Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-26
Tells Isl !,
AT ARChANCEL
Official Account Relates Life
Of Naval Men in
Arctic.

stirring incidents in the life Of the
British nav in the Arctic. A graphic
description 10 contained IN an official
Of experiences of naval mel
statioDed at or lei Archahgel. 1t
says: - - r ~,
1.-THE long winter night Of four
months is drawing to q close. The
round in a circle for five days at a
time without setting. no longer alb
serbs our attention. The rosy noon
day light has each day frightened
and whitened perceptbiy,s and now
each "a hours we see for q short
period the sun low oyer, the southern
with the thaw come, the submit
U-boats have laid their quota Of en-
plosive eggs off the entrance, Of the
port Merchantmen arrive with sides
battered from. shell fire, and tales Of
gallant actions and hairbreAdth es-
capes. when the "KAiser's fish pass.
ed beneath their bottoms. Sonae do
not arrive at allvvthen the trNwlers
search the face Of the OCEAN: and
bring in a remnant of starved and
frost-bitteh crews who have been ex-
posed for days in open boats to the
fury of Al Arctic sprinstime.. Some
times they are not found and some
times the U-boat herself meets the
fotr har prepared for others.
I'm the Arctic ice was found the
telephone buoy of one who had missed
her prey. and. coming too close. her.
self. became the victim. The buoy is
a submarine is sunk ard unable to
rise. 1t, has 4 watev.tiGht telephone
upon 1t. connected with the hull Of
the sunken submarine. and by which
communication can be i Established
from the surface with the imprisoned
occupants. 1t bears a large brass
plate. upon which is inscribed the leg.
end IN German: e
s"Undersea boat the-is sunk. DO
not touch. hut telegraph at once 70
the commandment OF the U-boat.' base
lat KieC1 arf -a
Another submarine was equally
unfortunate, though In d different
way. The submarine rose to. the sur
face to Shelf a munition ship which
she he'd torpedoed. but the submar.
ines first she'll exploded the ships
lorrS on the upper deck Of. the vessel
pitched overheard and landed. on, the
upper deck OF the submarine. sinkini
lher instantly. The ships boats were
Already 40 crowded that It was hui
manly Impossible to take srother soul
INTO tnen!. sno az 80 vi 49,
rneut OUT "rS.n ,-r r...hS.
fcnnty provisions oe1ere 'e =
lahaa- ssets..,tsty -. !. af,
ss,r@n opcrsiseiaF" Arc hO'n'ct1't. "
"other, Submarines hid thentsel,e.
among the ice-hoes fhrtfers north
and many were'the exciting gaines oil
hide and seek played in those still
waters. with only the seals arid gram.
pus for witnesses. "l' - 80
"Fogs, both In summer and winter
are a very terrible thing in these Arc
tic waters. The cold. wind blowing or
the warmer water. raises an .impene'
trAble mist, and, probably causes al
many losses as the .enemy's best ef'
forts.
"summer, that short six weeks
would be a delightful. sea1on....but TO
the mosquitoes. Literally. one. eats
.Idrinka and breathes mosquitoes.
with the end Of August. come, tn
gales again. to. be followed very sool
81 snow and the whole country be
comes bare and. black and barren in,
single !, night. Boarding becomes
strenuous work. and, the convo.
strawlers, as they sweep vessels
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