3,000 Said Drowned as One Ship Sinks, Vast Areas Ablaze in Germany as R.A, Continues Raids BRITISH submarine, Stockholm, Sept. 5. is les arned here, torpedoed the 12,000- ton German troopship Marion in the Kattegat on Monday evening.
Not more than 300 were saved, and estimated that more than 3,000 were drowned, accord it on the west coast of Sweden. ing to reports published at Lysekil, It is also stated that a smaller troopship was torpedoed a fortnight ago.
The Marion left a Danish port at 7 p.m, on Monday for Frederieshaven, carrying soldiers for Norway, escorted by a de troyer and two armed trawlers.
'A submarine appeared at about 10 pin, and fired a torpedo, striking the Marion amidships.
The submarine disappeared, and the Marion broke In two and sank, The destroyer and trawlers were engaged Yeseue work In darkness, and an SES, was sent out. Many Danish trawlers participated in the rescue work.
"The torpedoing occurred between Skagen, northernmost point of Jut~ and, and Karing Island, The German soldiers were proceeding to Norway relieve troops there—Reuter.
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