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Show ONE SUBMARINE Puts Down 66,000 Tons and Still in Condition to Stay ! j Away From Base. . COMMANDER REPORTS Proud of Fact That His Boat Had Sunk So Many in Three Weeks. AN ATLANTIC PORT. A'ug. 7,--One German submarine during a three week period ending July 19 sank 19 vessels aggregating 66,000 tons and wa3 still in condition to remain long- er away from its base, according to a report brought here today by Harold Hansen of Detroit, a member of the crew of one of the 19 ships, who said he received his information from tho U-boat commander. Hansen said he belonged to the Norwegian Nor-wegian sailing ship Artensis, a vessel of 1,789 tons gross register, sunk while on its way from Glasgow to Hampton Hamp-ton Roads. His ship stopped when or- ( dered to do so by the submarine com-, mander, and a detail from the U-boat came aboard and removed all the food 1 supplies. The crew was then ordered Into the ; boats, given the course to the nearest 1 land and the Artensis was torpedoed. The captain of the submarine, Hansen, said, told him and other members of i his crew with pride that he had sunk1 18 other ships in three weeks and was I after moro. oo |