Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-07
SUBMARINES SINK
ELEVEN j. S. SHIPS
TWO PASSENGER STEAMERS, ONE
STEAM TANKER AND SIX
SCHOONERS SUNK.
German U-Bosts Begin Attack off
Jersey Coast which Brings the War
Closer to the People of
America.

New York.-The unrestricted sub
marine warfare of the Hun has beer
brought overseas, and the U-boati
have taken their first toll OF American
shipping on this side of the Atlantic
Reports received on June indicate
that two coastwise passenger steam
ers, one steam tanker and six schoon
ers have been sent to the bottom by
the German sea-raiders. No loss OF
life has been reported, however, as
the raiders apparently are not oper-
ating on the "spurlos yersenkt' basis.
The vessels known or believed to
have been sunk are: Carolina, plying
between Porto Rico and New York.
Carried 220 passengers and 100 in
crew. City of Columbus, plying be
tween Savannah and New York. Win
neconnie, steamship of 1869 tons,
bound from Newport News to Provi-
dence, with cargo of OIL Herbert L..
Pratt, oil tanker, sunk off Cape Hen
lopen.
The following schooners are known
to have been sunk: Edward II. Cole,
in ballast, crew of eleven. Hattie
Dunn, bound from Rockland to
Charleston, in ballast, Isabella b.
Wiley, in ballast, crew of eight. Jacob
NJ. Haskell, bound from Boston to
Norfolk, crew of eleven. Schooner
Edna, bound to Santiago, Cuba, with
oil. Hauppauge. Texel.
The crews of the Jacob NJ. Haskell,
the Isabel b. Wiley and the Haup-
pauge are still missing, as are all on
board the steamers Caroline and City
of Columbus.
Naval officers at Norfolk, Va, say
their reports Indicated five German
submarines had been operating along
the Atlantic coast, and that two had
been sighted off the Virginia capes.
Rear Admiral Fletcher, commandant
of the Norfolk navy yard, said two
U-boats had been sighted off the Vir-
ginia capes, and Rear Admiral Nc
Lean, commandment of the fifth naval
district, said in addition to these, two
others were reported off the coast of
New Jersey and one off the coast of
North Carolina. Neither officer had
been advised of any engagement be-
tween American warships and the
U-boats.
Reports brought ashore by the sur
vivors Indicated that the Winneconnie
and nearly all the schooners were sunk
by the same U-boat, which had been
lurking in the path of shipping off the |
New Jersey coast and the Delaware |
capes since late last month. The stories |
told by the shippers of the schooners |
indicated that the commander of the
was unusually humane
for a German submarine officer In
no instance, so far as known, was a
ife-boat shelled and In all cases re-
ported the crews were given oppor-
unity to escape or were taken aboard
he submarine, where some of them
we're kept prisoners for eight days
before they were turned adrift to be
picked up by passing vessel.
Scores of United States warships
we're ranging the waters off the north
Atlantic coast in search of the Ger
nan submarines which made their
ong-expected attack on American
shipping in home waters late Monday
afternoon.
While the details of naval operations
we're withheld, it is known that de-
troyers. fleets of submarine chasers
md other vessels are flashing their
earchlights tonight over the waters
long the coast and far out at sea from
1aine to Florida.
Hydroairplanes and airplanes arose
Ike flocks of huge birds from every
avail station along the Atlantic coast
Fhen the warning was flashed to them
nd soon were scouting over the waters
rhere ii is believed submarines would
e most likely TO be lurking For
ign aviators and American students.
5 well as American flyers, eagerly
for service.
lowering for two days over the sea
here the American tanker William |
had been sunk by Ger
ian submarine. fiotilla of destroyers
nd two seaplanes finally succeeded
l capturing the U-boat, according to
avail officers, survivors of the dis
ster, VINO landed Monday at an At
mite port.
The sea for miles about the spot
here the fatal blow struck the tanker !
as closely wached by destroyers and ,
ieir accompanying seaplanes.
At last the submarine, which had
aged below the surface so long that
: air tanks had become exhausted.
use 10 the surface and was netted.