Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-05
American Destroyer Res.
cues French Tank Ship
Off Maryland Shore.
SECRETARY DANIELS ADMITS
ELEVEN VESSELS ARE LOST
Nineteen Survivors Landed a,
Lewes, Del, Tell Harrow
ing Tales of Sea.
GIRL FLOATS on DEAD BODIES
British Vessel Picks Up Passengers
From Steamer Carolina Who
We're Wrecked by C-37.

WASHINGTON. Juno 4.-Enemy sub
marines still were operating off the
American coast to-day. A French tank
steamer. the Radioleine. first transat-
lantic craft TO be attacked by the raid
ers. was saved from destruction at $50
o'clock this morning by an American
destroyer sixty-fvc miles off the Mary
land coast
The same destroyer FOUND the coast
ing schooner Edward Baird. Jr. sink
Ing. after having been bombed in the
same vicinity. making seven schooners
and four steamers known officially to
have been sunk by the raiders.
Statements CT survivors OF the sub
1'arined Carolina landed at Lewes, Del.
that their vessel was destroyed by the
submarine U-37. establishes definitely
that at least two German submarines
have been operating off the Atlantic
coast. Reports 10 the Navy Depart
mcnt show that the C-l5l sank the
schooners Hattie Dunn and Edna
Announcement, by the Navy Depart
mcnt OF these facts late tonight dis
closed that the raid in American waters
had not ended with yesterdays tale O.!
destruction. upsetting the theory that
the raiders probably were speeding
homeward. Coast patrol vessels had
not acted on theory. They now arc
closing In from all directions on the
scene of the raiders last exploit
securing the seas for further trace OF
the enemy u-boats as they come.
Secretary Daniels directed tonight
that the orief report from the de-
stroyer be made public. The destroyer
herself with two survivors OF the
Baird. \ 27s-ton craft, halng from
Wilmington. Del. was still hunting for
the enemy.
The announcement which naval Of
fcers said contained all the department
knew about to-days activities OF the
raiders follows
The Navy Department has received
dispatch from a United States de-
stroyer that at $40 O'Clock this morn.
ing she interrupted an attack by an
enemy submarine on the French
steamer Radioleine. about sixty-fve
miles of the Maryland coast. The de-
stroyer also took on board two men
from the Edward Baird. which was
bombed and sinking.
-
that the Radioleinc had arrived at an
Atlantic port"
SURVIVORS CLAIM TWO
U-BoATS ARE OPERATING
Reports from survivors who were
aboard the vessels also established the
fact during the day that at least two
submarines have been at work in Amer
lean waters. They are the U-37 and
&
Department shows that one Of them at
least had stores to last her three
months.
II navy officials have reached a con-
clusion as to the size and sea-keeping
qualities Of the raiders. they have not
disclosed the fact. Many officers be-
iieve. however. that at least one Of
them is II cruiser submarine OF large
tonnage. Otherwise. they find 1t diff
fcult to account for the length OF time
the vessels have been able to lurk off
the coast.
Statements Of the seamen held pris-
oner on the raiders and later cast
adrift in their boats conflict as to the
size and armament OF the enemy craft
Previous reports have indicated that
the cruiser U-boats carry four heavy
surs. while three guns is the largest
fcct that some were aboard one vessel
and some on the other may account
for the differences otherwise noted. One
rcrort fixes the number OF the crew
OF one boat at seventy-six men. That
IS almost double the number usually
aboard an S00-tonner.
The outstanding fact tonight was
that the enemy was still taking toll
OF coastwise shipping and evading the
patrols. Members OF Congress who
conferred with Secretary Daniels to-
day were convinced that everything
possible wac being done that could be
done without lessening American ef-
.oris t. crush the enemy in France.
sEUEEIcARY ADMITS LOSS
or ELEVEN VESSELS
Sccrctdry Daniels tonight Issued a
statement saying (: WIS indicated that
eleven vessels nave been sunk by Ger
man submarines operating off the At
lai:!c coast.
Il, ,Ae list o. Indicated" sinkings
Secretary Daniels included for tho first
.inie the name OF tho Porto Rican liner
Carolina.
The statement follows:
The latest reports received By tho
Eav!' Department indicate thst the fol-
lcw!EC vessels have been sunk rs the
result: Of enemy submarine activity off
this coast:
"Schocners-Ednr, 325 tons, bombed
Hattie Dunn. Acc tens. bombed; Hap
paugh. about 1900 tons: Edward Fl.
Cole, 1871 tons. bombed: Isabel Wiley,
ZIG tons. bombed: Jacob Haskell, 1.77s
tons bombed: Edward Baird, bombed
'Stea teamers-Winneconne. 1850 tons
(Contiaued on Third Fago.)