New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
The Scalp
Bv ALFRED MOVES

ocean nUnLlnRs IOt Lit DNblNAlNg OF a.
tale may be known only to an admiral in
London office, the middle Of 1t only to con.
mander at Kirkwall and the end Of it only
a trawler skipper off the coast Of Ireland. B.
here and there it is possible to piece the fra,
ments together into complete adventure, q
in the following record Of a successful chas,
where the glorious facts outrun all the in.
aginaticns of the widest melodrama.
There were sus picious vessels at anchor, o.,
moonless night, in a small bay near the Mn.
bles. They lay there like shadows, but before
long they knew that the night was alive a,
a hundred miles with silent talk about then
At dawn his maiesty's trawlers Golden Festte
and Peggy Nutten foamed up, but the shadow
had disappeared.
The trawlers were ordered 70 search L,
coast thoroughly for any submarine stores itr
might have been left there. Thoroughly
this war means a great deal Il means ttr
even the bottom of the sea must be searche
This was done by grapnels; but the bOrc-
was rocky and seemed unfit for base. No..
ing was found but battered old lobster p
cranimed with sesweed and little green crsa
Probably these appearances were more hr
usually deceitful; for shortly afterward ws'a
ers on the coast reported a strange fishing bor
with patched brown sails, heading for the So
pected bay Before the patrols came up, bon.
ever. she seemed to be alarmed The broU
sails were suddenly taken in the disguise
coming tower was revealed, and this innocs-
fishing boat, gracefully submerging left Oh
the smiling and spotless April seas to the
wildered eyes of the coast guard.
In the meantime signals were pulsng sia
flashing on land and sea, and the u@N'
had hardly dipped when, over the smooth gree
swell, a great sea hawk came whirring up
Join the hunt, hawk with light yellow WIG
and a body of service gray-the latest type
seaplane. 1t was one Of those oily seas 2
which a watcher from the air may follow
submarine for miles, as an olive green shaa''
under the lighter green. The U-boat doubA
twice; but it was half an hour before w
sunken shadow was lost to sight under choPE
blue waters, and long before that time she VI
evidently at ease in her mind and pursuing
steady course. For the moment her tran va
then lost, and the hawk, having reported d.
course, dropped out of the tale.
The next morning in the direction indicaH
by that report several patrol boats heard !"
sound of gunfre and overhauled a steans
which had been attacked by a submarine ID"
gave chase by starring" to all the por.
A. t.,4
A little later. however, another trawief "
served the wash Of submarine crossing
stern about two hundred yards away III
trawler starboarded, got into the wake OF "
submarine and tried to ram her at full spec
She failed to do this, as the U-boat was a. '"
great a depth. The enemy disappeared, 'n'
again the trawers gathered and starred
In the meantime, certain nets had been 'n'N
and, though the inclosed waters were "'
wide, it was quite certain that the suona'~'
was c obtained within them. Some hours '~'
another trawler heard firing and rushed Wv
ard the sound About sunset she sign'eu
submarine which was just dipping ~
trawler opened fire at once without res.'
The light was very bad and il was very o'D
cult to trace the enemy, but the trawler '04
tinued the search, and about midnight sne ~
served a small light close 10 the water. ~
steamed within a few yards Of 1t ana hsN'-
thinking it was small boat. There W"
considerable amount Of wreckage ABOUT VIZ.
was afterward proved to be the remains y
patrol vessel sunk by the submarine In',,
was no reply to the hail, and the light lhs'sAI.
disappeared. For the third time the pSN''
gathered and Starred" from this new POM
And here the tale was taken up by ",.
who was in command of another trawler 81 "
time. give it, so far as possible, IN MS w.
words 81
About O'Clock in the morning was cas-.
by Deckhand William Brown to come on y.
and see il an object sighted was a suon'N =.
81 did so, and saw a submarine about ~.
distant on the port bow. gave tie oO,.
Hard a-starboard.' The ship was turned w.
the gun was able to bear on the suonis'D'r
and it was kept bearing. At the same ''~.
ordered hands to station, and about 'eH w. ~
utes afterward ! gave the order to lre' =
submarine Immediately altered her course ~
W. to n. y. W., and went away from Us W. ~.
fast burned lights to attract the a''en..
Of the drifters, and we followed at our u''D..
speed. making about eight knots and 'n'pF.'
light sprays. We fired another shot about :.
minutes later, but il was breaking dawn, .
we were unable to see the fall Of the sD.s
After the second shot the submarine -,
merged | hoisted warning signals ana ~.
half an hour later saw large steamer ''''