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Show GERMAN SUBMARINE IN ARCTIC OCEAN Three Norwegian Steamships Torpedoed; Tor-pedoed; Regular Traffic Stopped. CHRISTIAN I A, Norway. Oct. 2, via London, 1:40 p. m. A German submarine has made it3 way into the Arctic ocean and has torpedoed three Norwegian steamships. The vessels torpedoed were the Slnsen, Ravn and Rolf Jarl. The crews were saved. Steamship traffic over the regular route covering t lie northern Norwegian towns has been stopped. finoe August the Germans have sunk Norwegian boats valued at $9,000,000. The Sinsens gross tonnage was 1925 and that of th Rolf Jarl 1265. There are listed three Norwegian steamships Ravn, all of them under 1300 tons. I The purpose of the German submarine i operations probably i to interfere with ; the transportation of war materials to ! Russia. I |