Evening star., 1918-06-08
U-bOAT REPORTED
BAGGED0 OFF CAPES
BYU.S. DESTROYER
Flour Laden Ship Chased
Back Into Port by Hun
Submarine.
NEUTRAL VINLAND SUNK,
HER CREW is BROUGHT IN
q. S. Transport Escapes Two o.
Boats In Ngzag Flight
Along Coast,


Along Coast.
| By the Associated PreaL
AN ATLANTIC PORT, June
s.-Unconirmed reports in ship
ping circles here today were to
the effect that a German U-boat
had either been captured or sunk
off the Virginia coast some time
during yesterday by a United
States destroyer. A destroyer
which has been patrolling the
Atlantic coast in this vicinity re-
turned to port today. Members
of the crew were in high spirits,
but refused fatty to say a word
regarding their operations.
BY the Associated Press.
AN ATLANTIC PORT, June s.-An
American steamship, loaded with -four,
was chased back from the Virginia
capes this morning by submarine, 1t
was reported. One of the ships OH
GERS is said to have come ashore here
to make official request for a gun, that
the ship may complete her trip.
| It is reported that the ships onlcer
talked to authorities here by tele-
phone this morning from the landing
point. He stated, It is said. that the
steamship. loaded with flour, was Just
leaving the shores of Virginia behind
her. when a submarine appeared and
started an attack.
Before any torpedoes could be dis
patched with any accuracy Of aim the
steamship reversed and came flying
back into the harbor. outdistancing
the U-boat in fine style.
1t Is believed that IL the authorities
I grant the steamship q gun she will
make another try at the open sea
May Be in South Atlantic.
AN ATLANTIC PORT. June 8.-Ger-
man submarines are believed here to
have extended their operations to the
south Atlantic. for yesterday after
ooon a suspicious looking object was
sighted some miles off this coast by
a coastwise passenger liner, and fear
J ing attack she sought shelter In
nearby harbor.
! Last night the lighthouse at the
mouth of the river and all lights In
! the pilot town were dimmed. All craft
| of every description at the entrance
of the river were ordered to proceed
up the river for the night.
vinland Sunk, Crew Saved.
| CAPE MAY, n. J.. June s.-Nineteen
members of the crew of the Nor
wegian steamship vinland. Porto Rico
| for an Atlantic port, with cargo OF
sugar. were landed at Cape May
Point late yesterday, their ship hav-
sixty-five miles OF the Virginia capes
last Wednesday evening. The men
| were Immediately taken to the Wissa-
hickon naval barracks hospital At
sewells point, several mile. up the
was permitted to sec or talk to them.
Before the crew was placed under
naval guard several of them said the
Vinland had been sunk by q German
U-boat and that they had drifted until
can destroyer on a trial trtA
Brought in by Coast Guard.
The rescuing vessel brought the
men to within three miles of Cape
Nav point and signaled she had a
shipwrecked crew aboard. The coast
guard crew at that point Immediately
put out and assisted the launch from
the rescue ship to land the men. In
l
with stretchers were rushed from
Sewells point in motor trucks
NEW YORK, June S.-The Vinland
was schooner-rigged steamer.
owned by o. & A. Irgens & Co. Of
Bergen and commanded by Capt
Bratland. She was built in Bergen in
1906, with a gross tonnage of 1,143
and length of 22S feet. She was
last listed as having arrived at an
American Atlantic port on May IL.
Transport Escapes.
AN ATLANTIC PORT. June s.-The
story Of transports race up the At
laptic coast. closely hugging the
coast. with darkened lights at night
and under a full pressure of steam.
in order to elude German U-boats, at
at least one Of them gave chase. is
told by men on shore leave here.
Members of the crew declared that
they were warned In ample time by
wireless of the nearneSS of the sea
wolves and were advised to keep in
close to the coast and make all pos
sible speed to this port. They asked
in return that the ship be met at once
by American destroyers.
Two of the U-boats were sighted,
but at such a distance that they were
not identified by number, and the race
began between the submersibles for
the transport and the troop ship for
harbor. 1t lasted for twelve hours
and although Handicapped by the fact
that a zigZag course had to be run,
the transport maintained her lead, out
of reach Of a torpedo. until three
American destroyers were sighted.
The U-boats ducked and disappeared
before the destroyers appeared on the
scene, the fact Of their nearness evil
IDENTIFY having been picked up by wire
less.
13 Missing From Carolina.
NEW YORK. June Slight pas
sengers and five of the crew of the
steamship Carolina, sunk last Sunday
by q German submarine, still are miss
ing, according to an announcement
last night by the New York and Porto
Rico Steamship Company, owners of
the vessel. The missing persons are
not listed as dead, nor will they be, it
was stated. until all hope of finding
them has been abandoned.
The Carolina carried 21S passengers
and a crew of 120 when she sailed for
Now York. OF these 21o passengers