The Arvada enterprise., 1918-05-30
HUN CRUISER SUBMARINE 10
WRECKED WITHOUT A SUR
vivoR BY BRITISH DIVER.
AVIAT0RS CHECK HUNS
FIFTY.sIx AMERICAN SOLDIERS
KILLED sY EXPLOSION WHEN
MoLDAvIA GOES DOWN.

nouncement says: zone of our Allan
base. reports that on May II in the
latitude Of Cape st. Vincent. while
proceeding to meet convoy. she
sighted and sank a German subma-
rine of the scout cruiser type. A
heavy sea was running at the time.
There were no survivors"
No signs are observable, according
TO correspondents at the front, Of the
enemy's intentions as to the time and
place Of the delivery of his expected
stroke. The military activity, indeed.
seems less marked than for some days
past. while the aviators have been
obliged to let down in their intense
labors by the advent Of less favorable
weather. 1t seems not improbable.
however, that the magnificent work
Of the allied airmen has had much to
putting his offensive machine in
working order again. They have ~.
tablished themselves a. masters Of the
situation to such an extent that the
Germans have been forced for the
most part to keep we'll back Of their
own lines.
The allied aviators, on the other
hand, have been able to carry out
Photographic observations and bomb.
ing work on a large scale for long
distances in the enemy's rear terri.
tory.
In the aerial activity the American
airmen are taking an increasing part.
and It now develops that in the Toul
sector held by the American army an
exclusively American pursuit squadron
% operating with marked success.
The Rotterdam Maasbode reports
that an entente allied air raid has
been carried out over Liege. The
Longdos railway station was de-
stroyed and twenty.six persons were
killed.
Increased activity was developed
Saturday night BY the German artil.
lery in sectors east and northeast Of
Amiens. - well ~ on the westerly
side Of Lys salient in Flanders, the
war office reported. British raiding
parties took numerous prisoners and
several machine guns in raids.
Heavy losses" were inflicted upon
the Americans on the Picardy front In
the repulse Of strong American pa-
trolls west Of Montdidier. It 10 claimed
In = ssmi-official German report ~.
ceived In . Berlin telegram.
London. May 36.-The British armed
troop ntip Moldavia, with American
troops on board. las bssn torpedosd
and sunk. according to IN official bul.
lstin issued by the admiralty. The
toxt Of the admiralty statement IT,
lows: The armed mercantile cruiser
Moldavia was torpedosd and sunk Fri.
day morning. There were no casual.
ties among the crew. but Of the Amer.
lean troops on board fifty.six up to tho
present have not been accounted for.
It 10 feared they were killed IN one
compartment by tho explosion" The
Noldav:a was torpsdoed without warn
Ing. It was . moonlight night, and d.
though . good lookout was kept the
attacking submarine was not sighted
before the torpedo struck.
Most Of tho men aboard were in
their hammocks when the explosion
occurred midships. The sailors and
soldiers alike showed no payic.
Tho mon lost all their belongings,
but were supplied with new clothing
At the different naval ports whore
they were taken off.
Queenstown. May 2S.-Ths Cork
steamer lnniscnrra. bound from Fish.
guarI 10 Cork. has been torpedced and
sunk. Thirty.sevcn members OF tho
crew were missing and arc supposed to
have boon lost Five survivors Of the
disaster have been landed. They are
the captain. the chief officer, one ste.
ward and two sailors.
London. May 2+.-An enemy destroy.
or has been sunk In the neighborhood
Of ZeebruEge BY . direct hit from an
aeroplane. The mole and seaplans
base At Zcebrugse also were badly
damaged by bombs which British M.
val sviators dropped In operations be.
tween Monday and Wednesday. tho id.
miralty announced.
Internal conditions In Austria.
which have been extremely critical for
some time. show little Improvement
according to reports. There have been
renewed disorders at Prague. at which
anti German songs were sung and
cheers given for President Wilson.
Serious fighting has broken out At
kiev. between ,roops commanded by
osneral Skoropauski. the self.styIed
hoffman Of Ukraine. and the forces
which have remained faithful to the
sada which was ousted BY the Ger.
naas some time ago.