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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-13
Spectacular Story of British Raid on Hun
Submarine Base at Zeebrugge Related
by One of the Commanding Officers

light draft vessels. and they in turn
required calm weather.
so the conditions necessary de-
manded high water occurring az a
particular period of the night, wind
blowing directly into the harbor
calm weather and, Of course, no
fog. for the latter would prevent the
blocking ships from finding the
coast
Having attained these. there still
were other matters 70 be worked
out For the blocking ships 70 find
their destination it was quite obvious
that they must be able 10 see for a
certain distance. say for a mile or
two at least And this means that
the moment the entrance 10 the
canal was in the same area Of clear
atmosphere with the blocking ships,
namely. during the hnal run in. the
shore batteries on the coast line also
would be I'm the clear weather and
able to concentrate on the blocking
ships. much 20 their detriment.
This applied both TO zeebrugge
and Ostend. where the German bat
teries are on the actual coast line.
But at Zeebrugge there was the ad-
ditioLal obstruction which is absent
at Ostend-the Mole.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-13

The Germans appear 10 have been
taken completely 10y surprise I'm
mediately that they had heard the
approach Of the vessels they fired
many hundreds OF star shells. But
the smoke screens prevented the
enemy from discerning the nature Of
the attack until il was too late. An
old submarine. fitted with explosives.
had run into and secured herself
under the viaduct and had been
blown up after the crew had es-
capped I'm O. small dinghy. This ter
rife explosion I'm their rear. The at
tack Of the storm party in their
midst. and the general confusion
which must have reiCned amongst
.tnem. were probably the cause Of the
Germans not noticing the approach
OF the block ships. These latter
passed close around the end OF the
Mole and made direct for the canal
entrance. The leading ship, II VI
: Thetis. was heavily engaged 10y
the shore batteries. but although in
In sinking condition managed 20 di-
their destination The Tbetis her
self struggled on. and finally sank
very close on the canal entrance and
right across the fairway The Intre-
pid and the Iphegenia proceeded in
60 the canal entrance and sank iu
the positions ordered 10y blowing out
their bottoms by mines especially
placed for the purpose Motor
launches had followed in after the
three blocking ships ana under ter
rfe rre from almost point blank
au-t -ret went around the sunkcn
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-13
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-13

There must have been many acts
of great gallantry 10 enable men who
could not walk 10 be carried back
on board amidst heavy fire Of the
light guns on the Mole and shell fire
from the shore batteries. which had
commenced 10 shelf their own Mole
as soon as they discovered il was in
our possession.
1T was fully realized that imme-
diately the ships showed off the Mole
they would come under the concen-
trated fire Of every battery that
could bear. IT. VI. : Iris, on leav-
ing the Vindictive was severely hit
and suffered many casualties. but the
Nindictive herself and the DaffOdu
bore charmed lives All three ships
retired TO the northward whilst
emitting smoke clouds to cover their
retreat
in addition TO the vessels already
mentioned, a large number of small
craft took part in the operation. and
it can safely be said that any fail
ure on the part of a single unit
might have prevented the success OF
the whole expedition Small motor
boats steamed up and down close off
the shore batteries as it were, treat
ing the latter with utter contempt.
Destroyers supported the small craft
bombarded the enemy batteries and
assisted i'm the rescue work with
equal contempt Of danger
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-13

" tL e ADcL-
"Au three block ships are still IN
position, after three and a half
months, and the navigable channel
into the canals remains sealed The
difficulty OF placing a ship across the
channel in broad daylight and with
out opposition is considerable, so
how the commanding officers Of
these ships managed 70 sink them
so successfully almost passes COM
prehension.
The escape Of the officers and
men from the wrecks was well car
ried out. The Intrepid alone carried
nearly 90 men and not a single man
fell into German hands. although. as
has been said before. this blocking
operation took place very nearly one
mile inside the batteries OF the Mole.
and two OF the block ships were act
ually inside the shore line.
When 10 was considered that
sufficient time had elapsed for the
blocking ships 20 do their work and
fer the crews to be rescued the or
der was given 10 the storming par
ties 10 retire from the Mole Whilst
the Vindictive and her consorts were
actually alongside they were COM
paratively safe from fire except in
the case OF the upper works which
rose above the Mole. The big fun
nels and mast of the Vindictive had
been riddled through and through.
and many casualties were caused by
flying splinters. As soon as the or
der TO retire was given the storm
parties reem barked. Some had been
killed, several severely wounded.
and yet out of about 400 mem who
had stormed the Mole less than a
score were left behind, in spite of the
16-foot climb up the ladders onto
the parapet.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-13

vessels and took off the crews. This
rescue work was so magnificently
carried out that practically none OF
the crews OF the three block ships
were lost.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-13

