AMERICAN LINER TORPEDOED

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3135, 13 July 1917, Page 5

AMERICAN LINER TORPEDOED

CARGO OF TWO MILLIONS SENT TO THE BOTTOM FOUR MEN KILLED New York, July 11. The State Department has announced tlio sinking of the American liner Jvanfan (7913 tons). Four men were killed. The Korean's cargo was valued at two millions—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE TORPEDOED ORLEANS GERMAN PRICE ON HER CAPTAIN'S HEAD. Paris, July l.i. Survivors from the United States vessel Orleans, which was torpedoed, state •that when the vessel sank the captain was drawn under water, but later was picked up by a yacht. Meanwhile the submarine circled.round a boatload of survivors and asked the officer in charge ''Where is the captain?" The survivors replied that they believed he went down with the ship. The submarine officer cursed in English, saying- "There's a prico of 24,000 marks on his head. We want him."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. [The Orleans was the first American steamer to break the German blockade of England and Prance.] THE WEEK'S LOSS IN BRITISH SHIPPING A SUBSTANTIAL DROP.' (Kec. July 13, 0.30 a.m.) London, July 11. Tlio Admiralty report on the submarine campaign during the week gives the following figures, those at last week's report being given in parentheses:— Arrivals 2S9S (2745) Departures 179S (2846) Sunk, over 10(10 tons 14 If.) Snk, under 1000 tons ■ 3 (5! Unsuccessfully attacked ... IV (1G) Fishing vessels sunk 7 (ll) —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eeuter. NORWEGIAN SAILING VESSELS TORPEDOED (Rec. July 12, 5.45 p.m.) Copenhagen, July 11. Two Norwegian sailing vessels, the Asheim and the Oxol, were sunk by submarine hi the Atlantic. Some members of the crews were lost.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AMERICA BUILDING 300 SUBMARINE CHASERS New York, July 11. The United States correspondent at Washington states that the Navy Department has revealed that the United States is building 300 110-feet submarine chasers, and progress on them is rapid. Some will be ready in the next few months—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SUBMARINE BASE FERRETED OUT Rio de Janeiro, July 11. A destroyer has discovered a submarine base near Santos, in the Brazilian island of.&vn Vicente.—Renter.