The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-08

eta c.:cI r. our j mes on Voyage from
WiIhe,ms!1aven to the DardanelIes,
Lut Escaped Each Time by Diving.
British Warships.
Chicago. - In an interview with d cor.
respondent Of The Chicago Daily
News. rlb!cl from Cpn>tantinople on
june Is, Captain Otto llersiny has told
the story OF his voyage in the German
submarine U-J1 from Wi!hclmshaven
to Constantinope. about 5000 miles,
toward the close of which he sunk the
British battleships Triumph and Ma
jestic.
1--WE left Wilhelmshaven April 25,"
Captain Hersing said. when l was
told that was going to Constantinople
l said: Good! That is worth while.
l let only the first officer and the chief
engineer into the secret to explain the
increased supplies taken aboard. We
slipped quietly out of N'ilhelmshaven
as 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.
"Olf 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 Gibra-
tar and passed through the strait early
in the morning in plain view but with
out drawing single shot or attra citing
the least attention. Those were tense
but gratifying hours.
"Once within the Mediterranean the
watch, already exacting, was redou-
bled. Here again we encountered ships
Of the enemy near small island, but
dived to safety under fire. When
passing Malta we were fred upon by a
French destroyer, but We're untouched
We then proceeded south of Greece
into the Aegean sea and to the OAR
danelles.
eve arrived there on the night pre-
ceding May 25, having come from Will
helmshaven in exactly one month. In
the early morning light We saw the
Triumph and the Majestic lying off the
coast, constantly encircled by Destroy
ers. Through the periscope I saw a
destroyer coming directly for US. We
dived, and the destroyer passed i'm
mediately over us with a sound like
that Of a mOtOrcar.
"We came up immediately. l took
aim through the periscope and pressed
the button, automatically firing the
torpedo, and the projectile slipped
noiselessly into the water We dived
again. The explosion which followed
was as terrific as though it had been
in the fore part Of the submarine ITSELF
"Then we lay hidden two days and
half,' continued Captain Hersing,
latter which we came up again in
the midst Of the British ships. Just be-
fore noon, looking through the peri
scope. l saw the Majestic surrounded
by ten ships steaming around her in a
constant circle for her protection.
could see the Majestic's sailors on the
deck taking their monday nap. Shall
disturb them?' thought. Then, Sec
ing welcome space between the en-
circling ships, l pressed the electric
button and the torpedo was going right.
1t caught the Majestic a little to the
rear Of amidships.
'Wo 6ivad AGAIN Wo not;cod that
the bombardment from the ships had
ceased, for they had been Smelling the
Turkish land positions.
1--WE remained submerged for several
hours, and then came to the surface to
find the British ships had disappeared,
and all search for them was in vain.
We reached Constantinople, having
passed forty-two days in the submarine
without rest or CHANGE