The Mole at Zeebrugge extends
rather more than three-quarters of a
mile from the entrance Of the canal,
and the outer end Of the Mole had
been turned into a veritable fortress.
The position of the navigable chan
mel leading 90 the canal entrance
was such that the ships were forced
10 pass close TO the batteries on the
Mole. and il was too much 10 hope
that they would be able TO do this
and pass inside these batteries and
then meet the full blast Of the shore
batteries without being sunk before
reaching the canal. It therefore be-
came clear that il would be neces-
sary either to destroy or TO divert
the attention of the Mole batteries
before the block ships arrived in
the vicinity. and in the latter case
10 keep them diverted until after the
blocking ships had arrived at their
destination.
1.-The German garrison on the
Mole was believed TO consist of all
but 900 men. II was decided 20
storm the Mole with special storm
parties Immediately prior 10 the ar
rival OF tho blocking ships. The
necessity Of holding the Mole for a
certain length Of time would also
provide opportunity TO carry out "a
certain amount of destructive work
on the Mole. The possibility of re-
Inducements coming from the shore
end and preventing the storming
party from attaining their object was
TO be countered by cutting the Mole
off from shore by blowing up the
railway viaduct.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-13

The Mole is a mile and a half
long and so yards wide. on the
outer side it is thanked by a wall 80
feet high. Five feet below the top
Of this wall is a narrow gangway or
parapet running the whole lensth Of
the Mole. with an iron handrail on
its inner side. From the parapet
there is 16-foot drop TO the Mole
proper. The inner side of the Mole
is fitted 10 allow ships berthing
alongside: whereas it probably was
never considered that any ships
would wish TO berth along the out
er side The ships carrying the
storminC party would not go along
the inner side Of the Mole without
passing close 20 the Mole batteries
and thereby risking the certainty Of
being sunk.
Therefore il was necessary for
these vessels to be secured alongside
the parapet Of the Mole and for the
storm parties TO climb over the so
foot wall down TO the parapet, and
thence over the haudrail and drop
/ 6 feet 10 the Mole before they could
attack the Mole batteries or carry
out their destructive work
The operation went like clock
work. The Nindictive, Iris and Daft
fodii proceeded alongside the Mole
in spite of a heavy fire from the
Mole batteries. The arrival was at
one minute past midnight. April -
%. and the storm party disembark-
ed on the Mole Immediately The
Danodil pushing the Vindictive
alongside the Mole. enabled this 10
be done. Because of the roughness
Of the sea the Iris had difficulty in
securing 10 the wall. and finally went
tention of disembarking her men
over that ship.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-13

"Vice Admiral Keyes directed the
whole operation, which had been
prepared under his own supervision
from r. NJ. s. Warwick, and did not
leave the scene of operations until
the last Of the blocking ships crews
had been recovered. The spirit and
determination with which he had
imbued all his officers and men and
his great quality of leadership made
success as near a certainty as pos
sibly could he done.
Every officer and man who took
part in this operation consequently
had put 10 sea with absolute conf
dence that success would be attain
ed. A complete success was attained
and more complete was it than could
ever have been hoped when the
undertaking first came up for CON
sideration."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-13

light draft vessels. and they in turn
required calm weather
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-20

mother countries for relief from Op-
precision. or in the case of the last
three. seek to re-esta blish their own
governments. suppressed since their
territory was gobbled whole by the
rulers Of Austria,
The Croats. Slovenes and Morlaks.
pawns Of Teutonic diplomacy. taken
from the Turk 10 be given TO the
Austrian, have long since lost the
power for concerted action or even
for concerted thought But they in
their helplessness are not neglected
i'm our policy of protection of small
nations. the keystone Of democracy.
The Austrian muddle is on the
mend. the plea Of Italia Irredenta -
is heard. The Czecho-SlOvak have
proven worthy and able TO govern
themselves. The Serbs and ROuman-
ians must of right be liberated from
Teuton misrule and persecution.
Our nation is committed with its
allies 10 the principle of self-deter-
mination and self-government. and
elf-determinatiOn in the Ram
shackle Empire" means that the Tail
shall cease TO wag the dog.
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-20

