Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-14
HATTERAS LIGHTSHIP SUNK.
Diamond Shoals Light Destroyed by
Shell Fire from Submarine.

| "dShlilBlOu Aug. - ue Dld-
MOI | Shoals lightship, off Cape Hat
teras, \. c., was shelled and sunk
by an enemy submarine late yester-
day, the Navy Department to-day
to their boats, have reached shore
safely.
The submarine came within half a
mile Of shore, according to the brief
report which reached the Navy De-
partment
| The Diamond Shoals lightship
guarded the out-thrust reefs Of
storm-swept Cape Hatteras, known
as the graveyard Of the Atlantic
coast. 1t is imperative that the light
be restored at once and steps to that
end already have been taken by the
commander of the naval district. If
necessary anti-submarine craft may
be established to prevent recur-
renee of the incident.
The attack upon the lightship may
represent new phase Of enemy sub,
marine operations off the American
coast, designed to hamper shipping
by destruction Of important naviga-
tion signals. On the other hand, it
may merely represent an isolated
case Of frightfulness. If the raider
has definitely set out to destroy
lightships, exposed lighthouses and
the like, it is believed that he cannot
do very extensive harm before his
ammunition supply is exhausted.
Third Ship or Hatteras.
Washington. Aug. S.--Within less
than "a hours after the Diamond
Shoals Lightship off Cape Hatteras,
y. c., had been des .royed by she'll
fire, the small American unarmed
Merak was shelled, torpedoed and
sunk by a German submarine near
the North Carolina coast Tuesday af-
ternoon. Announcement of the de-
struction Of the ship--the third sent
day-was made to-day by the Navy
Department
| The Merak's crew of 43 men got
away in small boats and were landed
safely, 23 at Norfolk and the remain
der at Elizabeth City, N. c. Com
plete details of the sinking of the ship
were lacking tonight.
Must BE Same U.Boat.
Naval officials feel certain that the
submarine which accounted for the
Merak was the same that sank the
tank steamer o. B. Jennings Sunday
off the Virginia CaDes and the Dia-
mond Shoals Lightship on Monday
afternoon. In some quarters sur
prise was expressed that the subma-
rine would have fingered near the
spot where the lightship was sent
down.
Secretary Daniels said to-day that
he had nothing to add TO his former
opinion as to the operations Of the
raiders on this side Of the Atlantic
that they are instructed to hinder
commerce as much as possible with
! out exposing themselves to danger.
Mr.. Daniels said other sinkings prob
ably would follow.
Sub. Sinks Japanese Ship.
A Canadian Atlantic Fort, Aug. 7.
An American schooner arrived
here to-day with 65 members of the
crew Of Japanese freight steamship
which had been torpedoed off the
Nova Scotia coast. The vessel was
the Tokuyama Maru, of 1923 tons
gross. She was sunk without warn
ing about 200 miles off shore on Au-
gust 1, according to the crew.
The Tokuyama Maru, a freighter,
which was owned by the Japanese
Mail Steamship Company, was on q
voyage from England to an Ameri-
| can port. The crew took to the
small boats and was picked up by the
American schooner. The vessel was
built at Kolbe in 1915. The subma-
rine fired five torpedoes before the
| freighter went down, members of
the crew said. Several hours later
the U-boat came alongside the small
boats and the German commander
questioned the Japanese regarding
| their vessel.
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