The sun., 1917-10-07
'NAVY'S WAR ON
U-B0ATSCUTS
PREMIUM RATE
Reduction of Nearly % PC.
Announced as Result of
Successful Operations.
DESTROYER AGAIN WINS
After % Minute Engagement
One Submarine Is Disposed
Of by a Depth Bomb.

WARRINGTON, Oct. e.-The effective
ness of methods employed in fighting
submarines resulted to-day in reduc-
ton Of nearly - per cent in the prem'-
ums charged by the Governments war
risk insurance bureau on all American
steamships traversing the war zone
from g., per cent. to per cent.
'"rhis reduction" an announcement
by the Treasury Department says. rs
made because OF the corresponding de-
crease in the risks
Details Of a fight between an Ameri-
can destroyer In European waters and a
German submarine. in which the sub
mersible was destroyed BY depth bombs.
were announced by the Navy Depart
ment to-day. The name of the destroyer
and the time and place Of the engage
ment are withheld.
Special interest attaches to this en-
gagement. because it was the occasion
for letter Of appreciation from the
British Admiralty, which expressed ad-
miration of the efficient and seamanlike
conduct OF the officers and crew OF the
American destroyer.
The official announcement follows
THE American destroyer first sighted
the submarine in the early morning OF a
clear day The sea was entirely calm
! with hardly a ripple OF foam. The sub
marine was running submerged win
only her periscope showing A large
number OF merchant ships were in sight
The r-boat was less than a mile OF
the port heanr Of the destroyer and fol
| lowing a par lllel course in an opposite
direction when the perscope was dis
covered 1t was throwing up column
o. water several feet in height. 50 like
nearly spent torpedo that the officer
OF the deck thought for moment thai
| that was what II was,
THE next instant the destroyer
! charged course sharply to the left am
headed for the C-boat at full speed. A
/ the same time the forward guns opened
! fre on the perscope The commanding
| officer ordered course steere1 tha
would bring the destroyer across th'
wake OF the i--boat a little - tire rea,
| OF the periscope.
/ AS the destroyer dashed across 'h'
| lire OF bubbles depth charge wa.
! dropped and column OF clear waite
shot thirty feat into the air. Tho dc
/ stroyer turned to the right. swiftly cir
! cling, and her s.arhoard guns opened
! or the periscore as she came around Il
! cross the Tbcat's wake again. Agar
a column of 'lear water showed that tn,
depth charge had not reached Its mart:
| Another quick turn to the righ
brough, the starhoard guns TO hear, ~
| this time the destroyer turned so sharpl,
! that she was able to come down for tn,
| third attack in the wake Of the sup
marine. The thrd depth charge hrough
UP a column cf clear water, and tn,
destroyer wheeled once more. this tim,
10 the LETT. an all the port guns oHcnc,
! up but without visible result
The last time tho destroyer cam
| down 10 the attack exactly IN the walk
| Of the t-hoa' and ceased firing A.
! she nearcd ;hc end Of the line o' huh
bes the fourth depth charge was let &c
and there followed a widespread hoi,in'
OF the surface oF the sea. large bubbles
and al last heavy Aim OF oil
THE DESTROYER spent some time look
! ing for further traces Of the t-hoat bu
none was found. She then proceedc.
on her COURSE The engagement lastct
twenty-five minutes"