The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-08
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


Major Baracca, the leading italian
ace, has brought down his thirty-sec-
ond enemy plane, according to a re-
cent dispatch from the front In Italy.
Major Baracca was recently decorated
with the gold military medal.
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seaboard.
The attacks were made by two su-
persubmersibles, and most Of tf ves-
sells were bombed and sent to the bot
tom last Sunday, although it Is known
that two of the craft were destroyed
prior to May 25. AS far as known
there has been no loss Of life.
Chief interest today, aside from the
coast patrol by airplanes and navy
craft to prevent possible recurrence
of the raid, centered upon the fate OF
rne zzo passengers and crew OF 15o
men of the Carolina.
The liner was attacked Sunday night
when within 200 miles of Sandy Hook.
Cutters Seeking Boats.
The crew and passengers, In small
boats, were reported 80 miles out to
sea, headed for the New Jersey coast,
and coast gaurd cutters are on their
way to verify the report and pick up
other survivors, if possible.
A revised list of the toll of the un-
| dersea raiders follow: -e-aA-.
Steamer Texel of 3,210 gross tons
\ stiidis q sfe ti ~ ise.savi
coast Sunday.
Schooner Jacob M. Haskell Of Bos-
ton, sunk by shell fire Sunday off Bar
negat, N. J.
| Schooner Edward H. Cole Of Boston,
sunk by bombs so miles off Barnegat
Sunday. .'
Tanker Herbert L. Pratt Of Phila-
delphia, sunk off Cape Henlopen Sum
day.
Schooner Isabel B. Wiley of Bath,
Me-, sunk off Barnegat.
Schooner Edna of Machias, Me-, pick
ed up as derelict off Cape May, N. J.,
May 26.
Schooner Hattie Dunn of Thomaston,
| Me-. destroyed as a derelict May 20 off
Winter Quarter Shoal lightship.
/ Schooner Hauppauge of New York,
sunk % miles off Barnegat, May %.
Steamship Winneconne, sunk off
Cape May, May 26.
Steamer Carolina, sent wireless calls
for help while being shelled by sub
marine Sunday evening when of Sandy
| Hook.
U-151 Did the Job.
New York, June 5.-The German
| U-151, which is known to have sunk
| at least ten ships in American wa
ters, left Kiel on April 20, under or
ders to cruise off the coast Of the
United States destroying vessels un-
| til August, according to information
supplied by the submersible's engi-
| neer to Enoch Baker, seaman from
the sunken ship Edna, who was
prisoner on the undersea boat.
Is Super Dreadnaught.
The U-151 is super-dreadnaught
| craft, $50 feet in length, carrying two
six-inch guns, fore and aft, according
to reports made to the United States
shipping commissioner by American
seamen who were prisoners on the
submersible.
The former 'prisoners"-5S in num-
ber-were brought to port by British
steamship. They comprised the crews
of the schooners Edna and Hattie
Dunn and the steamship Winneconne,
all of which had fallen victims to the
raider. i
U-5oats Sow Mines.
Washington, June 5.--The German
submarines now operating off the At
lantic coast are sowing American wa
ters with mines as well as attacking
shipping with bombs and shell fire.
Officials Of the navy department an
nounced that an American mine sweep
er had picked up mine off the Della
ware capes. Immediately the informa-
ton came In redoubled efforts were Or
dered on all mine sweepers that are
combing the Atlantic coastal waters.
90 of Every 100 Wounded Recover.
Paris.--Ninety of every hundred