The submarine was first sighted at this time 4 or 5 kilometers on the starboard bow. She opened fire, the first shot falling somewhat ahead of the ship. The Ancona turned with hard left rudder and tried to escape. The submarine continued to fire and gradually overhauled the Ancona, whereupon the latter stopped. The first officer left the bridge and made a round of the lifeboats. Many people were being killed and wounded by the firing, and a panic ensued. Many people jumped overboard and were drowned who might have been safe if they had remained on board. A number of lifeboats were destroyed by the gun fire. He estimates that 45 to 60 shots were fired by the submarine. After ceasing fire the submarine circled 'round the ship and took position 150 to 200 meters on the starboard beam. From here she fired a torpedo, which struck the Ancona about one-third the way from the bow. He heard the explosion, saw the white streak of the torpedo in the water, and heard a big detonation. The ship sank a few minutes later. There were about 30 people on board when the 'Ancona' sank, who must all have been lost. The first officer jumped into the sea when the torpedo struck and tried to get out of the suction of the sinking ship. He was picked up by a lifeboat (No. 10) in which was the captain. The submarine continued to steam around in the vicinity, but offered no assistance except to one woman. She did not fire on the lifeboats in the water. The boats scattered and eventually lost sight of the submarine. His boat proceeded under sail, the captain in charge and finally reached land. No ships were sighted. He described the submarine as a large new one at least 80 meters long, and certainly not less than 70. She carried two guns. The crew were blond men of robust physique. The Ancona hoisted the Italian flag when the submarine opened fire. The submarine thereupon hoisted the Austrian flag. He is convinced that the submarine was German. The above statement was made in our presence and is correct to the best of our knowledge and belief. [Seal of American Consulate.] JAY WHITE, American Consul. J. P. JACKSON, Lieutenant Commander, U. S. Navy, Secretary of the American Consulate, Naples, Italy. [Inclosure 4.] · Affidavit of Cecile L. Greil, November 25, 1915. AMERICAN CONSULATE, Naples, Italy, November 25, 1915. Be it known that on this 25th day of Nov. before me, Jay White, consul of the United States of America in and for the city of Naples, duly commissioned and sworn and by law authorized to administer oaths and affirmations, personally appeared, Cecile L. Greil, now residing at Hotel de Londres, Naples, Province of Naples, Kingdom of Italy, whose home address is 67 Fifth Avenue, New York City, United States of America, and being by me duly sworn did depose and say: I was born at New York City, State of New York, 13 of July, date, 1873; that my father's name is Ignatius Frank; that he was born in the State of New York, and that I am a native American citizen. I embarked on the S. S. Ancona at Naples on the 5th day of November, 1915, accompanied by -; that I (or had) in my possession a certificate of naturalization as follows ; that I have (or had) in my possession a passport of the United States of America issued and numbered AMERICAN CONSULAR SERVICE. Answer to Question No. 1. In the dining room; we had just finished luncheon and had just finished my coffee when I heard and saw noise and movement outside of the dining-room deck. Answer to Question No. 2. Answer to Question No. 3. deck. Answer to Question No. 3a. room could you see a portion of Yes. Answer to Question No. 4. Rushing of the crew around the deck. From where you sat in the dining the deck and the horizon of the sea? Answer to Question No. 5. After I saw the rush of passengers on the deck I jumped up from the table and looked out of the window to the left and saw approximately a silhouette (the boat was very clear but I could only see the silhouettes of the men). We had a fog and I saw approximately a dozen men at the guns. Answer to Question No. 6a. Have no knowledge. Answer to Question No. 7. I had the absolute sensation of a brake being put on suddenly and I had a definite sensation that something was wrong with the ship. Answer to Question No. 8. Answer to Question No. 9. Answer to Question No. 10. flag at the time. Answer to Question No. 11. flag was displayed. I saw a flag, red and white. I did not know the nationality of the When I first saw the submarine, the Answer to Question No. 12. I am thoroughly conversant with European customs. My father is the descendant of Austrians; I speak German perfectly; took post-graduate medical courses in Vienna and Berlin; have visited relatives of my mother in Berlin; but I cannot answer the question, as nothing was sufficiently definite. Answer to Question No. 13. To the best of my knowledge and belief, the stopping of the ship was previous to the firing of the first shot. Answer to Question No. 19. I was not conscious of any warning signal. If there was any warning signal, I did not hear it. By my watch, which I compared with Carlo Lamberti, the chief machinist, the ship was torpedoed about 1.30 p. m. or thereabouts. Answer to Question No. 20. Answer to Question