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French View
Present Drive
As Decisive
Foch Expected to Break
Enemy's Effectiveness
for All Time
Germans Led Into
A Fatal Blunder
Counter Attack Elsewhere
Seen as LudendorfFs
Only Hope
PARIS, July 19. The liveliest ad?
miration is expressed in competent
circles over Thursday's feat of arms,
and every credit is given the officers
??ho carried out the attack.
Military critics are deeply impressed
by the assault as bring further and
finer proof of General Foch's mar?
vellous handling of his troops through?
out the year's campaign. He has so
husbanded his forces that while con?
tinuously fighting defensive battles he
always has found men with which to
rieal a counter stroke at the right place
atid a! the right moment. Usually, it
is declared, the generalissimo has sur?
prised the Germans, who had under?
estimated 'he French reserves.
Military commentators aiT unani?
mous m calling the Franco-American
advance a line success. Dut deprecate
jumping to conclusions, as the battle
i:- still going on.
Henri Bi.lou says the fact that the
German reserves intended to support
'.he defensive of July 15 have rushed
to the rescue of General von Boehm
makes the continuation of the enemy
drive toward Fpernay difficult.
"What will the enemy do?" adds
Ridou. "Wir. he attempt to continue
the offensive man?uvre southward
while defending himself on the west,
oi will he, dt the other hand, slacken
his hold? Will he attempt a counter
man?uvre? We have arrived at the
moment whrr the manipulation of the
French divisions is going to be de
cisive, and in that game we may believe
that the last word has not been said."
Colonel do Thomasson writes that
common prudence dictated that Gen
oral Ludendorff should keep forces in
reserve to pr.rry a thrust on the right
flank. By the resistance which the
French meet, he adds, it. will be known
if this elementary precaution was
taken. It may be asked, ho concludes.
the infatuation which seized I.ucien
liorfT after a long series cf successes
has not led him to make fatal blunders.
Reviews of the lighting printed by
?ho Taris papers lay stre-s upon the
interference with the enemy's railway
iinimunications occasioned by the
speedy Allied advance.
"Our progress southwest of Sois?
sons," says the "Echo de Paris," "pre?
vented the enemy from bringing into
notion his reserves over the railways
?n the vicinity of Laon, near Chateau
Thierry, around Rheims ant ?long the
Aisne. He had expected to secure groat
results from the use of th-so reserves."
In its .description of yesterday's
action between the Aisne and the I
Marne the "Petit Journal" Bays:
"An advance was realized on the
entire 4o-kilomctre front of the attack
of between five and ten kilometres.
Between the Aisne and tha Ourcq the
advance of three kilometres by Genera]
Mangin's army, reported in yesterday's
official statement, Was completed within
one hour.
U. 5. Cruiser
San Diego Sunk
Off Fire island
Continued from page 1
causing intense oxcitiment among the
villages within radius of the sound.
Residents believe generally that the
San Diego encountered enemy raiders
??arly in the morning and was torpe
doe?l after a sharp engagement.
A dispatch from Washington stated
that information from reliable sources
indicated that a submarine flotilla is
operating off the port of New York.
Rumors that the San Diego had collided
with another ship or struck a mine
were discounted.
("oast guard patrols sighted a sub?
marine olf Fire Island between 10 anil
10:30 a. ni., according to persistent re?
ports at Bayshore. A hall' hour later
the guns were heard.
Cause Not Stated
i Telegraphic reports from Washing
! ton failed to determine the cause of
', the vessel's sinking. The Navy De?
partment earlier in the day issued this
!' statement :
? "The Navy Department has received
? reports from the 3d Naval District
stating that the U. S. S. San Diego was
; sunk ten miles southeast of Fire Isl?
and at 11:30 o'clock this morning. One
officer anil two boat's crews were
landed at Life Saving Station 81, on
Long Island. Other survivors are in
boats, and four steamers arc stand?
ing by.
"So far as it can be ascertained
there appears to have been no loss of
life. The cause of the sinking has not
yet been ascertained."
Resident? of Point of Woods, on the
! south shore of Long Island, said an
: aviator had landed there with a story
of hundreds of sailors struggling in
the water as he circled overhead. The
aviator telegraphed to the wireless sta?
tion at Sayville. ana a S O S call sent
a half dozen vessels to the scone of
the disaster.
