Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-14
President Comfers On T.Roats.

Washington, Aug. 13.-German sub- <marine raids in American waters were understood to have been discussed to- day at an unusually prolonged ses- sion of the cabinet, but if any new plans for combating this menace to helpless fishing craft. lightships and other vessels, were formulated by President Wilson and his advisors, the fact was not disclosed.
 The only report of the activities of the raiders reaching the navy de- partment during the day told of the destruction of ths iNorN cgian steamer Sommerstad yesterday morning 25 miles southeast of Fire Island, N. Y.
 Captain Hansen and his crew of 90 men were landed by naval patrol boat which found them at sea in small boats ten hours after the steamer went down.
 Torpedo Circled Before Striking.
 Destruction of the Sommerstad by torpedo which passed under the ship's bow and later circled and struck the vessel amidship gave rise to a suggestion that the torpedo was |'cOntrOlled by radio on the subma- rine but this was ridiculed by naval experts.
 They explained that the course of a torpedo is regulated by the gyroscope, which can be set before discharged that the weapon will describe a circle. With the torpedo's steering gear set so the weapon will run in a circle. it becomes almost dou'bly effective, na- the object when speeding on it's out rI ho nncciki1it,, air,e that it will strike after it turns about, a possibility that is increased if the ship attacked goes full speed ahead as the SOmmerstad did.
 No Report of Sinking. No additional reports on the depth bomb attack by an Aemerican de- stroyer on submarine off the Vir- ginia coast have reached the navy de- partment, but it now seems fairly we'll established that it ocurred Sunday ar- ter gas from oil supposed to have been discharged from a submarine overcame six men in the coast guard station and light house on Smiths Island, N. C., Saturday evening. Fourteen Fishermen Landed. Fourteen men from three fishing schooners sunk Saturday by a Ger man submarine were brought here to- day by fishing trawler which pick led them up in six dOries after they had been adrift more than "A hours.
 They were Captain Robert Jackson and two men ofthe Schooner Pro- gress; Captain Albert Sanchez and seven of the crew of the schooner William H. Starbuck and Captain Frank Lynch and two men of the Lena May.
 r We are not baby killers. so don't tell any lies about us when you reach land." was the parting shot of the youthful commander of German submarine which sank the schooner Kate Palmer Saturday, Captain Ed ward Russell of the fishemman stated on his arrival here today.
 While aboard the submarine Cap tain Russell said he observed the of ficersand men closely. All of them were young. The commander was not more than 21 and most of the crew were not familiar with the Atlantic coast and depended wholly he said. on bulky sets of charts.
 Two More Victims.
 Nantucket. Mass. Aug. 13.-The auxiliary schooner Earl and Nettie was added today to the list of fishing vessels sunk by a German submarine off Georges Bank saturday. The six members of thecrew, picked up 100 miles east of Nantucket and brought here with four survivors of the schooner Anita May, reported that their vessel had been sunk by gum fire after having been footed by a raiding squad from the Ulboat.
 Captain Frank Lynch and two mem-