Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-07-12
U-51 MADE TRIP TO
CONSTANTINOPLE
Captain Tells How He Took
Submarine 1900 Miles.
OODGED MANY ENEMY SHIPS

Attacked Four Times on Voyage From
Wilhelmshaven to the Dardanelles,
but Escaped Each Time by Diving.
Describes How He Sank Two Big
British Wsrships.
Chicago.-ln an interview with a cor
respondent OF The Chicago Daily
News. cabled from Constantinople on
June G. Captain Otto Hersng has told
he story of his voyage in the German
submarine U-51 from Wilhelmshaven
10 constantinople. about 1000 miles.
toward the close of which he sunk the
British battleshlps Triumph and Ma
iestic.
"We left Wilhelmshaven April %.
Captain Hersing said. when | was
told that WAS going to Constantinople
said: Good. That is worth while
let only the first officer and the chief
engineer into the secret to explain the
increased supplies taken aboard. We
slipped quietly out Of Wilhelmshaven.
us have so many other submarines go
ing into the war area. We kept on the
surface most of the time. watching for
big ships OF the enemy. but failed to
see any for long time. to our great
disappointment.
Ion the coast of England we were
finally fired upon by destroyer and
had to dive for safety. but along the
French coast we encountered no en-
envy. When 100 miles from Gibraltar
we were fired upon by other British
destroyers. We waited outside Glbral
tar and passed through the strait early
in the morning in plain view. but with
out drawing single shot or attracting
the least attention Those We're tense
but gratifying hours.
"Once within the Mediterranean the
watch. already exacting. was redou
bed Here again we encountered ships
VI the enemy near small island. but
lived to safety under fire. When
passing Malta we were fired upon by a
French destroyer. but We're untouched
We then proceeded south OF Greece
into the Aegean sea and to the Oar
daneles.
I'VE arrived there on the night pre-
cedlng May %. having come from VII
helmshayen In exactly one month. In
The early morning light We saw the
Triumph and the Majestic lying on the
coast. constantly encircled by destroy
ers. Through the periscope ! saw a
destroyer coming directly for us We
lived. and the destroyer passed i'm
mediately over uS with sound like
that OF motnrear
1--WE came up Immediately. took
aim through the periscope and pressed
the button. automatically firing the
torpedo. and the projectile slipped
nolselessly into the water We diveo
again The explosion which folowe,
was as territi, as though il had beer
IN the fore part OF the submarine itself
Then we lay hidden two days an'
i half" continued Captain Hersing
after which we came up again II
the midst of the British ships. Just be
Z lore nppH. ipuhlllS tuiOuEb the pei
scope.i saw the Majestic surrounde,
by ten ships steaming around her in
constant circle for her protection.
could SEE the Majestic's sailors ON tn
deck taking their MONDAY nap. 'Shal
disturb them thought. Then, Sc,
ing welcome space between the en-
circling ships. ! pressed the electri
button and the torpedo was going right
1t caught the Majestic a little 10 III
rear of amidships
I'VE dlved again We noticed tina
the bombardment from the ships ha
ceased. for they had been Smelling th
Turkish land positions.
I'VE remained submerged for sewers
hours. and then came 10 the surface t
find the British ships had disappeared
and all search for them was in vaiI
We reached Constantinople. havin
passed forty-two days in the submarin
without rest or change"