El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-02

I ONDOE. Eng. aug. Correspond
Il ence Of The Associated Press.)-
Sensations experienced in a German
submarine while depth bombs were
being discharged overhead were de-
acribed recently by a British mer-
chant ship captain who was a pris-
oaer for j. days aboard a U-boat.
The English commander. captured
ay the Germans after his vessel had
been torpedOeG. related how the
depth bombs shook the under sea
craft and created CONSERVATION
among the sailors In one instance
tle faces Of the Germans became
white with fear and all stood trem-
bling after the first shot. which was
not near enough 10 destroy the sub
mersible. All were expecting a sec
end discharge
The ENGLISH commander reached
hfs native land after having been
Imprisoned for months ut Branden-
burg. where. he said. he and other
ship Officers ut times had been
hnrnessed 10 carts which were
used 20 haul mail and packages
from the post0ffice 10 the prison
crE' ea=p.
seven vessels were torpedoed by the
Germans while the British captain
was aboard The U-boat Previously
rrald OF g merchant vessel which had
also met its fate at the hands Of a
Submarine crew.
con the third day after had been
ta ken prisoner" said the captain,
Gust after the midday meal, 7 gath
cred thar the submarine was about 10
carry out an attack on a convoy which
lad just been sighted. The U-bOat
arnroached submerged for some dis
lance and torpedoed a large steamer
our Wherea bouts apparently were de-
fected. 7 was told by an allied light
cruiser. for we diTed rapidly TO a
great depth
Hardy had the submarine
reached an even keel when VIC
heard and felt a tremendous eT-
ulosion which caused the U-bOat
10 Fibrnre from stem TO stern. II
was n depth charge from the
cruiser
The effect on the crew was evil I
deu- All stood trembling with faces ]
hlalched with fear. not attempting 10 /
speak, expecting second charge, the
result ri which might mean the de-
strlc-iou OF the boat and without the .
slightest chance for us 20 escape
Lark Long Under Water.
For some moments we waited. en-
zines were stopped and all means f
were taken 10 prevent giving indica-
tion n our position Minutes seemed J.
ike hours in such a situation. I'll
admit that 7 was turning over in my i
md ind whether t should see my family D
again No additional explosions took
place. however. and after remaining
some IS fathoms deep for a long period 4
we continued our ToFage-
Another Close, Call
"A few days later we had another I,
experience with depth charges, or h
-Vvasser bomben.' as the German sail
orr call them A calling Vess5- had L
d. o. r-H FHHa 81 -
allied destroyers were sighted. and /
down we went BY the microphones
the propelIers could be heard. and as
the vessels came nearer and nearer
we il the submarine could hear the
budding quite distinctly. To and fro ]
Evidently they picked up clue, for
there were two explosions ahead, butt
not so near Us as that from the cruis- {
Pr. but quite close enough TO cause Z
he submarine. to tremble and then I
roll about as though in a heavy sea" =
Prisoners Suffer IndiEnifies.
Prison camp conditions in Germany
we're described by the British captain q
is being deploraole. d
Although we were merchant ship +
imprisoned at Brandenberg, "a
We were made TO suffer various indig- I
lities.' he said a
we were compelled TO harness our p
ielres 20 carts which we had to draw 7 -
through the streets to the station or
lostoffice IN order 10 fetch our par q
sels and any commodities to camp. d
III was At this camp also that Z
saw 800 Russian soldiers work "a
Ing. ali of whom were in the last &
stages Of tuberculosis The poor p
fellows could not Eet enough to a
eat and they would eagerly b
scrape discarded tin cans in the b
Eope Of finding particles Of food.
. have even seen German soldiers %
do the same thing q
q he captain said his ship was tor
'edoed without warning and that af- C
e. he and all his men were afloat in Is
lfeboats the submarine appeared on
he surface and he was taken pris- T
ner. the mates and seamen being per
lirted 10 start in the direction Of
and Describing the submarine the G
british captain said; i
she was a fairly large craft Of re- a
eut numbering. having three torpedo a
ubes. two i'm the bow and one aft. Z
nd carried ten torpedOes. She was &
$50 armed with a gun for shell fire o
usr fC-Ward OF the coming tower. is
Food Of Poor Quality. a
Sly first meal aboard the U-boat n
,1--'-iisfi'iii'i'i =