The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-23
JAP SUBMARINES
 MAY HAVE SUNK
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 submerged" they said. "one of the planes flew over the spot and drop- ped depth charge the planes wheeled and came back and one cf them dropped another depth charge. That produced another explosion but we couldn't tell whether the charge hit the submarine"
 The woman at Point Conception who witnessed the unsuccessful ate tack yesterday morning on the Tanker II. M. Storey, said Navy bombers arrived overhead only 6 few minutes after the submarine, lying less than two miles of shore, fired It's first torpedo. The planes dropped depth bombs.
 "T'he bombs were 50 heavy that when they exploded they shook the ground where I was standing" she said. "The explosions raised big columns of water"
 Defense authorities withhold her name.
 Besides the 0,o12-ton Tanker Emi. dio and the 0,S30-tofl Storey, the at- tackled ships were the 6,771-tofl Tanker 8. g. Aswiworld and the j.. i72-tofi lumber carrier Samoa,
 More Attacks
 San Francisco, Dec. 23-(UP)-A Japanese submarine attacked afi. other tanker off the California coast today between Point Arguello and Estero bay.
 Without warning the underSea craft came upon the tanker, as yet unidentified, sheiled it heavily and apparently fired three torpBdoes at it-but failed to sink it.
 The tanker was able to make it's way to Estero bay which is 50 mics north Of Point Arguello where c submarine shelled the Standard Oil tanker II. M. Storey yesterday morning.
 Point Argueiio is about i60 miles north Of Los Angeles.
 Today's submarine attack Was tho fifth on A1 American merchant ves- sel off the west coast since Gattirs day. Earlier, the Efnidio had been damaged badly and its crew said they were shelled after taking to iifeboats. Attacks also were made on the Samoa, Agwiwor1d and stoFs ey, all Of which escaped.
 Early this month the Lahaina was sunk and It's survivors were land- cd on an Island in tho central Pa- cific.
 The sheriff's offics at San Luis obispo reported heavy smelling foi- lowed by ( loud explosion was heard off Point Estero shortly before dawn.
 Constable Roy oenardini of the coastal town Of Cayicos said "lieavy smelling" continued for af hour and c half.
 The explosion was felt in San Luis Obispo, four miles inland.
 There was c possibility that Amer lean bomberB may have sunk or damaged one of the enemy subs marines but today's attack appaFs ently established that at least one other still iS operating within sight of the California coast.
 San Luis Obispo, cal, Dec. 23-I (UP)-1ieaVy shelling followed by c loud explosion was heard of Point Estero, 20 miles north of here short- ly before dawn today, the sheriff's office reported.
 Constable Roy denafdini Of the coastal town of Cayucos, 1B miles north of here, said tho explosion and smelling came from the sea at c point some six miles off Point Egtero.
 Two shots were heard c few riifl- utes before afl explosion rocked the countrywide. Heavy smelling ccntin- iied for afl hour and c half.
 Unverified reports to the sheriffS office said 6 tanker of unknown registry had been sunk.
 (san Luis ObiSpo is approximate ly half way between Los Angeles and San Francisco.)
 The explosion occurred about 50 miles north of the spot where the Standard oil tanker II. M. Storey was attacked yesterday by an eil. er1y submarine.