The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-04
Hunt German Spies
WhoTippedOffSubs
to Pershing's Fleet
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United rrsaa starr Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 4.-oer~
many'S SOY system--hetrayer OF
Americas eSpeditlonary forces
must be ousted from America.
That mandate went forth to-
day from war and navy heads,
In the midst Of nations re-
loleirs over Americas Victory
IN her first battle Of the war.
Secret AGENTS ~ this nation were
put at work Ia the most thoro
search Tor spies yet undertaken.
That the attack. made possible by
the SPY system, failed. was due only
20 Admiral Gleavcs' desperate de-
stroyer fighters. who beat off a dou-
bic nest o. submarines lurking AZ
two points on the trail OF the
France-bound troops and their con
voys.
Thrilling July 4 News
News OF this victory over care
fully laid German plan OF frightful-
ness spread broadcast over the
world on this, Independence day.
Dewey's daring at Manila, Samp-
sons destruction OF Ceryera's fleet
and the daring exploits OF earlier
American fighters contain no more
thrilling tale OF heroism and eff
cheney than the two night battles OF
Admiral Gleaves' men.
One or more German U-boats and
their crews lie. a mass OF wrcckage,
on the ocean floor. and the Amer.
o9n transports and destroyers. even
20 the last horse and supply trans
port. are safe In France
War at Our Doors
Officials believe America now
realizes that war is at her doors and
that she must do her utmost TO con.
quer the foe The transports put
out in divisions from an American
port. under a heavy naval escort
guard Somewhere in the Atlantic.
the speedy gray transports were to
Join with Gleaves' grim destroyers.
All went well until the night OF
June 32-just before the rendezvous
was reached.
While the RAYS OF the convoy
searchlights flashed. American
gunners fired at the foe. whose tor.
pedoes even then were sizzling past
bow and stern. At least five we're
fired from various directions. prov
ing there were that many U-boats
about.
Gunfire from the convoy scat.
tered the divers. whose fire de
creased and erred.
Second Attack Falls
That attack was upon one sec
tion OF the transports. and occur
red at a point this side OF the map
ped submarine zone. A few days
later another contingent encoun.
tered a second nest OF U-boa,s. The
destroyers battled yiciously. using
an explosive timed to explode be-
meath the surface.
One submarine succumbed. as
wreckage and oil testify: others
probably persisted. too. The de-
stroyers and transports we're un.
scathed. From then on they were
conveyed safely and unmolested.
with the added aid OF French do.
stroyers. into their French port.
The spy angle In this instance II
the most serious yet encountered.
as there was apparent proof that
the Germans had advance inforna.
ton OF the going of the American
patrol TO Europe.
But "a officials see II today. the
really dangerous part OF the situa-
ton must have come before publ.
cation. inasmuch as the submarines
lurked on path they had not
Heretofore used. and were In such
force as to show they had prepared
well In advance.
Two possible avenues Of commu.
nication are open-first. secret
wireless messages: second. embas-
sizes which may be friendly TO Ger
many. who have access 10 cables
and use OF code.
Mexico has a powerful wireless
in Yucatan. This has been known
for some time, tho officials have al.
ways said this was not Germany's
wireless base.
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