The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
U-BOATS MISS PRIZE,
WAR BABIES ABOARD
Wives and Infants of Can
adian Soldiers Arrive at
Atlantic Port,

An ATLANTIC PoRr. Sept 10.-A big
British steamship which would have
made a fine prize for a German sub
marine arrived here to-day. 1t carried
more than 700 women and children.
More than one hundred OF the children
were less than one year old and were
real war babies, the sons and daughters
OF Canadian soldiers.
heavy convoy brought the vessel
through the European danger zone and
sn American convoy met her far out
on this side OF the Atlantic. In addition
the British Government made doubly
sure of her safe passage by sending on
board the ship Corporal Felix Kanowal.
". C.
Corporal Kanowal received his dec
Grafton for what he Gays was the simple
feat of killing fifty-six Germans In four
days with his rifle and bayonet, In
cleaning out three machine gun nests
and capturing another somewhere on
the fighting front in France Before
enllsting In the Canadian Army he
worked in a Canadian match factory.
The majority OF the women and chill
dren on the ship have been in England
for some time and are being repatriated
to their Canadian homes. Many have
been unable to leave the British Isles
| sooner because of the submarine men.
ace and the lack OF bottoms for war
| work. They continued their journey to
| their own homes.
Camp Instructors Arrive.
Altogether the vessel carried 1927
passengers. Many OF them were Brit.
| Ssh and Canadian officers. the former
detailed to different camps and cities
| in this country as instructors. 80
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| this coast, a Spanish steamship was
| sighted about five miles of the por,
bow. She was apparently a derelict and
showed signs Of shellfire. APPARENT,
| there was no one aboard her. but the
| captain OF the British vessel was taking
| TO chances with his precious human
| freight. and he gave her q wide berth.
| Other officers said the derelict might
| easily have been decoy with Ger
man submarine lurking behind her.
Among those aboard the vessel wer,
| the Right Hon. w Ferguson Massey
Prime Minister of New Zealand. ant
Sir Joseph G. Ward. former Prime Min
lister and now Minister of Finance. The!
are returning from the Colonial Wa,
Conference.
NJ Massey was accompanied by hi
con Major +. d. Massey. Lancashr,
Eusiliens. who was wounded in the bat
tie of the Somme, and Is on sick leave
Sir Joseph was accompanied by his SOL
and secretary.
Firm for Victorious Peace.
There is great enthusta SIN in Eng
land" Sir Joseph said, land the colonia
representatives at the War Council de
rided there mnst be no peace excep
that which will come from a deeisiv
victory by the Allies The entrance o
the United States into the W." ha
made us sure of this victory
Bishop u. L. Fallon, London. Ont
was another messenger. He has bee
with the Canadians on the French from
and witnessed the recent advance O
August S. and 10. Other passenger
were Sir Edward Kemp. Overseas Min
. lister OF Militia Of Carada. and Sir Cit
ford Sifton. former Minister Of the In
terror OF Canada.
Sister Efie Harvreaves of the Aus
tralian Reserve Nursing Sisters. re
turned on her way back to Nelboprn
for a six months rest. She has bee
in thirty-three German air raids In Ems
land and France in three and q ha
, wears and escaped unscathed.