SUBMARINE SINKS AMERICAN SCHOONER.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 36, 10 February 1917, Page 5

SUBMARINE SINKS AMERICAN SCHOONER.

CALIFORNIA ATTACKED BY TWO PIRATES. REPORTED 3XMSS OF AMERICAJf CHXUDREX, LONDON, Febraery fl. The American schooner Charles K. SehuU, of 884 tons, bound for Rotterdam, trae sunk by a submarine west of the Tortugas islands, in the Gulf of Mexico, on Sunday. The British Admiralty announces that the second officer, of the torpedoed Anchor liner California states that two children, said to be American-born, are reported Drawing. Peeaibly a third child, an American, h missing. The reports as to the sinking of the Anchor liner California are still conflicting. The latest is that there -were 170 persons on board, including 32 passengers. The eunrrore were an hour in the boate before they were rescued. They were almost without clothes. Another report is that 100 person* were rescued and 50 are ™>«V"gZhe seeani officer of the California state* that after the terrific aheefc of the erplowinn the beats were lowered. The passengers behaved epUedidly. ' Members of the crew assert that a submarine appeared oa each aide of fkklam. Escape was impoMgde, No -warning wae grrac "The «h|p foundered in seren nrinutee. The captain remained on board until she «*nlc Suheecpund&j he was rescued. The ™««iiig include the chief engineer, the third i/ 000. and an engineer. amhut» state that four ]ii«ni|.i in and 20 of the crew were killed, and Oat 13 panangeng aad 28 of the crew are missing.