Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-01-11 | Page 8 | Sinking of German Raider Reported

SII.0FGE11 . UDERJEPOfllED British Cruiser Victorious in Sea Battle, According to the Rumors. NEW YORK, Jan. 10. Persistent reports re-ports that a German raider was met in the Atlantic and sunk by a British cruiser yesterday afternoon were current today in well-informed steamship circles. Details De-tails are lacking, as is the identity of the vessels engaged and the location of the encounter. " Coupled with these reports was a statement state-ment today by the Lamport & Holt line, owners of the overdue steamship Voltaire, Vol-taire, that rumors had come to them that their vessel was in one of the ports of Bermuda, The officers of the line said thev had heard that the Voltaire, after capture by a German raider, had been recaptured re-captured and taken to Bermuda, but that their information was , unofficial. The Voltaire was last reported to have j left Liverpool on November 28 for New j York.