Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-26
RUSSIAN SUBMARINE
ATTACKS 10 WARSHTPS
OF GERMAN SQUADRON
U-B oat, Singlehanded,
Faces Mighty Fleet and
Torpedoes One Vessel.
Damaged in Collision, 1t
Makes Escape.

PETRoGRAD, June ae-Thrilling de.
tails Of fight between Russian sub
marine and a squadron OF German war
ships are given in an ofioisl statement
issued here today. The submarine tor
pedoed one Of the German warships, but
Immediately afterward colllded with It's
victim, sustaining severe damage. Despite
the damage, the submarine managed to
| escape.
The official report Of the submarines
exploit follows:
THE submarine picked up the smoke
of the enemy's vessels on the horizon at
. a. m. When she had approached within
suitable distance the submarine dived.
BY means of It's periscope It learned that
German warships made UP squadron
Of 10 ships Of the line and two torpedo
boats.
ITO prevent the enemy from seeing the
periscope the submarine commander de-
clded to steer to the port side of the
squadron between the enemy and the sun.
Knowing that German torpedoboats trail
special explosive contrivance for the
destruction of submarines, her COM
mander decided to make a frontal attack,
Keeping the periscope above the
water, the submarine approached the
leading torpedoboats and about 10 o'clock
passed on the port side at a distance
from % to so yards, the periscope being
kept six Inches above the water.
Wishing to operate outside of the line
of torpedoboats, the submarine drew to
tho left under the prov OF the second
torpedoboat and sank to a depth OF so
feet. AT this point the crew distinctly
heard the noise OF the warship's screws.
AT depth Of So feet the submarine
again raised its periscope, at this mo-
ment sighting the starboard side of the
across the course OF the submarine at
distance not more than so yards.
THE submarine commander ordered
the boat to dive again after firing a tor
pedo The firing OF the torpedo was inn
mediately followed by collision. A
submarine trembled. Electric bulbs
burst. Crockery and all kinds of artl-
cles few about. Something above
cracked and gave way.
THE submarine listed 25 degrees to
the starboard and the sailors were un-
able to keep their feet They clunE to
anything they could And
Nevertheless. all orders were carried
out with speed and accuracy, and the
submarine was kept at full speed Owing
to the fact that 1t was the hull of the
vessel which struck the submarine she
was able to regain her balance beneath
the battleship.
The submarine went down 10 feet
below the surface, but there was a loud |
explosion, and the commander, fearing |
that the boat would collapse. owing to the |
water pressure, rose to a depth Of so |
feet. Then the sound of large vessel
nearby compelled him to dive again to a
iepth OF 50 feet. Repeated attempts to
Use were vain for some time. Every
limo the submarine rose the crew heard
the screws Of the battleships and tor
pedoboats, which had broken their line
and which were cruising back and forth
above the submarine
When water began to enter the sub
marine, probably owing to damage TO
he periscope, and the boat began to lose
Ter list, her commander ordered that the
tank be blown out. To-
ward midnight, taking advantage OF the
darkness, the submarine rose carefully
n the surface and made for shore. It
vas under water from 7:29 p. m. until
1880 p. m. The damage to the periscope
prevented the submarine from ascertain-
ng the success OF it's attack"