Arizona republican., 1918-07-02


 known target which the report inti- mates might have been the missing boats. The captains boat containing the surviVors, was picked up by the de- stroyer Lysander, the commander of Which has reported that he found no trace Of the remaining five boats.
 Lhe admiralty statement on the slhhlhg or the hospital ship follows:
 Admiralty Statement
 Germany's awful debt to the world continues to grow. Another hospital snip has been torpedoed, this time 70 miles from the nearest land. and her people turned adrift in their boats to slnk or swim as best they might.
 And although, as it happened. sho was Canadian hospital ship returning rom Halifax with no wounded aboard me tale Of crime reveals wanton delib- eration on the part of the submarine commander and almost suggests the nope on his part that he would find her tull Of injured and helpless men.
 Ihe blandovery Castle, R. A. Svl- Nester, master, was chartered bv inc canadian government 10 convey their ssick and wounded from England to Halifax. 'O
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 Ihe Llandovery Castle had on board a total of 25S persons. includ . Ing SO Canadian army medical corps men and l4 female nurses. One boat containing 2i survivors, has reached port so far.
 Tt was during the night of June 2I toward 10:30, that the crime oc- cured. The Llandovery Castle steaming on her course at 14 knots showed the usual navigation and hos pital ship lights. Under the ovcrcas st sky she was plain to see and could not be mistaken for anything but what she was-a ship immune by every law Of war and peace from at tack or molestation.
 Explosion First Warnina
 No one on board saw the wake of the torpedo. The first intimation of the presence of a submarine was a Jar and the roar of an explosion from aft. Then the lights went out All that followed. save when a dim light was obtained from an emergency dynamo. just before the ship found cred, took place in the darkness. The engines were rung once to stop, ther iull speed astern. But from the en- glne room came no answer.
 Crew Obeys Orders
 The rehearsed routine of the ship however, held good. With the German enemy, one must be prepared fol every emergency like this. and alona the darkened decks the crew gropec 10 the boat stations and stood by fol orders to leave her.
 From the bridge of the captain. megaphone, loud in the night. badt them hold until way was off the ship The carpenter was aft making ar examination of the damage.
 Tn the wireless cabin the Maroon operator was trying in vain to trans init the ships position. His key gave no response; the spark was gone
 The carpenters report was tha No. hold aft was blown in and thal the ship could not remain afloat. Tn, order was given to lower away tn, boats on both sides and abandon tho ship.
 Cares for Wounded
 The officer commanding tn, Canadian army medical corps or board reported that his people wer, out. This is important in view of tn, fact that no boat but the captain. has been picked up.
 Save for any of the ships com. pany or the engine room crew wh, may have been killed by the explo sion of the torpedo. it is clear tha every one got away. One of tn, small boats. called accident boats. wa! held back for those last to leave tn, ship. But when all the others wer, away. the captain went to his cabin for an electric torch and on returninl 70 the deck found that this also haC gone.
 Orders Boat Alongside
 "The submarine hailed the boat il English. Come alongside it or dered.
 "The boat was pulling down {, pick up a drowning man. The sec ond officer stood up and shoute, back: We are picking up a maj from the water
 Come alongside.' repeated tn brusk voice from the submarine Tn, boat held on it's way and forthwith two revolver shots were fired at O over it.
 "'Come alongside. I will shoot m, big gun shouted the submarine com mander. The boat lay alongside thu