Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-06-06
Norwegian Steamer Eidsvold
Sent to Bottom 40 Miles, Off
Virginia Capes; Entire
Crew Rescued.
U.BOATS MOVE SOUTHWARK
All Victims Attacked With
Bombs and She!Ifire; Tor
pedoes Probably Held in
Reserve for Transports.
By Associated Press.) }

By Associated Press.
New York, June 5.-Two
more vessels, a Norwegian
steamship and one schooner,
were added today to the list of
ships known to have been sunk
by the German submarines
which are raiding in American
waters. The total now stands
at 13-five steamers and eight
schooners. ,
The fact which stood out
most prominently in the days
developments is that the u
boats are still operating near
the coast and have not re-
turned to their bases, assuming
that the two which already
have been identified are the
pnly ones on this side of the
Atlantic.
Moving Southwark.
This was demonstrated when the
Norwegian steamer Eidsvold was
sunk off the Virginia capes late yes
terday. The location of the attacks
shows also that the submarines are
moving steadily southwark, if they
are the same ones which attacked
shipping almost at the gateway to
New York harbor. The Navy de-
partment reported yesterday an en-
counter between destroyer and a
submarine off the coast of Maryland.
None of the vessels reported sunk
thus far was sent to the bottom by
a. torpedo. 1t is considered certain
that, the undersea craft carry torpe-
does and that they are. conserving
them in the hope that they may set
at, opportunity sooner or later to at
tack a, transport loaded with Amer
lean troops. The unarned merchant
ships which have been attacked thus
far have been sunk by bombs and
she'll fire.
Death Toll Reduced to Is.
The possibility that vessels still TN
reported may have been sunk was
seen in a statement by the master of
the steamer Charles T. Mengel, who
arrived here today with his rescued
crew. He declared he was told by
the commander of the submarine
which destroyed his ship that the
U-boat had sunk three steamers, one
a passenger liner and three schoon-
ers, last Saturday. No vessels have
been reported sunk that day.
So far as known the only loss of
life was aboard the New York and
Porto Rico liner Carolina and that
was definitely established tonight at
only 16 by revised figures compiled
by the company, showing that there
were aboard the vessel only 2l8 pas
sengers and III in the crew, making
a total of 329, instead of $50 as orig
inally reported. All those who per-
ished evidently were lost from the
.lifeboat which arrived yesterday at
Lewes, Del. Ten of them were pas
sengers and six were members of the
crew.
Venture Closer Inshore.
Washington, June 5.--The German
submarine raiders again have dis J
closed their positions. An announce
inent from the Navy department to-
night said the Norwegian steamer
Eidsvold was sent to the bottom at
o'clock yesterday afternoon, 40 miles
off the Virginia capes The entire
crew was rescued today by navy
supply ship.
In so hours after the attack on the
Eidsvold nothing has come to indi-
cate where the Germans were or what
they we're about.
The raiders were closer in shore
when they attacked the Eidsvold than
on any previous occasion, except
when they launched the mines picked
up off the Delaware capes. The
tanker Pratt apparently struck one Of
these mines, and number of others, ,
unexploded, have been gathered up
in the same vicinity by patrol craft.
The French tanker Radioleine, un-
successfully attacked at $50 o'clock
yesterday morning off the Maryland
Coast, probably was 100 miles north
Of the place where the Eidsvold was
sunk eight hours later.
Two Submarines Seen.
Reports Of Survivors of the steamer
Tcxel and the schooner Mengel today
added little to the stock of informa-
tion that had been gathered about
the raiders. The first officer of the
Texel reported seeing a second SUBJ
marine lying awash nearby when his
ship was halted on June 2. From the |
captain of the Mengel came new in
dications that one of the raiders at |
least is of the standard 800-ton type,
mounting two guns and measuring
about 200 feet. 1t was similar craft |
that sunk the Cole. although later re-
ports have indicated that larger u
boat accompanies the 200-footer.
Find More Hun Mines.
Washington. June 5.-Mine swesn-