Thirty sailors, one lieutenant and
one ensign made Fire Island in life?
boats, landing at a point about eight
miles from Point of Woods. Telephone
communication with shore has been
taken over by government officials, and
civilian residents were unable to learn
; the story of the survivors.
Explosions at Sea Heard
Citizens of Bay Shore and Babylon
heard explosions at sea early in the
morning, which were described as
sounding like heavy gunfire. The fact
that submarines have been expected
off the coast was made known by or?
ders issued to masters of coastwise
vessels within the last few days, warn?
ing them to steer as close to shore as
I safety permitted.
All the boats at the naval training
: station at Sayville were sent across
Great South Bay to Fire Island Beach,
according to a report. It was under
? stood that these boats had been as?
signed to transfer rescued survivors
from the island to the mainland. None
had returned last night.
Inquirers who besieged the naval i
The Casualty List
WASHINGTON. Ju!y 19.--The army and marine casualty lists to-day,
which contain 100 names, show: Killed in action, 21; died of wounds, 12;
died of disease, 7; died of accident and other causes, 1; severely wounded,
58; missing, 1.
New York City and Vicinity
ARMY
Severely Wounded
POLMAN. Torn. sergeant. 309 Woit :
thirty-seventh Street, New York.
CONFESSORE, Louis, corporal, idS Cross
?street, East Newark.
WILLS, Edward J? corporal, 19n Han- ;
cock Street, Brooklyn.
DALY, John, f!2 Tuers Avenue, Jersey !
( itv.
M?HER, William J., jr., 107 Ash Street,
Yonker?, N. Y.
FONTANA, Michael, Garfield, N. J.
MARINES
Killed in Action
GOLDBERG, David, 50G Mansfield Place,
Brooklyn.
Died From Wound?
r'ARn Arthur Mnrliunn N .1
Elsewhere
ARMY
Killed in Action
BARKER, Ralph, sergeant, Mount Ver
non, Ind.
CHARTTER, Louis U., Manchester, N. H.
DRALLE, Albert E? Seward, Kan.
"< H V. William, Mineraville, Penn.
MARTINSON, Erwin, Anchor, 111.
Died From Wound?
?CUNNINGHAM, diaries E., sergeant,
'?rand Rapid.-. Mich.
Died of Disease
AMUNDSON, Orin E., cook, Griver, Iowa.
BRECKENRIDGE, Wilford J., New Rich?
mond, Wis.
HI'PER, Clarence A., Woodland, Mich.
Hwi ' Willip- Augusta. Ga.
V.i.A' Stanwood E., Reading, Mass.
?ONES, Ross, Parrott, Ga.
KRENEK, Joseph J.. Ellinger, Tex.
Died of Accident and Other Cause?
VALENTINE, Lowell O., sergeant, Min?
neapolis, Minn.
Severely Wound*d
WILSON. James M? lieutenant. Kala
mazoo, MU-h.
u?\Vh Johef,h A., sergeant, Scipio, Okla.
r. . '.s? Napoleon V., sergeant, Ideal, Ga.
?AKEW, Homer L., sergeant, Dixon
springs, m.
HALE. Clyde A, sergeant. New Market,
lenn.
s 1R>LCOMB, Thomas D.. sergeant. Union,
LARK, William, corporal, 170 Mount
rim" s.lr<,et- Philadelphia.
Mags Thomas W., corporal, Worcester,
Ti?1?1,0, H,'rbert A., corporal, 1611 South
ii.^nnth Street. Philadelphia.
'.r.'.'/L Harry, corporal, Joelton, Tenn.
ml v-ETT' Harry K- corporal. North Ban
?w, N. Y.
t.u'C,KA< KKN> David L., corporal. Clear
'????? Penn.
MnnTT0N' Gilbert L-? corporal, Ludington,
j.,t3','NKSSY- Richard P., wagoner. 106
r*rnon Street. Philadelphia.
r?. C:KLIINGKR- Frank J- 220 Hier Ave
ru'. Syracuse, N. Y.
a??C.Y' "enry C, Rochester, N. Y.
AMORATIS. James, Megara, Greece.
'?more Clarence L" 4U5 Falls Road- B?l
gLAFR, IJoyd F., Bartley, Neb.
ttSVis- Joi"-Ph H? Hurdland. Mo.
,?RADY, Claire A? 6102 Utica Avenue,
SHj?N. Paul. San Diego. Cal.
