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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 23, 1917.
DESTROYERS SEND
DIVER TO BOTTOM
Submarine, Damaged by Depth
Bomb, Goes Down With
All on Board.
WORK IS SPEEDILY DONE
Destruction of TJ-Boat Said to Be
One of Cleanest and Quickest
Bits of Service Done , by
American Squadron.
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attack from the east side of the canal
was smashed by machine gun and rifle
fire.
Later the German artillery opened
up and heavily shelled the trenches
south of Moeuvres.
Thursday morning the Irish were
holding most of Moeuvres and the east
bank of the canaL In the afternoon
the Germans, after hand-to-hand fighting-
through the streets and among: the
houses, forced the British to withdraw
to the southern outskirts. This morn
ing the Irish at an early hour had
worked their way around toward the
north.
Cavalry Does Good Work.
In the Graincourt section on the
right of the Irish, remarkable work
was done by cavalry on the first day.
The horsemen had swept forward and
captured Anneux by Tuesday evening,
an advance of about 7000 yards, said
to be a record for one day.
Two squadrons of horse accomplished
the downfall of Anneux and captured
it between 4 and 6 o'clock in the even
ing. Here was found a system of cata
combs under the church held by the
Germans who had an - electric power
station for lighting. An elaborate bat
talion headquarters fell Into British
hands.
louring Tuesday night, the Germans
counter-attacked Anneux with troops
fresh from the Russian front. A strong
battle took place and the British with-
nounced today by the German War
Office. The statement adds that 30
British tanks which were shot to pieces
lie before Montain alone.
Southwest of Cambrai. the statement
says, the English again sought a de
oision. A strong attack on Inchy and
desperate assaults against Moeuvres
failed.
The British attacks against Bourlon,
Fontaine and La Folio Wood were of
especial force, the statement says.
Tanks in close formation, were fol
lowed by Infantry which was slowly
gaining ground on Bourlon when it
was met by a counter thruBt and again
ejected from the wood and the village.
The text of the statement reads:
"Western war theater: Front of
Crown Prince Rupprecht There has
been increased artillery activity in
Flanders. Waves of fire of great viol
ence alternated with less vigorous de
structive fire between the railways
leading from Boesinghe to Staden and
from Ypres- to floulers."
"Southwest of Cambrai the English
against sought a decision. A sharp
firing duel heralded at battle on the
front from Queant to Banteux. A
strong attack on Inchy collapsed In
front Of that village. Moeuvres was
stubbornly defended by desperate fight
ing against many assaults.
"The thrusts - directed against
Bourlon, Fontaine and La Folie were of
"WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. Definite
news of the destruction of another
German submarine by American de
etroyers reached the Navy Department
today in a cable report from Vice-Admiral
Sims. The submarine damaged
by & depth bomb, went down with all
on board after a destroyer had at
tached a line and was attempting to
take her in tow.
Two destroyers took part in the ac
tion. One; sighting a periscope at 400
yards, headed for It and dropped a
deadly depth bomb. Soon afterwards
the submarine came to the Burface
with nosign of life aboard, apparently
shattered by the bomb, then went to
the bottom.
Depth Charge Effective.
Secretary Daniels' statement follows:
"Dispatches from Admiral Sims state
that a German U-boat has been ac
counted for by American destroyers in
European waters. While, on patrol
duty, a destroyer sighted a periscope,
400 yards off. Immediately ringing
full speed ahead, the commanding of
ficer headed his craft to pass a few
yards ahead of the submarine, as the
destroyer passed over the TJ-boat's
course, a depth charge was dropped.
This evidently caused damage to
the U-boat, which shortly afterward
broached (came to the surface) about
COO ardu away.
"Fire was immediately opened on the
submarine fcy two of our destroyers,
which circled about their target.
Diver Evidently Disabled.
"The submarine did not return the
fire and was evidently disabled. One of
the destroyers got a line to her, intend
ing to tow her, but the boat soon sank."
BASE OF THE AMERICAN FLO
TILLA IN BRITISH WATERS, Nov. 24.
(By the Associated Press.) The
American destroyers which were re
sponsible, for the latest sinking of a
Oerraan submarine have returned to
their base witli flags flying. Their
Victory over the U-boat was one of the
cleanest, neatest ar.d quickest pieces
of anti-submarine work yet recorded
by the American squadron.
The submarine was disabled by a
depth charge, rore to the surface three
minutes after the charge was fired,
hung hesitstingly at the surface for a
moment and then sank to the bottom
of the sea.
Bubbles and Oil Rise.
The pressure of water at the 200-foot
or so depth at which she sank soon
completed the work of destruction on
the strained r'ates of the submarine's
hull. For a long time bubbles and oil
continued to rise in great gulps .from
the gravi where she lay and then the
Americans made assurance complete in
a. manner of which it is unnecessary to
0 Into details.
It was daylight, with good visibility,
when the periscope was sighted by the
lookout of a destroyer, which with a
Bister craft, was engaged in its cus
tomary duties. The submarine com
mander was Just preparing to fire a
torpedo, either at One of the destroyers
or at a merchantman nearby.
Periscope Signal for Action.
