DESTROYER ATTACKED.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 223, 1 September 1936, Page 2

DESTROYER ATTACKED.

IN SPANISH WATERS.

Unmarked Monoplane Bombs Neutral Vessel MR. ROOSEVELT PROTESTS Press Association—Oopyrijrht. Wnshington, Aug. '<o. | From South Dakota, where he is on a

tour of the western drought areas. President Roosevelt to-day telephoned Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretory of State, to make the strongest representations to both die Madrid Government and Hie rebel leaders as the result of the bombing of the American destroyer Kane by an unidentified aeroplane 38 miles off the Spanis!: coast.

The number of bombs dropped in the vicinity of the vessel was not revealed, hut according to State Department report- none hit the mark. There was no damage and no casualties. The Knne was on duty in Spanish waters evacuating Americans.

The bombing occurred at 4.10 p.m., several hours after the craft had left Gibraltar en route to Bilbao. A State department report declared that a low-winged tri-motored monoplane without markings three times attacked, dropping six bombs The Kane retaliated with nine disoharSfis of an anti-air-craft gun, driving the monoplane away.

Notes the text of which is withheld, have been forwarded to Madrid and to General Franco. The State Department indicated that it believed the attack was the result of mistaken identity, although the Kane carried American flags on both the foremast head and horizontal en the deck awning.