18th. Boat showed
rro hasty abandonment dis-
1c1o6 overcoats, etc. with
UH1oo elIk handkerchief ~ mast
49, q nag, showing boat not
nnon1ono1 until after daylight
r poun1b1s that oil nine In
49, WogU tsken W German
o61nn1lne. but more probably
~ ocuno friendly craft having
- w1Bo1ees.
C11nno6) FROST.
AnoGnor Yrost message. undated
oUe n0niesstly sent yesterday. said
T0tety4hrse survivors City
g Memphis, DO not include
Cont. 4 +. Borum and four
naDnv .Ansricans. and four non-
Americans. but indications are
~ these men are safe ON
toar1 some merchant or al
u1En1fy vessel which has no
u1Dnoons.
0nDtAin's boat ala not sepa-
r~oD from others until I a. m.
tD1ay snd Was picked MP empty
- 10 .. m. Weather meantime
renainins moderate.
vessel cleared Cardin isth IN
bollAss with 50 persons includ-
~ - Americans AZ s;ss.
11tn, submarins AIRED warning
shot hon three miles on star.
hoard quarter.
Vessel was stopped subms-
rine approaching TO one mile
ored once more. fragments
strikins vesseL ship then only
bolng able to read submarine
s1rnai to abandon ship. Tn
soone1y captain replied by long
\ n1oot whistis. signifyinE com
tto9easton and then gave -four
y oHnet hiasts signsi to crew to
eobs beats Immediately which
d vos doae In ave minutes about
4sIo. NO injuries.
opbmarine then came up.
nol1ed captsin's boat. fred eight
shots sinking vessel about $40
=. u.
Weather heavy; southwest
pvell. moderate southwest
os~ese. sky equally. weather
improved during night.
first oalker's boat picked mp
~ admiralty ship s:4S a. IN.
Chief engineers boat $50 a. m
to1ay By same vessel. landed
oueenstown $50 a m. without
accident.
City OF Memphis carried wire
1osa bat did not use same. Car
~ 20 gun. NO attempt to re-
eoot o. escape.
LONDON. March fs.---Americar
oDneu1ar reports today showed "A
- unaccounted for from the three
nmortcan steamers sunk by Gernar
nBnes, and reported yesterday
3hey are "a follow. City Of Mem
oG1s. Capt. Boum. four American,
- four men % ctner nationalitic,
~ Ne Grew stiIl missing.
vigfiancis, third mate. fourth engi
ooDe and 10 men stiil missing.
The crew OF the tanker niinolI
Uore al saved.
II vigiiancis was struck by
1ogpeoo without warning. Lookout
- nst even seen the pcriscope o
- oubmarine nor did the U-boa
GDorge from the sea after the shil
- been struck her death blow.
41o City OF Memphis was nrs
GgUok ~ shen are from the sub
nnflne, and then sunk by a torpedo
BY R0BEKT =. BENDER
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WASHINGTON. March ls.-Imms
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