The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-08
DIVERS TOLL IS
Is SHIPS IN DAY
Passenger Liner Adelaide is
Among Victims.
SO PASSENGERS PICKED UP

as0 WINES ~
Russian and Norwegian Ships Are
Among Lost-Amerlcan Liners Are
Decking for Two Steamers-Phlla-
delphIa and Finland to Sall--Wili
Defy Submarines.
London, Feb. Fifteen ships with
1880 tons aggregate were the toll
OF the first day of full-fledged U-boat
warfare. The period Of grace given by
Germany to neutral shipping in the
barred zones expired early In the
morning and the days hacov raised by
the U-boats is belieevd to be indica-
tive of the proportions to be main
tanned hereafter in Germany's cam
paign to starve out England
The vessels sunk include seven Brit
ish, five Norwegian, one Russian. one
Swedish and one Spanish ship.
London, Feb. Eleven ships, one
| passenger liner, constituted the days
toll Of Germany's U-boat blockade. The
total tonnage destroyed in twenty
four hours amounts to 1864 tons
This added to the total tonnage sunk
in the first FIVE days of unrestricted
U-boat warfare makes 77,541 tons de-
| stroyed in six days, or more than 49,
900 tons day.
Adelaide Largest Ship.
The largest ship sunk was the Brit
| ish passenger liner Port Adelaide, of
8,181 tons registered and owned at
London. Ninety-six passengers have
been picked UP from the sea. The cap
tain was taken prisoner by the U-boat
commander The loss of life incurred
| in the sinking of the Port Adelaide is
1 unknown.
Other vessels sent to the bottom
were:
Floridian, British, Of Leyland line,
| Att tons, hailing from Liverpool. Six
teen Of her crew are known to have
| been saved.
Wartenfels, British, owned at Lon
OOuS FULL IOl10J was 1CQu101l1OnCQ ny
the British admiralty
Farley Pickering, British, owned at
Middlesboro, 4,196 tons.
Cerera, Russian, owned at Odessa,
1872 tons.
Tamara, Norwegian, 453 tons.
| American Liners Accept Bookings.
! London, Feb. THE American line
| announces that it is accepting book
ings for the steamers Philadelphia and
| Finland.
The Philadelphia is scheduled on
| the sailing list of the American line
| to leave Liverpool Feb. 10 and the
Finland Feb. Is for New York.
! Bravalla, Swedish, 1853 tons.
Bedford, British, 1856 tons.
| Rigel, Norwegian, 1,T71 tons.
| Songdal, Norwegian, 2,889 tons.
Wasdale, Norwegian, 1856 tons.
Big Liners Defy Submarines.
| New York, Feb. THE German
| blockade declaration has not delayed
the transportation of war materials
| and munitions from the United States
! to Great Britain and France. Cargo
| manifests in the custom house here
| show that five steamships on their
way from this port to Europe carry
enough contraband war goods to equip
an army corps.
! Two of these vessels fly French
colors. The others are Of British regis
| try. 1t is believed in shipping circles
| that because of the value of their car
goes Great Britain has made arrange
ments to convoy these ships through
| the danger zone.
Three of them left New York after
/ the date on which Germany declared
| for unrestricted submarine warfare.
| Four Of them-the Rochambeau, for
Bordeaux; the Adriatic, the Carmania
4 and the Baltic, for LiYerpool-carry
passengers.
No contraband on U. S. Ships.
The two American passenger ships
now at sea, according to the declara-
/ ton of agents. of the line, carry no
contraband. They are the Kroonland,
| which sailed for Liverpool Jan. 81,
| and the New York, which departed
! from the same port Feb. 8.
Thirteen Survivors Land.
Brest, France, Feb. 1.-THE captain
and twelve men of the Spanish steam
er Algeria, which was sunk by sub
marine, have been landed here by
| steam trawler They were adrift for
/ forty-six hours before being rescued
and two sailors, Bartholeme Peregan
and Jose Urvos, died as result of
| their privations soon after being
taken aboard the trawler The hands
and feet of the other refugees were
| frozen and the men are in the sea.
mems hospital.