Algeciras, Sept, 12.
Heavy fung near Gibraltar was heard here early this morning when 1 British chore battery fired warning Shots at a Dutch merchantman which refused to stop to have its cargo examined, learned from Gibraltar that all freighters failing to obey the or~ der to stop will be not only subjected fo a severe search but will also be fined the cost of the shots red U-Boat Stops U.S, Ship Mobile, Sept. 12. 'A German submarine' halted the American freighter Wallosta off the Trish coast on Saturday and detained her for three hours, it was announced today by. the "ship's company which reported that the commander of the U-boat himself boarded the if the vessel was carrying contr He also examined the ship's papers.
The Wallosta was en route to New York carrying passengers. She was allowed to proceed after three hours!
The submarine commander said he had orders {0 fre on any vessel refusing to halt for seareh—United res, More British Ships Sunk New York, Sept, 12.
German submarines sank two more British merchant ships in mid~ Allantie yesterday, bringing the toll of lost merchant ships in the frst mine days of war to at least 23, The United States ines reported here that its freighter American Shippers had rescued the entire crew the British steamer Blairlogic which had been torpedoed in mid~ Atlantic, "All 32 erewmen are well."
message from the American Shippers said. "AIL reported being: {treated with consideration by the submarine commander."
Simultaneously, reports from Horta disclosed the arrival of the Swedish freighter Castor, with 24 members of the crew of the British freighter Gartavon aboard. A submarine was said to have shelled and sunk the British ship, 'Sinking of these British ships coincided with a semi-official -statement issued in Berlin snying that "all means" would be employed by Germany to retaliate for the British' naval blockade of the Reich, Since the outbreak of "general hostilities in Europe, sixteen British, four German, two Netherlands and tone Greek ship have been destroyed by torpedoes or mines. 'The civilian death toll in merchant. ships thus far is at least 145, most of whom perished in' the' British liner Athenia.—United Press,
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