,??,.r.As Paul P- 2158 Blue Island Ave
n/,-hu"Ui:0'
L- JlS' Arthur B.. Industrial. W. Vi
! .K,.ROY. Georg? G.. Lewiston, Me.
r-VlM, S' willi?rn A., Kayetteville, N.
i ?;?RKY. Glen W.. Luverne. Iowa.
St,'. , v- -'?hn J- 456 Wcst Thirty-seventh
iftS N<>w York
Street*??,' Witl 1C43 West Thirty-eighth
.'.,? Chicago.
BreolklynY' M*rtin M- 41!) H?Ck* Str<*t'
. r'ATA??CHA? Charley, Gouverneur. N. Y.
falo ' hn J ' 87 Walter Street. Buf
' LEW?TT?. Ernest G,, Lawrence. Mass.
C.
I LUTTERAI-, William B., Princess, Kr.
MEAD, Joseph, Mc-Donough, N. Y.
MILLER, Romie H., Spencer, W. Va.
OLSEN. Viggo L., Minden, Neb.
I PAJEW'SKI, Szczepan, Natrona, Pern.
PARTRIDGE. John S., Wallingford, Conn,
RAYMER, Michael J., Utica, N. Y.
j REED, Clarence A., Fall River, Mass.
RICH, Ira E., Carbondale, 111.
RILEY. Edward, Utica, N. Y.
ROBACK. Mike, Utica, N. Y.
ROSS, Glenn O., Parsons, Kan.
SCOTT, Claude M? Maysville, Ky.
S WICK, James D., Junior, W. Va.
TACK. Albert A., Brooklyn, Iowa.
THAYER, Orson P., Opportunity, Wash.
VEALE, Fernley F., Hazleton, Penn.
ZEILER, Elmer, Fairhaven,, Penn.
Misting in Action
STANTON, Walter R., Wakesney, Kan.
MARINES
Killed in Action
KILGELI.ON, John E., sergeant, Canton
Ohio.
WEST, Henry, sergeant, 60 Congress
Street, Boston.
BROWN, William H., Galveston, Tex.
BURNS, Charles R., Duquesne, Penn.
DQWLING, Joseph E? -417 Nicholai
Street. Philadelphia.
FIEN, Wiehert A., Gates, N. Y.
FORBES, Edward P., Windsor. Col,
JONES. Albert E? Troy, N. Y.
KLEINHAN, Maroni. Toquerville, Utah.
LANHAM. Robert R., TI8 Hillger Street
Detroit. Mich.
PBLOUBET, William F., Asheville. N. C
RESENDES, William J., Bodega, Cal.
THOMPSON. John P., Houston, Tex.
WISTED, David G., Duluth, Minn.
ZIPPAY, Michael, Charleroi, Penn.
Died of Wounds Rectsived in Actioi
MOORE, Oscar J.. corporal, Oxford. Ark
PHILLIPS. Gail O., corporal, Herkimer
N. Y.
BENNERS, Archibald D., AmhUr. Penn.
CI.ARK. William A., 3S40A Fiad Avenue
St. Louis.
DANIELSON, Joseph, 4315 North Centra
Park Avenue, Chicago.
DEATON, McKinley, liarhersville. Ky.
CORDON. Bert, no address.
MUNCEY, Alton E., 186 Pitch Avenu?
Providence, R. I.
TALASKA. John, 63 Waddale Waj
Rochester. N. Y. I
WILSON, Edmund M.. 4631 Filmor
Street. Pittsburgh.
Army Casualties Summary
Reported Total
July 10. todat?
Killed in action. t", 2,09
Died of disease. 7 * l_;;H
Died of accident or other causes. 1 52
Lost at tea. ? 29
Total deaths. 14 4,26
Wounded . i.8 5,6i
Missing . t
Totals . T:? 10,01
Marine Casualties Summary
Reported Tota
July IP. to ?lit
Deaths .;. 27 6i
Wounded . ? 1,0(
M Lssing .;. '
Totals. 27 1,75
Grand total. i:?,310.
S?*,tl?nA?*nd the headquarters of the
I bird District for information were
all referred to Washington.
Measures to deal with n new U-boat
ri.id were said to have been O ken
promptly by naval and military officers.
Flotillas of destroyers an 1 putrofcboats
were reported to be scouring the waters
in the vicinity of New York Harbor.
Lrter in the day airplanes joined in
the extending search.
