DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

CASE OF THE AHCONA. 167
10th. Interrogatory. If so, what was the nationality of
the flag displayed?
I do not know.
11th Interrogatory. Was the flag displayed by the submarine
when her presence was first known to the S. S.
Ancona; if not, at what period of the attack was the flag
of the submarine displayed?
The submarine had no flag displayed when she began
her attack of the S. S. Ancona, but raised her flag some
time afterwards. This was done after the firing had
begun.
12th Interrogatory. Are you conversant with European
languages and customs; if so, was there anything that
came within your knowledge, observation, or hearing
that caused you to form an opinion that the submarine
or the crew of the submarine were of another nationality
than that of the flag displayed?
I speak English, French, Hebrew, and Yiddish. I
have no personal knowledge as to the nationality of the
submarine or of its crew.
13th interrogatory. Did the master of the S. S.
Ancona in your judgment, stop the steamer within a
reasonable length of time after the submarine had given
warning, if warning was given ?
I can not state.
14th Interrogatory. Did the submarine fire on the S. S.
Ancona after the Ancona had hove to ?
Yes; she did.
15th Interrogatory. Had the passengers remained on
board the S. S. Ancona after the attack of the submarine
what, in your judgment, would have been their fate ?
They would have been all lost.
16th Interrogatory. What was the fate of those who
remained on board the Ancona?
I do not know.
17th Interrogatory. Did you, personally, seek safety
in a lifeboat ?
Yes.
18th Interrogatory. What would have been your fate
if you had not sought refuge in a lifeboat ?
I would have been drowned.
19th Interrogatory. How long a time after the warning
signal for the passengers to take to the lifeboats before
the ship was torpedoed?
I think about half an hour.
20th Interrogatory. Did the submarine cease firing
while the passengers were being embarked in the lifeboats ?
No.
21st Interrogatory. Did the submarine give any assistance
or make any effort to rescue the passengers and
crew after the ship had been torpedoed?
No.
22d Interrogatory. Did the submarine fire on the lifeboats
after they had left the ship?
I do not think so.
23d Interrogatory. What flag was flown by the submarine
?