Evening star., 1917-03-14
U-Boat Fires Twenty Shells Into Vessel al
1000 Yards Off Penzance Without Giving
Warning, Refusing Crew Assistance.
TEN II. s. CITIZENS ABOARD ALL SAFE,
LANDING AFTER ATTACK OF MARCH IL
Freghter Recently Transferred From British Registry Had Cargo
Foodstufs Worth About $l,250,000-Left
New York February 20.

Foodstufs Worth About S, 50,000-Le
New York February 20.
LONDON March H. 12:42 pm-American steamship Algon-
qun German submarine The crew was saved
The Algonquin warning, according
port American consul Plymouth The consul states
that all on board saved.
The Algonquin o'clock the morning of March
The according the report of the
Plymouth. Twenyseven men have been landed
LONDON, March ID pm-According to later report
Stephens American consul Plymouth the captain of
the Algonquin his ship sunk by shellre without
warning
LONDON March pAccording to later advices from
Plymouth the German submarine opened FIRE upon the Algonquin
distance of yards firing about twenty shells These
sink the she boarded by
placed four bombs and the Algonquin
blown The plenty of time to leave the
vessel.
was just daylight Monday when attacked
the Algonquin quoted by the Press Association
warning The submarine started fire of
When about twenty live shells had been fred the
Algonquin which four hit forward the decided take
the boats, and pulled away from the sinking vessel
OWNED BY AMERICAN STAR LINE.
NEW YORK, 14-The Algonquin, owned by the Amer
line of this city, recently transferred from British
istry Americans including the captain the
Algonquin, the owners announced today.
Algonquin torpdoed and sunk March according
cabegam received today by the Where the sink
ing place mentioned in the which from
Penzance England
Star line said the vessel ap
proxmay $4soooo and that the consisting mostly of food
sufs worth more than $I25o.ooo
AMONG FIRST TO VENTURE OUT.
Algonquin freighe of the first American
United States after Germany
submarine campaign of unrestricted warfare.
She carried about of and commanded by
Capt A. Nordberg naturaized American of Norwegian BIRTH
reach the submarine zone about March 1t was assumed here
day that she considerably out of her course
sailing the Algonquns captain said he had
vessel would be torpedoed.
sailing through the flying
flag than do trying make my way
York and lodging taxicabs," he said.
LEFT NEW YORK FEBRUARY TO-
The Algonquin owned by line sailed from
New York for London February
She a gross 245 long 30 feet
beam built in Glasgow in She single
screw commanded by Capt A. Nordberg.
Among citizens board William T. Holmes
and Charles Schultz of Brooklyn
Her agreed to the officers bonus
and the bonus of with the
destroyed
paid the bonus with their until they returned the United
States
Star line has arrived safely circlng
than weeks lodging submarines
according a cablegram received today
left Fla December had to put in
West Indies for repairs because of accident
ehnery.
ALL CITIZENS OF UNITED STATES
Four Of the Americans the Algonquin born
States others naurazed American citizens
to the records on file here They
W. T. Holmes, boatswan Pittsburgh; Allan Hopkins Ellsworth
Me- "A T. Fonman 1908 Park Baltimore Frank
Formaon. Gloucester Mass all native Americans;
Capt A. Nordberg Norwegian Brooklyn; G. Yeney
Belgian Detroit Mich Charles Schultz
German New York Frank ohnsone engineer
Iris parents Scotland Paul. second
both of Brooklyn. all natraized Americans.