The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-22
Troop Shipments to go on Un-
afraid and Undininished
in Spite of Submarine
Menace.
TUG BOAT WAS SUNK
Depth Bomb Dropped by Seapiane
Failed to Explode and
Destroy Hun
Ship.
[By Carl D. Groat. United Press Staff
CorreSDOndent

[By Carl D. Groat. United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 22.-The navy
ordnance bureau was asked by Secre-
tary Daniels today to inves tigate the
apparent failure of bombs dropped by
seaplane upon the U-boat raider at
Orleans, Mass, to explode.
Secretary Daniels said it was report
ed a seaplane had attacked the raider
but there was nothing to indicate that
bombs had made a hit. He feared
they had not exploded.
It was admitted there had been
some instances here and abroad OF fail
ure Of the intricate bombs to function
properly. Daniels desires to know
whether there has been any suspicious
tampering with the mechanism or
whether there has been carelessness
in manufacturing
Private firms make the bombs, but
the finishing touches, such as fusing,
are done at Newport by the navy.
The secretary said the majority OF
naval opinions indicated that the
United States cruiser San Diego was
mined
The government is preparing to take
over the Cape Cod canal as the result
of the U-boat menace. It will be made
part of the federal controlled inland
waterways by executive order Of
President Wilson Army officers have
gone to make an Investigation to de-
termine what work will be necessary
to a7art the canal to its proposed new
purposes.
Troop shipments to swell the great
American army in France will 20 on.
undiminished and unafraid, despite
Germany's second U-boat coastal raid
now under way.
July movements will aggregate at
least 100000 men from this side.
The war departm ent intends to keep
at it's accelerated program and the
navy department is ready to afford
the needed protection. This is the
answer to tho new German effort to
shake American morale and disturb
military and commercial shipment.
Reappearace of German U-boat
with its sinking of four coal barges
and a tug off the Cape Cod shoals Sun
day came as no surprise to well posted
naval authorities.
Sinking Of the coal barges naturally
linked with the destruction Of the
United States cruiser San Diego last
week.
The German has brought "Schrek-
lichkiet" to America and has dropped
the mask of courtesy and care with
which the first raiders sought to de-
ceive the nation and to influence pan
American opinion into disbelievins
stories of Teuton frightfulness. OFF
Orleans. Mass vessels were shelled
without warning and without regard
to the women and children aboard.
The board of army engineers, rivers
and harbors section, will start hearing
tomorrow the arguments for govern
ment purchase of the privately owned
Cane Cod canal as part Of the federal
inter-coastal waterway system. The
Fire Island and Cape Cod incidents
will be presented as one reason for
taking this link to assure greater safe
tv for coastwise traffic.
Searching For Submarines.
BOSTON. July 22.-United States
naval craft were sweeping the seas
today for the German submarine
which sank the tug Perth Amboy
and her tow OF four barges three
miles off the Cape Cod shore. The
weather was heavy, making obserVa-
ton difficult.
John Botovich and John Vitz, VIC
tins Of the shelling, are in the Mas
sachusetts general hospital here IN
a critical condition. One of Boto-
vich's arms was almost completely
severed.
Botovich. in his account, declared
one of the JT-boat's shells passed
through the pilothouse of the Perth
Amboy. This hurled him TO the
floor. practically severing his arm.
Heavy Firing Heard.
PROVINCETOWN,M Mass, July %