Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-08

others were reported of the coast of
New Jersey and one of the coast of
North Carolina. Neither officer had
been advised of any engagement be-
tween American warships and the u
boats.
New York.-Ten American vessels
are known to have been sunk by Ger
man submarines off the North Atlantic
coast since May rs.
The largest to fall prey to the raid
ers, which are seeking to prevent the
calling of transports with troops for
the battle fields of France, was the
New York and Porto Rico liner Caro-
lima of 5000 tons, which was attacked
Sunday night about 125 miles south
east of Sandy Hook. The fate of her
220 passengers and crew Of $50, who
took to the boats when shells began
Tuesday night, but there was hope
they had been picked up by some pass
ing ship or would reach shore safely
in the small boats. Not life was lost
in the sinking of the other ships, &C.
cording to late reports.
Besides the Carolina, the known
victims of the U-boats are the Atlantic
Refining Company's tanker Herbert L.
Pratt, the steamship Winneconnie, of
1900 tons, and six schooners.
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
Oh the New Jersey coast and the Della
ware Capes since late last month. The
stories told by the shippers of the
schooners indicated that the comman-
der of the submersible was unusually
humane for a German submarine off,
Ger. In on instance, so far as known,
was lifeboat shelled, and in all cases
reported the crews were given oppor-
tunity to escape or were taken aboard
the submarine, where some of them
were kept prisoners for eight days
before they were turned adrift to be
picked up by passing vessel.
Washington.-Germ at last has
brought her submarine warfare to the
shores of the United States, apparently
In forlorn hope of striking telling
blows on this side of the Atlantic and
of drawing home some of the Ameri.
can naval forces from the war zones,
where the U-boat menace is being
slowly but surely strangled to death.
In the attacks upon coasting YES
sells almost in sight of the New Jer-
eey shore, navy officials see a frantic
admission from Berlin that the sub.
marine has failed. American armed
power is rolling overseas in ever-in-
creasing force, despite the utmost ex-
ertions Of the undersea pirates off the
coasts of Europe.
Now the raiders have crossed the
seas and lurked for days near Amer
ica's greatest ports. They no doubt
were sent to sink transports, but here.
again, they failed. Blocked off the
troopships by convoy craft, they have
turned in fury against defenseless
coasters. In all the record Of Gestyuc.
ton they have written the raidinc
party has struck at no vessels bound
overseas and therefore armed eor {.
fight. Only ships that could not hi.
back have been attacked. The on:y
one of half score of vessels probably
sent to the bottom that had any rea!
military value in ship or cargo was an
oil tanker.
No Fears For Coast Cities.
Secretary Daniels went to the Carl.
tol during the day to tell members of
the House Naval Committee that the
raid was designed to brighten the
American people into demanding the
return Of war vessels from the other
side. He gave assurance that Con-
gress need have no apprehension as to
protection of the American coast,
which is entirely. adequate. and that
there will be no recall of forces from
the war zone.
Japan was second to the United
States in the production of copper last
year, and was followed by Chile and