Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22

kind of sea-goer. II your business shouio
take YOU anywhere within the submarine
striking distance Of England you are
liable to see one OF them ~irnout haon n
verified trawler or pleasure yacnt 10
cargo steamer Of four thousand tons;
They are all we'll armed. carry powerful
wireless and some have torpedo TUBES
One picturesque equipment OF tnis nsn.
ing mosquito feet is an anti-supmarihe
gun, mounted on what we would can 'he
lighting mast 1t Is small. resembles our
Colt naval gun and is operated by one
man. 1t has been found to be most Ell
fective in close encounter WIN '-te
undersea vultures-
1t is only when you see one OF these
patrol boats that you get some impress
sion of what their hazardous vigil is Day
and night, week after week. they patrol
their beat like an eternally wide-awake
policeman In gray. Added to the inces-
sant peril, in many cases. In a Mucous
discomfort. The men on board must
forget home. luxury - all the Gear anu any
pleasant things Of life. Nowhere Is the
Iask more desolate than in the lonely
reaches of the North sea
You first see the patrol as mere
speck on the horizon, but they have seen
you first No matter what flag you ny,
than once a German raider has brazenly
sought to run the North sea gauntlet ny
Ing a neutral flag. Almost oe1ore you
know It, one Of these grim. gray watch
halls you, and. unless you can give
very clear account of yourself. a search.
ing party Is speedily aboard II your OIL
OF national health is clean YOU can &c
your way. with a CHEEKY ,a sooa 4d luck
waters. The little gray policeman goes
back on his job. perhaps to find soil
rary and unmourned grave before the Gay
Is gone.
in Enelands great submarine hunt
Lately there has been introduced Tn
Chaser in the shape OF long. !ea'
motor driven boat, ranging from ~ =
100 feet IN length. armed fore ana ar
and capable of lightning speed. Som
Of these boats have sailing radius Q
three or four hundred miles. but thel
operations are mainly confined to tn
, coast. because they are not FOUND 70
very practicable IN rough weather.
saw one of these "chasers" on m
I way out Of England a few weeks age
; At first sight It looked alarminEly Tx
: a submarine. It's long. curved oac
9 the sea- These boats really bear tn
, same relation to naval lighting that tn
= aeroplanes bear to land combat. LIZ
u the seaplane. tho chaser Is one OF IN
eyes OF the meet. me 6edpidhes ny III
Z way, has risen from Interesting exper
ment to be a practical submarine dc
> stroyer. England has huge fleet
them. Less than a month ago one
:, these machines pumped bomb do"
. on a C-boat as she was In the act
" diving and put her out for good. ere
70 and ala good shot.
> One little known but most efectfN
g weapon against the submarine ts Il
: steel net. Great Britain is fringed wit
i these silent but relentless guardians
T. steel Once in the tentacles of the
/ nets the submarine Is doomed. 30 e
II fective have the nets proved that u
10 latest type of C-boat Is equipped wi
G. a sort Of automatic cutter. fastened
10 the outside of the hull. as a protectit
I'd against them.
ia Then. too. there is England's gro
III force OF destroyers. which is equal
the destroyer force OF all the other n
o. vies in the world combined. VIII
is Kipling called "theN choosers of t
n slain" have become tho bulwark
n Britain's commerce. Wherever the
1d miliar English naval white ensi,
lr, flies there will you find one OF the
ee grim guardians OF the sea, whose her
he 10 service In one Of the epics Of tho Wi
ca war.
They seem to rise like magic out
L. r.