Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-17

our great ships, but how to destroy
them"
Evidence Of Success.
If oil and bubbles come up for a
long time in one place, or II they
come up with a rush, that is consid-
cred fairly good evidence OF success.
There is no escape for the crew. They
cannot make the submarine rise or
get out of 1t. 1t becomes a steel casket
in a watery grave. No nautical mind
Is required TO realize that by casting
about on the bottom with a grapnel
you will learn If an object with the
bulk and size Of a submarine is there;
n the death" Of submarines is es-
tablished in this way.
THE admiralty will not accept any
guesswork about it," said an officer.
I'VE may have put an explosive right
into one or rammed It I'm a way that
must nave broken its back, but that is
not proof enough. The record goes
down on the chart as supposed de-
stroyed."
With Admiral Crawford the CORE
spOndent of the Associated Press went
to see the submarine defenses Of a
hcrbOr. Cruisers and d~estrOyers and
auXiliaries were going and coming,
but the narrow openings through
which they passed were closed in
stantly they were by. There was more
than n obstruction. If a suhma-
rinc got past the first or the second
it was in a pocket. Several have been
caught in this way.
Beware of Tide.
Take carel There is a tide herel"
the coXswain Of the admirars barge
Was warned. we don't want TO get
caught in a trap meant for Fritz
At one naval base the Correspon-
dent saw a number Of d~estroyers lying
mOored to a quay as close together
as fish in a basket. They had just
come in from a tour at sea.
Here today and gone tomorrow"
said an officer. What a time they
had last winter! And they are In for
another winter Of it. You know how
cold the North Sea is-no, you can
not unless you have been out in a
torpedo boat dancing the tango in the
teeth of that bitter wind with the
spray whipping up to the top Of the
smOkestaCks. In the dead Of night
they would come into this pitch-dark
harbor. How they found their way IS
past me. It's a trick of those young
fellows who command"
If n destroyer gets on the track Of
n submarine It has thirty knots
against the submarines six or eight.
There is no difficulty in keeping up;
her wireless brings q swarm Of as
s%iStance. The fast turbine destroyers
Eeemed TO slip over the water as II
their bottoms were oiled. Only q
few of the crew are exposed when
showers of freezing spray sweep the
decks, and all are clad in thick short
coats Of llama wool, which keep their
bodies warm and leave the legs free
for movement In keeping footing as
the destroyers roll and plunge in a
heavy sea
Submarine Hunting.
Every ship on the blockade from
Iceland to the British channel is also
a part of the system of submarine
hunting. They show no lights; there
are no lights along the coast at night.
1T gives one an Idea of England's
maritime resources" said an officer,
when you consider that we have 1900
trawlers and other auxiliary ships on
service"
The trawlers plod over plotted sea-
squares with the regularity of now
ing machines cutting a harvest, on
their way back and forth sweeping
up mines. They were fishermen be-
fore the war and are fishermen still.
They come into harbors stiff with
cold, thGw out, have a rest, and re-
turn to their vigiIs and their hard
ships. Beyond them the cruisers and
the destroyers are patrolling on the
watch for any sign or a German ship
coming out past Heligoland.