Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-25

THE HAGUE Correspondence of
the Associated Press), Nov. 11.-A
| letter telling of an attack by the
German submarine UPS upon an un-
| mentioned British warship is pub
published by The Zeit. 1t begins with
preparations for the expedition two
hours before midnight" in order to
make the strike at dawn. The letter,
said to have been written by a mem
Der of the crew of the attacking
| boat, follows:
around the heavy granite rocks
| of the long pier, monstrously black
In the dark night, the storm sweeps
| up the water of the North Sea in
angry waves. Inside the pier, the
waters lift up our submarine in the
regular motion of heavy waves.
Everything is pitch dark The fact
that many people are hurrying about
on deck is only shown by the somber
! figures who now and then pass in
| front Of the single lantern. From
out of the engine room, already
under water, there arises the sound
of heavy pounding and the weird
cracking of the engines, which ara
being tried out.
| Command to Depart.
"At half past ten there Is a shrill
whistle from the little bridge, which
stands high above the submarine and
which is covered with heavy canvass.
The officer in command, dressed in
his oilskins, gives the sign of de-
parture. The cables are loosened A
short, sharp signal to the engine
room, the sudden whirr as the motor
catches, and the U-26 Is under way.
! The sharp bow plows through the
/ water. On both sides of the ship
long waves are formed shimmering
| with light foam in the blackness of
| the sea. We move in a westerly di-
rection. We are going towards the
enemy.
| "The heavens are covered with
clouds. Not a star is visible A few
feet away from the boat, nothing Is
J noticeable at all. The commander.
with his experienced eye, tries In
vain to penetrate through this wall
of solid blackness The wind is fronl
aside and the bridge is entirely
! flooded with water No noise is
heard, but the heavy droning sound
of the motor and the swish of the
water passing along our sides.
| Slips Through Advance Guard.
| THE earliest signs of dawn appear
when suddenly in the near distance
| there is the sight of a heavy bulk
| swinging high above us upon the
water. We pass through the long tail
of foam which hostile torpedo
destroyer has just left behind speed
ing towards the east. We have man
aged to find our way through the first
! line of the enemy's advance guard
From now on we must be very care
full.
! "A signal is heard and men appea,
! upon deck. The boat is prepared for
action. The fagpole is taken down
Fart of the bridge Is folded together
and well fastened. The periscope ie
! brought up to the proper height
Then the entrance through the COM
bined bridge and coming tower lie
Theoretically closed. The tanks are
opened and the inrushing water tells
US that the boat is about to submerge
| The gasoline motors stop their end
less song Electricity will drive us
from now until we shall reappear-
upon the water.
| Lookout for Enemy.
| "A young lieutenant is posted at the
periscope and looks for the enemy.
The sailors take their position near
! the torpedoes. The interior of the
boat is lighted with two small elec-
tric bulbs. They make the darkness
visible, but give no light. Every
where there is stale smell of oil. Ii
Is impossible to speak to each other
with the noise of the engine and OF
the water. The heat in the small
room is oppressive.
From time to time, the officer in
| command of the three torpedoes looks
at his watch or at his compass, both
of which he carries around his wrist.
Intently the men all watch the sign
| board on the wall in front of them.
| The storm which is raging upon the
surface makes itself felt in the depth.
| Every motion of the water causes the
boat to rock up and down, up and
down and up and down.
1--WE think of the advantage OF the
man on board a warship. If his time