The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-06-06
GERMAN RAIDS
WITHOUT GAIN
U BOAT EXPLOITS FAIL TO TER
RoRIzE THE, NATION.
NOWAR BOATS TO Be RECALLED
Uncle Sam Has Ample Means to Com
bat His Willy Foe. Coast is Comb
ed to Locate the
Enemy Craft.

Washington, June 5.-Germany has
failed to gain any military advantage
from her spectacular raids on Ameri-
can coast vessels and if she intends
to terrorize the minds of the people
she has also failed to accomplish TINS.
These two facts stand out boldly
in the wake of the startling news, that
Teuton subs have been operating OFF
the American coast since May 25th,
and have bagged more than a dozen
vessels of various types but they have
missed the transport and cargo YES
sells.
Have Enough Here.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels was
authority for the fiat statement that
the American navy aboard would not
be dispersed or recalled to the home
shores because of the enemy forays.
Germany he suggested is trying hard
and strong to dent the American lines.
Every aviator and searching vessel
was on the hunt today for the raiders
variousIy reported TO be moving in
numbers from two 10 five.
Hunting the Foe.
All up and down the coast the navy
department officials were acting on
their own authority and under spec
ial order to the navy department and
had destroyers, U-boat chasers and
aeroplanes all on the lookout.
The fact that the operations had
been carried on since May 70, came
as a shock to the national capital.
1t was however gathered from the
facts on hand that the transport De-
leric Edna, recently tOwed into Lewes
Delaware and the Hattie Dunn were
both attacked on that date.
Part of Hun Plan.
The capture of those on board fol
lowing their release also added TO the
sensation of the raid. This apparently
was only a part OF the German plans
TO strike fear into the hearts of the
civilians and sailors.
Coaler in Thrilling Flight.
AT an Atlantic Port, June 5.-Proxi-
nifty to the New Jersey shore saved
the coal steamship Bristol, owned by
the Coastwise transportation company
of Boston, from destruction yesterday.
Pursued by two C-boats the Bristol
sped toward land, attained shallow
water and escaped only because the
submarine dared not follow her far
Their.
1t was the Bristol which rescued
the crew of the schooner Edward
H. Cole after the Coles men had
been adrift in their small boats for
several hours. 1t is suspected that the
U-boats trailed these small boats for
the purpose OF destroying any vessel
which might attempt rescue, as the
submarines hove in sight Immediately
after the Cole crew had been taken
on board the Bristol.
Capt. Frederick Hart veteran Mas
sachusetts skipper commanded the
Bristol He said the U.boats were big
fellows" which could go sixteen knots
an hour. His own vessel can steam
only twelve knots and when the sub
marines appeared the Bristol started
for shore and the Germans began 10
gain on her. Capt Hart sent every
available man down into the engine
room 20 put on all steam possible for
the twenty-five mile run to land.
Aft the Bristol had spread some
large awnings, as the weather was hot,
and Capt. Hart believes the Germans
suspected guns were concealed under
the awnings, whereas the Bristol, be-
ing coastwise coaler, was unarmed.
The Bristol reached water of or six
fathoms, as shallow a dept as she
dared enter and kept close to shore
on the run to the nearest port.