Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1918 — ATTACK ON BIG LINER [ARTICLE]

ATTACK ON BIG LINER

AURANIA TORPEDOED, BUT MAY BE TAKEN SAFELY TO PORT. Cunard Steamship Carrying Fourteen Passengers Was on Way to the United States. New York, Feb. 8. —The Cunard liner Aurania, 13,400 tons, wae torpedoed by a German (Submarine within the last forty-eight hours while bound for the United States, it was learned from officials of the Cunard line. Although badly damaged by the explosion, the ship was not sunk, and is believed to be making its way back to port with the assistance of government vessels, it was said. The ship carried but little cargo. There were 14 passengers aboard the Aurania when it was struck.