New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
and an aeroplane car.

crushing force of the elements, looked
at the frail aeroplane askance, and
asked for the supreme test, Seaworthl-
ness. before admitting IL as a naval
auxiliary. Without seaworthiness they
could not see any use for the aero
plane. and, accordingly, postponed the
organization of naval aeronautics.
When 1t became necessary TO build
up a system of protection against sub
marines, the warning nations pressed
into service thousands Of small yes
sells, destroyers, trawlers and subma-
rinc chasers, and as fast as they could
obtain them they put into service sea-
planes and dirigibles, 10 cooperate
with the ships in locating and captur-
ing and destroying hostile submarines
and conveying ships, protecting them
from submarine attacks.
Fame Of Aircraft
The fame of the aircraft which
conveyed every troop and supply ship
which crossed the Channel from the
beginning of the great war and Of
those that conveyed ships on coastwise
trips is worldwide.
The first report of an attack on
submarines by an aircraft was issued
by the German Admiralty on May a,
1915. It stated that, on May 3, a
German naval dirigible fought several
British submarines in the North Sea
and dropped bombs on them, sinking
one. The submarines. the report
stated, fired at the dirigible without
success.
Numerous reports Of attacks on sub
marines and sinking of submarines
were made public in 1916, mostly sue
cesses of the Allied aviators. A de-
tailed report of how an Austrian sea
plane sank the French submarine Fou-
cault and two Austrian aeroplanes res
cued the twenty-nine officers and men
of the submarine was told in the
"Tageblatt." The Austrian Admiralty's
statement reads as follows:
"An Austro-Hungarian naval aero
plane in the Southern Adriatic sank,
by means Of bombs, the French subma-
rine Foucault. The acroplane's pilot
was Lieutenant CalcZcny. and the OBJ
server was Lieutenant Won Klimburc.
The entire crew of the submarine, com
prisng two officers and twenty-seven
men, many of whom were in a drown
ing condition, were rescued and made
prisoners by the naval aeroplane men
tenant kOmJoycc. with Cadet Scyera as
observer.
Half an hour later the imprisoned
crew was taken over by torpedo boat,
while the two officers were transported
to land Oh the naval aeroplanes
"Thc craft sunk was the submarine
Foucault, built in 1912 At Cherbourc.
She was 1G7 feet long, 1853 beam, with
speed Of 12.5 knots above water and
8 knots submerged. She was equipped
with six torpedo tubes
Rescue Of % Men
I'm the story Of the rescue of the
twenty-ninc men. the officers and crew
of the Foucault, the "Tagcbatt" stated
that the sea was rough at the time
and there was the danger that the Aus
TRAN serOnautcs would be captured by
hostile warships, as we'll as that the
aeroplanes, overloaded by taking on
board so many men. might collapse.
Nevertheless, the Austrian aviators
told the men from the French subma-
rines to swim to thc seaplanes and take
hold of them. The commander and sec
end officer Of the submarines were al
lowed TO climb into the pilots seats.
The ayiators s.gnallcd for help, and
half an hour later torpedo boat ar
rived and took on board the mon from
tho submarine.
Many submarines have also been
captured or destroyed through the CO.
operation Of aircraft. The policy has
been 20 capture the submarines when
ever possible. The report Of one Of the
latest cases where two submarines were
cnmeshed rs the result OF the co
operation between aircraft and trawl
ors was reported by Captain T.. l..
Smith. Of the American steamer Alas
kan. which arrived at Newport on
March 10 from la Pallicc. France. The
U-boats were detected beneath tho
surface by patrol scsplanc. tn"
aviator siCnallcd for trawlcrs and cir
clcd about, directing the placing Of
nets. Soon these were drawn complete
~ about the unsuspccting submersibles.
which were brought TO the surface.
They were lying side by aide I'm the har-
Dor Of La Pallicc when the Alaskan
sailed
There are also many instances where
submarines about 20 attack ships were
chased by aircraft.
Admiral Lacazc gave the French
Chamber Of Deputies on May 2G the
outline Of tho means Of defence which
France has adopted against the U-boats