The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-21
RUTHLES5NESS
AGAIN CLAIMS
MANY. VESSELS
Of THE ALLIES

BOSTON, June 20.-The sinking OF
the British steamer Elele, presumably
by a German submarine, was reported
in a cable message received today by
the Leyland line from Captain Pierce,
her commander. The vessel left Bos-
ton on June'S for Manchester, Eng
land, with a general cargo. The mes
sage made no reference to the crew.
The Elele was under charter to the
Leyland line and the cablegram from
Captain Pierce merely stated vessel
sunk" Officers Of the line said the
crew probably had beh saved. The
ship arrived here from Alexandria,
Egypt, on MAY % with $500 bales OF
Egyptian cotton, valued by port ofrl-
cials at more than $5,000,0 900 and TOOK
out a cargo worth nearly S2,0O0,o0V,
it was stated
. The Elsie registered t.s41 tons gross
and was built at West Liverpool in 1913.
Shipping records. give the British and
African Steamship eomp"nyi 1td.' yIo OF h;vi Nd
line chartered her some time ago for the
Boston European service.
TWO Americans shipped on the Elsie
in Boston after several members or the
F. Powers. Of Naugatuk. Conn. and
Edus Contaz. Of Blddeford. Me. The
ship carried Of crew OF 30 and was
armed
ROsTON, juno 2o.--Word reached the
Eeyland line by cable today that the
steamer Kingstonian: recently beached
at a point In the MediseLranean r after
submarine or mine. had been foated and
towed to q British port. Previous ad-
vices did not state how the vessel WAS
damaged, but officers Of the limo said
she probably hit mihe-
BOSTON. June 2O.-The Warren liner
Bay State from Boston May 81 for Liv-
erpool has been sunk by a Ierlnan SUD
marine, Advices to the company today
gave nothing regarding the fate Of the
crew of the steamer.
later report received here stated
that all members of the crew had been
mand Of Captain Alexander Fenton. was
armed, carried crew OF 80. and a cargo
valued at upwards Of s2.O00.OOO. The
steamer, vessel OF $3.50 ions gross.
was. built in 1915 and was owned by Fur
nesJSEyithy and company Ltd:
The Dutch steamer Eamdi1k which
left Boston May IS, for Rotterdam. with
grain for the Holland government. has
been sunk, according 10 adrices received
BY agents here today: First reports
gave no details as to the safety or the
The Readijk was held at this port for
more than a month through failure 10
obtain a crew willing to malc the ToT-
age TO Rotterdam. The vessel was built
at Rotterdam IN 1911 and registered
3,04S tons gross
THE BASE OF THE AMERICAN
FI,OTIII4A IN BRITISH WATERS.
June 2o.-Two American dcstroy"rs
have returned here with so survivors
of two torpedoed British ships. Inc
ships were sunk at the farthest point
westward in the Atlantic the t-6oats
have appeared at since the ruthless
campaign began. and the response OF
the American destroyers to their sec
retary of state WAS run Of more than
hundred miles.
When tho American warsh!pS ar
rived on the scene they found the ships
were gone and for many hours they
CROPPED about in the dark search Tor ne
survivors. Tho crew Of one or the
sunken ships. 81 In number, were found
in one lifeboat. while ~ survivors from
the second ship were picked up from
two small boats. Four sailors front
the latter ship were killed by the "H-
ploston OF tho torpedo.
Admiral Sims and other naval OH
GERS met the destrOyers on their re-
turn and complimented the command
ers on their work