Show I I GAS A USED Sf BY BYBA BA I IN ATTACK I Government Station on I Smith Island Off orr North Carolina Coast Object of o Latest G German crIll a II Device WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Aug 1 12 Gas from oil discharged on the water water wa wa- ter tel b hy by the German submarine operal- operal in off ef the Middle Ii Atlantic l' l coast ast 10 i M an- an n- n ro st sf t guard station t tion and anti lighthouse on Smiths Smith's Island Island X X N. C. C Saturday Y ln c evening ng tho the navy y department was aa advised today by hy the commandant of the sixth naval na district If Ie the gas attack were deliberate as most officials believed c it constitutes a anew anew anew new and jn ingenious form torm of oC frightfulness frightful ness an and so far tar tars as s has been reported was time the first direct effort of oC tho German German Ger Ger- m man raiders to harm persons or property proper proper- t ty on American shores shore The fhe gas g-as was said b by tho the commandant command command- ant of oC tho ho coast coastguard guard station to have ha much the same name effect as the mustard must gas as used by the lie Germans on the thc western western west west- ern front The men were laid out for more than half an hour but apparently apparently suffered no serious after alter effects Tho The dispatch relating the gas gaR at attack attack attack at- at tack was one of or a series concerning German submarine submarino warfare ort oft the At Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic At- At lantic coast received during the thc day b by the thc navy department One told of oC an attack on a n submarine miles east of oC the thc Virginia coast by hy an anmer American Airier Amer merlean lean ican destro destroyer er which discharged seen seventeen seventeen sev sev- en enteen teen depth charges where the raider raid raid- er was seen fleen to t submerge The result of or the thc attack was as as not determined but after oil had luul appeared on the tho surface of or the water two t bombs were dropped on mho tho spot pot and the thc submarine was not seen again faro Juo Sunk Slink Sinking of ot the he British steamer Pen Pent Pent- 1 stone of or 1139 gloss l oss tons and the SwedIsh Swed- Swed Ish steamer of oC gross hros tons In New England waters walera near where ten fishing smacks were destroyed e Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day also was reported to tho he naV navy department durin during the da day Tho rho former former for for- mer mCl was torpedoed to Sunday with the fate fale of or her crew still gUll undetermined I while tho iho latter was destroyed e tro ell b by bombs August 8 and her crew later Inter rescued b by passing Still another dispatch said that four foul survivors of ot the fishing Katie Palmer landed at New Bedford Mass reported that they had been taken aboard lh the lie submarine the commander of or which boasted that h he lie was equipped to remain In Amerl American an waters for tor six months month If IC he desired Thc The submarine was described by the themen themen themen men as UI being about COO 00 feet Ceet lon long with a n conning tower fifteen feet Ceet hl high h hand and mounting one The Tho raider carried carlle a crew of ot sixty men accor according to tho the survivors who were held aboard the tho submersible for tor a time and later set adrift In n a dor dory AVa UI a A Deliberate te While tho the reports from tho the corn com commandants of or the tho Smiths Smith's island coastguard coastguard coast coast- guard station and sixth naval district clearly Indicated their firm belief beller that the gas attack on the Island was deliberate de do ho- ho liberate some officers tonight thou thought ht there was a possibility that tho Iho submarine submarine sub sub- i marine had hind discharged tho oil nn and gas after being wrecked on a reef Attention was called to tho mho fact that the action of or salt stilt wat water r on electric batteries used by submarines generates generates gener gener- enel ates chlorine gas which Is similar to mustard gas In Its Ils effect and Is IR deadly encountered If In a closed space If H the su submarine was wrecked it was wa said this gas would be generated and would woul come to the surface with the oil which would woul be bc freed treed No such possibility however was mentioned In the tho v n navy departments department's announcement which said The fhe navy department has received a dispatch from rom the tho commandant of or orthe the thc Sixth naval na district Charleston S. S C C. stating that nn an attack with gas ras was attempted on the North Carolina coast about r Ij o'clock Saturday afternoon with the result of ot temporarily arlly putting Continued on I Page ge 2 POISONED GAS USED BY BOAT U-BOAT IN ATTACK Continued from Page 1 out of oC bu business lne the coast guard station and lighthouse personnel r Oil Spots Seen The report goes goe on to sa say About bout fort forty minutes after the attack three large oil n spots each over ono one acre in extent were observed passing h by Smith Island to the north This oil from Crom which the gas was as as no doubt generated generated gen gen- elated must have been released from a n submarine In the vicinity of oC the tine en entrance entrance en- en trance to the channel with the the- hope that It would come in with the tho tide but the tide fortunately set along the island Report was made to Colonel Chase coast artillery corps Fort Caswell N. N C. C t L Ly Captain Willard Villard of or the tine Smith Island coast guard after the effects of or ortho tho the gas as were noted Six men were gassed No deaths Tine The gas gal had hall the effect o of mustard gas and was effective effective tive about hout 6 or 10 40 minutes Color of ot the gas bas has not yet et been ascertained and its effect on trees and shrubbery not determined The entire matter willbe will willbe willbe be Investigated and report made The Tine incident was reported b by Colonel Chase to the naval JH district commandant Smiths Smith's 1 island is of off the mouth of oC the thc Cape Fear river rl near the tho entrance of oC the channel to Wilmington N.