Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-07
MONGOLIA NAVAL
GUNNERS SCORED
hit FOR UNCLE sam
Capt. Emory Rice, WelI-Known
Here, Tells Details When His
Vessel Reaches a British
Port; Navy Gunners Did It

Capt. Emory Rice, skipper Of the
Moneoiia, 10 welI-known and well.
liked IN this port, where, 40 the com
naander Of the former Pacific Mail
liner, he has been frequent caller.
Honciulu was much arstified at the
news o. the exploits Of the naval gun
ners aboard the big liner.
LONDON, Eng, April 25-A bril-
liant pot shot on Thursday last from
an American gun manned by American
gunners on an American merchant
man sent TO the bottom Of the North
sea. q German submarine just as the
u.boat, one thousand yards away, was
about to hurl torpedo into the mer-
yehantmall's yltals. - ssEsRT 4-s.. II
The ship which thus boasts OF
being the firsa Of Uncle Sans mari.
time traders to sink U-boat is the
Steamship Mongolia. 1865 tons, OF
the international Mercantile Marine
Company's fleet, which sailed from
an American pert on April with a
crew OF 146 men and an American
gun crew Of rs men. Sixtyseyen
Americans are included in her crew.
The Etar-Spangied banner fIutter-
ing from her mast. the liner COM
placently nosed her way into British
port today. To American newspaper
men greeting him at the pier, her
skipper, Captain Emory Rice, told
the story Of the exploit that is destin.
ed to become History. Throughout
the evening hours crowds or curious
Enelishmen lined the dock, gazing adj.
miringiy upon the gallant guest that
had fired the first shot m Americas
wa IN the lie Of the allies.
Clean t3it a. 1000 Yards.
The day Of the Mongoliass feat
was April 10, anniversary Of the battle
Of Lexington, when the first shot we3
fired IN the American revolution. The
gun that sent the fatal shot into the
Usbo6t bears the name Teddy hav-
ing been thus baptized" by its crew
when the vessel left America SO.
Teddy Tired the first gun Of the war
after all remarked Captain Rice
laughingiy rs he commented upon the
The Submarine. Captain Rice said.
was about to attack the great liner
III British waters on April IS. lie
s0oCi4ftd fiiete was aIbs6Iutefy no.
doubt that the u-b0at was hit, and
that there was every reason to be-
liete Il was destroyed.
The naval gunners on board made
= clean at 1t ! 900 yards. The peri
scope was seen 10 De shattered.
Even more pertinent fact was
that the shell disappeared immedi-I
afely after the nit was made. The
captain stated that shell always
richochefs III the waters and can be
seen again unless il finds the mark.
OH also was seen on the water after
the submarine disappeared
Captain TrieS to Ram Diver
The Mongolia was going At full ]
speed and was long distance away
when the spray and foam subsidized.
but from the bridge the officers OBJ
served the spot through their glasses
and they are confident the submarine
was sunk.
The perisc0pe was sighted dead
ahead on the last afternoon Of the
voyage. The captain gave the order
for fun speed ahead, with the inten-
tion 81 fammine sthe submarine.
The pefiscope disappeared and q
few minutes later reappeared on the
ships broadtide. The gunners fired,
Hitting the peritcope sQuareiy and
throwing up 3 ulouhtain Of water.
Captain Rice paid . high tribute
% the euhners and 10 the names
ii which they were handled by their
OFFICER. He said
For i've days and nights ! hadn't
had nv clothes of and we kept q j
biz force 81 looSouts on duty all the
time. II was 5;20 O'clock In the
afternoon Of the nineteenth that we
siehted the suoIaarine The officer
commanding the gunners was with
me on the bridge where, in fact We
had been the most Of the time through.
out the voyage.
There was q hare over the sea at
the time. We had just taken q sound /,
ing FOR we were getting near shallow
water and We were looking at the Lead
when the first mate cried: There's
4 Submarine off the port bow.
6roadslde Attack
The submarine was close to us,
too close IN fact for her purpose and
she was submerging again in order
to mahentre In better position for
f0rpedoIne Us when we sighted her.
We saw the periscope 60 down and
the swirl Of the water.
quickly ordered the man at the
wheel to pull Il to starboard and
We swung the nose OF the ship to-
ward the spot where the submarine