Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-05

! the northward. Captain Y. reports the incident thus:
 'Steaming in formation in zig-zag courses, with base course 75 degrees standard speed. At 1925 sighted wake of torpedo off our bow and at 30 yards ahead of the ship. The C.. changed course 90 degrees to left and went to torpedo defense stations. Fir ed two one-pounder shots and one five pound shot from port battery in alarm, in addition to six blasts from sirens. Passed through two wakes, one being that from the U. N. S. c. in turning to northward, the other believed to have been from the passing submarine. A second torpedo wake was reported at about 1O:35 from after lookouts. After steaming in various courses at full speed, resumed course S9 degrees psc at 11:10 for rendezvous. At 12 set course 56 degrees psc.'
 Describes Attack
 "Six-The torpedo fired at the D. passed from the starboard to port, about 40 yards ahead of the ship, leav- ing distinct wake which was visible for about four or five hundred yards. Colonel c., U. S. A., was on the star board wing of the bridge of the D. at the time, and states:
 "T first saw a white streak in the water just off the starboard bow which moved rapidly across the bow very close to starboard. When I first saw it, it looked like one very wide wake, but after crossing the when, and when in line with it, it appeared two dis tinct and separate wakes with a streak of blue water between. In my opin- ion they were wakes of two separate torpedoes.'
 "Seven-The submarine which was sighted by the flagship was seen by the B. and passed under that ship. The B. went to quarters. When the alarm was sounded in the B., Lieutenant w. was reused out of his sleep and went to his station and found unmistakable evidence of the presence of a submar- inc. He had been there only a few seconds when the radio operator re- ported submarine very close to us As the submarine passed the B. and the fiagship's bow and disappeared close abroad on our port bow, between the columns, it was followed by the B., which ran down between the columns and when the latter resumed her sta ton she reported that there were strong indications of the presence of two submarines astern which were growing fainter. The B. then was sent to guard the rear of the convoy.
 Enemy Notified
 "Eight-When I was in Paris I was shown by the United States naval at tache a confidential official bulletin of information issued by the general staff dated July 6, which confined the fol. lowing:
 "'Funta del Gada. Azores, was bom- barded at g a. m., July A. This is un- doubtedly the submarine which attack ed the E. on June 25, 4U0 miles north of the Azores and sank the F. and G. on the 2Oth of June, 100 miles from Ter ceira (Azores). This submarine was ordered to watch in the vicinity of the Azores, at such a distance as was supposed the enemy American convoy would pass.
 "Nine-It appears from the French report quoted that enemy submarines had been notified of our approach and were probably scouting across our route. It is possible that they have trailed us all day on June P as our speed was well within the limits of surface speed and they could have cas- fly trailed our smoke under the wealth CT conditions without being seen, their failure to score hits was probably due l to the attack being precipitated by the | fortuitous circumstances of the flag l ships helm tanning and the blowing