Evening Star Newspaper, July 19, 1921, Page 3

Before Cruiser 478 Projectiles Dropped in : plode—Army Martin Gives Ship Death Blow by Bomb in Water Near Starboard Bow. By the Associated Press. PORTSMOUTH, Va. July 19.— Gen. John J. Pershing, chiet of staff of the American armies, and Secretary of War Wecks arrived in Hampton roads this morning to witness the Army and Navy air maneuvers off the Virginia capes. Gen. Pershing and Secretary Weeks and their staff arrived in Hampton ronds abeard the Wash- ington steamer. They were to K0 directly to the naval base, thence to sea to witngw the bombing tests on the former German battle- ship Ontfriesland. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. July 19— The former German cruiser Frank- furt is lying on the floor of the Atlantic today with the six other former enemy craft disposed of in recent bombing and target practice off the Virginia capes, as the result of a successful attack by Army and ‘{and the fourth through the same deck Goes to Bottom Attack—Many Fail to Ex- shatter on the deck below, while an- other went through the upper deck on the starboard side near the bridge on the port side just forward of the first smoke funnel. The second phase of the attack, car- ried out by Navy and Army Martin bombers with and 600 pound |homhs. furnished the real thrill of the day. The Navy Marting opened it at S p.m. and scored an immediate . the explosion tearing a hole in the port side of the deck near the | first smoke funnel. but the protective deck was undamaged. Another bomb from the three Navy Martins struck near the stern of the ship and passed through the hull, coming out on the waterline, failing to exploge. Still anothter passed through a seagchlight platform on the mainmast, wrecking the searchlight and lan lase of the mast, twisting and tear- |ing the deck plating and tearing away part o fthe steel plating around the base of the after smokestack. Engine Founsd Undamaged. When the official observers boarded the ship after this attack they foupd the upper decking gnd superstructure | Ih | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Air Bombers Score in Direct Hits| Abe Martin Says: «;f ~ It’s almest got so it’s an in- discretion t’ speak th’ truth. If it wuzn’ fer optimists who'd marry our daughters? (Copyright Natlonal Newspaper Service.) AUTO MEN TO MEET. LABOR FOR DISARMING, A. F. L. HEAD DECLARES Samuel Gompers Calls on Presi- dent Handing to Assure Him of Support. Union labor is solidly behind Presi- dent Hardjng in his movement for dis- armament, according to Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor, who had a brief conference with the former at the White House yesterday afternoon. Mr. Gompers told the President of labor's attitude, and said that the federation at its last convention adopted a resolution favoring disarmament. President Gomvers also conveyed to the executive the federation's protest against the importation of coolie labor {into Hawali and other United States possessions. The protest was primar- i1ly against the resolution pending in Congress which would give the Presi- dent authority to admit such labor to Hawali. “The charge that only Chinese labor can be used in Hawaii and that white labor cannot be obtained,” Mr. Gompers said after leaving the ite House, “and the charge that the sugar industry there will not support decent wages are ugtrue and those most active in_trying to secure the passage of the bill know they are untrue. “The people of the Hawaiian Islands are nearly 5,000 mNes away from our capital. Surely it is the duty of some of the citizens of the United States here on the ground to arouse the attention of our citizenship, that a great wrong may not be inflicted upon the people of the Hawailan Islands, CHEMIST IS NAMED. Dr. Chambliss to Head Catholic University Department. Dr. Hardee Chambliss has been ap- pointed to take charge of the work of the department of chemistry at the Catholic University owing to the pro- longed illness of Rev. Dr. John J. Grif- fin, who has been in charge of the de- partment since its opening, in 1895. Dr. Chambliss is one of the most distin- guished chemists in the United States. He was graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1900, and since then has devoted himself to chemical research and teaching. During the war he was com- manding officer of the United States nitrate plant No, 