The Colorado statesman., 1918-07-06
VESSEL BEARING 1000 YANKEES
DESTROYS TWO SUBMARINES
IN FIGHT.
AM :RICANS HOLD VAUX
GERMAN FLYING CIRCUS WHIP
PED IN BATTLE ROYAL OVER
CHATEAU THiERRY.
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An Atlantic Port, July 5.-Destruc-
tion in European waters of five Ger
man submarines by British transports
and American destroyers conveying
/ them, was described by passengers
who arrived here July on an English
| liner.
The transports. one of which WIS
carrying 1000 American soldiers to
Europe, accounted for three of the u
boats, and the destroyers sank the 9th
er two, according to the voyagers. Or
| ficers of the line confirmed their sto-
ries.
The passengers witnessed the torpe-
doing of the 5,436-ton British freighter
Orissa, which was part of their con-
voy. when the fleet was approximately
day out, steaming west from the
British isles.
The Orissa bound in ballast for the
United States, was sent to the bot
tom by an unseen submarine. mo-
ment later. however, an American de-
stroyer in the protecting fleet detect
ed the undersea boat below the sur
face and dropped a depth bomb, max
ing direct hit. The same evening a
U-boat was sighted by the passenger
vessel, whose gunners sank it by smell
fire.
The other three submarines We're
destroyed on the eastward trip OF an
other convoy. They said a British
transport with 1000 American troops
aboard rammed a submersible, which
was revealed with two others ir the
sudden lifting of heavy fog.
Almost simultaneously with the dis
appearance of the first submarine be-
meath the transports bow, the ships
gunners accounted for another, while
British destroyer disposed OF the
third
Rome, July 5.-In the offensive
movement begun on Tuesday along
the lower Piave front near the Adrt
attic, the Italians continued to gain
ground.
With the American Army in France
All the American air victories were
achieved in a battle royal high in the
skies over Chateau Thierry, when an
American patrol met what is believed
to have been one of the famous Ger
man flying circuses. The dog fight"
as the American flyers term such an
engagement, lasted half an hour, the
Germans beating a retreat when II
became apparent that they were get
ting much the worst of the engage
ment. All the American machines re-
turned safely from the encounter
some of them with several bullet
holes in them.
With the American Army in France
During the aerial fighting July 3
four more enemy machines were
brought down. Victories are claimed
for Lieuts. j. II. Stephens, New York;
X. l.. Porter, Dowagiac, Mich; Ralph
O'Neill, Denver, and Maxwell Perry
Indianapolis. ALL told, on Tuesday
and Wednesday the patrols from
American pursuit squadrons in this
sector engaged in about twenty com
bats, bringing down seven enemy
planes. Two American aviators were
lost and one was seriously wounded
Among the airmen engaged in the
fighting was Quentin Roosevelt.
n hea'y peii ii'n couh'ei altaSh
against the American positions al
Vaux, Wednesday morning, was re
pulsed, the enemy losing heavily.
London, July 5.-Detachments Of
American infantry assisted the Aus.
tralians in capturing Hamel This an.
| nouncement was made officially.
With the British Army in France
Complete success crowned the splen-
did surprise attack made by the Aus.
tralians at dawn July against the
Germans between llers-Bretonneux
and the Somme-an attack which had
been specially set to coincide with In
dependence day.