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II was followed closely by another.
We saw them tear two big holes in
my cabin. The third and fourth shots
1were lower amidships. We could see
| the shells strike and open bip gaps
through which you could trundle a
bale OF hay.
The Nicosian had swung around
/ broadside and made a fine mark.
Captain Manning was so excited that
he crossed the line of fire with his
boat. Our boat was ordered TO follow.
Again the German captain showed a
fine consideration. His gunners shot
high. apparently that the men In the
| Nicosian's small boats might not be
hurt.
After Captain Manning's boat had
| Travelled the length OF the ship the
German submarine aimed shots for
the ships vitals. In all the Nioosian
! was hit nine times Three of these
, shots were dangerous.
Then one OF the men i'm our boats
cheered. turned from my oar to see
that the strange ship had sneakek up
on us. She was only $50 yards away.
, | wanted to cheer. too. .....
For there at her stern mast was the
American flag. Over her sides amid
ships were two other American flags,
painted on a board and canvas back
ground about IL by 16 feet. tell you,
the Stars and Stripes looked mighty
good right then.
! The Germans to all appearance had
let her come close. thinking she was
an American ship.
We did not know that Il was RI. NJ.
3. Baralong, converted merchant
man, commanded and manned by men
who could Ge fiends.
Ii was about the same size as the
Nicosian. On the forward deck was
shed-like structure placarded life
belts" The boat with our flag swerve,l
over toward us and we expected To
! be picked up. Some of the boys started
to row toward her
| ] was turned ut the time that I
might see the submarine. The gunner
was working nj the piece mounted
forward. There were. perhaps,
, eighteen or twenty OF the submarines
crew on deck ...r ...
: There came q sharp rattle of guns.
II sounded like the whir of rapid
fire gum
! The German gunner straightened
up. lie threw his hands ND and fell
back at the base of his gun. Then
the submarine pitched and his body
I rolled into the sea.
/ turned To the ship we thought was
! American. Along its rails were men
/ IN citizens clothes-we learned later
that they were British marines
shooting with rifles. AS I watched
In wonder the American Tag was
! lowered from the stern and the Brit
ish admiralty flag futtered up In It's
place. But the. painted flag mt her
sides were still there And the
marines were firing across one Of
, these flags at the submarine.
The German sailors rushed to the
coming tower. A few or them clam
bered below. Eleven OF them went
aft. The marines kept firing. Then
suddenly the shed-like structure on
their forward deck. marked life
belts" fell away. ID was only bit
of scenic work -E
When II was struck Il revealed
three four inch guns. One of these
blazod ont at once. u seemed TO
strike short. but II must have hit the
submarine. For Immediately she
listed wide to port.
The men who had tumblcd below
came rushing up again.
A second shot carried away the
submarines periscope and flag. Other
sailors were dropping under the rife
fire. Half a dozen men were stin
about the coming tower.
U. s. Flag Still Flies as Men hre
Shot Down.
Then came third shot. Il struck
the coming tower fairly. There must
have been a powder magazine i'm
provised there. AS the shot struck
there was a roaring explosion.
The coming tower was torn I'm
pieces. The man about Il were hurled
high into the air. saw their bodies
curve upward. twist i'm the air. and
then plunge into the sea.
The submarine was sinking fast.
This was the start of the slaughter.
The American flags were still ut the
sides of the Baralong. 80
New York, November 5.-The arts
tocracy OF American society and the
thoroughbreds of horsedom were hay-
ing their gowns finally fitted and their
coats finally groomed today i'm antici-
patton OF the opening tomorrow OF
the first National Horse Show at
Madison Square Garden In two years.
The tone" OF the show will be de-
/ cidedly military. In addition to tile
military" trend OF feminine frucks.
frills and furbelows, which will or
course be the big feature OF the show.
not excluding the horses themselves.
there will be much display OF red
white and blue conscrvative,y shot
with the flags OF all nations.
One OF the biggest "horsey" fea-
lures OF the show will be the military
classes. which will be judged By no
less parsonage than Major Generdf
Leonard Wood: and not even Secre-'
tary Garrison can override him this;
time. The war department has CO.
operated with President Stotesbury or
the association and other officials to-
notably demonstrate the efficiency Of
Uncle Sans mounted men. Twenty
six picked cavalrymen will represent
the regular army In the riding classes.
IL Is expected that many of those.
made suddenly wealthy, rs a result or
a AZ :.