... .u.l-I co. -eut. Germans a.G
Masyars, is 10y no means unified in
PURPOSE On action
The German 23 percent is itself
divided into the nationalist or Aus
jrian element, which looks with sUs-
picioH on the aspirations OF the
Prussian Junkers. and the pro Prus-
sian element. which supports those
aspirations
The Magyar 20 percent is also SO
divided and in addition there isl n
Hungary a powerful party. opposed
10 both German and Austrian dom
ination.
The subject peoples, whose lands
were wrested by Austria from their
mother countries have lately re-
ceived the support of the American
government in their national aspira-
tions
The Italians in the Trentino, Tstria.
Fiume, Dalmatia. Carniola and car
inthia. the Roumanians in Transyl-
vania and Bukowina. the Serbs in
southern Hungary. the Czechs. Slo-
vaks and poles in Bohemia. Galicia.
Moravia and Snesia. turn 10 their
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-20

Hungary is little understood or APP
preciated by the general publ" Al
understanding Of the matter sheos
light on several movements nov i'm
the news.
The Czecho- -Slovak activities. the
aspirations of the Jugo slavs ami the
great internal unrest in what Pre-
mier Lloyd George terms The Ram
shackle Empire" are a few of these
A monarchy gathered together
piece by piece. by conquest. treaty
and theft; populated 10y peoples OF
many origins, tongues and varying
degrees of enlightenment. the dual
monarchy has been for over a hun
dred years the eyesore of Europe.
The Balkan embroglios of the past
30 years have been fomented largely
in Vienna and Budapest.
The great war had its inception in
the attempt of the Austrian govern
ment to degrade Serbia, rob her Of
her sovereignty. and render her for-
ever powerless against the aseres-
sions of the Hapsburgs.
The population of Austria Hun
gary in 1910 was 51,39O.223
The dominant element, Germa rs
in Austria, MaGyars in Hungary. rep
resents 43 percent of the entire pop
ulation. and since Hungary is now
under the thumb Of Berlin. il may
be said that the German % percent
rules the entire monarchy
Greatest of the racial divisions
of the subject peoples of Austria
Hungary is the Slavic element. This.
composed OF the Czecho- -Slovaks
(Bohemians, Poles. Ruthemans,
Czechs) and the Jugo on southern
Slavs CSerbs, Croats. Bosnians, SLOW
enes, Morlaks) represents AZ per
cent of the total population.
ROumanians, settled largely in
Pennsylvania and Bukowina. form
six percent Of the total and the
Italians and the smaller subject
races. four percent.
Together with this muddle of pop-
ulation. il must be remembered that
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-20
RATS IN TRENCHES
SAID TO Be DOOMED
"StarS and Stripes" Tells of
Work of EradiCating
Rodents.

The Stars and Stripes the news
paper published for the American
expeditionaSy forces I'm France, re-
Gently printed the following regard
ing the work Of former members Of
the scientific staff OF the biological
survey. United states department Of
agriculture
AS you may have heard FIVE OF
eleven times already this IS a sci
entifc war Whenever an annoy
ance or an actual menace 10 the
army is discovered. scientific steps
are taken 20 annihiIate the pest
Even the cootie is doomed. II is
said that the research work is in
charge OF an officer 10 be designat-
cd as a cob.enant. But this story
is a bout rats
The rat. fruratively. is about 20
be trapped A year or so ago there
was q mana member OF the bio
logical survey-who had great sue
cess In exterminating the prairie
dogs out in Kansas and Colorado.
When America came into the war.
somebody in the war departm ent
suggested that maybe this scientific
exterminator Of prairie dogs was so
good At that job ne might be able
20 solve the rat problem in the
trenches SO they ordered him over
here 20 give the rats a critical and
microscopic look.
He came over and went up front
and studied the rodent He studied
Il by and large, hither and yon. here
and there. and through and through.
lie found out what il liked for sup
per and its favorite flower and How
10 cared for its Young. And he
doped out way 20 lessen it's raw
ages II not actually to exterminate
H.
He found out. too, that not all
the rat trouble is at the front A
large part OF it is at the base ports.
where the rats get into the big store
houses, and cause damage to the
food and clothing waiting TO go to
the front often tire rats go right
along up with the food and cloth
ing
The rat specialist made his re-
port and recommended that some
man be sent 10 assist him. II is
said that his request has been grant
ed and that a successful barrage
against the rat already has been
laid down"
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-20

