The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-26


ing on a westerly course. 1t was in
tenSely dark, but calm The Swift
sighted the enemy at six hundred yards
and the Germans instantly opened fire
There were SIX German deStroy.rS. at
cordng to German prisoners. The Swift
replied and tried to ram the leading
enemy destroyer. She missed ramming
and shot through the German un-
SCdthed
Fight Locked Together.
Again the Swift dashed at the lead
cr which again cludcd her and fled
with the Swift IN pursuit
Meantime the Broke had launched a
torpedo at the second boat in the line
which hit the mark and then opened
fire with every possible gun The re-
naming German boats were Stoking
iuriously for full speed
The Brokc'S commander swung
around to port and rammed the third
boat fair and square abreast the after
funnel Locked together thus. the two
boats fought a desperate hand hand
nv p''N, H"'P' "'' '''"'l ;
"''NN At Pou'' o'"nN range WIN every
gun from main armament to pompom,
maxim, rifle and pistol.
poa'uihs petmahS sweep AIT
Two other German dcStroyers at
tackled and poured a devastating fire
un the Broke, whose foremost gun
crews were Iedu,ca rom ciHntecn 70
IN "c, MId,h,pn"n Donald "ylc,,,,
H'u'"uS' ""u1ucN Il inc eye kept dii
'he foremost gum IN acton, ne himself
sNS'SuhE the depleted crews 10 load.
WINE ne was mus employed NUN
oe' OF lre,''cd Germans Warmed up
over inc hIok' l'rc'a>lIc "n' oi the
'",lned destroyer ana iindlng them-
serves anna Inc bI'hdinS iIaNhcN of
lofee"Nue guns, swept ait IN shout
ing MOD
ne n,'u'hipman' anna me deaa ana
"9uNIed o' M own gun crews ana
h"'I o,lhded by hlo"d' met inc onset
I,,hH'e -hdnded WIN an automatic pistol
ne was HrdppIcd by a German VINO
U'ed 10 "fcNi me fcIolNer away. ne
! herman wa, promptly bayohetied Nv
| seaman lngIeN"n he remainder OF
'he lnN"der' except Two VINO 'e'Sn,cd
ded'n were dflNcn over The side, tho
'"o ur'nE taNcl prisoner.
.. btokes Engines Damaged
Wo minutes amer rdmmlng inc
i'foke "rcnched herself tree and turned
TO ram the last or the three remaining
German boats. she ailed IN thiS 90
le't but III Swinglng around succeeded
N n''t'ng 'he BOAT couaort ON the stem
WIN a torpedo. lio'Iy cngaeed WIN
'heNc Two tleeing de'uoNet', the BROKE
! attempted To ioiIa" me swift ~ IN,
/ dlfe'tl"n 'he was last seen nut a smell
! 'ttu'N inc broke 5 h"lIcr room, as
abiing her man engine.
ne enemy, then disappeared IN me
darkness. ne BROKE altering hcI
course headed ~ the direction OF de
NUoycr "h''h ie" minutes later wa
seen TO oe hcaNlly 4iire ana whose
| 'fc" on slSh'lhR inc hrl'iNh deNif"lrI
sent up shouts Tor mercy ne Broke
>'ec,ed Slowly toward the German &c.
/ HaIdlrNN oi me danger from possible
/ tNploNloh oi thc magazines ana tht
Ne,,i'n man SeaIne'' t'donh,ea 'hcir Nhoni
" save save ana then nheApe TED.
. P opened lire.
.r 1uns silence lieaehery
ne BROKE, beinS Out OF control, was
unable TO maneu,ycr TO eNtrlca'e her.
,eu' nut SilehGIed the tfcAcRcry VIII
'out ROUNDS Rci' to insure her own
N",,N N",W,N loIpTuo,H INC German alh'uSh,p'
Me'n",''!e ,nc 9"''' continued he'
pu, pursuit Nu''' pul N''Hn' INJURIES "''''h Nh'
It'GlNed , carrier IN thc ',''Uh prevent.
co nc, from MAINTAINING iull speed s,'
,ue "uauuoncu INC. chase ana sought
',c,n quar- N'R"''Hs 'ho ou','he oi a
,'",on"'y HeS,t"S't l''p' "hi,h ,hou'
were N,e'c ns"iu, INC .HMi'' approached war
nv "''', nei guns u''n'I, TO ,'hI 'ha'
wa, 5 III. u5si"ytr ,y Tn'Jn Tn n'9 ALREADY
/ "''" '"''''eu nN 'h' ii "Ne. nc hef
"'"'' "''' ] ]nelloW'nS we surrender.
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