The Detroit times., 1917-08-02
NAVY Chief
MAKESSG0oD
ON BAT Tie
Admiral Glcave's Re-
port Shows Transports
Were Attacked
ONE STPN AR!NE
BELIEVED SUNK

WASHINGTON, Aug g -Th"
plain. unyarnishrd facts concern
he attacks ON Con Pershlngs expo
di'ion hy enomy s1hfaorucs ~
furnished 20 congress TODAY by Scl
rc'ars Daniels
The secretary submitted. witholt
comment ihe official report OF 40
miral Glcates. commander OF Tie
naval convoy which escorted tho
troop ships
out cf thc mass OF details cou
facts concerning Tho submarine at
tack are apparent
Three distinct attacks were made
upon tho American foot
There Is. reason 20 believe thar
ono cn"rv submarine was sunk.
The report ~ Admiral Gleavcs FOL
lows in part
About JOS m. June %. The
of which TIE eaS vas the leader.
encountered tho enrfnv'a submarines
IN latitude y Longitude W
At the time ~ was extremely dark
tho sea unusually rough \ fresh
hr"eye was blowing from the north
cars The condition was IDEAL for a
submarine attack
Paragraph three gives formation
and namNs ~ vessels ~ is omitted
fcr obvious reasons
Shortly before the attack the helm
~ tho flagship had iammed md the
shin took n rank sheer TO starbnard
the whistle was blown 10 indicate
this sheer In few minutes the
sh'p was hrot back to the course At
this time the officer NJ the deck and
others on tho bridge saw n white
streak about 30 yards ahead OF the
ship. crossing from starhos 10 port
~ right angles 90 our course The
ship was Immediately run OF 90 de-
gr~er starhoard at fun speed ! was
asieep IN the chart house at tho time.
IT heard the officer ~ the deck say
"report 20 the admiral n torpedo has
fust crossed our bow General
alarm was sounded Torpedo crows
being ready ~ their gums When I
reached the bridge the "A and one
~ 'he transports aEtern had opened
IRE the formers shell ntted with
tracers other vessels OF the convoy
turned 20 the right md leftCin sc-
cordnnce with instructions "R Z"
crosrcd our bow at full speed and
turned towards the loft column In
the direction ~ III" Airing
~ nrst II war hrot on board the
flagship that Tho wake WAS that of p
torpedo but fro msuhsequent reports
from other -hlna and In the opinion
- Tdeuterant X 90 who was on tho
bridge N was probably the wake ~
the submarine boat itseif Two tor
pedoes passed close 20 the "A" from
port 20 starhoard. one about 20 yards
.hesd 81 the ship and the other un-
der her stern "a tho ship WAS turn
ine TO the rorthward
The submarine witch was sighted
hv the nagAhip was seen by tho "p DO
md passed under that shin The "B '
went 90 quarters WHOM the alarm ~ a
sounded In the "R" Lieutenant wv A"
was aroused ont of hfa sieep- and
went 20 his station and found unmis-
takable evidence ~ tho preeencc ~ a
submarine H~ had hoen there only
. few seconds when tho radio opera
tor reported. "suhmarine verv close o.
u@" ~ The eurmRrfne passed 'hc
n " and tho narshlr's bow had dis-
q ppcarcd closc aboard on our port
how hctw~~n tho ruiumns u was fol-
lowed rs tho "U " which ran down
between Tho columns and whom tho
latter resumed her station she report
% that there were strong Indications
asfern Tho ~" was then sent 10
guard 'he roar ~ the convovi
Tho ~ " lNedtpr. the group. on
ceuntered two suhriVrinog tho frst
about ~ n mi. Juno 20. lHlT. in
latitude y l1ngitudc " about 100
miles N the cosst ~ France. and
Tho sctnni fNn hour infor
The "I' invesfiRHfef tho wake of
90. Hraf without further discovery
The -" sighted the bow wave -
tho second at a distance OF 500