The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-05
Latter We're Attempting to
Attack Transports Carry
ing Our Troops
ONE SUBMARINE
UNDOUBTEDLY SUNK
All Of the Troop Ships Have Now Ar
rived in French Ports in Safety =
Germans Hal Information of Coming
OF u. S. Ships.
Of U. S. Ships.

WASHINGTON, July ). American
deStroyc's convoylng transports for France
fought off two submarine attacks The
first news Of the fights was given out Tues
day by the committee on public information
With formal announcement Of the safe ar
rival OF the last OF the transports with
their conveys. At least one submarine was
sunE Both Of the attacks we've made in
force, showing that the Germans had IN
formation Of the coming ot the transports
and planned to got them.
The navy department at ) O'Clock this
altcrnoon received word of the safe ar
rival az French port of the last con
tngont on cen. Pershing's eXpcditionarv
4 iotce Vt the time the information was
released announcements also made that the
i transports were twice attacked by subma-
] rincs on the way across No shin was
hit. not an American life was lost. and.
wiuIc th" navy e-inncrs report the sink
ing ~ one submarine only. there Is reason
/ to believe that others were destroyed in
I the r-t night attack Secretary Daniels
made this statement.
IL Is with the JOY oi a great relief tina.
announce to the people OF the United
states the safe arrival in France o: every
lighting man and every fighting ship.
Now that the last vessel has reached
polt It is safe to disclose the dangers that
were encountered, and 10 tell the com.
uictc story OF peril and courage
The transports hearing our troops were
twice attacked 10y German submarines on
the Way across On both occasions tho
l-hadts We're beaten off with every an
pciraucc 81 Joss. 0ne was certainly sunk
and there is reason to believe that the &c
cuato tire OF our gtnncrs sent others t,
The bottom.
i'ov the purpose %, convenience. tho
expedition WIS divided into contiugcnts
each contlngeu, Including troop ships anc
s. naval escort designed TO keep off sucl
,;eruan raiders as might be- met. An ocear
rendezvous had also been arranged witl
tho American dcstroycrs now oneratiu,
IN European waters IL order that the pas
: sage 81 III, danger zone might be ATTENDED
. 10y every possible protection
The FIRST attack took place at 1890 oi
: the night Of June - What gives il pe
;. rlIiar and disturbing significance is tina
: uug ships were set upon at point we
:. this side 81 the rendezvous. and in tina
J part OF tile Atlantic presumably free iron
. submarines. The attack WAS made in force
although the night made impossible an
rNaet count OF the boats gathered 70
what they deemed Slaughter
The ldGh seas convoy, circlng wit
their searclilights. answered with heav
: guntr". and It's accuracy stands proved b
the fact that the torpedo discharge bt
came increasingly scattered and inaccurate
II IS not known how many tospcdocs wei
launched, bat i've we've counted o. the
sped by how and stern
~ second attack was launched fe
days later against another contingent II
pont oil assault VA. beyond the rcnde2vot
i, ana oiis drstroycGs were sailing a. screc
n between the transports and all harm n
results d the battle were ii favor
American gunncry Not aonc did Il
~ dcstroyeIs hold the boats at safe ii
I, tmce, but their speed also resulted IN Il
sinking of one submarine at least Gre
AIDES were used in firing, a depth clial.
explosive timed to 30 Of ut a certain ii
lance under water. In one instance,
o and wtcckage covered the surface OF q
- sea after shot from a destroyer at
- pcnscope and the reports make claim