Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-15
BRITISH NAVAL
FORCES TELL OF
SUBMARINE war
Interesting Account of Eight
Encounters Between Eng
lish Ships and Submarines;
British the Victors.
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some recent successes of the British
navy against German submarines
were given to the public tonight in
series of brief descriptions of eight
encounters in which eight and possi-
bly, nine U-boats were accounted for.
These eight sea battle pictures were
so as to cover the whole ground of
anti-submarine activities.
snti-SuS Activities.
In one case there was a battle be-
tween an auxiliary cruiser and sub
marine, in another an engagement be-
tween a seaplane and a submarine
then a battle between two submarines
in which the British submarine
captain proved himself the better man,
and finally two tales of successes of
armed merchantmen against the enc
my.
Asiser Hit
First. from one of our auxiliary
cruisers a 6 S2s4o was seen approach
ing on the rboard beam. 1t jumped
out of the water when a hundred
near the water line, making a large
rent and flooding several compart-
ments. A starboard life boat was
blown into the air, pieces landing on
the wireless aerial. Soon after a
periscope was observed just before the
port bow. Several shots, some evil
IDENTITY effective, were aimed at the
U-boat.
Attempts Escape.
THE U-boat wallowed along for
space with the stern almost vertical
and oil squirted from its side and the
crew came on deck and waved their
hands. At this sign of surrender
cease fire was ordered, whereupon
the enemy started TO make off at a
fair speed, hoping to disappear in the
mist Fire again was opened, loud
explosion took place forward and.
falling over on his side the enemy
sank. Two survivors were picked up.
Sub Sighted.
Second, one of our small craft sight
of 10000 yards. She maintained her
course and five minutes later the
enemy submerged and shortly after a
periscope appeared close on the star
board bow for a few seconds and then
disappeared. The helm was ported and
when over the place where the peri
scope was seen, an explosive charge
was dropped.
Submarine Hooked.
The ship circled around and drop
ped another charge. The explosion
of this charge was followed after two
or three seconds by another much
more violent explosion which shook
the vessel from stem to stern. The
water became black over large area
and a considerable quantity of thick
oil came to the surface.
Sub Against Sub.
Third, one of our submarines sight
ed an enemy submarine on the star
board, but after seeing him through
a periscope for a few minutes. lost
sight OF him. Our boat came to the
surface again and three hours later
saw the enemy on the starbOard beam
two or three miles away. The enemy
altered his course and again was lost
to view. He again was dected, our
TO view. He again was detected, our
course was altered as necessary and
when a favorable position was obtain
ed. torpedo was fired. A splash was
observed close to his stern and few
seconds later the enemy was seen with
his stern out of water, smoke hang
ing around it and the coming tower
half submerged. A minute or two
later he disappeared
SeapIane Bests Craft.
Fourth. seaplane proceeded to at
tack an enemy submarine which she
observed maneuvering into position to
fire a torpedo at a passing merchant
ship. Before the seaplane arrived
over the submarine the latter sub
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