Licking Valley courier., 1918-05-30

American destroyer shortly afterward,
it was announced. Prisoners from the
submarine have been landed.
Washington, May 27.-The war de-
partment gave out the names Of %
members of Company b, Flfty-eighth
United States infantry, Fourth divi-
sion, missing from the tOrpedOed Brit
ish steamer MOldavia.
Few details Of the tragedy Of the
Moldavla have been disclosed. The
American soldiers missing are believed
to have been sleeping when the vessel
was attacked. The attack came early
Thursday morning and the submarine
succeeded in getting away unseen. Ac-
cOrding to survivors,, the Mcldavin
was near the southeast coast of Eng
land on her way an English port.
EscOrting destrOyers rescued the
survivors who had fallen into line on
the deck of the ship Immediately af-
ter the torpedo struck near the bridge.
The soldiers lost all their belongings.
Soldiers Were Asleep.
London, May 2T.-Captain John
son, an American infantry officer, who
was on board the Modavia. gave a
Daily Telegraph representative this
account of the sinking
'The ship was struck just forward of
the engines on the port side. All the
troops were In their hunks sleeping In
their uniforms. There was loud eX-
plOsion and then the ships whistle
was blown. which was a signal for ev-
erybody To come on deck. The men
had been assigned to particular boats
and boat drill had been held every day.
Tie meH assembled In perfect order.
Their discipline was splendid, the best
/ ever saw.
"The Modavia listed to port. but
righted itself and ran on for about IL
minutes to avoid being hit again. Then
1t began to sink steadily. Orders were
given to lower the boats and RATS and
we got Off"
"Destroyers had heen circling
around us all the time and as soon as
the Moldavla was struck they dropped
several depth charges. No second tor
pedo was fired and we saw nothing Of
the submarine. We remained in the
life boats until the ship sank, when
we were taken on hoard the destroy
ers.
AS soon as the men got aboard the
boats and RATS they began singing and
laughing and when the ship sank they
gave three cheers.
"0f the SO missing. two are cOrpOr'
als aud the others privates. believe
all were killed by the explosion"
Less than quarter Of an hour after
the MOldnvla had been torped0cd vir-
tnally every man had gone over the
sides Of the vessel into the life boats.
Edwin and Clyde Bosley Of North
Troy, VT, leaped from the deck and
were drowned. Had II not been for
this the losses which are given official
been confined to those killed by the ex-
plOslon of the torpedo. The BoSley
brothers were on guard when the ship
was struck. There was u sharp list,
and they evidently believed she was
turning over. Search was made for
them, but they were not seen after
thpv iumned overheard
Huns Shift sunken Ship.
The Germans have succeeded in
shifting the cOncrete-laden cruiser
Vindictive, sunk In the harbor Of Os.
tend on May 10 by British ralding
forces.
The Vindictlve, according to the
Times, is now lying close alongside the
eastern piers, leaving passage about
80 feet wide. This Is enough to allow
destrOyers to go In and out, hut, new.
ertheless, the Germans are not using
the harbor.
Unsuccessful attempts have been
made by the Germans to dredge a pas.
sage between the two old cruisers
sunk in the harbor of Zeebrugge. A
German destroyer, sunk this week by
bombs dropped by British naval air.
men, lies close 10 the cruisers.
The basin at Bruges which is con
nected with both 0stend and Zee
brugge, is full of German shipping, but
the canal Is not being used.