The sun., 1918-06-11
BRAZIL CRAFT
SAW TRO0PSHIP
IN SEA BATTLE
Skipper Put on Full Speed
and Failed to Observe
Result Of Shots.
RUMORS ARE NUMEROUS
Crew of Pinar del Rio on Land
ing Describes COnsOrt Of
Submarines.
RrMORS ARE NUMEROUS

An American transport was seen in
battle with a German submarine about
seventy miles of the coast OF southern
New Jersey yesterday morning by the
skipper of Brazilian steamship that
has arrived. at an American port. The
skipper. conscious that his own vessel.
which is unarmed. might be legitimate
prey OF the German. did not linger to
find out the result Of the duel. He
ordered full speed ahead and zigzagged
until he came within sight Of a friendly
patrol boat He says the submarine
was several miles from the transport.
TOO far. perhaps. to enable her to use
torpedo effectively. The submarine
Was well above the surface and her
guns were dimly visible and apparently
In use although 1t was impossible to
tell definitely at the distance.
The shots Of the transport were
heard distinctly and puffs Of smoke
we're seen coming from her. Fiveshots
we're heard in all. Whether any OF
those fred from the transport took ef-
feet could not be determined because
Of the great distance Of the Brazilian
from the scene OF battle. Reports
from south New Jersey town In the
afternoon said that firing had been
heard of Shore.
A rumor from Norfolk. where some
Of the Pinar del Rio crew landed. said
that the submarine that had sunk the
steamship P.nar del Rio on Saturday
Of the Maryland coast was accom-
panied by a mother ship. vessel OF
about 5000 tons. painted gray. with
one funnel.
r.Boat sisnalled Mother ship.
Walter c. B. Burrows. finst assistant
engineer of the Pinar del Rio. described
the Graf, with the submersible. Sno
stood some two or three miles In the
oting while the submarine sank the
Rio. When the American craft wen.
down the submarine signalled the vesse'
in International code follow me" ana
the U-boat and her consort steameo
away. ,
According to survivors two sailing
craft we're attacked by the subparihe
after she had destroyed the Rio. o"e
Was a ship while the second was
schooner. They knew nothing as to tne
tate o, the two crews. but assumed the
men were allowed to take to the smaI
boats, as were the captain and. thhtS-
three men Of the Rios crew.
William F. Clark OF the NaVa' nc-
serves who said he was ABOARD the NV
in training for service as an omcer on =
merchant vessel said the suomar,"e
fired six shots at the no before w.
American craft stopped. "hen the "'o.
shot was fired the captain put on a..
steam in the hope OF making port a"u
escaping the enemy, but tne suomaF"1
irovei too speedy. the ere" toon "
the boats before the SUBMARINE
alongside.
Both Burrows and CLARK sa'o uAe
submarine was about 2t0 feet long. WIN
wrat appeared to be about six inch cali
Lr.. ri,ies mounted fore and aft. The
:. ha, ,ha,, ..,d vas painted light
.-od IN he weather and
s'"' anu "P'
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Mother ship RumOr Doupteo'
..,,.,.. IN vashinRton
1"e naval au.o .,,,,or Tbev
o'uDted the mother snip ,,-.
declared further that methooicai SUI,
,ey of the entire Atlantic ana Gun
coasts from the Mexican line 70 HahtAA
GERMAN summarizes had a snore base or
had been In touch with shores at any
point This disposes Of the rumors oi
signalings from shore to submarines at
nlaces along tho Jersey and other coasts.
r,,a ., ...so.,,,s. orc in the dark
ine ha'al autho'''es o.. ~. 90
as 10 the number OF SUBMARINES '"".
be in American waters IL ~as sal"
day between Secretary Daniels and Ad'