OF AN EFFICIENT
(Continued from Cage Two)
times forced to dive under our own
■warships to avoid interfering with
their movements.
" ‘Sudden alterations of course and
depth, the swish of propellers over
head, and the concussion of bursting
shells, give an indication to the crew
of the risks to which they are being
exposed, and it speaks well for the
morale of these young officers and
mrti, and their gallant faith in their
captains, that they have invariably
carried out their duties quietly,
keenly and confidently under condi
tions that might well have tried the
most hardened veteran.
" ‘The hardships undergone during
stormy weather are terrible. During
the winter months westerly gales
were frequently experienced in the
bight, and these gales were invari
ably accompanied by high, steep seas
which made it impossible to open the
conning tower hatch. Vision was lim
ited to that through the periscope,
and was only a cable or two between
the seas which continually broke over
them.
“ ‘There was no rest at the bottom,
even at twenty-two fathoms,.^as the
vessels rolled and bumped danger
ously. They were, consequently,
compelled to keep under way at a
depth clear of the keels of possible
ships? When battery power became
low the submarine had perforce to
come to the surface to recharge.
While on the surface it was essential
to run the engines in order to keep
head to sea, and through the venti
lator—which, with the engines run
ning, must necessarily be kept open—
much water was shipped.
" ‘The seamen got very little sleep
owing to cold. With these words the
captain of a submarine concludes his
report on a cruise in the North sea.
It is characteristic of the service that
he should make no reference to the
fact that whle the crew had very lit
tle. sleep he had infinitely less him
self.
" ‘The weather had not been good,
and throughout the six days the cold
had been intense—Arctic, in fact. At
times ice formed on the periscope
very quickly and obscured vision so
that it had to be dipped every five
minutes. On the surface the ther
mometer gave no reading, though it
had a minimum of 18 degrees of frost.
“ ‘To receive messages by wireless
was impossible, for the spray froze
on the aerial, forming a coating of
ice two inches thick.
“ ‘Prom time to time it was neces
sary to dive to remove the icicles
which, over a foot long, depended
from portions of the superstructure.
The bridge screen froze like a board
and only with difficulty could it be
folded, and the ice an the coats of
the officers and crew did not thaw
until some hours after the garments
had been hung up below.’
"Four battleships of the Kaiser
class were sighted by a submarine
which was patrolling off the Danish
coast. Probably there were other ves
sels in company, but owing to low
visibility they were not seen. After
getting into position to attack, the
submarine broke surface, owng to the
heavy swell, and it was necessary to
go full speed to get her under again.
"Just before the periscope dipped
sights were got on the third ship in
the line and four torpedoes were fired.
The range was estimated at 4,000
yards. Two l^ud explosions were
heard and the commanding officer of
the submarine was of the opinion that
the third and fourth ships in the line
were each hit by a torpedo.
"As the submarine was about to
rise to observe the results of the
shots, a destroyer was heard to pass
very close overhead, and after that
she was continually harassed by de
stroyers. Two depth charges ex
ploded in close proximity to her, and
a sweep was distinctly heard to drag
over her hull. For two hours the de
stroyers searched diligently for her,
but without success.
“Some failures may be described
as more glorious than victories, and
the attempt 6f a submarine to pass
through the Sound into the Baltic is
surely one of these, replete as it is
with pluck and persistence.
“It was known that the German
fleet Y’as exercising in the Baltic,
and three submarines, X, Y and Z,
were detailed to make the passage
of the Sound and attack. It was es
sential that the three vessels should
pass through the Sound the same
night, but unfortunately X developed
certain defects, and was unable to
keep up with the other two. The
result was that she reached the en
trance to the Sound the night after
Y and Z had successfully made the
passage. Their presence was discov
ered in the Baltic, and the enemy
took all possible steps to prevent
either their getting out of the Baltic
or others getting in.
“What X found was four merchant
ships in line abreast proceeding
through the narrow entrance to the
Sound, and from the accurate station
they kept it was evident that they
were sweeping. Beyond them were
destroyers.
“These ships were all showing navi
gation lights, and accordingly X
thought it would be best to do so too,
hoping to pass without attracting at
tention.
