Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-12
British Liner Pcrsic with $500
Americans Aboard Torpcdocd In
War Honc on September q.
SUBMARINE ACCOUNTED FOR
Attn"k Ts Made Nv Destroyer which
L. Relieved succcssful All Aboara
Rescued Vessel Boachcd.
convoy SYSTEM PRAISED
officlais View Result More A. Allied
~u"'css Than Disaster. More
Attacks Are Expected.

WARRINGTON. Sept Ill New
~ the torp'dolnr of tho British
liner Persic. with $500 American
troops on board In tho war zon,
s"ptem ber &, was given 10 tho Amer.
lean people today first through the
British admiralty and then later
through the navy department All
the soldiers were rescued by accom-
panylng destroyers. the steamer. IT,
self. WAS bcached and tho enemy
submarine is believed ~ have been
accounted for
Officials here viewed tho result
~ the atinck more aH an allied sue
cess than a disaster The fact that
the steamer was torpedoed whom abe
was cndcnVorinF 90 overtake the
convoy fleet ~ transports after over.
coming engine trouble which had
forced her 10 lag. convinced officers
thht submarine commanders rtill are
fearful ot attacking troop shipa In
convey And tho immediate and com
plotoN successful assistance rem
dered by the destroyers was taken
az additional evidence that the con.
voylng system now In vogue is prac-
tically perfect
Word Received September q.
First word Of the attack on the
Persic. ~ was learned officially.
eachod the navy department on The
night ~ September In a brief dis.
patch from Vice Admiral Gins al
though navy officials have emphatl-
cally denied In tho irfs-tim that any
important news OF submarine actlvE
tics was being withheld n was un.
derstood that the British admiralty
expressed tho request that they be
permitted 10 announce the news OF
the attack
Rumors that troop shin had besn
sunk probably with heavy loss OF
life have heon current In Washing
ton since the publication of what evi
IDENTITY was an inspired London dcn-
patch Stating that allied naval circles
had reason 10 believe that German
submarines soon would concentrate
their efforts In an attempt 10 i'm.
pede the steady flow of American
soldiers overseas No explanation OF
tho purpose Of this article could he
obtained. however. from naval Of
ficlals here.
Attacks Expected.
Attacks on troop ships by aubma-
rines constantly are expected by OF.
ficials, and II may be that new and
more determined campaign. has been
determined upon by the Germans be.
cause of the reverses suffered by
their armies The greatest possible
protection 10 afforded troops ships
and this Increases as the American
naval forces In the wnr zone are
added 10 by new construction In
AmeFlcan yards
The record achieved by the Ameri-
can ana allied nations hy transport
ing more than 100000 American
soldiers overseas with the loss Of only
2sl of them, still IA considered mir
aculous And II is accepted by naval
OFFICERS as testifying AZ 10 the sue
cess Of the convoy system
p, The Associated Press
AN INLAND REST CAMP IN
Tuesday. Sept iO.-The
majority Of the 2.s0O American sold
iers from the troop ship which was
torpcdoe& last Friday OF the Eng
lish coast but was not sunk ana upon
which there were no casualties, have
arrived here none the worse for their
thrilling experience. The troop ship
was beached
Tho men. arc finding some oonso-
lation for me loss Of their vessel In
the assurance that the submarine
that attacked her suffered far
worse fate nj the hands nf the avenF-
Ing desiroyers which were speedily
on me scene hunting the U-boht
with depth charges.