Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13

sounds: "Three times hooray for his Majestys s
Lutzow! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!"
And hundreds of sailor throats repeat "Hoorav Hooa
Hooray" The noise has scarcely subsidized before the TORPEDO
reaches the Lutzow 1t pows through plates m
An explosion follows and gigantic column of smoke ywa
But still the proud sea monster is floating At last however the
foreshp dives under and the lifted
that it vertically above the surface Suddenly
umbles and the ship sinks leaving its wake maeun
of more than hundred yards diameter swallowing all and
everything
orpedoboats wait until no further trace Of the Iu
be Those saved looking with deep
finish of their vessel which long had been their home
The boats sirens emit their shr blasts the engines
set full speed ahead Back home the Fatherland
trip too is to be interrupted The orpedoboats have hardy
steamed half an hour before the alarm sounded
Alarm The British light the five orpedObO
destroyers have arrived the field
Another Attack By the British
Again it is necessary give fight to the enemy and few
seconds after the first alarm the laundering
Shells shreng the heads of ex
ing all directions Luckily none of the boats receives hit
the same time the handling guns virtually
impossible because the decks filled with people, the
gunners only with difficulty. The torpedoboats
now making effort northward all After
half hour they succeed outdsancng their puruers Mis-
ceaneous shots still falling around without doing damage
and at last all becomes quiet.
But there fighting in store and again the small fota
gets in touch with the Enemy desoyes have intercepted
the German boats in their path 1t is o'clock the morning
June 1916 when German and Engshman again meet The very
first British shot makes square one torpedo
boats on which 400 hudded together and feenH
meter shell plows its way the engine room The
piping has been destroyed and the twentythree the engine
room perish Steam spreads throughout the and slowly the
stern end of the boat fills with water.
The survivors Of the Lutzow jump overheard and
try TO reach the other Those unable doos
to DEATH But here also true comradeshp evidence he
man is swimming around carrying his back unconscious
man with ghasy head wound Sailors trying Their
young officers, holding them above The '
German boats have stopped dead and their pick all %
ey can reach without paying attention to the continuous ran
Oh smells poured over them by the British Steam blown
from all vessels SO that they hide themselves in cloud
vapor The ammunition of the three exhausted one
boat has one torpedo left With the it placed
'he torpedo tupe The distance is carefully estimated Now Wv
captain orders Fre and the torpedo pows through the w
dolphin.
The effect Is being watched intense anxiety On '
nriush SIDE terrific explosion takes light cruiser nn
Den h and the hit must have squarey landed the mag
Tor second explosion follows Immediately and the bodily
shot syward Ihe other vessels knowing what t
may Do opposing them retreat and last the three Gem
vessels are saved Once the engines turning full %
ahead carrying their precious burdens homeward survivor
are standing the Some Of them have no
ing tnan torn shirt trousers They trembling and s
ing with cold Every is soaked high conu
ously washing over the vessels
The homeward trip thus continues for eight long una
m ne AFTERNOON at o'clock the German light cruiser ~
hegensburg sighted It over all wounded and unwounds
survivors OF the Lutzow, after which Wihemh
is taken.
Ieeling OF relief every one and the hope
seeing tne fatnerand again is revived At O'Clock the en
ey iorces are once more these do not aA
se Hsssnsourg which calmly continues her AT a
Az O'Clock the harbor reached thousands of %
the shores to welcome the remaining heroes
After careful roca appears that 1908 survivors ren
o ne Lutzows crew. Five and nnety-seven h
pershea during the battle those that survived? AS
~ tny nave recovered from experiences they quarters
~ Vessels o. the heet again fight the enemy and g
themselves SHAH there Be return for me this time