Evening star., 1918-07-02
British LIandovery Castle,
Lights AbIaze, Torpedoed
off irish Coast.
RUTHLESS SEA WOLVES
SHELL LOADED BOATS
Heartless U-Boat Commander,
Lying, Accuses That q. S. Flight
Officers Were on Hospital Craft.

LONDON. July 2.-That the
sinking of hospital ships is de-
liberate policy on the part Of the
Germans now is placed beyond all
doubt by the torpedoing Of the
British hospital ship Llandovery
Castle, the newspapers say in their
editorial comment today.
TN the presence of such un-
speakable infamy deliberately re-
peated.' says the Daily Chronicle,
sit is waste Of breath to re-
iterate the adherence which
everybody with a spark Of civilized
sense must feel. But we would
invite the German people to ask
themselves what is the use Of their
statesmen appealing. like For
eign Secretary Won Kuehlmann. to-
be credited with probity and
honor while crimes SO odfous,
dfshonorable and unaShamed con-
tinue to be carried out by the or
ders OF their government"
The excuse for the attack on
the LIandovery Castle. says the
Daily Mall. was a lie, and German
officer who told it did not believe
il himself when he said to the cap
tain: You are carrying eight
American flight oficers."
II there had been a particle OF
truth in the charge, the newspaper
adds, the submarine captain had
only to stop the Llandoyery Cas-
tie, seize the eight officers and take
them to Germany as proof Of allied
guilt in using hospital ships Tor
The Daily News declares the
sinking OF the hospital ship stands
out as "one OF the most horrible
incidents in the hideous story OF
submarine warfare"
I'm no circumstance Of the trag-
edy," declares the Times. does the
story differ from those OF other
hospital ships that have been de-
stroyed. In this case. however. 1t
points out, there in an added ele-
rnent of hori or in the repeated at
tempt OF the submarine commander
to justify himself by accusations
aRainet the victim and in his wild
fury of gunfire and destructive
rushing to and. fro among the
'Tf these were not, attempts to
sink all the survivors and blot out
ali trace Of the crime. what was
per. @It Is unforgetable. without
the fact that the news OF the trag-
edy to Canadian Red Cross men
and women came to the knowledge
oF tho Canadians on their national
festival. The other British peoples
will not forget it, nor yet, we may
he sure, will the American people.
LONDON, July IA German sub
marine seventy miles from the lrisi
oast on the night OF June 27 torpe
oed the 11.o6o-ton hospital shil
.landovery Castle, which had beei
by the Canadian govern
,ent and had been in the service o.
arryinK wounded and sick from Eng
md to Canada for many months past
he ship was then on her way to Eng
and. She had on board 25s persons
including eighty men OF the Canadian
r,ny medical corps and fourteen fe
nale nurses.
Up to the latest reports only TWEEN
y-four Of those on board, including
he captain. have survived the tresch
rous attack. which came withou
EARNING.
The submarine commander. who or
cred the captain of the Llandover!
,astle, several Of his officers and Maj
'. I.yon Of the medical corps aboart
he U-boat, declared that he had suna
he ship because she was carrying
american aviation officers and otheri
n the nghting service OF the allies
lie added to this later by asserting
hat the vessel was carrying mum
ions stores. because OF an explosioi
hod >ocprrad aft
Red Cross Lights Showing.
All lights were burning when tn,
lsndovery Castle was torpedoed
-hese Included a huge electric cros
ver the bridge and string OF whit
nd green lights on either side IN
ed crosses on the sides Of the vesse
.iso were illuminated by electra
lights.
,ursine sisters reached q 1ifeboaa
mt SO far as 10 known there was n
race of them after the ship sank.
According to Red Cross Information
nany men were killed In the engin
.ooms. There is hardly any doubt o
his, as there was no response t
,apt. Sylvester's signals from ta
)ridEe a1ter tno toEpc0O StIuC "A
he enginemen were either killed o
EFT their posts. there was no one +
hut off the power. and the ship KEEP
N her way, Notwithstanding tn
rreat holes torn by the torpedo. NO
to slow down until tn
water rushed into the boiler room
the ares.
This added to the confusion 4
aunching the ltfeboats- There Va
40 panic. however. and by the tim
he Llandovery- Castle lost her mo