The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-10
e. S. Speculates Whether De-
crease Will Continue.
Tonnage Sunk Drops From
$4,000 to 10000 a Day.
IS GREAT BRITAIN HALTING IT?
Several Big Liners Report Safe
Voyage Thru Zone.
Destruction of Vessels Con.
tinueS With Loss of Lives.

Washington, Feb. 10.-Late reports
of ships sunk by German submarines
were scanned eagerly by government
officials today for double reason
First there was the ever-preSent
fear that any hour might bring a
dispatch saying an American ship had
been sunk without warning or Ameri-
can lives lost thus driving the United
States to use force to protect its rights.
Second, yesterdays reported falling
off of aggregate tonnage sunk pro-
duced wonder as to whether the fail
ure was only temporary or whether
Great Britain had already done some
thing to lessen the force of the sub
marines acts.
Practical interest in the progressive
success of the submarine campaign
was based on Lloyd's reports reach
ing here indicating that not much
more than 10, 900 tons total shipping
was sunk yesterday altho about 21,-
600 tons was reported sunk Thursday
and about $4,000 tons each of the two
preceding days.
Reports that Great Britain planned
to convoy great fleets of merchant
men thru the war zone gained cred
ence today.
Baltic Crosses Safely.
New York, Feb. 1o.-The giant
stea mship Baltic, of the White Star
line, has arrived safely at Liverpool
according to a cable message received
here by officers of the company. The
message, besides announcing that the
Baltic had reached her pier, said, ''All
we'll"
The American line steamship New
York, from Liverpool, the first Amer
lean ship out of that port after the
German submarine decree was made
public, will reach New York late Sun
day afternoon. according to a wireless
f11e Iaty off io1c 90 t.a
line here today.
The Kroonland, also from Liver
pool, will reach Sandy Hook at mid
night tonight, the line announced.
Munition Ship Reaches Port.
Boston, Feb. 1o.-The arrival at
Liverpool of the Leyland liner Devon
ian for whose safety some fears had
been expressed was announced in a
cablegram received by agents here to-
day.
The Devonian sailed from this port
January 20 with munitions and 900
horses Eighty tenders, most of them
Americans were aboard.
Two of Swede Crew Killed.
London, Feb. 10.-Two of the crew
of the Norwegian merchantmen Sol
bakken persisted when that vessel was
sunk today.
The British steamer Manitoba was
also reported sunk
lie SOlDdkken was a steel screw
steamer of 2,616 tons (gross tonnage)
registered at Bergen and the property
of o. F. olsen
The Manitoba was an almost new
steel vessel of a net tonnage of 6,S2S.
built in 1906, registered at Glasgow
and owned by the British India
Steam Navigation company
Lullington Sent Down.
London, Feb. 1O.-The British
steamer Lullington has been sunk
The Lul1ington was a steel screw
steamer of ASS tons, registered at
London and the property of the
Southdown Steamship Company Linn
tied.
Leave Newport News Today.
Newport News. Feb. 1O.-Three
steamers are sailing from Newport
News for the war zone today. They
are the British steamer Arose for Lon
don, and the Danish steamers Paris
and Harriet.
The destinations of the latter two
are not given, other than that thew
will pass thru the submarine danger
zone.
Safe With 400 Passengers.
New York, Feb. 10.-Safe arrival at
Genoa last Thursday of the Italian
steamer Dante Alighieri, which left
this port January "a, was announced
here today in a cablegram received by
the ships agents. She carried be-
tween 400 and 500 passengers.