The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 239, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 15, 1917 Page: 8 of 8
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SATURDAY
BRITISH lim
TELLS HOW IT
SUNK UWS
Series of Eight Encounters
Are Described Covering Var-
ious Phases of Work.
SHOWS HOW IT IS DONE
Ceaseless Patrolling of Waters
Necessary to Save Mer-
chant Vessels.
LONDON. Sept. 15.—Stories of
some recent successes of the British
navy acniist German submarines
were given to the public in a series
of brie* descriptions of eight encoun-
ters in which eight and possiuly nine
C-bous w-re accounted for. T'ie?v
cisht sea battle pictures were select-
<l so aj to cover practically the w ho’c
ground o* anti-subji iri*e a^ti .itivs.
in < . e caw there vab a ia tin bc-
tweeu an auxiliary cru. lf an i a eub-
marin \ I? another an eng vx nnvr.t
bet wee. a reaplane and a submaric?.
then a bat lie between two subma-
rines. in wnch the 3.\th h submarine
captain poved himself the better
man. and finally two tales of suc-
cesses of armed merchantmen
against the enemy.
Describes Torpt to Atta ’k.
Find: from one of our auxiliary
naval ships a torpedo was seen ap-
proaching It jumped out of the
water a hundred yards off and struck
the engine room near the water line
in king a large rent and flooding sev-
eral compartments. A lifeboat was
blown into the air. pieces landing on
the wireless aerial.
Soon after a periscope turned to-
ward the ship but quickly disap-
peared as the enemy further sub-
merged. Again it appeared and was
followed this time by the conning
tower. Fire was opened and the first
shot hit the base of the conning
tower and removed the two peri-
scopes. Many other hits were ob-
tained an' the submarine quickly as-
sumed a list and several men came
out of thr hatch.
The U-boat wallowed along for a
space with the stern almost sub-
merged and oil squirting from its side
and the crew’ came on deck and
wave i their hands. “Cease firing”
was ordered whereupon the enemy
started t> make off at a fair speed
hoping to disappear in the mist.
Fire again was opened a loud ex-
plos on took place forward and fall-
TOO FAT?
Here’s a Simnle. Safe and
mere s a simple oare ana
Reliable Way to Reduce
Your Weight.
Maybe you have nearly worn out:
body and patience trying to secure
satisfactory weight reduction by j
following drastic rules requiring
starvation dieting or tiresome
troublesome exercises or drugging. I
Even so you should not lose hope I
and imagine that you must carry!
through life a load of burdensome I
unhealthy flesh. Here's a very 1
simple easy-to-follow system of ’
treatment that is said to bring
truly remarkable results for others ]
and it will be easy to prove what'
it can do for you.
Go to your druggist and get a
small box of oil of korein capsules j
Take one capsule after each meal
and one before retiring at night; j
also follow the other simple direc- I
tions that come with the capsules. |
This method should reduce your
weight ten to sixty pounds (or;
whatever you wish) in a short time ■
and leave your general health and I
figure greatly Improved.
You will be amazed at the im-!
provement in your mind as well as j
your body when you have begun to I
reduce your weight.
Oil of korein is absolutely harm-
less is pleasant to take and this;
treatment is surely worthy of a fair
trial if you want to become thin-1
ner healthier and younger in ap-^
pearance.
£ Chop Suey
* nd Yaka Mein
First-Clas. Service
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mj over on hit «ido tho enemy gun
the l.mt thing aeon being hia shat
bow. end up. slowly disappearing h
i.oath the water. Two survivors wot
picket* up Our ship made for hai
bor.
Drop* Exploabe Charge*.
Secord: One of our email era
lighted an enemy submarine nt 10
| inn) yards. She maintained hi
) minutes later tli
enemy stopped and then proceed*
I toward her Suddenly ho submerge
I an ’ snortly after a periscope appeal
. ; on the starboard bow an
then disappeared.
When over the place where th
) . V n CXph'Sß
chnrg* was dropped.
The ship circled and dropped an
other charge. The explosion was fol
low 31 b” another much more violem
The water became black over a larg
area and a considerable quantity c
r thlcc of. and flotsam came to th
" surface.
Third: One of our submarine
sighted nr. enemy submarine ain
J ved bu at ter se< ing him throug
a periscope a few minutes lost sigh
ol him. Ou* boat came to the surfac
an • three hours later saw the enem:
two or three miles away.
Our boa* dived to attack but th
enemy altered his course and agali
» was l«»st. His apparent objective be
ing conjectured our course was al
tered in tne hope of cutting him of
> and eventually he again was detecte<
; steering as surmised. Our courS'
was altered and a favorable positioi
obtained a torpedo was fired. J
splash wu? observed close to his sten
and a few seconds later the enem:
was see * with his stern out of th<
water smoke hanging around It am
♦hy conning tower half submerged
A minute or two later he disap
peared.