"Periscope two points off the star
Uoard bow," sang out a lookout In a
voice which could be heard from end
to end of the craft. Instantly an alarm
to general quarters was sounded and
the held thrown hard over.
Signal flags were swung out notify
ing the sister ship of the exact location
of the enemy. At the same time the
heliograph began its staccato flashing
of orders for a combined attack. A
scant 18 inches of periscope had shown
above the surface of the sea 400 yards
distant for a few instants and then
vanished. In less time than it takes
to tell the destroyer, under the im
petus of suddenly opened throttles, had
fairly leaped into the track where the
periscope had disappeared.
HUNS ARE HURLED BACK
(Continued From First Paire.)
and by a remarkable piece of work
the task was accomplished. Previously
they had repaired a causeway in the
tame vicinity, and the troops were able
to get over the canal to the eastern
bank. The Irish infantry was then ad
vancing northward on both sides of the
canal, with the main Cambrai-Bapaume
highway as their immediate objective.
Irish Held TJp for Time.
During the afternoon the Irish were
field up temporarily because of the
ehortage of ammunition near a sunken
road, southwest of Graincourt, where
the Germans were established in- con
siderable force. The ammunition came
up and the British charged forward
again. They overcame the resistance
south of the Cambrai-Bapaume high
way. Hand-to-hand fighting occurred at
positions below the road, but the Ger
mans finally were forced to withdraw.
Dugouts lighted by electricity were
found in the chain of defenses along
the highway. By 6:10 o'clock in the
evening the Irish troops had crossed
the Cambrai-Bapaume Highway on
both sides of the canal and taken a
etand south of Moeuvres.
Defenses Are Stormed.
Wednesday the British pushed for
ward with support of artillerv.
Mouvres was strongly held, but the
Irish stormed the deefnses with bombs
and forced their way half through the
village. Here they came up against
a heavy barricade, which they took
with the bayonet and for a time drove
the Germans out of the village. In
the afternoon a German counter
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Position From Which They Have Advanced In Present Drive.
SCROFULA AND
HUMORS GIVE WAY
There are many things learned from
experience and observation that the
older generation should impress upon
the younger. Among them is the fact
that scrofula and other humors, which
produce eczema, boils, pimples and
other eruptions, are most successfully
treated with Hood's Sarsaparilla.
This great medicine is a peculiar
combination of remarkably effective
blood - purifying and health - giving
roots, barks and herbs which are gath
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Hood's Sarsaparilla has stood the
test for 40 years.
Get a bottle today now from your
nearest .drugstore. Always keep this
medicine on hand. Adv.
drew. Wednesday the British recap
tured Anneux.
Northward the British drove the en
emy from the trenches near the edge of
Bourlon Wood. This trench was so re
markably well camouflaged that no
sign of it was visible until the British
saw German faces apparently coming
out of the ground. A hand-to-hand
battle began. Later the British were
forcer to withdraw slightly because of
Ion villages. Yesterday morning the
heavy machine gun fighting frprn Bour
British again attacked the trench with
the assistance of tanks and established
their line around the southern, face of
the wood.
The troops which captured Fles-
quieres- and Cantalng encountered hard
resistance at the former place the first
day.'' Tanks led the infantry, but the
Germans, with the assistance of heavy
guns, held out the whole of Tuesday in
the face of strong attack. Wednesday
morning the British forced the Ger
mans from the village after taking
their guns.
Wednesday the advance was rapid.
Strong resistance wwas encountered at
the sunken road between Mercoing and
Graincourt and heavy machine gun fire
from the direction of Cantaing and
Bourlon Wood. The Brlttish, however,
battle dtheir way forward with rifles
and bayonets and by noon had forced
an entrance into Cantaing. Wednesday
night the advance continued and an as
sault was made on Fontaine Notre
Dame. . The Germans battled determin
edly here at close quarters before the
British finally drove the enemy out.
The Germans made a heavy counter
thrust at noon yesterday and again
occupied the town. However, the Brit
ish were forced to withdraw only a
a short distance and still hold the
ground from Cantaing to the south of
Bourlon Wood.
Tannel French Objective.
There was heavy fighting to the
north In the region of Bullecourt.
The main objective here was the fam
ous tunnel trencn, an underground
fortification of great strength, about
2000 yards long. The entire trench was
mined, as the British well knew, and
behind it the Germans had dug 1000
yards of support trench. Many con
crete pillboxes also reinforced the
trpnch defenses.
For a month the British had been
keeping the Germans nervous by put
ting down smoke barrages and em
Dlovintr eas. The enemy had become
so accustomed to this that when the
British started a flurry of gunfire at
dawn Tuesday, the Germans though It
was more of the same thing ana tney
were caught unawares.
Tannel Blast Averted.
The arreatest danger which the at
tackers faced was the possibility of
the mines being blown up and they
knew this must be avoided. According
ly they took along a body of expert
tunnel men. By good fortune they
mastered the secret of the mines and
cut the lead wires. This enabled the
British Infantry, which swarmed into
the trench, to prevent the enemy from
settlner off the explosives.
A hot fight took place In the tunnel.