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, ASg. S.-tCorrespond-
ence) The headquarters of the
units of the American army in the
Marne sector had 10 hustle 20 keep
up with the American troops in the
hghting when the Germans were
hurled out of that salient and across
the Nesle river.
In keeping contact with the enc
my the American headquarters
moved from one shell torn VILLAGE
To another. In most instances, the
buildings or parts of buildings,
had been occupied by German Off
GERS only a day or two before.
Previous TO moving from one
town 10 another telephone wires had
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-20
WOULD STIMULATE
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Sept. 90
Representing the Indiana state coun-
ell Of defense, Prof. NJ L. Laubach
OF the Indiana State Normal school,
vocational training department. at
Terre Haute. Thursday began a tour
Of the principal cities Of the state to
stimulate education Evansville and
Vincennes will be the first cities
visited Special efforts will be made
TO provide for the establishment Of
evening schools. where men Of draft
age may be taught in the mechanical
and industrial arts.
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-20
SECRETARY
OF NAVY HAS MILD CASE
OF. SPANISH INFLUENZA
News- -Tlmes special servIce:

News INES SltClal service
NEW YORK, sept. 2O.-Fra nklin
D. Roosevelt. assistant secretary of
the navy. who is at the home Of his
mother here. is suffering from
ar attack of pneumonia, which de-
veloped from Spanish influenza con-
tracted while on a voyage for home
upon his recent visit 20 France and
England. The illness is not serious.
IL is stated AT his mothers home.
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-20
Headquarters Hurry to keep up
With Yankees in Name Line

been strung. or laid. so that. while
the divisional officers were in tho
actual process of moving. the two
headquarters in the two villages
were i'm communication with each
other until the task was completed
After the telephone, and possibly
telegraph instruments, had been
installed the commanding officer
would 60 forward to the advanced
station with Few assistants and
then others would follow in relays.
each department bringing its books
and papers. maps and other acces-
sories of its particular branch.
Transportation was by automobile
and was only a minor incident OF
the moving. IB one instance the en-
tire transfer of a divisional head
quarters was accomplished in less
than three hours, the telephone con-
nection having been accomplished
the day previous.
In the case of a corps headquar-
ters the commanding officer moved
into new quarters one morning while
soldiers were repairing the roof
DANA ged two days before by a Ger
man shell. Telephones in working
order with the village to the rear
from which the corps was moving
awaited the commanding officer
when he arrived. Soon afterward
officers and held clerks with cases
Of documents and papers Of the diff
ferent departments began TO arrive
and before noon the corps was
working as smoothly as it had been
the night before, 15 or 70 miles
away and without having been out
of communication with any of its
units even for second.
In addition 10 the telephone and
telegraph the wireless apparatus
had been set up. carrier pigeons
were ready TO be taken to the front
as another means of communica-
ton. couriers on motorcycles were
going and coming as if upon their
speed rested the outcome of the
war. and maps were on the walls
within the house
Each of the commanders assist
ants had his room and his collaps-
ible desk in order. every clerk was
on the job. portable desks and cases
full of papers were in their respec-
tive place, beds had been made. and
i'm the yard under canvas tables
were set and the cook was mixing
dough for biscuits for supper And
that night a motor and generator
on a truck buzzed outside and the
men on night duty had electric
lights by which. 10 see 70 carry on
dove-tailed details being worked out
TO Nvhip the Germans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-03
MAKES Them FIT
Boxing Skill Also Gives Sol.
diers Advantage Over Huns.
Gibson Praises Army of Rough
and Ready Men.
BY JACK vEIoCK.

