The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-08
N0WEGIlN SHIP SUNK.
GERMAN RAIDERS MOVE SOUTH
WARD TO STARTING
POINT.
Eidsvoid Sent To Bottom Forty Miles
ON Virginia Capes-Entire Crew
Rescued.

washington, June 5.-The German
submarine raiders again have disclos-
ed their position. An announcement
ffom the navy department tonight
said that the Norwegian steamer
Evidsvold, was sent to the bottom at
o'clock yesterday afternoon 40
miles off the Virginia capes. The
entire crew was rescued today by a
navy supply ship. Details OF the en-
counter are lacking.
That In the last word received by
the department showing the raiders
position.
IL In evident that the raiders had
been moving steadily southwark from
the New Jersey coast. Presumably
they were back yesterday in the re-
gion where they first began opera
tions.
The raiders were closer In shore
when they attacked the Eidsvold than
ON any previous occasion, except when
they launched the mines picked up off
the Delaware capes. The tanker Pratt
apparently struck one OF these mines
and n number OF others unexploded
have been gathered up.
The French tanker Radioliene, un-
SUCCESSFULLY attacked at $50 o'clock
yesterday morning off the Maryland
'eoant, probably was 100 miles north
OF the place where the Eidsvold WIS
sunk eight hours later.
Whether the raiders are still off the
Virginia capes. hopeful of interrupt
ing more important craft than they
have yet assailed. or are hurrying on
southward. no one here will attempt
10 guess. IL is increasingly evident
as the reports accumulate that the u
boats are avoiding armed craft and
the vigilance Of the navy patrol has
kept them far away from the princi-
pal ports. the errand I'm American
waters Is mystifyng and the one ex-
planation so far acceptable is that Of
fered by Secretary Daniels to mem
bers OF congress-an attempt to ter
rify the United States into recall of
It's fighting ships from European wa
ters for home defense.
"Tonights statement announcing
the destruction of the Eldsvold fcl,
lows:
The Norwegian steamship Eids-
void was sunk by an enemy subma-
rine about 40 miles off the Virginia
capes. at s p. IN. on June 4. accord
ing TO word received from a United
States naval cargo ship. The entire
crew was rescued by this naval ship
on the afternoon of June and is
proceeding to an Atlantic port
Why the u-boat commander picked
out a neutral craft for attack is not
apparent. The errand and cargo OF
the Eidsvold are not now known
Norwegian vessels have suffered heav-
lily In the North Sea operations ot
the Germans however. and IL is ev-
ident that Germany's own version o.
sea warfare was to he applied to her
u-boat commanders even outside the
zones fixed for ruthless operations.
The rules OF cruiser warfare as
Germany interprets them have ap-
parently been followed closely by the
raiders. with the possible exception OF
the Eidsvold's case which is still 70
be cleared up. Otherwise. ship com
panies have invariably been given
some chance for their lives when
their vessels were destroyed. The
ruthlessaess which drew the United
States into the war has not so far
been applied to American coastal
waters. except that passengers have
been left to shift for themselves IA,
at sea.
Reports OF survivors of the steamer
Texel and the schooner Mendel today
added little TO the information gath
cred about the raiders.
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