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Show Submarines Threaten Big Ocean Liners Transylvania Passengers Now at London Lon-don Tell of Narrow Escape of Liner Off Coast of Ireland on Recent Re-cent Trip London, Mny 18. Tho Cunard liner lin-er Transylvania, which reached Glasgow Glas-gow yesterday from Now York, fn-countored fn-countored a submarlno off tlio north-i north-i west coast of Ireland about 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon, according to the statements mado by passengers who arrived horo today. Passengers said a poriscopo nnd part of a conning tower nppenrcd about 400 yards away and remained in sight soveral minutes. Tho ship steered n zigzag courso until ilanyer was passed. Some passengers dee'.nrcd tho submarlno sub-marlno discharged a torpedo and Hint they saw tho trail of tho projcctllu. Others disputed this. Tho Transylvania had lifeboats roady all Saturday and few rassong-ors rassong-ors went to bed tho last night of tho voyage |