New York. May 3.-Boxing lessons
under professional instructors at all
OF the army environments in this coun-
try have done much toward making
highly efficient fighters out of the
SammieS.
This IS the opinion of many critics
who have visited the training camps,
where the soldier boys have been
taught all the fine points of offense
and defense known to the fiStic fra
fernity, an6 the prediction is made
that before the war is over the fight
ing men of Uncle Sam will be known
az the fightingest fighters who have
ever been seen on battlefield.
instruction in the use of the bayo-
net is not unlike instruction in box
ing. Many of the movements are the
same, AMI hundreds of lads who have
never known how to put up their
dukes" are becoming past masters at
Il now.
Outfist the Huns.
In hand-to-hand fighting. which is
expected to play a big part in the de-
Gliding battles of the war. the prepara-
ton given the Sammies is highly val
liable. And the Sammie who has had
lis course in ooxing will get his boche
much quicker than the soldier who
knows nothing of boxing.
At a recent boxing tournament held
at Camp Upton. in which some 1000
soldiers had taken part before the
tourney simmered down to the finals
in each division, the lads who won
the various championships were nom
professionals without exception. There
were number of pro" boxers in the
ranks of the soldiers. and every last
man of them was knocked out.
Rough and Ready.
Billy Gibson, manager of Benny
Leonard. who is the boxing instructor
at Upton, says he never saw such a
rough-and-ready army of men in his
life.
They are without doubt the
toughest birds / have ever laid eyes
on said Gibson. land when they get
into the big fight over there they are
going to make the world open it's
eyes. Two-fisted wildcats is what I'd
call 'em. and say. your nifty profess
sional hasn't got a look-in.
Leonard admitted to me there are
better men in the army than he ever
saw in the professional ring when it
comes to downright fighting. and he
ought to know. And they like box
ing. too. They simply eat it up"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-03
Food for Fans
81 GEO. Z. PHAIk.
(Copyright)

Cycling.
Looking over one of the public prints. we
have run across .he tidings that 200 of
our citizens have organized cycling club
The news, while not important in itself
reveals the fact that some of our fellow
their systems the ancient malady known
as bicyclitis.
Years ago this malady held the nation
in its grip. it attacked men women and
children, rich and poor alike, regardless of
race: color, creed or previous condition of
sery1tude. 1t infested the highways rand,
the byways, and no home, be it ever so
tumble, was complete without at least one
when the epidemic was at its height the
bicycle was mark of social caste. The
plush covered album on the marble topped
table In the front room no longer was the
emblem of social distinction. No family
could rear its proud head unless it owned
bicycle.
last years model! Riding last years
bike was like wearing last years bonnet
dar.
r. And the scorehers-ah, the scorchers!
terrifying speed of four knots per hour.
causing Inflated pedestrians to flee for
their very lives.
Imagine scorcher on a boulevard to-
day! The crossing cop when he had recov-
cred MS speech. would hold up his hand
and al6 say; .t Here YOU Get off the street;
Get over there on the sidewalk, where yen
be out OF danger!'
What matter If a boxer be
A model of efficiency,
A wizard of the game?
A single wallop on the jaw
Delivered by a sturdy paw
Makes all men look the same.
1t may interest you to know that
Thormahlen is a pitcher and not a patent
medicine. .
Ty Cobb may be If priceless worth
To any baseball clan.
But all the Tyrus Cobbs on Garth
can't beat the weather man.
We know not what financial emolument
Roger Hornsby receives for his services in
! the Dali yard, but he is worth all he gets.
The military training undergone by the
White Sox is beginning to show results
Joe Jackson thinks he is a battery of heavy
| artillery.
! Spring Hitters.
In early Spring
! They have their fling
And rudely land upon the ball
/ A month or so
And they will blow
Like sere and yellow leaves in Fall.
As rule those who hit the ball in April
hit the skids in May.
Reports from Atlantic ports indicate that
Walter Johnson's smoke screen is not In
working order
Alexander will now be given an ,ppor-
tunity to pitch few hand grenades In
the worlds series.