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Show TWENTY TWO CADETS DROWNED Copenhagen, Denmark A serlasa dlaaatcr occurred Monday night near hero, when the Danish cadet training schooner (leorg-Htng was rammed and sunk by the llrltlah steamer Ao cona Tho Deorg-Btag sank In ono nnd ons-lialf minutes. Twenty two ndett, wero drowned and fifty-seven roscued. Tho boys were all In their bunks at the tlrue of Iho dlsaater. The. rjji waa overcast, but It was not so dtfk that objects could be eecn nt some dls tance The Acona was roneldornhly dam nged along her wnter line The port authorities have placed an embargo on the Ancnnn, which will remain here until tho Inquiry Into tho collls Ion Is completed. Tho Oeorg-Hlag was a schooner of JOG tons registration nnd was 103 feet long Apparently she was n training vessel for the mercantile, mercan-tile, .marine and was owned by a private pri-vate firm of Copenhagen |