1, Shefficld, Ala., with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He is a member of the principal chemical so- cleties in the United States and England "and has been given by the United States Civil Service Commission the highest rating as a chemist and chemical engi- neer. Dr. Chambliss will have charge of the Martin Maloney chemical laboratory, the gift to the Catholic University of Marquis Martin Maloney of Philadelphia, and one of the largest and best equipped chemi- cal laboratories in the United States. During the war it rendered great serv- ices to the government in the production of toxic gases. OUTINGS AT GLEN ECHO. Among the outings scheduled for Glen Echo Park this week are: St. Matthew's Sunday school, today; Sunday school class of Bruen Methodist Episcopal Home, tomorrow, and the combined Sunday school outings of nearby Vir- ginia churches, Thursday. = TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1921. Office Rooms LUC | STRIKE New Star Building “ITS ToASTED, Most desirable offices for rent at reason- I able prices on the 3d, 4th and 5th floors of c‘ga re“e | the new Star building. No cigarette has the same delicious ! flavor as Lucky I 1 Strike. Because Lucky Strike isthe - || toasted cigarette. Reservations are now being closed for one or more rooms for September 1 or October 1. Apply Room 101 STAR BUILDING Navy fliers vesterday, which con-|gp, ; Rl he eanle tinued all day before the cruiser was | and tarsten it e e o bs | Tire and Accessory Dealers Will jgreat principle may not be broken down. | The encroachments of salt water hav = had Gone thooush the pivtective declc = To bring Chinese coolles to Hawaii is!reduced the Tampico oil field’s produc- sent to the bottom. Survving cleven | had gone through the protective decl Discuss New Policy. but the forerunner to bringing Chinese | tion about 50 per cent, in the estima- . six wi all bo : . s were g 1 i T C e, ! ]mu\mls. acored diiving the ’(Ifln;agxed. _,}" b f!l;e 7uns on the deck, Important reorganization matters will | coolies in hordes to the United States.” tion of prominent oil men in Mexico. of “the attack, and five {including the anti-aircraft weapons.|be discussed tonight a i e —————— A N ek vt | o —— T —— o] ——To——]c[—0] the cruiser received it blow | were pitted by being struck by fiying | Tire and Accessory Dealers’ Association, L from a 600-pounder of a squadron of Army ‘Martin planes which proceeded to the attack from Langley Field, Va. late in the ay. Although failing to hit the target, the bomb, as observed from one of y the naval vessels at the scene, ex- f ploded with such terrific force on | striking the water a few feet from the starboard bow that the Frank- furt was literally lifted up several feet. As the vessel began to settle gradually by the head the end was hastened by two more 600-pound bombs placed close to the port bow by another Army plane. The cruiser { disappeared twenty-eight minutes t after the fatal blow. : 78 Bombs Are Dropped. A total of seventy-eight bombs were_ launched at the Frankfurt by naval and Army aircraft. which { came eighty-five miles, from Hamp- | ton roads and Langley Field. "As the bomb left its ca: ! the great wings of the in piene i from an atitude of about 1600 feat { it appeared as though it woud strike ! on the fo'caste deck. It missed by a i scant few feet and upon striking the { Srater exploded with terrific force. The \Frankfurt literally was forced up sev- eral feet by the copcussion and UpOR i setting down after rocking and roll- . fng for a minute or two she began to go down gradually by the head. Another Army Martin plane put two other 600-pound bombs close by the port bow, and these were hel ed to Rave hastened the end. The cruiser's bow filled slowly and in twenty mi » utes her fo'castle deck began going Y under. The end was not long delaved ¢ then, as the ship had sunk low enough t for the water to rush through two gaping holes in the hull at the upper deck, caused by the explosion of bombs dropped earlier in the day. Mainmast Snaps Off. Twenty-eight minutes after it be- gan to settle the battercd and twisted hulk disappeared, the mainmast . which had been weakened by the ex plosion of one bomb, snapping off as ship took the fin: ers from the crew battleships, destroy- ers and other surface craft. Briz. Gen. Mitc assistant chief of the Army aig service, whose decla- * ration before aongressional commit- tee