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Show AMERICANS SAVED AS TWO BRITISH SHIPS ARESUNK U-Boat Disguised as Fishing Vessel Fires Fifteen Shots. By Unit ad Press. NEW TORK, May in. Sinking ol the British steamships Hackenaack and Thiatlrant by German submarines, subma-rines, but with resrue of Amerlcani aboard, waa reported by travelera ar rim, In New York today. The Hackenaack waa en route to British port from America. Bhe waa torpedoed and aunk tha day after ahe had picked up aurvlvora of the Swedish sailing ahip Valkyrie and the Norwegian sailing ship Veatdal. The Veatdal waa aunk by ahell fire from a U-boat John Wilson of I'ensa. rola, Fla.. waa rescued from the Ilarkensack Clarence Fellnn of Norfolk and Lnula McNeil of Philadelphia were ' two American survivors of the Thlstleard. The ahip waa the victim of an unwarned torpedo attack and aank la four minutes, but with no cas-ualtiea. cas-ualtiea. Travelers here also reported that the Brtlsn steamer Rumanian Prince, en route from Philadelphia to Plymouth, Ply-mouth, had encountered a German U- boat, disguised as a fishing vessel, which fired fifteen shots at her. One damaged the Rumanian Prince s wireless. wire-less. The British steamer fled for an hoar before the submarine waa scared away by approach of a British patrol vesaeL |