Show SOLDIERS SING IN 1 LEA LEAVING VING DOOMED I J a TRANSPORT f Disciplined Troops Cool as i. i Vessel V essells Is Torpedoed and Sent to Bottom 7 I By United Press Preus 5 AN ENGLISH PORT May 25 i 1 I 2 ri never heyer ver saw better discipline declared 9 Captain Johnson of ot the United States Infantry a survivor in describing describing- today today today to- to day the torpedoing of ot tho the transport Moldavia In the English channel channell Thursday morning The Tho torpedo struck the Moldavia forward of ot the engines on the port side Johnson j said All AU the troops were sleeping in 3 bunks in their uniforms 5 There was vas a loud explosion and the i ships ship's whistle sounded bounded the alarm All AH assembled on deck alongside the boats I in perfect order It was just like the daily boat drill I never saw saw- better I discipline The Moldavia continued under her own steam for a time for the purpose of ot avoiding a second torpedo SUB OUT OF SIGHT The destroyers escorting us circled j E about and dropped a number of d depth I I charges but no one saw the rine 1 It is supposed that the force of the explosion cut of off the means of escape for several men who were on deck The survivors lost all aU their personal personal personal per per- belongings situation calling for the Jj 3 It was a Z utmost courage and steadiness The Themen Themen Themen men responded nobly and sang as they took to the boats They gave three cheers as the Moldavia sank The survivors are now at a a. rest camp They are arc enthusiastic over the splendid work of the ships ship's officers and crew and of the British destroyers ALL IN ORDER Z I r have learned little yet except off orf the boat in orderly orderly orderly order- order that the men got ly fashion declared Major General BIddle Biddie commander of ot American forces forcest t in in Great Britain ln following a visit to survivors of the torpedoed Moldavia Most of the men were asleep at the time of the explosion said one officer of officer officer of- of there among the survivors but i was no disorder so far as is known All casualties f No one was drowned I 3 occurred at the moment of the exI ex- ex I 2 struck her of- of t. t After the ship was if r cers kept on hoping to remain afloat I b but when but when it was seen that this was im imI impossible impossible im- im possible British destroyers picked us I up The men were most courageous |