Seaplane Makes Attack.
Fourth: A seaplane proceeded t<
attack an enemy submarine whlcl
she observed maneuvering into a po
sition to fire a torpedo at a passini
merchant ship. Before the seaplan*
arrived over the submarine the latte:
submerged but three bombs wen
dropped on the position where h*
disapepared. Five minutes later ;
large upheaval was noticed when
the bomb was dropped. This coulc
best be compared to a huge bubbh
rising some distance above the leve
of the sea and distinctly visible for s
minute or more. There was no fur
th*r sign of the submarine.
Fifth. A patrol noticed a wak<
with a considerable amount of foan
traveling parallel with her course r
shop distance away. She crossed the
wake and dropped and explosive
charge over it. Almost immediate);
a second charge was dropped. Aftei
it had exploded another explosior
took place. Oil and bubbles cam<
to the surface and on this spot a fur
ther charge was exploded.
Two more patrol craft arrived or
the scene and discharged charges
Oil which still was rising after ar
interval of twelve hours was heavj
brown ir color and had a smell like
petrol
Hit By Naval Gunners.
Sixth: Ope of our naval force
hearing gun fire steered for the posi-
tion and soon sighted an enemy sub-
marine. Fire was opened and a hii
obtained A large explosion resulted
» hut its effect could not be noted a«
the submarine quickly disappeared
Th whole hull and conning towel
wer distinctly visible before.
! Seventh: Two submarines attack
led a defensively armed merchan
vessel. The first submarine fired i
II torpedo at close range which missec
and the ship sunk her by gun fire
The second submarine then attacker
th'' ship bv gunfire but was damagec
and driven off.
Eighth: A defensively armed mer
chant vessel encountered a subma-
! rine which endeavored to attack at
rinse range. The ship opened fire
hitting the submarine twice and
! causing i* to disapepar vertically
The sta appeared to boil for a con-
I siderabl? time after.
PERSONAL MENTION
♦
। Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Walks of Dahas are
| staying at the Menger hotel.
I Mrs. N. P H*nth nf Shreveport La. b
a guest at the St. >nth«ny.
I W. Traylor cf Victoria is at the La*
. nler
Among the arrivals nf Saturday at the
: Gunter was Mrs Lnuis Crow of Arkadcl*
I ph la. Ark.
I Captain L. P. Moirlaon nf Port Aransas
I is registered at the^Mengcr.
I Mr. ant Mrs. R. J Munger. Mrs George
IN. >ldredge and Miss Gertrud* Aldredge
Inf Dallas ar? stopping at the St. Anthony
| hotel.
| I I-utenant and Mrs. H A McSwcin of
; Gamp Travle are nn-ong those who regis-
i terej at the Lanier.
Mr. and Mrs. G M. Pay nf San Jos*
j Cal. ar* guests at the Gunter.
। J P. O’Dnnnoll of New York Is a recent
• arrival at the Menger.
I Mrs. 8. Kraus and daughter of Kansas
I City are at the St. Anthcny.
I Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Zimmer of Wood-
land. Cal. are reglttered at the Lanier
hotel.
i P. E. Peareson end J. B. Winston cf
rjchmond Tex. are staying at the Gun-
|tcr.
I Charles P. .ißrnhsnn of Atlanta is an ar-
! rival at the Menger.
Mrs. W. G. Pearson of Houston Is at the
Rt. Anthony hotel.
I J. J. McKinney end family of Beeville
! are mopping at the Lanie’.
J Mrs Frank Williams and children of
' Cb bum*. T-x.. ar.- nmong the guests of
I the day at tl.e LotH.
•'Do you think 'ou ran turn the. baser
I metals Into gobi?” "Undoubtedly—if you
|<an cm >s which vay t .* steel market
is going."—Washington 1 tar.
-
$ NINE PERSONS HORT
IN MOTOR ACCIDENTS
aft — _____
0.- ——
One of Six Is Seriously In-
jured When Automobile
ir ; Overturns.
nd
' ie Nine persons were injured only
" e one seriously in half a dozen auto-
mobile accidents five of which oc-
n- curred Saturday morning and one
>1- Friday night.
at. The first accident of the day oc-
ue curred at 1 o'clock Saturday morn
of ing when a seven-passenger Chalin-
he era driven by D. Meeks of Corpus
Christi. Texas left the road struck
a fence and overturned ut the inter*
ml section of the Corpus Christi Hoad
jh ami Hart Avenue. Mrs. I>. Meeks ami
)H Mis s May Hamilton were injured
co and were taken to the Kenney Hani-
uy tarium for treatment. The latter ee-
caped with slight bruises. Mrs.
h Meeks though seriously hurt is ex-
In pected to recover.
