Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-05
ACCOUNTFOR
ALL BUT TEN
ON CAROLINA
Only Few Aboard Liner
Sunk by Sub Missing
-Mengel Also Lost.

New York, June 5.-All but 10
of the 21S passengers aboard the
New York and Porto Rico liner
Carolina, sunk by submarine,
have been accounted for, officers of
the line announced late this fore
noon.
Because the boats in which the
survivors quit the ship became
widely separated, and they are be-
ing accounted for at far points
along the coast, officials of the
steamship line early today were un-
able to furnish a complete list of
those known to be safe.
Those who reached here after
succeeding in escaping the triple
menace of German gunfire, drown
ing and starvation, were unable to
understand why the commander of
the U-bOat chose TO let go unmO-
Tested the newly commissioned lieu
tenants from the second United
States army officers training camp,
at San Juan. 1t was manifestly
impossible for these men to escape
the notice of the Hun captain. it
~ 40 SdlG. bGL IC th lDAtN III IilOIO
interest in them than any others
aboard
Schooner MengeI Sunk.
The American auxiliary schoon-
er Samuel c. Mengel is another
victim of submarine attack. She
was sunk Sunday afternoon 115
miles off New York and eleven
men OF her crew were brought
here today by a Danish steamship.
The MengeI according to the
crew, was on her way to New York
with a cargo from the West Afri-
can coast. The vessel was sunk
by bombs after the men had taken
to the boats at the command %
the U-boat commander.
The Samuel c. Mengel was 4
vessel of 915 gross tons. was buil-
in 1916 at Bath, Maine, her own
ers OF record being the AKIN
Transportation company.
Other Ships Lost!
The Mengels commander. Cap
tain H. T, Hanson, said the sinking
of his vessel occurred at $50 p. m,
and that he was told by the com
illdLLtIEl VI the 81 Ubillc4 llt llIclL tIAC
U-boat had previously sunk three
schOoners and three steamers, one
Of which was a large passenger
ship Of about 5000 tons.
"DOn't Use Wireless.
Don't use your wireless and we
won't shoot" is the newest made
in Germany" war slogan under
commanders are carrying their
campaign OF frightfuIness into
American Atlantic waters. accord
ing to persons among 250 suTviy-
ors Of the steamship Carolina, who
were brought TO this port aboard
coastal schooner early today. The
Carolina was destroyed by U-boat
gunfire so miles of the Delaware
capes on Sunday evening.
Stories told by passengers and
crew of the sunken vessel indicated
that Edwin ". Vogei of New York
City, the ships 19-year-old chief
wireless operator, played spectac-
ular part in the dramatic raiding OF
the Carolina.
Boy "Op" Defics Sub.
When the submarine mesSaged
the use no wireless we don't
shoot" Vogel defantly repeated his
5. 0. s" signals which he had al
ready begun flashing, and was on
the verge of answering queries from
Cape May and the Brooklyn navy
\ ard stations for the CarClina's po-
sitiOn when Captain T. X. d. Bar
bour. Nogel's commander, ordered
him to quit his key and see whether (
the Germans would keep their /.
pledge, passengers declared.
Captain Barbour said he decided /
10 accept the proposition laid /
down by the U-boat skipper be
cause he believed dissent would (
have meant forfeiture of the lives /
If the women and children aboard /
he vessel.