Many Germans battled with bayonets
to the death and 400 enemy bodies were
counted after the conflict. In addition.
more than 700 prisoners were taken.
Further evidence of the German un
nrpnarrdneu for an offensive in the
Cambrai sector was obtained today in
the capture of an order drawn up by
a German battalion commander the be
fore the attacks. It was his summary
of events for a week, and he drew this
rronclusion :
"The attitude of the enemy clearly
is one of defensive.
Hans Taken by Surprise.
The commander was stationed In the
forward area, and it is quite apparent
he did not know what was going on
It was also evident that the higher
command had no information or It
would have informed him.
The Germans have called upon every
possible source to get troops to with
stand the British attack.
Owing to the British artillery work
there is little doubt that the Germans
will be forced to abandon Cambrai. A
later report from Bourlon wood, jus
as this dispatch is being filed, said that
the British attack there was progress
ing welL
especial force. A wave of tanks in
close formation was followed by deeply
echeloned infantry. Their force broke
down against the heroism of our troops
and as the result of the destructive
effect of our artillery.
"The enemy, who was slowly gaining
' ground on Bourlon at the price of
heavy sacrifices, was met by an at
tacking counter-thrust of our tried
troops. They again ejected him from
the village and from Bourlon wood."
BRITISH TAKE M1ZPAH
ADVANCE FORCES NOW WITHIN
SOOO YARDS OF JERUSALEM.
Report From Palestine Tell of Ger
mans and Turk Stripping- and
Torturing Americana.
LONDON, Nov. 24. The cite of an
cient Mlzpah, E000 yards west of the
Jerusalem-Nabulus road, has been
stormed by the British, the War Office
announces. British mounted troops
which had advanced northward were
forced back by the Turks.
The town of En-Hebl Samwll. about
five miles northwest of Jerusalem, Is
generally believed to have been the
site of the ancient town of Mlzpah, the
famous city of Benjamin. Tradition
points out this as the birthplace, resi
dence and burial place of the prophet
Samuel, and there Is a mosque which
contains the traditional tomb of the
phophet.
ALEXANDRIA. Egypt. Nov. 14.
Refugees from Palestine report that
the Turks, in co-operation with the
Germans, are committing the most
fearful atrocities on the Jewish col
onies in Palestine. Last month all the
leading men of the Jewish colony at
Jaffa were accused of espionage, and
on false evidence or on confessions ex
torted by torture were convicted by a
German court-martial and hanged with
many members of their families.
refugees declare.
In order to extort confessions. It Is
added, many men and women. Including
some American citizens, have been
stripped and beaten In public, some so
severely as to cause death.
BERLIN REPORTS SUCCESSES
Thirty British Tanks Shot to Pieces,
Says War Office.
BERLIN, Nov. 24. British attacks on
the Cambrai front In France yesterday
were repulsed in front of Bourlon. Fon
tain and La Folie Wood, it was an
YOUNG SIBERT DISCOVERED
Son of American Commander
France In Bay City.
In
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 24. The Iden
tity of Private Martin D. Sibert, 12th
United States Infantry, increased great
ly in prestige today, following the dis
closure here that he Is the son of
Major-General William L. Sibert, sec
ond In command of all American forces
In France.
Toung Sibert, without the knowledge
of his family, enlisted at Manhattan,
Kan., and was enlisted as an unas-
signed recruit for service in the Phil
ippines. When his paternity was dis
covered he was sent to the 12th In
fantry as a full-fledged private. Sibert
is just old enough to qualify for serv
ice, it was said. His two older brothers
are commissioned officers.
The Store of a Million Friends'
GERMANS MEET ITALIANS
(Continued From Flrwt Pr
stand against a wall, preferring death
to being made a prisoner.
The fate of the Caserta cavalry,
which dismounted and fought afoot.
and of their fellow dragoons, also Is
recounted, making this recital one of
the most stirring chapters of the re
cent operations.
AUSTRIAN CHARGE REPULSED
Italian Lines In Southern Albania
Are Firmly Held.
ROME, Nov. 24. The Austrlans have
renewed their attacks on the Italian
lines in Southern Albania, but met with
a repulse at the defenders' hands, the
War Office announced today. Some
fighting in the Monastir district result
ed in unchanged conditions at the con-
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The official
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RECORD MARK IS REACHED
Net Balance In V. S. Treasury Is
Reported $1,968,000,000.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. The net
balance in the Treasury today unex
pectedly went to a new high record of
$1,968,000,000. mainly because of re
ceipts of $257,000,000 from liberty loan
I payments.
This brought the total reported this
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I and by certificates of indebtedness.
man. M. Gowran. A. W. Frederlckson
and George F. Hanigan were appoint
ed as an executive committee. Mr. Gor
man also was appointed to organise a
company of home guards and has al
ready secured 35 members.
Air Minister Is Appointed.
LONDON, Nov. 24. Baron Rother
mere. chief proprietor of the Daily
Record and Mail of Glasgow and the
Some Guard to Organize.
CATHLAMET, Wash., Nov. 24. (Spe
cial.) A county council of defense was
organized last night. Joseph Girard was
elected secretary and John Heron chair-
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