The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
RAID OF U-BOAT
 BASE A SUCCESS
All England Rings With Praise Over Daring Feat-Germans Thought Invaders Were Americans
 Blow Up Canal Gates.

the mouth of the canal at Zeebrugge blocked but British sailors and ma rines who participated in the raid on the German submarine bases believe that they have destroyed every gun on the Mole, demolished the sheds thru out it's entire length and blew un large stores of munitions contained fin the sheds, according to stories given by the survivors to the correspondent of the Daily Chronicle at a Kentish port.
 Until they were within half mile of the harbor of zeebrugge, no ships in the attacking force had picked m the light on the Mole. The attacking ship which started for the mole fol lowed by muttered calls of "good luck" from the ships companies of the escorting fleet outside the harbor had scarcely got within sight of the light when it was discovered by the Germans. Star shells instantly pierced the thick haze, showing the cruiser as plainly as if it had been daylight.
 Cruiser Held Charmed Life.
 In one second, it seemed, every bat tery in the neighborhood had concen- trated on the cruiser. How she was able to get ahead none of those watch ing her understood. Great seventeen inch shells and others of smaller cali bre flew around her like hail. She was apparently hit by some of the smaller ones, but plunged ahead and was seen to turn the corner of the Mole and gain the inside of the harbor. The German fire apparently was defected from her vital parts by the interven- ing structure of the Mole and most of the damage done was above the water line,
 Thought Twas Americans.
 Disregarding all that had happened, the cruiser went up to the Mole and landed large party of blue Jackets and marines. The German defenders conceived the idea that their assail- ants were Americans and according to some of the survivors. this cry was heard:
 Its the Americansl It's the Yan- kees!"
 Some of the Germans bolted en masse from the nearest batteries leav- ing their guns to the British. The guns were destroyed one by one, while others in the landing parties dealt with the sheds and munition stores with flame throwers.
 Sink Blockading Ships.
 Apparently under cover of this op- eration, continues the account sent by the Daily Chronicles correspondent, the concrete laden cruisers with which it was intended to block the channels, made their way thru the harbor, &C., companied, as far as it can be ascer- tained, by only one submarine. As they approached the entrance, they anchored, swung around their cables and according to the testimony of one of the observers, were sunk within twenty-three minutes.
 Blew Up Canal Gates.
 One of the destroyers or subma- rines exploded charge at the gates of the lock to the Bruges canal and they are believed to have been de- stroyed. Meanwhile four destroyers entered the harbor and cruised around making observations, but were unable to take part in the battle.
 When the attacking ship and it's : landing party had completed their work. the sailors and marines were taken aboard again despite the dam aged condition of the cruiser, which then began to make it's way out of the harbor.
 One of the seventeen inch shells out of the hundreds of various caIibers fired at the cruiser, got well home in her upper works Her steering gear was injured and she signalled an es- eort ship to show her the way out, but | before help arrived she had found her way out and taken her place under her own steam behind tie lires of cruisers.
 The Successful Escape.
 One man, who watched the opera ton from an escorting ship, said to the correspondent:
 When we saw the damage she had suffered, it seemed scarcely possible that she was able to keep ahoat. The men below must have worked like lrojans, for she was throwing flames ten feet high from her tunnels and she made the fastest time she prob ably ever accomplished"
 The German destroyer which was sunk, was rammed amidship and tor pedoed. Those who returned to the Aentish port also say that boarders rushed on the German destroyers an- ,hored in the harbor, taking them completely by surprise. Some of the dermans hurried up to the hatchways n their night clothers but before they 'ould reach the decks, the British sailors knocked them on the head with Hubs and rifles and sent them tum- bling down the hatchways.
 
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