Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-20

London. Oct 2o.-The American
schooner Jennie E. Fighter. Of CAT
tons gross, from New Haven, Conn,
was sunk by a Teuton submarine on
Tuesday off Cape Villano. Spain. Nine
men Of the schooner were landed to-
day at Mujia.
The Jennie f. Fighter was a three
masted schooner and was built at
Madison, Conn. in 1887. She was last
reported as having sailed from a
United States Atlantic port September
IL for Havre.
New York. Oct 2o.-Apparently
there was no loss Of life on the Jennie
E. Fighter. as records here show the
vessel carried only nine men whom
she left New York. These included
five Americans.
The schooner was valued at $780,
lubricating OIL
zeppeains Again Active.
Just when it appeared that the
Germans virtually had abandoned the
zeppelin for. air raids on England,
because Of effective defense that had
libeen established against them, anottI
391. ,zesnelin- fleet penetrntedS4hesyea EAST y
ifern ard northeastern 81 cognfiea aatd
reached mt least the edge of the L0n-
don area. s..fs,5
! AA0 .uO4SAOS uIOppSQ Oys IQ0 eT8I00H8S
killed 27 persons and injured IS 9th
ers, 1T Is officially announced. These
casualties cover all the districts visit
ed.
All the big raids in recent weeks
have been conducted by means Of
airplanes, which proved extremely
difficult to combat on the moonlit
After the last series of raids, during
which heavy casualties occurred, It
was announced that reprisal policy
had been decided upon by the Brit
ish government. a
The last previous use of the Zep-
pelin for raiding purposes was on
September "a when an airplane raid
ing fleet also was in action. The air
planes reached London and worked
considerable havoc.--but the Zeppelins
barely succeeded in crossing the coast
line.
The Germans lost two Of their big
airships on November 28 Of last year
when a raid was being attempted and
thereafter all through the spring,
summer and early fall Of this year
airplanes have been used almost ex-
clusively for these death-dealing
visits.
Although few bombs fell in the
London area the protective batteries
were busy only few minutes and
the wouldbe raiders were checked
effectively from making any serious
attempt against the inner part Of the
city. No reports have been received
as to damage or casualties.
Apparently the Russian feet, in the
battle Wednesday in and around
Moon Sound, north of the Gulf of
Riga. gave a good account of itself
against the superior enemy. The
Russian admiralty says the entire
It'd Paw - kHA
German high seas fleet and probably
the fifth squadron took part in the
engagement. The three sQuadrons
comprise two-thirds Of the German
fleet.
|, The battleship slava was the only
unit Of the Russian fleet lost, while
the Russians accounted for two
boats were sunk by striking Russian
mines. The Russian fleet withdrew
into Moon Sound.
| The Germans have landed troops
on Dago Island, which lies north of
Oesel Island and forms the northern
boundary Of Kassar Bay. What prog
ress they have made in occupying the
island has not been established. This
is the last Of the large islands in the
northern part Of the Gulf Of Riga yet
in Russian hands and bars the way to
the Gulf Of Finland.
On the Flanders battle front the
British aerial and artillery activity
continues intense. probably In prep
aration for another stroke against the
in the next few days. The British! air.
men have been favored with fSne
weather in the last two days and have
carried out much photography work
as well rs bombing raids Against Cor
man supply depots. Field Marshal