Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1917 — First American Shot In War Finds Its Mark. [ARTICLE]

First American Shot In War Finds Its Mark.

London, April 25.—-Captain Rice, of the American steamship Mongolia, which arrived at a British port, told the Associated Press today that the 'Mongolia had fired the first gun of the war for the United Staites and sunk a German submarine, The submarine, Captain'Rice said, was about to attack the great liner in British waters on April 19. He declared there was absolutely no doubt that the U-boat was hit and that there was every reason to believe it- was destroyed. The naval gunners on board made a clean hit at 1,000 yards. The periscope was seen to* be. shattered. Even more pertinent facts as regards the ultimate fate of the submarine was that the shell disappeared immediately after the hit was made. The captain stated that a shell always riccochets in the water and can foe seen again unless it finds the mark. Oil was also seen on the water after the submarine disappeared. The Mongolia was going at full speed and was a long distance away when the spray and foam subsided, but from the bridge the officers observed the shot through their glasses, and they are confident the submarine was sunk.

Oyster Bay, N. Y., April 25.—001. Theodore Roosevelt was gleeful today when told that a gun on the Mongolia, named after him, had sunk a German submarine. “I am greatly rejoiced," he said, “and I congratulate the captain, the gunners and all the crew of the Mongolia. ' Thank heaven, some Americans have at last tejjun to hit. We have been altogether too long, purely at the receiving end of this war Germany has waged on us.” What you will receive when you buy Kasper’s coffee: More cups per pound and more flavor per cup. Sold exclusively- by Rowles & Parker. Luther Burbank made two blades of grass grow where only one grew before, which was a great thing for the farmer. Vesta makes one battery last the life of two, a saving of fifty per cent for the auto owner. If you need hay see Luther, but if you want a battery as good as the rest of your car, let the Vesta man explain to you the.difference in batteries. A salesman for a large battery concern spent a day with us last week advising us to put in a service station for their battery. His main, argument was that we wouldn’t get enough battery repairing to keep u§ alive with the Vesta line. We don’t want a big repair business for we figure such a business would be founded on dissatisfaction. To enjoy a healthy business our customers must be satis ■ fied, both with the action of their battery and the service we render. This does not; mean we do not repair batteries for we do, and we do it right, but when every car ,s equipped with a Vesta battery there <rill be very little repair work needed on the battery itself. We figure we will be busy keeping the motors, generators, regulators, wiring, etc., in perfect condition.—RENSSELAER GARAGE.