some months ago that aircraft fast were making capital ships obsolete caused something of a sensation, cir- cled around the sinking hull in a fast pursuit plane, in which he had ac- - comnanied to sea the fleet of big ~» bombers under Capt. Lawton which 7 destroyed the cruiser. ight bombs, fifty- and 300 pounds. and twen- 2 of 520 and 600 pounds, were laufiched at the Frankfurt by naval and Army aircraft. which came eigh- ty-five miles from Hampton roads and Langley Field. The Navy machines vere the first to attack, beginning at 9:12 am., and one direct hit was scored by the first division of F-5-L seaplanes to o into action. Hole Torn in Deck. This projectile hit aft of the three funnels on the cruiser and damaged the upper works in the ipgmediate Vi cinity. An Army Martin bomber made & direct hit at 11:55 a.m. with a 300- pound bomb. which exploded on the starboard side hetween the second and third funnels, tearing a hole in the deck and several shell plates off the hull at the upper deck line. When the official observers went aboard at the conclusion of the first Phase of the opesations with the small hombs they found that besides the two bombs which were seen to ex- * plode on board, four others had struck the craft, but failed to explode. Two went through the fo'castle deck to SPECIAL NOTICES LIRERAL RE “WILL B b FOR Teturn or Information lending to ‘return of three-stone diamond ring and pearl and dia- mond ring taken from my residence, 3111 46th M. BETTIS, telephone T, JOAN o WHOM 1T Thompson, 1106 "2 will not’ bere- spousible for debis contracted by other than myself. . WANTED_T0 CAREY A VAN LOAD OF to k city. STORAGE CO., WANTED—A _VANL to Richmond. V: o Aug. 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'They were followed by three naval planes of the transatlantic N C type, but the work of the Army bombers ‘was so effective that these craft subsequently were ordered not to attack. The observers were aboar™ the target for half an hour, and Capt. Lawton of the Army fleet sent 7 Mfartin bombers arrived from }first step in an aggr, to be held at the Franklin Square Hotel at 8 o'elock. An entirely new policy for the association will be outlined as the e campaign for the betterment of the industry in this city. “The Story of the Tire,” a comprehen- sive moving picture on the development of the tire in its use for automobiles, will be shown. A buffet supper will be served at the conclusion of the meeting: | a message saying that unless he could attack within fifteen minutes he would be forced to return to his base, as his fuel was running low. The target was cleared and four of the six Army Martins went into ac- tion. The first six bombs dropped by these craft were short of or over the target, but the sixth and seventh | flash of fire. Just what damage these two bombs did will never be known. as the observers did not get on board the battered hulk again. ~Apparently, however, they did not do any vital damage, though they further twisted and tore the upper works. Deathblow Near Bow. Three more bombs were dropped by the Army craft without effect, but the twelfth bomb sent down struck near the bow. giving the ship her deathblow. Officers on the official observing ship, the Shawmut, were of the opinion that the force of the explosion ripped open the ship's hull for a considerable distance. At any rate she began to settle by the| bow immed elv afterward. Two additional bombs were laupched | by the Martin bombers, which then turncd and started the long frun home without waiting to see the ship sink. The three N-C naval planes followed the Martins over the target, but before they arrived they were or- dered to withhold their fire and they. too. started back to Hampton roads. After the Frankfurt went down the full observing fleet got under way for Hampton roads to remain until | tomorrow night, when they will put. i to sea again for the finai phase of the joint tests, the bombing of the former German dreadnaught Ost- friesland. Many Bombs Fail to Explode. Weather conditions yesterday were as good as any during the tests, and the bombers found before them the i largest target which they had at- i tacked with real bombs since the operations began nearly a month ago. The Frankfurt was 412 feet long and 45 feet broad. ~ She was completed during the world war and_took part in the battle of Jut- land. 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