The sun., 1918-08-12
U-B0AT SINKS
9 US. VESSELS
Destroys Fishing SchOOners so
Miles OFF Island Of
Nantucket.
4 SURVIVORS PICKED UP
They Are Being Taken to New
BedfOrd-Attack Near
Georges Banks.

NAN1UcxRr. Mass. Aug. 11.-Nine
fishing schooners were sunk of Georges
Banks to-day by a German submarine, a
naval scout boat which put In here to-
night reported.
The scout boat picked UP word of the
raid from tie auxiliary fishing schooner
Helen Murley. which had rescued four
survivors and was taking them to port.
Georges Banks are sixty miles of this.
island.
The frst reports Of the attack on the
fishing feet did not mention what means
the submarine took to sink the defence
less craft. but It was thought that. fol-
lowing his custom the German ordered
the crews to the dories and sank the
schooners with bombs.
Earlier Raids.
The raid Is the first in these waters
since the tug Perth Amboy and four
barges were shelled b. a submarine on
Nauset Beach. Cape Cod, July 81. on
the next day the fishing schooner Robert
and Richard was destroyed by an UNDER
water boat on the southeastern coast
of Maine.
There was o lull of a few days after
that until August .. when Canadian
waters were invaded. In three days at
least eight railing vessels and the tank
steamship. the LUZ Blanca. were attacked
After that foray submarine activities
Off the north Atlantic coast died down
and no further outbreak has been re-
ported up to tonight.
AN ATLANTIC PoRr. Aug. 1.-THE
auxiliary fishing schooner Cleaner ar
rived late tonight rnd reported an at
tack by a submarine On four other Ash
ing vessels of the southerly edge Of
Georges Banks.
Capt. Edward A. Proctor OF the
Cleaner saw one two master schooner
disappear. but was unable to say what
became of the three other vessels. He
said he heard gun fire. but It was so
far away he could see nothing OF tho
vessel doing the firing.
Comes Up Amid Her Victims.
Capt. Proctor said ne was swordfish-
ing 100 miles southeast Of Race Point
east one-half south OF Nantucket. in
latitude 4O,45 north. longitude 67l0
west, in company with four other
schooners, when the submarine came up
In the midst OF the other ships. He
was some distance away, but saw a shot
fired across the bow of one large
schooner with two topnasts.
AS there was a brisk breeze Capt.
Proctor decided to take chance on
escaping by cracking on all sail. as we'll
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engine. At the same time dories were
provisioned and made ready to launch
at a moments notice in case the sub
marine turned her guns on the Cleaner
The schooner was headed for shoal
water and was driven as only Glouces-
ter man can drive one OF these fieet
little schooners. Every one was too
busy to notice what fate befell the
others OF the feet. but Capt. Proctor
said when he turned his vessel astern
to the spot where he last saw the big
schooner she had disappeared.
The weather was clear. but the sea
was choppy II the crews OF the ves-
sells attacked took to their boats, as
appeared likely. Capt. Proctor said they
had a rough.time before being picked up,
for there HAS been a strong northeast
wind prevailing,
Thirty miles from the scene OF at
tack. Captain Proctor said. he sighted
a steamer bound in the direction of
the submarine. The schooneTs flag
was put Union down in an effort TO
attract the steamers attention and
warn her OF the danger. The steamer
evidently did not see the signals for
she kept her course, Capt. Proctor said.
BosToS, Aug. ll.-Fishermen here
said tonight that apparently all OF the
nine schooners sunk by a German SUBJ
marine on Georges Banks to-day were
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