London, Dec. 27.
The British steamer ' Stanholme (2473 tons) was sunk without warning by a U-boat yesterday off the west coast of England with the loss of 14 lives. Ten survivors were injured.
The U-boat was sighted by a deck-hand too late to raise an effective alarm.
One survivor declared that he saw two submanns The steamer had no warning: and no time to launch lifeboats. The crew jumped overboard. Some managed to g: t on a small raft, from which they were later rescued.—Reuter.
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