Evening star., 1915-03-28

his fate stated in short telegram which was headed
Sinking of Hostile Submarine" 1t marked "Fa
mouth" and ran thus:
The P & o. mail Macedonia into this
port last night shell holes between wind and water
reports having been attacked by hostile submarine ten
the Lizard Instead of using her topedoe
the submarine for approached upon the surface
and shots from semiautomatic l2pounder gun
She the that the Macedonia
unarmed AS matter OF fact, being warned OF the
presence submarines in the channel the Macedonia had
mounted auxiliary cruiser She opened
fire with two quick and blew away the coming tower
1t probable that the shells went right
through her. sank with her matches The
Macedonia only kept afoat by her pumps
Such the end of the Kappa and gallant friend,
Commander Stephan epitaph Of the
paper and was headed MARK Lane 1t ran:
Wheat (average) 60 maize 49, barley 50"
Well if Stephan gone there the need for
to show energy Ny plans quickly taken but they
comprehensive All that day Saturday passed down the
Cornish round Lands End getting two steamers on
the way had learned from Stepan fate that it better
torpedo the large craft but aware that the auxiliary
cruisers OF the British all over 10000 TONS
SO that or ships size safe gun
Both these craft the Yeand and the Payboythe latter
American shp-were perfectly harmless SO came within
yards them and speedily sank them after allowing their
people into the boats Some other steamers lay urthef
out but was eager make my arrangements that
did modest them Just before sunset
however. magnificent prey within radius OF action
that | could possibly refuse her.
No sailor could fail to recognize that glorious monarch
sea- with tunnels tipped with black her
huge black sides her blges and her high white top ham
per- roaring up channel twenthree knots and carrying her
$1,000 lightly she hveon motor boat 1t
was the queeny Olympic of the White Star Line-once the
largest and still the comeest OF liners. What picture she
made with the blue Cornish creaing round her giant fore
foot and the pink western sky with evening star forming
the background to her noble lines!
She was about FIVE miles off when dived to cut her
My calculation AS abreast loosed
torpedo and struck her fair We wired round with the
conclusion of the her my perscope list
her side and knew that she had her death blow She
slowly and there plenty of time to her
people. The dotted with her boats When got about
three miles off the surface and the whole elus
tered UP to see the sight She dved bow foremost
terrific explosion, which Of the tunnels
the suppose should have cheeredsoneow none
of felt like cheering We all keen sailors and it went
hearts such ship down like broken egg
she'll gave gruf order and all at their posts again
while we headed northwest.
Once round Lands End called up my consorts,
day Haand point the south end of Bide
the channel was clear but the English
could know and eckoned that the loss OF the Olympic
would stop all ships for day or two at least.
Having assembled the Delta and Epsilon each
side me- received reports from Miriam and VAR the
speve commanders Each had expended twelve torpedoes
them they had sunk twenty-five steamers One
killed by the machinery board OF the Delta
had been burned by the ignition OF oil the
Epsilon these injured board and gave each Of
the boats I also divided my spare OIL my
provisions and my topeos them though had the
greatest possible difficulty in those crank vessels trans
errg them the other However, at 10 O'Clock 1t
done. and the vessels condition to keep the
another DAYS For my part, with only two tor
pedoes left headed north up the Irish
One OF my torpedoes expended that evening upon a
cattle ship making for Milford Haven Late night being
abreast OF oly,ead. called upon four northern boats
but without reply Their Marconi limited About
in the afternoon the day had feeble 1t
great relief find that my telegraphic nstruc
ons had reached them and that they their station
Before evening all assembled in the lee OF Sanda Island
in the Null OF kntyre l felt admiral indeed when saw
five whaebacks all in a