-C. N. C II Offered Assuming the tho att attack ck was deliberate the thc only explanation offered hero here was that tho the submarine submarino commander sought to put the out of oC commission commission commission commis commis- sion with the tho attendant danger danel to passing ships If JC that were tho the purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose officials could not understand why he dl did not destroy estro se with his guns On tho the basis of oC reports received concerning concerning concerning con con- the attack on the submarine off oft the tine Virginia coast officials would not venture an opinion as 15 to the possibility possibility that the U-boat U was d destroyed Tho The time of or the thc attack was not given In the lire dispatch and consequently It Il was not known whether it was before or after the gassing of oC the tho men on Smiths Smith's Island The German Germans submarine operating off oCt the tune Virginia coast was attacked by an American destroyer which used seventeen seventeen seventeen seven seven- teen depth bombs In effort eHolt an to get s-et gettle the tle raider The submarine did ld not re reappear reappear re- re appear and oil was wn noticed on tine the surface surface sur sur- face of oC the tha Sea em n The rue attack may mil have occurred Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day and been reported by radio but the more generally generall accepted belief bellet was wag that thal It took place several days ago an and since there was no conclusive proof of oC tho the destruction of oC the the destro destroyer er waited until returning to its base baNe before reporting to the district naval commander U Boat Submerge e When hen the destroyer sl sighted the raider n at nt l some distance It dashed forward forward for for- ward at full rull speed Tho Tire German evidently evidently evi evi- dently was maintaining a sharp lookout lookout lookout look look- out for Cor the U-boat U soon submerged The destroyer circled the tho spot and dropped fifteen n depth char charges es When hen the upheaval of ot the tho water caused b by the terrific explosions had subsided an oil scum Icum W was wan I seen As this IK is a ruse long employed by y the Germans Germans Ger- Ger mans ml when attacked the destroyer dashed In and discharged two more bombs The warship then cruised In tho vicinity for Cor some time limit hut no further further fur tur- ther lher trace of or the line raider was seen seen tc n. n In discussing tho tiro submarine raids with newspaper r correspondents toda today Secretary Daniels said said said-ho lie he believed there ar are aie e two boats U-boats operating on this aide side of ot the Atlantic lie He said he did not believe they have a base baso aso on American shores and explained that the they frequently fro fre replenished their stor stores K and supplies from Crom rein vessels y tiney destro destroy Naval patrols on the coast are oe as tS effective c as can be be Mr Daniels declared declared de de- adding addling that it Is impossible for them to be everywhere c Thus far tho the raiders have havo done no military damage th the secretary said and the n fI I carrying out successfully Its Ita t duty of oC safely con o n troops overseas lo Four our hr i schooner Katie M roan man submarine submarino Sat Saturday erea e ta miles east of oC bars depar pi at New Bedford the lire nan navy was advised today with a r mo mothe aboard d th th thru ru N ww taken the they were t which was feet Ceet long hl III crew ot of and carried a gun the raider The captain of oC the to nl n. declared he henas was nas equipped this side of oC the Atlantic foh Insurance Rates Are Advanced New York Au Aug l 1 TV l-TV Ranh rl ww war nd writers toda today f t C ton vessels bath bOoth for r rand on sailing routes route b and trans-ocean trans bosh U-bosh In Bl continued activity It o of or u- u to I Jumped Rates Hates waters c 1 p Tyr r to in some cases case and American port pori sailing between were we adna trans-ocean trans rates ti per cent h by some y t t Commander of Boat U-Boat Recognized jj i t ester Mass AilS Aur men menu claim to have I grins n MO mander of ot a German Germani to t teen toen sinking sinking- has haa nJ an t tic I. I coast a as a k h. h I I the United SU States formerly In r the I dl fron o- o service Two Tw tin men t 1 g gain unk schooners that were weer ac j recognized recognised ed a form former Cormer Victims of Gas Will ill Live J 1 N N. C AUg Wilmington e the from Crom nation t moo Smith Smiths Island at tonight t the he I. I Cape Fear river tr tb ca of oC the I of or the tine victims suffer ur ay afternoon at who jury Jur Those to tat understood house are tR an and ann S SIt Charles j jand Capt keeper compo I n S J rid and Rp d one ono other lighthouse rte crew of oC the JIle the guards at tho tiro coast lion also suffered A b 11 l I reservation en errs on animals the on the 1 other signs of oC the ga a gas f Y |