P . Besides Mr. und Mrs. Meeks and
I |. Miss Hamilton other occupants ot
ff the car were W. A. McNabb ot Jia-
sl this Texas and C. E. Bancroft and
se L. L. Homer of Corpus Christi. They
)n escaped with minor bruises as did
A Mr. Meeks. The automobile was
rn badly damaged.
Jy Three accidents were reported
h' e within an hour and a half Saturday
morning. The first occurred at 8:30
1 o'clock when a boy Amperto Garcia
pj 2215 Montana Street was struck by
an automobile driven by E. W.
Starcke. The accident occurred in
to the 200 block Hedges Street. Garcia
■h was taken to the Robert B. Green
O. Memorial Hospital for treatment.
The driver was arrested on a charge
le ot careless driving.
cr Shortly afterward “Sonnle" How-
re .»rd whose parents reside at 108 Mul-
ler Street was struck by a truck
a loaded with ice driven by Frank
re Zunker 511 Castro Street. The acci-
le dent occurred at the intersection ot
l e the Fredericksburg Road and North
e] Flores Street. Zunker was arrested
a by Policeman Wurzbach and placed
r . under 1200 bond on a charge ot care-
less driving.
ie A collision between a motorcycle
m operated by John Geogban a mem-
a ber of motor truck company No. 74
1P U. S. A. and an automobile oper-
e ated by Mrs. H. Morris 101 Madi-
|v son Street occurred at 9:45 o'clock
pr at the intersection ot Military Plaza
n and Flores Street. No one was in-
1P Jured the rear of the automobile
r . being reported damaged. Geughan
w as arrested.
)n An automobile operated by D.
s Young. 209 Soledad Street collided
in with an express wagon standing in
y the 300 block North Laredo Street.
t ' e shortly after 7 v'clock Saturday
morning. No one was in the vehicle.
The wagon was damaged.
Alvin Johnson a negro boy resid-
j. ing in the 800 block East Euclid
t. Avenue was taken to the Robert B.
It Green Memorial Hospital at 6 o'clock
<] Friday evening tor treatment. The
boy was found lying in the 700 block
q Jones Avenue and reported to the
er police that he had been run down by
a yellow automobile while attempt-
1. ing to cross the street. The number
n t of the automobile was not obtained.
a* ' •
»d Aetna affords complete protec-
e tion against loss through accident—■
lr j Johnston Ac Burnett general agents
.j Crockett 59. —(Adv.)
? KELLY FIELD TD HAVE
F A NEW COMMANDER
—
s Lieutenant Colonel Chitty to
Succeed Colonel Chase
Assigned in Infantry.
Col. Wilson Chase commander at
<■ Kelly Field is to be assigned in corn.
1- mand of the Twenty-fourth infantry
negro now stationed at Columbus
s N. M. Lieut. Col. William D. Chitty
who has just been promoted from
major in the cavalry and transferred
o to the signal corps will succeed Col-
onel Chase at Camp Kelly. South-
'• ern Department headquarters were
' advised Saturday of the War Depart-
e ment order. The date when the order
becomes effective has not been an-
it nounced.
Lieutenant Colonel Chitty has
is been major in the Twelfth cavalry
at Columbus. He has seen years of
J- service principally in the cavalry.
■ r Captain Ilooney Transferred.
i- Capt. Simon S. Rooney for sev- ■
eral months < n duty in the transpor- r
f- tation department of the quartermas. .
ter's department depot has been
le ordered away from Fort Sam Hous-
ie ton. He will report to Washington. t
f
; GOVERNMENT EXPERTS
: TO FIGHT BOLL WORM'
h
—
Immediate Action to Check
Ingress of Insect in Texas \
Is Ordered
r
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Sept. 15.— ”
To combat the dreaded pink boll
worm which was discovered this
week near Hearne Texas twelve ex. S
ports from the bureau of entomo- \
logy. Department of Agriculture
have been ordered to Hearne under
Dr. W. D. Hunter in charge of south- jj
ern field crop insect investigation a
of the bureau who left Washington
for Texas.
An announcement by the federal 0
horticulture! board under which the L
experts will work said that federal ’
field men at Hearne and state au- ।
thorities are carefully picking and
“ burning every boll from the seven (
acre field ot cotton in which the a
pink worm was discovered. The
stalks and all fragments of boll and
seeds also will be gathered and t
burned. j
The experts ordered to Texas after (
co-operating in the work at Hearne
will be assigned to the vicinity ot ten
cotton seed oil mills in Texas to
which Mexican seed was shipped (
last year and which may be points i
ot disseminating for the pink worm <
which came from across the Mexican <
border. t
The horticultural board's state- i
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
REG u S PATENT OFFICE —
THE UNEQUALED NON-INTOXICATING
CEREAL BEVERAGE
M Adds to the Joy of Living"
For Sale at all Places where Wholesome Drinks are Sold
ORDER A CASE FOR YOUR HOME TO-DAY i
PRUITT COMMISSION CO. Distributors San Antonio Texas.
