Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-06-14
u BOATS ACTIVE
ALONG ATLANTIC
u. S. Navy Employs Its Entire
Resources in Combating
New Hun Menace.
AIRPLANES PATROL COAST.
Secretary Daniels, Who Closes All At
AIRPLANES PATROL COAST.
Secretary Daniels, Who Closes All At
Iantic Ports, Says Defenses Are
Observation-Disclosures and Dir
igibIes Patrol the Coast.

New York-The supersubmarines Of
the Germans, which everybody has
been expecting since America Joined
the forces arrayed against Germany's
plan Of civilizing the world in her
own way, have arrived off the coast of
the United States and are ut the task
of reducing the amount Of our ship
ping.
Just how much they have destroyed
is not known exactly, but the navy has
confirmation of the loss of one large
coastwise passenger steamship, two
steam freighterS, one tank steamship
and seven schoOners.
Definite information that the sub
marines had been operating In these
waters for at least eight days and per-
hapS two weeks came when forty-cight
survivors from four schooners and Il
steamship reached the Battery. They
were brought to Quarantine by the
steamship San Saba, and with the
thrilling story that the survivors told
of being held captives for eight days
on q u boat came the added informa-
ton Of the sinking Of the steamer Win
neconne and the schooners Hauppauge
and Edna, In addition to the other
ships that had been officially reported
as sunk.
Out of all the conflicting reports, the
following facts stand out:
That there are certainly two and
probably five submarines Of large
and improved type, estimated at 25O
feet over all and mounting two guns
each. The guns are believed to be
four or five inch pieces.
That they have been operating In
American waters for more than a
week.
That their commanders are at least
observing some of the laws of humane
sea warfare since no one has been re-
ported killed.
The vessels destroyed are:
The steamship Carolina Of the New
York and Porto Rico Steamship Com
Dany has been sunk. The 224 passen-
gers and crew of 130 took to the boats
when the underwater craft began
shelling the liner. ~-~--2.-1
The steamer Texel was sunk Sum
day afternoon 60 miles off the Jersey
coast. The crew of 36 men landed at
Atlantic City.
The steamship Winneconne has been
sunk.
The schooner Edward H. Cole of
Boston has been sunk by bombs. Capt.
II. J. Newcomb of Boston, with his
crew of ten, have been landed here
after being rescued from the boat in
which they were given an opportunity
to escape.
The schooners Jacob NJ. Haskell Of
Boston, Isabel B. Wiley of Bath, Me-.
Hattie Dunn of Thomaston, Me-. the
Edna, the Hauppauge and Samuel w.
Hathaway have been sunk.
The Savannah lire steamship City
of Columbus is reported to have been
sunk, but no definite news of her fate
has been received.
The Atlantic Refining Company
tanker Herbert L. Pratt was sunk four
miles oft Cape Henlopen, Del, by
submarine. The crew was landed at
Lewes, Del.
1t was learned authoritatively that
no attacks have been made on Ameri-
can transports off the American coast.
All ships were held in ports, however,
as precaution.
AS comfort to the residents on the
exposed sections Of the Atlantic 1t Is
stated officially that the total number
of vessels Of all sizes engaged in the
patrol and search for the submarines
is approximately 1000
AirpIanes and hydropIanes also are
searching for the pirate craft.