Show Americans meric ns Slain as U Boat r I Sinks I Two British ish Ships J I I CITIZENS BY TORPEDO I OTHERS By y Associated Press WASHINGTON March arch 31 The The British thc tea neTs t tho Snowdon Sno don Range and the Booth liner Crispin both w with tp Americans aboard of whom a number are unaccounted ed f for r were rep reported to to the state de dee n t today today- t to- to p o have nave been submarine On the Crispin sunk without warning by a ls 1 A a vac 1 lib the Ull- Ull to lW o 4 of rt struck th he e engine g. g 0 r room I lf five men l two of whom are believed to have been Americans By International News S Service ASHINGTON March 31 The Thc The probable loss of additional WASHINGTON Americans by the sinking of British ships by German stibY s b. b marines was reported officially to the state slate department today Dispatches stated that four Americans were imperiled and others lothers were believed lost by the sinking of the British steamer Snowdon Range Ranee A number of Americans were imperiled and others lost by the sip sulking sinking king of the British freighter Crispin Grispin The reports were from the American consuls at Liverpool ol and Queenstown respectively Consul Frost at Queenstown reported d as s follows British Booth freight line Crispin 2483 tons Newport News New to Liverpool horses torpedoed without warning fourteen fourte n miles off Hook Head 7 15 p p. p m. m Sixty-eight Sixty put out ut of ships complement com com- of i were Americans Two boats missing not improbably improbably ably lost Torpedo struck engine room starboard explosion killing five men of whom two beli believed Americans Submarine not seen but wake ae of torpedo seen by American Vessel carried guns gunk and wireless Latter was wrecked by explosion Weather moderate wind overcast skies very heavy swells Vessel sank slowly but return on board not feasible owing to heavy seas One boatload nineteen survivors landed Queenstown including captain chi chief t steward veterinary and the following Americans Here Are Americans American's Who Were Landed R S. S Elsener Newport News Carl 3 t 6 Pine Pin street Au Augusta usta Ga Jan James Smith Baltimore Bland Tinsley Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia R. R L. L Hays Watson Vatson avenue Covington James ames Franklin New York City i George Killey Baltimore George St. St Baltimore John Williams Newport Newport New New- Armend Worcester Harry Davis port News Va Other boats believed landing Milford Milord Haven and elsewhere Signed FROST Consul Moorehead at Swansea Wales reported the sinking r r. r of f the Crispin as follows Collector of customs reports forty nine forty nine American citizens members of crew British cattle steamer Crispin have been landed Milford Haven Steamer sunk submarine details not yet available Signed MOOREHEAD Four Killed as Torpedo Strikes the Vessel Col Consul Washington at Liverpool reported the sinking of the British steamer Snowdon Range as follows British steamship Snowdon Range Philadelphia to Liverpool general cargo and md powder one gun aft torpedoed without warning 8 45 a. a m m. March 28 thirty live miles from Holly Hotly Head lIeu No vesel vessel vessel ves ves- sel el in sight sea calm caIrn weather hazy No resistance Submarine was vas submerged at time of attack Four men killed by bJ explosion Remainder of crew among them four Americans Americans lames James Carroll Philadelphia hl ladel P pia George Alexander colored Wilmington N. N C. C Burt Philadelphia native American citizens and Patty McCabe naturalized no nd permanent address took address took to boats Submarine submerged showing German flag Shelled Snowdon Range then boarded her removed provisions and deta detachable habl brass Placed bombs vessel sunk crew picked up at 6 P p. p m. m taken to Holly HoUy Head Si Signed ned WASHINGTON |