Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-04

had aroused his navy crew that
"Bangor's' keen eyes picked that
flash from out OF the fog. The sub
marine itself could not be made out.
Then she began to pepper u.s."
I:iley said. First we could see her
forward gun blaze and in turn her AFT
piece. In minute we knew that sho
was carrying five-inchers and that
she was shooting at range OF be.
tween eight thousand and nine thou
sand yards. We carried two three
inch suns with a range OF about
seven thousand. Some difference!
We were licked at the start; but. oh.
boy, there wasn't a yellow streak In
the whole bunch. A second after
that first flash we began to speak our
piece"
At first the submarine shot wild,
and aboard the Morcni apprehension
was mixed with the slight hope that
the tanker might steal away in the
fog. Full ahead" changed out in
the engine room, and as Captain
Thompson swung the bow OF the
tanker out to sea and showed her
stern to the submarine the chief en-
gineer, perspiring and curSing, strug-
pled to wrest an extra knot out OF his
engines.
Even ii he had succeeded 1t would
have been in vain because of the
ironic trick of the fog. AS tho play
ing with its victims. 1t hung just
low enough to obscure u sight of the
submarine from the deck of the
tanker, but not low enough to shut
OFF sight of the tanker from the
U-boat
Now the U-boat was getting the
range. Her first shot smashed for
ward and stunned the wireless opera
tor as he sent out an IS. q. s." over
and over again. Five seconds later
another shot raked the Moreni amid
ships. Another crashed thru the he
boat perilously close to the gun crew.
A splinter, big and Jagged. was
hurled into the leg OF one OF the ait
gun crew. He pulled 1t out with u
grin, saying, First blood for the
feinies."
Operators Heart Failed.
The fog raised slightly as our boys
fought back. They could make her
out quite plain. and they were ap-
palled for the moment at her size.
II was their first glimpse of big
modern U-boat.
1T was discouraging work." Riley
went on in his matter of fact way.
There she lay, broadside on, beatt-
tiful target as | kept the sight on
her. But everyone OF our SHOTS were
falling fully thousand yards short.
Gee! II we'd have had that Heinio
within range maybe our little gun
crew wouldn't have come home with
its scalp to our credit"
The U-boat skipper knew this as
we'll as did Bangor" Riley, and he
played his game accordingly. The
Moreui shivered under the hits OF >his
five -inchers. Holes were opened In
er side, but splendidly bulkheaded,
her buoyancy was undlsturoed.
Wooden superstructure was mass
| OF wreckage.
Came the first casualty blood
less, yet pitiful one. The assistant
Wireless operator was picking his
way across the debris of the deck
with a message to the captain. No
one ever remembered the. substance
of the message he carried. From the
corner of his Eye Bangor" saw the
slim, specialized youth. and 10 him
self murmured "nervy kid"
The wireless operator was seen 10
stop. His knees gave way under HIM.
" eekly he turned to ventilator Tor
support but his groring hand missed
il and he crumpled upon the deck.
Afterwaid they examined his body