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Show NEW SUBMARINE I CAMPAIGN BEGINS I British Steamer Thornaby M Sunk and All Members of H Crew Killed or Drowned. M DETAILS ARE LACKING H Twelve Big Liners in War jH Zone Today Where Enemy H Undersea Boats Are M Operating. jH London, March 1, 4 a. m. The H British steamer Thornaby is reported H to have been sunk all the members H of the crew having been killed or H drowned. JH The Thornabay was owned in "West jH Hartlepool, England. Her gioss ton- H nage was 17S2. Sue was' 25S feet M Although the British censorship H prevents transmission of details con- jH cerning the reported sinking of the H Thornaby, the references to the mem- H hers of the crew having probably bet i H killed or drowned indicates she w - H sunk by a mine or a torpedo. H The German and Austrian deci s H regarding the sinking of armed n . M chruitmen without warning went . H effect at midnight. The Thor-iiby M the first vessel whose Sinking i H been reported since the orders l came operative, but the London d M patch does not indicate whether c H was armed or whether she vvris su H before, or after, the opening of ii H month, M New York. March l.-Mic fjcji" ' j ulec' opening of the new sulmnmr H campaign of the Teutonic iom'. '. H which was set for today, finds twcho M big liners in or near the war zone, Li H which the Austrian mu, Gorman un M dersea boats are operating. fl rne nners are i retic oi tuc nu? m Stai line; Italia, Italian line- Taor- fl mma, Italian line; La Fayette, 'Frcncn M line; Philadelphia, American line; M Finland, in American line service. H lrgensf jord, Norwegian - American H lino; Finland, in American line serv- jH ice; Bergensfjord, Norwegian-Ameri- M can line; Napoli, American-Italian H line; Patrla, Fabre line; Pannonla, jH Cunard Hue, and the Ioaunla and Vasi- jH lefs Copstantinos of the Greek Hue. jH None of theso steamers is believed H to be armed unless they have mount- jH cd guns at sea. ' The Italian steamship America, ono jH of the ships which have had guns H placed on board by the Italian govern- H ment, is today believed to be In tho M war zone with 1S2 cabin and 1732 H steerage passengers on board bound jH for New York. The America, accord- H lug to cable advices received by local M agents here today, - sailed from Na- 1 pies on February 23. M oo 1 |