The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-13

these some to be cnectuai and SONS
useless. strictcst kept Of naval soc
rete are these.
Very thin the skin OF a submarine
and very fragile and complicated Ia
machinery II does not take much OF
n shock to put " out o. order or a
large cargo OF explosives TO dent that
skin beyond repair.
The diniculty II TO know when YOU
| get them" an officer explained; for
Il Il in the natur Of the submarine
10 sink whcihcr vitality injured or not.
II may have some 10 the bottom 10
stay In nifty fstiioms OF water. or Il
may have submerged under a choppy
sea and made It's escape. We have
been huniins them for a year. now.
and no doubt we are getting tho bet
ter - them. We have not only learn
ed how to keep Thorn on from our
rreat ships but how to destroy
them"
n Oh and bubbles come up for a
long time In one place OF " they come
up with e rush. that Is considered
fairly good evidence OF success. There
Is no escape for the crew. They can
not make the submarine rise or get
out 81 H.. n becomes a steel casket
IN n watery grave. No nautical mind
IL required TO realize that By casting
about on the bottom with 2 Erapnel
YOU wal learn u an object with the
bulk the sire Of q submarine Ia there:
and the death OF submarines Is es-
tahiiehcd IN this way.
The admiralty will not accept any
guesEwork about g." said an chlcer,
I'VE may have put an explosive right
into "A or rammed Il IN a way that
have broken rs back; but that
is not proof enough. The record
goes down on the chart as supposed
destroyed
with Admiral Crawford the CORES
pendent ~ the Associated Press went
20 see ihe submarine d%efenses OF a.
harbor Cruisers and destroyers and
auxiliaries were goine and coming.
bat the narrow openings through
which they passed were closed in
thcv were by. There was
more than one obstruction. II "a.
submarine got past the first or the
second. 70 was in a pocket. Several
been caught in this way
Take care, There Is a tide here
tho coxswain Of the admiral's barge
was warned. "We don't want 90 get
ia O. tsap mean Tor Fritz"
81 one naval base the correspond
emit saw a number OF destroyers lying
moorcd 10 a quay as close together
az feh in a basket. They had just
come in from q our at sea.
Here today n gone tomorrow.
said an officer What a time they
had last winter: And they are In Tor
another winter Of D.. You know O
cold the North sea ls-no, you cannot
unless you have sbeen out In a tor
pedoboat dancing the tango in the
teeth OF hat bitter wind. with h
spray wnipping up TO the top Of the
smokestacks. In the dead OF night
they would come into this pitch-dark
How they found their way
Is past me. irsa trick OF those young
who command
II a destroyer gets on the track Of
a submarine Il has thirty knots
against the submarines six or eight
Is no difficulty In keeping up,
her wireless brings a swarm % as
sistance. The fast turbine d~estroyers
TO slip over the water as Il
bottoms we're oiled. only "a few
Of the crew are exposed when showers
Of frecziug spray sweep the decks. and
an are clad IN thick short coats %
llama wool. which Keep their bodies
and leave the legs free for
in keeping footing as the
destroyers roll and plunge In @ heavy
Every ship on the blockade from
Iceland 20 the British channel Is also
a part Of the system Of submarine