New York, Sept. 18 'Two American passengers © were rescued when the Norwegian steamship Rondo struck a mine and sank off Terscherling, 'Netherlands, "last Wednesday, the Department of State announced' in Washington yesterday.
"A. message received from the Radio Marine said, "the s, American Farmer rescued the crew of the torpedoed British steamship Kafiristan. There were 20 survivors of the disaster, Six persons were missing."
The State Department announced that 26 Americans who sailed on the Mi-fated British liner Athenia were still missing—United Press.
Japanese Ship Challenged Tokyo, Sept. 18.
Another Japanese merchantman is reported to have. been challenged by a British warship. in Far Eastern waters, 'The latest, according Japanese messages, is the Karatsu Mart, a 1,857-ton freighter, said to have' been challenged by & British cruiser of the China Squadron at a point 20 nautical miles off Amami, Oshima island in Kagoshima prefect ture, at about 8 am, on Thursday. The warship, the skipper of the Karatsu Mart reports, came alongside the vessel to ascertain her nationality.
—Router, Hitler's Aide Dies Mysteriously London, Sept. 18.
The death of Herr Ernst Babls, one of Herr Hitler's adjutants, has feasioned much speculation in Germany, neeording to reports from the Beyond the fact that he died suddenly whilst at the front with the German Chancellor, his obituary notices give No explanation or de-fails. Herr Bahls' close association ith Herr Hiller intensified the story made of his death which has ven rise to many rumours—Reuter.
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