Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-05
Sixteen Lives Known to Have Been Lost as
Result Of Storm Following Ship Sinking
Submarines Operating Off Atlantic Coast for Several Days.
AT Least Nine Vessels Known to Have Been Sunk
During that Time-Searching for Subs.

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| New York, June 3.--Nine Ameri
can vessels are known tonight to
have been sunk by German subma-
rines off the North Atlantic coast
since May 25.
! The largest to fall prey to the raid
ers, which are seeking to prevent the
sailing Of transports with troops for
the battleflelds Of France, was the
New York and Porto Rico liner Car
olina, Of 5000 tons, which was at
tackled Sunday night about 1875 miles
to the southeast of Sandy Hook The
| fate Of her 220 passengers and crew
of 1870, who took to the boats when
shells began to fall about the vessel,
was unkonwn late tonight, but there
was hope that they had been picked
! up by some passing ship or would
reach shore safely in the small boats.
! Not life was lost in the sinking of
the other ships, according to late re-
ports.
| 4, Besides the Carolina the known
victims Of the U-boats are the Allan
tic Refining Company tanker Her.
bert l.. Pratt, the steamship Whine
Come, Of 1900 tons, and six schoon-
ers, the largest OF which we're the
tlauppague, new ship Of 1000
tons. and the Edward II. Cole. The
crews Of these eight vessels have
been landed at Atlantic ports. &
Reports brought ashore by the sur-
yivors indicated that the Whine
Come and nearly all the schooners
were sunk by the same U-boat, which
had been lurking in the path of ship
ping off the New Jersey coast and the
| Delaware Capes since last month.
The stories told by the skippers Of
the schooners indicated that the
commander Of the submersible was
unusually humane for German sub
marine officer. In no instance, so far
as known, was lifeboat shelled, and
in all the cases reported the crews
were given opportunity to escape or
were taken aboard the submarine,
where some Of them were kept pris-
oner for eight days before they were
turned adrift to be picked up by a
passing vessel
| 10 Inspire Terror.
| Germany at last has brought her
submarine warfare to the shores Of
the United States, apparently in a
forlorn hope Of striking telling blows
on this side Of the Atlantic and of
| drawing home some Of the American
] A"'oi iNtSSo liohl SHO wal LOISS
where the U-boat menace Is being
slowly but very surely strangled to
death.
In the attacks upon coasting ves-
sells, almost In sight Of the New Jer-
sey shores, reported to-day, navy Of
ficials see frantic admission from
Berlin that the submarine has failed.
American armed power is rolling
overseas In ever-increasing force, de-
spite the uttermost exertions of the
undersea pirates off the coast Of Eu-
rope.
Now the raiders have crossed the
seas and lurked for days near Ameri-
cas- greatest ports. They no doubt
were sent to sink transports, but
here again they failed. Blocked off
by the troop ships convoy craft, they
have turned in fury against Defense
less coasters. In all the record Of
destruction they have written, the
raiding party has struck at no vessel
bound overseas and therefore armed
for fight. Only ships that could
not hit back have been attacked. The
only one OF half score OF vessels
probably@ent to the bottom that had
any real military value in ship Or
cargo was an oil tanker.
Up to late hour tonight, the de-
struction OF five sailing craft and the
tanker Herbert l.. Pratt was the rec
ord OF losses officially reported to the
Navy Department. The fate OF the
coastwise liner which reported yes
terday by wireless that she was being
she1led, was still unknown. The crews
| OF some Of the craft destroyed have
been brought to port with a story of
eleven days Imprisonment aboard an
enemy submarine
During that period scores Of troop
and supply ships have passed in and
out OF the busy ports, both in Amer
lea and in France.
The U-boats found no weak link in
the chain Of armed craft that guard
ed them.
Secretary Daniels went to the Cap
itol during the day to tell members
of tho House Naval Committee that
the raid was designed.to frighten the
Ameriacn people into demanding the
return Of war vessels from the other
side. He gave assurance that Con-
gress need have no apprehension as
to the protection Of the American
coast, and that there will be no re-
call OF forces from the war zone.
Secretary Daniels Reports.
Tonight Mr.. Daniels summarized
the information reaching the depart
ment as follows:
Navy Department reports show
that the following vessels have been
sunk:
Jacob M. Haskell (schooner), IL
S62 tons, hailing from Boston, sail
ing for Norfolk; II in crew, no pas
sengers. $ 4