Airmen Hunt for U-Boats
When the first news or the disaster
reached the aviation field at Hemp
stead, the student fliers stampeded for
the hangars. Every available machine
was manned, and the squadron pro?
ceeded across Long Island ami turned
out to sea in a hunt both for survivors
and lurking submarines.
A thick mist bung over the ocean nil
day, adding to the difficulties of the
rescuers.
i The members of all the boat crews at
' the Fire Island and Oak Island coast
i guard stations put to sea early in the
I afternoon, and none had returned, at a
i late hour last night. The men were
said to be assisting in the transfer and
j rescue of sailors from the sunken ship.
| It. was reported in marine circles
that wireless call;-, for help had been
| picked up by coastwise steamers, and
all within radius proceeded at full
speed toward the point where the ves
I sel sunk, which was located definitely
j a short distance off Cherry Grove.
Hundreds Rescued
The crews ?if incoming vessels de
| clared later in the day that they had
passed rescue shins at sea with hun
! dreds of survivors aboard. Several
! tankers and one naval vessel were de
! clared to have joined tiie searching
j flotilla. One tanker reached Quaran
; tine late last night, but the survivors
! were not landed.
A return of the undersea raiders
has not been unexpected. The sink?
ings in May and June had forewarned
t)ie navy against the possibiity of fu?
ture attacks. The sinking of a war
vessel, however, had not been antici?
pated.
The San Diego is the first major
naval vessel the nation has lost since
the beginning of the war. Nothing but
coastwise vessels were victims of the
submarine flotilla that visited Ameri?
can waters earlier in the year, and only
destroyers and submarines have been
successfully attacked in the war -/.ones.
The vessel itself is not regarded as
a serious military loss, and naval of?
ficers were more concerned about the
probable casualty list.
Preparations have been made at the
United States Base Hospital at Fox
I Hills, Staten Island, to receive wounded
| men. The authorities there were not
| certain whether these belonged to the
j crew of the San Diego, although it was
'? considered highly probable.
Firing Preceded Explosions
In elaborating on the story of the
; tiring they had heard off shore resi
! dents of Bay Shore stated that there
j had been a few shots at first, and later
? a series of heavy explosions, as though
a vessel were blowing up. There was
silence for several hours, and then the
firing broke out again. This continued
all of the afternoon and into the
evening, and indicated that patrol
! boats may have brought a submarine
i to bay.
Outside ?if the firing a veil of mys
| tery concealed the events that were
; taking place at sea. The story told
I the villagers by the aviator who" flew
?over the scene of the sinking, how?
ever, was reported by credible vvit
? nesses.
The aviator was flying along the
\ coast when his attention was attract?
ed by the report of guns. He turned
?off his course in the direction of the
! sounds and a few miles off shore found
himself hovering over a naval ves?
sel which was awash with the waves
and on the point of settling.
Ile wheeled above in the air for a
while in an fffort to make out some
point of land through the fog that
would help him in marking down the
exact location of the sinking shin. n
the meanwhile the vessel went under.
and the aviator later described the
scene below him of sailors flounder?
ing in the water and clinging to boats
and life rafts.
He turned back to shore and came
down in an open field in the outskirts
t of the village of Point o' Woods. A?
j soon as he had telegraphed his news tc
i the nearby wireless station he left the
village and his identity was not ascer*
i tained.
Several residents declared the avia*
! tor had told them of sighting a sub
| marine on his return trip to land.
The San Diego served for many year.?
| as the flagship of the Pacific fleet. Sh<
j and other craft of her type have beer
' used in convoy work, although classi?
fied as of no servie' in fleet manoeuvres
She carried an armored bell, fore anc
aft extending above and below th%(
water line. This belt was five inches
: thick. The armament consisted ?>f foui
i 8-inch guns, fourteen li-inch guns an?
I eighteen .'-1-inch rapid lirers. Her cos'
; is estimated at $5,341,754.
U-boats appeared east of Cape Rac?
j a week ago, sank the schooner Manx
? man and unsuccessfully attacked othei
I vessels. It is believed that these sub
! marines continue to lurk in America!
! waters.
The San Diego was southward bourn
i from the Portsmouth (N. II.) Navj
i Yard when she was sunk, running he:
I course in near the shore. She wai
commanded by Captain H. II. Christ;
and had a compliment of 51 officers
1,030 enlisted men and 63 marines. Th?
vessel formerly was the California, bu
was rechristened when the dread
nought of that name was launched
1 She was an old type vessel, laid dowr
: in 1902, and was not equipped with tin
! newer devices of protection agains
; submarines. Her speed was twer.ty-tW'
i knots.
