German submarine activities on the Atlantic coast of the United States and Canada . commanded by Lieut. Commander , R. N. R., was torpedoed, and subsequently sunk by gunfireabout two hours later in latitude 38° 30 N., longitude 61° 15 W. About two and one-half hours after the Dwinslc had been aband-oned the U. S. S. Von Steuben appeared on the scene and boredown on the lifeboats. She suddenly stopped, however, avoiding atorpedo and opened fire on a periscope, firing 19 shots and droppingdepth charges. On June 19 the American steamship Advance reported the sightingof what appeared to be

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German submarine activities on the Atlantic coast of the United States and Canada . commanded by Lieut. Commander , R. N. R., was torpedoed, and subsequently sunk by gunfireabout two hours later in latitude 38° 30 N., longitude 61° 15 W. About two and one-half hours after the Dwinslc had been aband-oned the U. S. S. Von Steuben appeared on the scene and boredown on the lifeboats. She suddenly stopped, however, avoiding atorpedo and opened fire on a periscope, firing 19 shots and droppingdepth charges. On June 19 the American steamship Advance reported the sightingof what appeared to be a submarine at p. m. in latitude 38° 32N., longitude 71° 12 W., and on June 20, U. S. S. Prairie reported asubmarine and the sighting of what appeared to be a torpedo passingastern in latitude 33° 56 N., longitude 68° 25 W. It was most probable that the objects sighted by the crew of thesteamship Advance or the U. S. S. Prairie were not enemy submarines, w The crew of the Kringsjaa, was picked up by the U. S. destroyer Patterson, after having been at sea for42

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