Arizona republican., 1917-08-02
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 .WASHlNGTON, Aug. "Details of the attacks by German submarines up- on the first expedition of American troops sent to France became known for the first time today when the re- port of Rear Admiral Gleaves. com handing the naval convoy, was made public by Secretary Daniels. The first attack was made on Admiral Gleaves' flagship, leading the first group of the expeditionary force and at least two submarines were indicated to be en- gagged. The admiral stated the belief that the U-boats had knowledge of the coming of the troop ships and were on watch for them.
 The second group of transports also was attacked by two submarines, one of which apparently was sent to the b0ttom by a bomb dropped from an American destroyer, There is disagree ment among officers of the third group as to whether they were attacked but much evidence is presented to indicate that they also were assaied.
 Secretary Daniels made the report public, with certain military informa tion Geleted after lie had sent an uncensoTed copy in confidence to the senate naval committee, members of which recently inquired as to the truth Of charges in the senate that the off, eial account of the attack published on July was greatly exaggerated.
 The report was prepared by Admiral GleaTes while at a French port and was submitted to Admiral Mayo, in command of the Atlantic fleet, who forwarded it to the navy department Its full text as made public follows: "One-about 1015 r. m. June 22, the of tO of which the flagship was the leader. encountered the enemy's submarine in lat N. long. ".
 "Twc-at the time it was extremely dark, the sea unusually phosphores- cent. fresh breeze was blowing from the northwest which broke the sea in to white caps. The condition was ideal for 3 submarine attack. paragraph 3 gives the for nation and names of the vessels to- | gether with the speed they were mak- i ing and method of proceeding, nothing else. It is therefore omitted for ob- | ViouS reasons.)
 1 "Fourth-shortly before the attack I the helm of the flagship had been l jammed and she took a rank sheer to ! starboard the whistle was blown to 1 indicate this sheer Tn a few minutes
 
 | course At this time the officer of the 1 deck and others on the bridge saw white streak about 50 yards ahead of the ship. crossing from starboard to l pert al right angles to our course. The ship was immediately run off ninety 1 degrees to starhoard at full speed. l was asleep in the chart house at the 1 time. I heard the officer of the deck | say, report to the admiral a torpedo i has crossed cur bow General alarm was sounded. torpedo crews being al ] ready at their guns. When I reached the bridge. the A and ore of the transports astern had opened fire. the ! formers shell fitted with tracers. 9th CT vessels Of the convoy turned to the right and left. in accordance with in l structionS P-- crossed our bow at full speed and turned towards the left column in the direction of the fiji l. ing.
 "Fifth-at first it was thought on board the flagship that the wake wa that of torpedo but from subsequent reports from other officers, who were on the bridge it was probably the wake of the submarine boat itself Two torpedoes passed close to the A
 fror1 port to starboard. one about 8 yards ahead of the ship and the othe' under hoT stern, as the ship was turn ing to the northward. Captain.Y - , rcnorts the incident thus:
 Steaming in formation on zig zas
 courses with base course 75 degree, psc. standard speed At 1925 sighted
 wake of torpedo directly across on
 bow about thirty yards ahead of tn 5 ship. Changed course 90 degrees t' left and went to torpedo defense sta 3 tions. Fired two one -pounder shell' : and one 5-pound shot from port bat tery in alarm. in addition to six blasts } from sirens. Passed through two , wakes; one being that from the |. N s. c. in turning to northward, the oth- } CT believed to have been from the j.; Continued on Page TwO)