San Diego Colors,
Saved by Survivor,
Cheered by Crowe
By William J. Carver
POINT 0'WOODS, Long Island, Jul;
19. The first men to reach shore fron
the cruiser San Diego, sunk ten mile
off the coast and nearly opposite thi
place, landed here at 3:15 o'clock thi:
afternoon. They rowed ashore in tw<
lifeboat:.
Many of them were nearly naked
none more than half clothed. One car
ried a bundle, held tightly beneath his
arm. As the lifeboat grounded on th?
sandy beach he was the first to sprinf
into the water and stagger up beyon?
the reach of the surf.
Then, while willing hands were help
ing his companions from the two smal
boats, he slowly unwrapped the bundf
and shook out into the breeze the color
of the San Diego. The effect was mag
netic.
Many of the sailors, as it was learnei
later, had been in the water for hour
before being dragged into the boats
All were tired, hungry and thirsty
Many could scarcely stand. Yet, a
sight of the strip of bunting, ever;
man stiffened to attention, and anothe
instant, faifrlv shattered the air with i
cheer?half exultant, half d?liant.
For an instant, theirs were the onlj
voices heard. Then the several hun
dred summer visitors who live, eithe
at the hotel or the cottages, took U]
the shout. Another instant and thi
sailor reverently folded the flog, and
with an ensign at his siile, led thi
handful of survivors up the beach, t\\<
by two. and singing "The Star-Spangle?
Banner"' as they marched.
Thirty-five Men Reach Shore
Thirty-five men in all came ashore
Six were officers, the others member!
of the crew. They had started aheai
of the other boats to make the ncares
point of laml and give the first com
THE CRUISER SAN DIEGO
SCENE OF THE SAN DIEGO'S SINKING
', p?ete tidings of the disaster, as well as ;
! to summon aid for their companions.
Their arrival had been anticipated
by the suminer Folk. Shortly after 11
o'clock *he sound of firing and one tre?
mendous explosion had given ample
warning that, something unusual was
taking place off shore.
All through the rest of the day the
shore was lined with members of the
summer colony. Most of them had no
other aid in their eager scanning of
the sea than the shade they secured
from a hand over their eyes. Some
few, however, had binoculars. And it
was these who first gave word that far
out on the ocean were two small boats
headed here.
As the two lifeboats broke into the
surf and dropped down into a roller
one moment', only to be lifted hirrh the
next, on" wild shout- of encouragement
after another >>'reeted the men pulling
at the oars.
Scores rushed out well into the surf
to meet the incoming boats. As the
keel of one and then the other grated
on the sand eager hands laid hold and
rushed them h ?ich up on the beach.
Food Awaits Sailors
Most of til? men were wet to the
-skin. Those on shore whipped off coats
and sweaters to wrap around them. Up
at the hotel big pots of coffee and huge
piles of sandwiches had been prepared
at the first word of the approaching
boats.
Escorted by practically the entire
summer colony, the thirty-live survivors
went to the hole!. There, fitted out
with warm, dry clothing am! still car?
rying sandwiches in their hands, the
men asked for the telegraph office.
Their lirst thought was to get a mes?
sage off to their homes.
Hundreds on the San Diego were
naval reserve men, only recently as?
signed to the ship. Many came froir
California.
Despite the willingness of the mer
to tell what they could of the loss o
the San Diego, it was clear that thej
had only a partial knowledge of th'i
events that had taken place themselves
: Of one thing they were certain a sub
marine had sunk their ship.
Several of the men declared they hai
seen the U-boat. Two of them, mem
bers of a gun crew, declared they ha?
shot at it, and one was certain he ha.
seen at least one direct hit scored.
The officers, however, were not cer
tain whether it had been a torpedo o
a mine which accounted for their ves
sel. They said that the huge cloud o
smoke which spread out over the wate
an instant after the explosion made i
I
almost impossible to tell what had sent
the ship down.
Although they had only a brief mo?
ment to sense the extent of the disaster.
the men this, afternoon expr?s:-?"?! the
opinion that at least three hundred of
their companions had been lost. They
waited around the telegraph office and
the telephone most: of the afternoon,
anxious for definite word.
Discipline Is Perfect
Discipline on the boat, every man
agreed, had been perfect. They were
making ready for the shore leave that
had just been grante?! them at the
moment of the explosion. Some were
shaving, some, bathing, most only half
dressed and all planning just how they
were going to spend the free hours in
town. Then came the explosion.
