The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-07


AIiss Geneyieye L.eillp, daughter OF
Baron Relic Of the French high COM
mission, is one Of the most popular OF
the women war visitors to the united
States capital. The various war mis-
sions have contributed SO much to
the social life OF Washington that en-
tertainments frequently have the cos
mopolitan aspect Of similar events IN
European capitals.
the side we found that there were but
10 of us. Sixteen had gone"
After Il while an object was seen
in the water There was no way to
reach it, as the launch had lost her
gasoline and oars. The launch, how
ever, drifted close, and the survivors
were startled to discover girl alive
cinging to the bodies Of two drowned
men. The launch got near enough to
her to effect her rescue, and she
proved to be Fiona Donate Virola OF
Porto Rico. She is one of the two
women landed.
Tank Steamer lowed to Port.
Washington. June 5.-The tank
steamer Herbert L. Pratt, sunk by
German submarine Eff the Delaware
capes, has been f1oated and is being
towed to harbor for repairs, the navy
department announced.
Atlantic Ports Closed.
With the first reports of the raid,
orders were issued to close all the At
lantic ports to shipping from Newport
News as far north as New England.
All outward bound ships were forbid
den to leave and close inspection was
kept on all incoming ships.
Several hours later the port of Bos-
ton was again opened for traffic, which
indicated that the danger was over in
the northern section of the coast at
least.
AirpIanes Patrol Coast.
Fifty or more airplaneS, REINFORCED
by hydrOplanes, are patrolling the
Long Island coast, every observer
keeping a sharp lookout for hostile
submarines.
Captain Tells of U-Boat Raid.
The navy department gave out the
following official transcript of the
statement of the captain of the steam
er Bristol, which picked up the sur
vivors of the Edward NJ. Cole, after
the latter was sent to the bottom by
one of the U-boats:
"On June 2, at 4 80 p m. 1 sighted
a lifebOat with eleven men, the crew
of the American schooner Edward 81.
Cole, the Cole having been sunk by
submarine at 80 p. m, about fifty
miles southeast of Barnegat light.
"At 4:30 p. M, when about thirty
eight miles southeast of Barnegat, L
sighted the submarine at about 400
yards, headed direct for the Bristol.
I managed to outrun him and reached
New York.
"The crew of the Edward III. Cole
says the submarine was about 200 feet
long and was armed with two rifles,
five or siX-inch. About p. M, June
2, when 80 miles south of Barnegat
light, the Cole sighted the submarine
oy.IS
'He circled around, came up on the
port side, and his commander told the
captain and crew of the Cole to get
in their boats, saying he was going TO
sink the vessel He then came aboard
and examined the ships papers.
HE told the captain to get some
| clothes, but the captain was too busy
getting boats ready to leave the ship.
About Is minutes after the crew got
away from the Cole it sank. Four
bombs, were placed in the vessel, two
on each side and some about the deck
"The submarine stayed until the
| crew of the schooner rowed to the
| northwest. One hour later, when
| about four miles from the submarine
| another steamer appeared close up to
the submarine, which fired five times
| before she altered her course, the men
| of the Cole reported.
1.-THE ship then changed her course
| directly opposite and after running g
[ short distance stopped. About Is min
| uses afterward we heard explosions
| like those that took place on the Cole.
| and then the steamer settled in the
| water.
| "About $50 p. NJ. we heard firing
| TO the westward. About s O'Clock we
| were picked up by the Bristol and
| heard more firing to the southwark
| Proximity to the New Jersey shore
| saved the coal steamship Bristol, own
ed by the Coastwise Transportation
company of Boston.
| Pursued by the U-boats, the Bris
fol crnd toward land attained shallow