Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-13
VO MORE SHIPS
SUNK BY U-BOAT
Norwegian Vessels Vim
deggen and erick Lund
Destroyed Monday 49,.
DOWN OFF CAPE CHARLIE
Copper From Cargo of One
Victim Taken Aboard by
Submarine Raider 2
New York. June Ia

New YORK. June l3.
News of the sinking of two Nor.
3 wegian steamships by a German sub.
marine late on Monday afternoon
about 100 miles east of Cape Charles
was brought here yesterday by the
sixty-eight officers and men comprising
the crews, who arrived on the Nor
wegian steamship Brosund. The YES,
sells were the Nindeggen and the Herik
Lund.
According to the stories told by sur.
yivois, the Nlnueggen, the INST vessel
Overnauieu, encountered the raiuIns
J.boat cary on MONDAY morning. ne
Hnueggen was bound 1IOm coutll
America 10 New lork with Cargo
OF copper. TINS copper was rlch hiiu
& Tor the U-boat commander VINO, attet
overhaulng the treIgnter, spent most
or Monday shifting elgnty tons OF IN
gots to the submarine. Inc ere" Vi
the Vindeggen had to unload the cop
per from the mainhold ana pass the
ingots to the German seamen, VINO
used the steamships lifeboats TO carry
the metal to their own vessel.
The other steamship, the Renrlk
I,und, did not come along until the
work of transferring the copper hau
been nearly completed, and, observing
the Vindeggen apparently stopped hei
captain steamed up close TO see II ne
could lend any aid. The U.boat IN the
meantime was hidden from the OF
ficers on the bridge of the Henrik
Lund by the Nindeggen, whlch was
between them.
\ The commander of the submarine,
after the Henrik Lund had come close
enough. emerged from the cover OF the
vindeggen and. quickly approachlnS
the Henrik Lund. ordered the captain
N get ready to leave the snip WIFI
his crew at once. An oft1cer went Vi,
j hoa rd with three German sailors alu
took three sacks of sugar from Iile
ntoreroom, which were trahsielleu "
the U.boat. After the crew nau go,
away from the Henrik Luna she was
sunk with bombs. Of tho
..-,,,.r from the Nindeggen had peen
so,,,n,eted and the vessel was sunni
with bombs.
salisbury. Md, June lS'
u.,yv xunfire heard and felt PLAINLY
~ Ocean City has given rise 10 rsput
os fight twenty-fve ~n'les p,-;ne on i,e
~ transport or tanker petalls
..,,ld not be ascertained. aithoush
clouds of smoke could be dlscerned
xhroueh naval glasses. Coast guarrs
stated that the affray looked IKE run
x ming fight between a camounaeen slea''
Ghlp and some other object
An hour after the firing was heard
-,fAe coast guard at Ocean Slty was Or
dared to sea in surf motorboats Ihe
purpose was to give aid 9oS any snip
Wrecked survivors. it is understood
i returned later
ana stated that they had not located
any survivors or ships They received
orders to place their surf boats upon
the beach. prepared to go to sea at
moments notice.
The coast from the Delaware Capes
TO Cape Hatteras is being patrolled
nightly Ships are travelling the inland
water route and depend upon the coast
ruard signals to save them from ground
ine. Submarines have been reported as
e>en by deep-water fishermen from
Ocean City at many points. and it is be-
1seved some of the enemy are patrolltng
the Maryland coast.
Washington. June l3.
Drastic regulations covering the con-
duct of vessels in harbors along the
Atlantic. Gulf and Pacific coasts have
been issued by the customs bureau in
fAre may be brought close to American
ehores In addition to requiring the
reeistration of every boat more than
4 twenty feet long, except vessels regis
4 tered in foreign or coastwise trade. the
s. rerulations forbid all navigation Within
ffe harbor after dark except for neces-
aary traffic promoted by the port cap.
tain or collector.
An Atlantic Port, June l3.
Under fire Of a German submarine for
9hree hours, the American steamship
1cdward Pierce reached here in safety,
escaping both shells and torpedoes fired
z ~ the U-boat.
1.-THE Pierce was attacked at i o'clock
Monday night wnen aoouL seventy miles
/ ~ the Virginia coast The submarine
+ red a shot across the steamships bow
91che Pierce ignored the order and put on
Efull steam ahead. The submarine fired
&uhot after shot at the American craft
&4he latter vessel, however, with all
Elights out forced the submarine to waste
kconsiderable ammunition without scoring
IA single hit.
Then the U-boat fired a torpedo which
y passed by about ten feet from the bow
y The Pierce sent out wireless calls for
assistance and the first response was
from the wireless station at Cape Sable
b hundreds of miles away from the scene
b pf the attack
n The submarine gave up the chase al
y O'Clock in the morning, when within
81 few miles of Cape Henry,