The San Diego floated for at least
fifteen minu?s after the explosion.
Every one of the 1,114 members of the
crew had dashed to their posts within
a few seconds after the shock. They
stayed there until ordered into the
boat,s.
The gun crews were the last to leave
the ship, and some of -hem were forced
to dive into the sea, so fast did the big
cruiser go down during the last min?
utes it remained afloat.
Many of the sailors stood at their
positions along the decks until they
became flush with the water, and then
camly stepped off and swam until
picked up by the boats which had been
launched in perfect order and without
a hitch.
All through the afternoon (ho two
lifeboats layed side by side on the beach.
The sailors were hurried t> the hotel
?id the cottages and mai'e as com?
fortable as possible. Hack from the
men to the boats and the.i back again
tn the hotel, the summer visitors wan?
dered in an endless procoision.
Hour after hour every pair of bi?
noculars in this place swept the sea,
the owner of each eager to be the
first to ?liscover the next boat that
came in. No more arrived, however,
through the afternoon, but the watch?
ers were rewarded along toward the
middle of the afternoon by the sight
of live tankers which swept past the
shore line in single file, the decks of
two of them crowded with white-clad
sailors believed beyond doubt to have
been other survivors from the war?
ship.
As the afternoon wore on and word
came that hey were to be taken on
Hoard a navy patrol the men, with the
people here, spent the time in watch?
ing the seaplanes and dirigibles which
phot out to sea to lend a hand at res
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U-boat.
Oil Skip Thought
Submarine Victim;
Oil Barrels Found
SEABRIGHT, N. .1., July 19.- Indica?
tions that the German submarine or
submarines again a* work on the
American coast may have bagged an
oil ship among their other game be?
came apparent to-day when trawlers,
out for blue fish, ran across numerous
barrels of crude petroleum at sea.
Andrew ,J. Applegate and his son
Howard picked up several barrels of
oil to the southward of Ambrose Chan?
nel lightship. About the same time
other trawlers reported having ?een
quantities of oil on the waters about
the fishing grounds.
Practically the entire trawling fleet
at o?ee abandoned the blue fish hunt?
ing to salvage oil.
British Transport
Barunga Torpedoed
And Sunk by U-Boat
LONDON, July If..The British
transport Barunga has been sunk by a
submarine, the Admiralty announced
this afternoon. There were no casual?
ties.
The text of the Admiralty statement
reads:
"The transport Barunga, formerly
the German steamship Sumatra, out?
ward bound for Australia with unfit
Australians on board, was torpedoec
and sunk by a German submarine or
Monday. There were no casualties."
Torpedo Sinks
Carpathia Off
Irish Coast
Five on Transport Killed,
but Crew Escapes and
Lands in Safety
Rescued Passengers
in Titanic Disaster
Vessel, Returning From
Trip With U. S. Troops,
Is Victim of U-Boat
AN ATLANTIC PORT, July 1!).?The
British transport Carpathia, bound
westward, was sunk off the Irish coast
some time last night by a U-boat. Five
men who were in the engine room when
the torpedo struck the ship were
killed. All others on board escaped in
lifeboats and landed at the nearest
port.
Three torpedoes in all were fired at
the Carpathia and all found their mark.
Despite the fact that the ship sank
rapidly excellent discipline prevailed
and. so far as is known now, not one
single accident marked the lowering
of the lifeboats and the abandonment
of the ship.
The Carpathia, which was of 13,603
tons gross, helonged to the Cunard
Line. Prior to the war she was en
gagcil in the transatlantic service, but
was taken over by the British govern?
ment immediately on the outbreak of
the war and has done transport duty
ver since.
Lsed to Carry Troops
From the time this government be
. , ii Die big rush of men across the
ocean the Carpathia had been one of
the ships to u* valiant service. Her
last departure from an Arherican port
was late in June.
The Carpathia was built in 1903.
From the time she made her first trip
across the Atlantic the liner enjoyed
wide popularity among ocean travel?
lers. This feeling became one of gen?
uine affection for the ship following
i the sinkrng of the Titanic.
The Carpathia, 100 miles away, m
| answer to the calls for help sent out
i by the sinking Titanic, rushed through
| fog, mist and storm in an ocean
?filled with icebergs to the side of the
sinking vessel. In all, she rescued 806
persons from the Titanic.
