The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-30
TRANSPORT RAMS
AND SINKS u-BOAT
HUN CRUISER SUBMARINE 10
WRECKED WITHOUT A SUR
vIvoR BY BRITISH DIVER.
AVlATORS CHECK HUNS
FIFTY-sIx AMERICAN SOLDIERS
KILLED BY EXPLOSION WHEN
MoLpAvIA GOES DOWN.

London, May ga German sub
marine of the cruiser type was sunk
May II in the latitude of Cape st. Vim
cent by British Atlantic escort sub
marine. The admiralty official an
nouncement says: "One OF our Allan
tic escort submarines returning to its
base. reports that on May IL in the
latitude of Cape st. Vincent. while
proceeding to meet convoy. she
sighted and sank q German subma-
rihe 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. It seems not improbable.
however, that the magnificent work
of the allied airmen has had much to
do with the slowness of the enemy In
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 q 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 1t now develops that in the Toul
sector held by the American army an
exclusively American pursuit squadron
II 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 Aontdidier, It 10 claimed
in . semi-official German report re-
ceived in Q Berlin telegram.
London. May 25.-The British armed
troop ntip Moldavia. with American
troops on board. tas been torpedoed
and sunk. according to an official bull
letin issued by the admiralty. The
text Of the admiralty statement fol-
lows: The armed mercantile cruiser
Moldavia was torpcdoed 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 the
present have not been accounted for.
1t Is feared they were killed in one
compartment by tho explosion" The
mOiuANA8 Woo tOIpSOO0O WASAOuS WoA ~
ing. 1t was a moonlight night, and al
though a good lookout was kept the
attacking submarine was not sighted
before the torpedo struck.
Most of the men aboard were in
their hammocks when the explosion
occurred midships. The sailors and
soldiers alike showed no panic.
The men lost all their belongings.
but were supplied with new clothing
at the di'fcrcnt naval ports whore
they were taken off.
Queenstown, May 26.-The Cork
steamer Inniscarra. bound from Fish
guard to Cork. has been torpedoed and
sunk. Thirty-seven members OF the
crew were missing and are supposed to
have been lost. Five survivors OF the
disaster have been landed. They are
the captain. the chief officer, one ste.
ward and two sailors.
London. May 24.-An enemy destroy
er has been sunk in the neishborhood
OF Zeebrugge by direct hit from an
aeroplane. The mole and seaplane
base at Zeebrugge. also were badly
damaged by bombs which British ma
val aviators dropped in operations be-
tween Monday and Wednesday. the ad-
miralty announced.