The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-06-07

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tanker Herbert L. Pratt was sunk four
miles off Cape Henlopen. Del. The
crew was landed at Lewes. Del.
No Transports Attacked.
1t was learned authoritatively that
no attacks have been made on Ameri-
can transports of the American
Coast. All ships were held in ports
along the coast, as a %precaution-
There also were uneonfigmed re-
ports Of fifteen vessels had fallen
prey to the raiders, but there was no
verification. There also were con-
firmed reports Of battles between war
ships and submarines.
Fear was felt for the Fate Of the $50
persons aboard the Carolina, a vessel
Of 5000 tons, running between Porto
Rico and an Atlantic port.
An S. o. s. call sent by the steam
ship at 7 o'clock at night said she was
being shelled by a German submarine
and that passengers and crew had
taken to the boats. Officers Of the
company assume she was sunk, but
have no definite Information to that
sffect. They place her position at the
time she was attacked at from 125 to
$50 miles southeast of Sandy Hook.
Anxiety for the Carolina.
They have every hope that the boats
full Of passengers win be able 70
reach shore even If they are not pick
ed up by some passing ship, which is
considered highly likely. They point
out that even in the time which has
elapsed since the attack they would
have not been able to row ashore. The
greatest fear is that the supply Of
water and provisions kept in the boats
Tor an emergency may not have been
adequate.
The weather has been warm and the
sea calm, however. and these are re-
garded as hopeful %auguries. 1t was
considered possible that the boats re-
ported sighted ~thirty-fiye miles off the
New jersey coast by an aviator might
be from the Carolina.
The passenger list Of the Carolina
was not available here, but 1t was
known that among those on board
we're several American graduates Of
the officers training school conduct
ed on the island. Among the number
was Lieut.. Robert J. Boyd, who was
on his way to his home in Syracuse
to attend the burial Of his mother.
No News Of the Columbus.
The Savannah Line officials said
they we're without confirmation of re
ports that the City of Columbus, 8
vessel of 5,4S3 gross tons, had beer
attacked. She left Savannah Friday
under command Of Captain Diehl anC
is due in Boston now. She was
sister ship of the City of Athens, SUM
off the Delaware Capes last montl
In collision with a French warship
with heavy loss Of life.
The navy threw a veil Of war tim
secrecy about the steps it was takinI
to counterfeit the menace Of the SCI
T. pirates, but Secretary Daniels mad
the confident announcement tina
measures had been taken to meet tn
danger to shipping.
! While the details Of naval opera
lions were withheld, II is known tina
destroyers, fleets of submarine
chasers and other vessels are flash
ing their s~earchlights over the water
along the coast and far out at SCI
, from Main to Florida.
Hydroairplanes and airplanes arosl
, like flocks of huge birds from ever,
naval station along the Atlantic Coas
when the warning was flashed L
them and soon were scouting ove tn
waters where II was believed subma
rines would be most likely to be lurl
ing. Foreign aviators and America
, students as we'll as the regular Amer.
can filters, eagerly volunteered for sci
. vice.
! Raid a Forlorn Hope.
r Washington Germany at last ha
/ brought her submarine warfare I
z the shores Of the United States, al
parently in a forlorn hope Of strikin
telling blows on this side Of the A
! antic. and Of drawing home some {
l the American naval forces from III
war zones, where the U-boat menac
is being slowly but surely strangle
+ 10 death.
s In the attacks upon coasting vel
r. cells almost in sight Of the New Jerse
shore, navy officials see a frantic al
Y mission from Berlin that the submI
n inc has failed. American arme
e power is rolling overseas in ever-il
sreasing force, despite the utmost e.
s srtions Of the undersea pirates off III
IS coasts Of Europe.
Now the raiders have crossed h
n seas and mrked for days near Amer
e sa's greatest ports. They no doul
we're sent to sink transports, but hel
again they have failed. Blocked 0
A. he troop ships by convoy craft, the
Is have turned in fury against defens
le less coasters.
. In all the record Of destruction the
s nave written. the raidtng party he
struck at no vessels bound oversees
lr and therefore armed for a fight. on