A few days later thT survivors were
landed in New York, and since that
day the names of Carpathia and Arthur
Henry Rostron. her commander, have
been known in more out-of-the-way
places than those of any other ship and
navigator ef the mercantile marine.
Honors Paid Sailors
Britain and the United States united
in showering honors on Captain Ros
| tron and his crew. Medals and loving
j cups were numerous. Then he and
the old Cunardcr resumeil their trips
to and from the Mediterranean, until
i he left the vessel for another post.
When the war began the Carpathia,
like all other vessels of the British
| lines, became a munition ship and
transport. Since this country joined
th?' Entente she has been almost ex-'
clusively a troopship, and little had
been heard of her until the news of
the torpedoing came yesterday.
Numbers of times she has escaped
U-boat attacks. In March, 1915, a
terrific gale encountered off New York
tollowed her through an entire voyage
and laid her on her beam ends several
times. Captain William Prothero, hep
commander on this occasion, said it
was the worst storm he had ever en?
countered.
Hero Is Modest
The last heard of tfie Carpathia.
prior to yesterday, was on November
12, 1916, when she went aground off
Ambrosi: Lightship and remained for
a few hours stuck in the mud.
Of Captain Rostron hut littie lias
been heard *;inco the time of the Ti?
tanic disaster. He was the wearer of
live medals, including one from Con?
gress, before he left his berth as com?
mander of the Carpathia. In his own
eyes he was no hero and declared t'iat
most heroes were "accidents of fate."
"No man is a hero of his own voli?
tion," he explained. "But every man
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has the power to live up to the best
of his manhood and duty."
I 215 Are Rescued
The survivors number 215. Some
who have been landed say the vesse.
was sunk by a German Submarine at
about 9:15 o'clock Wednesday morning.
All of the passengers and crew were
saved, with the exception of three fire?
men and two trimmer?;, who- are sup?
posed to have been killed by an ex?
plosion in the engine room.
Members of the crew say that just
after the passengers had breakfasted a
torpedo struck the vessel slightly for?
ward of the engine room, and a minute
or two later a second torpedo crashed
into the engine room. There was no
panic. Passengers and the surviving
members of the crew trot away in the
ship's small boats without difficulty.
For a time it appeared as though the
Carpathia might remain afloat, but the
U-boat came to the surface and fired h
third torpedo. The liner tilled rapidly.
and sank about two hours after being
struck by the first torpedo. After her
disappearance the submarine ap?
proached the Carpathian boats, hut
did not fire on them.
Sixteen Ships Sunk
By U-Boats in June
In Atlantic Raid
Gorman U-boats paid their first visit
to the Ani'-rican coast at the beginning
of June. The first word of their oper?
ations was received on June :i. Their
raiding began some days before that,
it was learned eventually.
Before the submarines ' ft thecoast.
cither to return to Germany or to
scuttle away to some hidden base o".
this side of the Atlant c, they sank
sixteen ships m all ? six steamers
and eight schooners. AM hut two of
the vessels wer.- American.
Although there is .till some doubt
of the actual number of U-boats par?
ticipating in that raid on American
shipping, it is generally believed there
were tw >. At any rate, the U-37 and
the U-r-51 were sighted on at least
one occasion, cruising together, and
! no reports were ever verified to lead
i to the belief that more than those two
ventured to show themselves in these
waters.
The first definite news of the pres?
ence of U-boats off the coast cane to
Xew York late Mon-.!-.--, on,June
:i, when the captain and part of I le
crew of tin? schooner Edward 'i. Cole,
told of the sinking of their
day before while off Atlantic City.
The submarines crui : [or
hundred miles up and down the coast,
sinking their ?. ctims each time by
gun-fire. Not once during their raid
ing were they reported to have used
a torpedo.
The victims of the fir * l boat raid
were chiefly small trading schooners.
The largust vessels sent down faj the
raiders were the Carolina, of the Porto
Kic-.n line; the Herb?_>rt L. Pratt, ;>.
tanker, and the British freighter Har
pathian.
Italy Gets $100,000,000
More Credit From U. S.
WASHINGTON, July It?. Italy got
another credit of $110,000.000 from the
United States government to-day arid
Belgium was given $9,000,000 addi?
tional. This makes Italy's totai loans
from the United States $7^0,000,000,
Belgium's total $115,250.000 and all the
Allies' loans $6\380.040,000.
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