No. 21. borhood of the lifeboats ten or She did not. The submarine remained in the neighfifteen minutes after the Ancona had gone down, but made no effort to save anyone and passed into the horizon without rendering assistance to the lifeboats. Answer to Question No. 22. I think there was no deliberate effort or intent to sink the lifeboats. Answer to Question No. 23. Red and white striped flag. Yes, undoubtedly. The vessel was fired on while passengers were being taken off. Answer to Question No. 26. The firing continued approximately for about twenty minutes; then at rarer intervals. No time was given, as far as I know, for disembarkation. Answer to Question No. 27. I saw one boat lowered after the torpedoing of the Ancona. Answer to Question No. 28. There were none. Answer to Question No. 29. At no time after I saw or heard the first knowledge or rumor of something wrong on the Ancona did I see an officer or hear a command given that would help passengers to disembark or take life belts. After this Dr. Giordini and Dr. Carbone, who were in the dining room with me at the time and to whom I appealed in Italian to ask what was wrong, responded "Qui lo sai" and left the dining room. Answer to question as to names of people on board with the witness: Carlo Lamberti, whose address is Dr. Giordoni, whose address is Dr. Carbone, whose address is Duca di Serra Cassano, whose address is Signor Cav. Piscione, 6 Vione Sigranano, Naples. Sworn and subscribed to before me this 25th day of November, 1915, at Naples, Italy. CECILE L. GREIL. Sworn and subscribed to before me this twenty-fifth day of November, 1915. Witnesses: JAY WHITE, American Consul. J. P. JACKSON. EDW. H. CAPP. [Inclosure 5.] Deposition of Cecile Greil, November 18, 1915. Cecile Greil, after having been duly sworn to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth, doth depose and say: 1st Interrogatory. What is your name and the place and date of your birth? To the first interrogatory she saith: My name is Cecile Greil; I was born at New York on the 13th of July, 1873. 2d Interrogatory. What is your present place of residence? New York City. 3d Interrogatory. What is your profession? I am a doctor of medicine. 4th Interrogatory. Where did you take your degree? I took my degree at the Medical College of New York City. 5th Interrogatory. State whether you are married, and if so, state name, nationality, and place of birth of husband. My husband's name is Clemens Greil; he is a naturalized American citizen, and was born in Germany, in the Province of Westphalia. 6th Interrogatory. What was your father's name, nationality, and place of birth? My father's name was Ignatius Frank; he was an American citizen, and was born in the State of New York. 7th Interrogatory. What was your mother's name and place of birth? My mother's name is Ernestine Frank, and she was born at Strasburg, in the Empire of Germany. 8th Interrogatory. What was the nationality of the parents of your father and mother? My father's parents were Austrian and my mother's family German. I have met members of my mother's family from Berlin. 9th Interrogatory. Have you any special sympathy or dislike of any belligerent power? No, I have no special liking or aversion to any belligerent power. 10th Interrogatory. What was the date and purpose of your last departure from the United States? I left the United States on the 23d of August, 1915, for the purpose of seeing and nursing a sick friend in Italy. 11th Interrogatory. What was the date, wher and place from which you sailed on the Ancona? I sailed on the 5th of November from Naples on the Ancona for New York via Messina. 12th Interrogatory. Was there any noteworthy events during your trip on the Ancona prior to the attack by submarine which may have had any possible bearing on said attack? Shortly after leaving Messina at about 7 o'clock on the 6th of November while at supper a man in uniform came to door of saloon and called to captain to come out without saluting. The captain poured out a tumbler of wine which he drank and then left table hurriedly without apology. My definite impression was that something was wrong, and I did not see the captain again. 13th Interrogatory. State fully all the facts relating to the attack on the Ancona that you witnessed. I had just finished lunch at about 12 o'clock when I saw a number of sailors rushing on the deck, the six gentlemen, two ship doctors, and four first-class passengers who were at the table jumped up and ran on deck; as they ran out the engine stopped or slowed down and I supposed there was something wrong with the engine. I then went to the dining room window on the left-hand side of the vessel and saw the submarine to the left of Ancona, near enough to distinguish about a dozen figures on its deck and six cannons but not sufficiently near to distinguish faces. The first shot I heard crashed in the fore part of the vessel, while I was looking out of the window, I heard timbers breaking and shrieking. The dining saloon was in the rear of ship and I went forward on deck to see what had happened. Before I could go to the forward part of the ship shots were fired in rapid succession. When I got forward on upper deck I found a |