Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-15
MANY GERMAN U-1OATS De.
sTRoYED DURING ENCOUNTER
OF RECENT DAYS.
EIGHT SEPARATE NAVAL
ENGAGEMENTS REPORTED
Crew of One German Diver Runs Up
White Flag and Plead That Lives Be
Spared British Airplane Drops
Bomb and Sends One Diver to Bot
tom of Sea-Eisht Battles Described.

London Sept. 10. - Stories Of some
recent successes of the British navy
against German submarines were
given to the public tonight in series
of brief descriptions of eight encoun-
tiers in which eight and possibly nine
U-boats were accounted for.
These eight sea battle pictures were
selected so as to cover practically the
whole ground of antisubmarine activi-
| ties.
In one case there was a battle be-
tween an auxiliary cruiser and sub
marine. in another an engagement be-
tween a seaplane and submarine.
then 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 enemy.
Torpedo Leaps From Water.
First. From one Of our auxiliary
naval forces a torpedo was seen ap-
preaching on the starboard beam. 1t
Jumped out Of the water when 100
wards Off and struck the engine room
near the waterline making large rent
and flooding several compartments. A
starboard lifeboat was blown into the
air, pieces landing on the wireless
aerial. Soon after a periscope was OBJ
served Just before the port beam. Fire
was opened and the first shot hit the
base of the coming tower and removed
the two periscopes. Many other hits
were obtained and the submarine
quickly assumed a list to port and sew
eral men came out of the hatch.
THE U-boat wallowed along for a
space with the stern almost submerged
and oil squirting 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 of at fair
speed, hoping to disappear in the mist.
Fire again was opening, loud eXplo-
sion took place forward and, falling
over on his side the enemy sank. Two
survivors were picked up.
Sees Diver at 10000 Yards.
Second One of our small craft
sighted an enemy submarine at dis
lance of 10000 yards. She maintained
her course and five minutes later the
enemy submerged and shortly after
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.
THE ship circled around and dropped
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 a large area and considerable
to the surface.
Lose Sight Of Boat.
Third One of our submarines
sighted an enemy submarine on the
starboard bow and so dived, but after
seeing him thru periscope for few
minutes lost sight of him. Oar boat
came to the surface again and three
hours later saw the enemy on the star
board beam two or three miles away.
The enemy altered his course and again
was lost to view. sHe again was de-
tected, our course was altered as nee
essary and when favorable position
was obtained torpedo was fired. A
splash was observed close to his stern
and a few seconds later the enemy was
seen with his stern out of water, smoke
hanging around it and the coming
tower half submerged. A minute or
two later he disappeared.
Attack From Air.
Fourth. A seaplane proceeded to
attack an enemy submarine which she
observed maneuvering into position to