BLATZ — MILWAUKEE
ment said the worm discovered at
Hearne undoubtedly escaped from
infested Mexican seed before the
board Issued a quarantine against
the seed some months ago.
GAS FUMES CAUSE FIRE
Hume Damaged 825H —other Alarms
bounded.
The ignition of gas fumes from a
leak in a pipe beneath the building
set fire to the home of G W. Pat-
terson negro 801 Nevada Street at
11:30 o’clock Saturday morning. The
damage by fire to the building and
contents is estimated at about $250
covered by insurance. The manner in
which the fumes became ignited was
not determined.
Tar being heated in a vat at the
Campbell-Petty Lumber Company
South Floret Street caught fire at
3:20 o'clock Friday afternoon and
ignited the wall of one of the main
buildings. The blaze was extinguished
before it gained headway. The dam-
age was trivial.
A false alarm was sounded at 6:50
o’clock Friday afternoon causing a
number of ccmpvnies a run to the
600 block Buena Vista Street. A fire
broke out In the rear of the Soledad
Roof Garden Soledad Street at 3
o’clock Saturday morning but was
checked before any damage re-
sulted.
Aetna affords complete protec-
tion against loss through fire—
Johnston Ac Burnett general agents.
Crockett 58.—(Adv^)
Best Boom Bill Sijmcd.
AUSTIN Tex. Sept. 15. —Acting
Governor Hobby today signed a bill
which authorized Dallas County to
construct a building at or near the
courthouse of sufficient dimensions
to provide a rest room for women
and children attending court.
VAN RAPPARD IS
RELIEVED OF POST
Holland Designates Van Royan
as Minister From Nether-
lands in Washington.
’A7.HHNGTON D. C„ <’P\ In —
The Netherlands minister to the
United States Chevalier W. L. F. C.
Van Kappard has been recalled by
Fls government am’. Friday he called
upon Secretary Lansing to an-
rounce the fact and to if Mr.
Van Royen who has been named tn
succeed i<im*wi’l be acceptable to
the Lihted States.
Chevalier Van Happard who has
been minister here for four .^ears
will be transferred to a Kuroiteaa-
post possibly to a diplomatic posi-
tion in his own country. He said
1 the matter of his tranfer had been
; first broached last February but no
; decision was reached until recently.
The new minister Mr. Van Royen
. formerly was secretary of legation
here and has had much experience
in diplomacy. He married Miss
Winthrop of Boston.
Chevalier Van Happard said the
failure of his endeavors to obtain
. a release of foodstuffs for shipment
to Holland had nothing whatever to
do with his recall and that his suc-
cessor w’ho will not arrive here for
a month or two would take up the
’ negotiations with the aid of the
I Dutch mission in this country now.
j The retiring minister came to
p Washington to succeed Mr. Lowden
s now minister of foreign affairs for
i The Netherlands.
During the time when Count von
Bernstorff was the German ambas-
sador here M. Van Kappard was said
to be extremely friendly with the
. count and was criticised on that ac-
count.
Ixist of I. W. W.’s to Leave.
When Saturday’s sun sets there
won’t be a member of the Industrial
I Workers of the World on govern-
ment rations at Columbus N. M.. ac-
cording to reports to the Southern
Department Saturday morning. The
report stated only twenty-one of the
1. W. W.’s were then in camp and
these were to depart Saturday. Hun-
dreds of these men have eaten gov-
ernment rations for weeks or since
1 Fanners Attention!
I lam paying $70.00 per ton for I
:| Cottonseed at the Mumme wagon yard I
: I opposite Fest Gin on South Flores St. I
r H H
e H
I FRANK BURNS I
r H
- their forced exodus from Bisbee
:l Arizona
e
Fiiul German Bombs in Norway.
CHRISTIANA Sept. 14.—(Delay-
ed.)—Two big bombs of German
manufacture have been found at
e Nervik. northern Norway. They
1 wore wrapped in a Swedish newspa-
’ per dated August 4 and were en-
’ closed in canvas carrying bags
n »■
p ’'What aort of a bridge player la Flub-
e dub?”
ii ”1 never aaw anybody succeed In nian-
. euvertnjr the ac«' of trumps away from
him. I’ve acen him fall down in about
every other imaginable way."—Kansas
e City Journal.
SEPT. 15 1917.
TRAIN NOT FIRED ON
No Evidence of an Attack on Troops
En Route.
i
y COLL MBVS O„ Sept. 15.—N0 sol-
- <liers or others were injured and no
- evidence can be found to substan*
tiate last night's report that a troop
. train hud been fired upon at Mingo
Junction near Steubenville accord-
n ing to an announcement here today
' from the officials of the Pennsylva-
nia railroad.
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