“She had not proceeded far before
she was detected by a destroyer,
which tried to ram her. Her only
course was to dive, and as she sank
in the water she heard the threshing
of the enemy’s propellers above her.
"To make the passage with lights
burning was clearly out of the ques
tion, and, nothing daunted, she re
turned, silently and stealthily creep
ing on the surface, until she got into
the wake of a vessel proceeding
through the Sound, hoping to be able
to follow her unobserved.
“For a while it seemed as if the
plan would succeed, but suddenly the
vessel she was following stopped. As
luck would have it, she was a de
stroyer, which at once endeavored to
ram her. Again she dived.
"A third and fourth attempt
brought no greater success. The
enemy, thoroughly alarmed, were even
on the alert to ram her.
“Another effort would not only have
been hopeless, but would have un
justifiably risked the boat and the
lives of the crew, so she returned to
her base, as her gallant commander
expressed it in his report, ‘prior to
making a further attempt.’
"The enemy, however, is up to
many tricks, and his innocent-looking
decoy ships have been known to give
a submarine a sharp surprise. On one
occasion the submarine sighted what
appeared to be a merchantman, and
gave chase, showing the signal, ‘Stop
engines,’ and ‘Send a boat.’
“When the submarine had closed
to about a mile the steamer hoisted
the German naval ensign and opened
fire with six-inch guns, at the same1
time increasing speed and altering
course so as to ram the submarine.
“At the time the submarine gun
was manned the signals were still fly
ng, and there were altogether twelve
men on the deck, but she just man
aged to dive in time. Two or three
minutes later two loud explosions
were heard overhead. Beyond the
shaking of the boat violently they did
no damage.
“From time to time instances occur
of encounters between our submarines
and those of the enemy, which prov<
inconclusive. After many hours of
dead reckoning a submarine can not
be very sure of her position, and in
one such encounter a British subma
rine thought for some time that her
adversary, which was approximately
end on, was her consort out of sta
tion.
“Realizing her mistake, she dived
at once, but .before she could pick up
the German in her periscope, the lat
ter dived. Under the circumstances,
‘stalemate’ was practically inevitable,
and after an hour and a half, during
which they simultaneously rose and
simultaneously dived again, each ma
neuvering for a favorable position for
attack, the German retired out of the
area.”
SHIM BOWES LOIN
FOH TEEMS tOMfM
TOKIO, May 24.—Advices from Pe
king report the conclusion of a Chi (
nese telegraph loan totaling the
equivalent of about $10,000,000, for
which negotiations had been going on]
between the Chinese government and ]
the Japan-China Industrial Bank. A;
part of the loan is said to have been <
handed over to the Chinese govern]
ment.
■ The loan is said to be at 8 per cent
interest, and the mortgage for it is
the revenue of telegraph business
conducted by the Chinese govern
ment, estimated at about $2,500,000
a year.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Probate Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division, Cordova,
Precinct, at Cordova.
In the matter of M. Pencoff, deceased.
The undersigned administrator of
the estate of M. K. Pencoff, deceased,
hereby gives notice that all persons
having claims a'gainst said estate are
admonished and required to present
the same, with the proper vouchers,
to the undersigned administrator ol
said estate, or to F. H. Foster, his
attorney, at Cordova, Alaska.
Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 2d
lay of May, 1918.
F. E. McCONAGHY,
Administrator of the estate of M. K
Pencoff, deceased.
First publication, May 2, 1918.
Last publication, May 23, 1918.
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In the Probate Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division, Cordova
Precinct, at Cordova.
In the matter of the estate of Bill
Orozugula, deceased.
The undersigned administrator ol
the estate of Bill Orozugula, deceased,
hereby gives notice that all persons
having claims against said estate are
admonished and required to present
the same, with the proper vouchers,
to the undersigned administrator of
said ^state, or to F. H. Foster, his
attorney, at Cordova, Alaska.
Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 2d
day of May, 1918.
F. E. McCOMAGHY,
Administrator of the estate of Bill
Orozugula, deceased.
First publication, May 2, 1918.
Last publication, May 23, 1918,
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