The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-09-03
"Woman" on British Decoy Ship
Decorated for 0utwitting !,
Germans.
BLOWS up The o. BOAT
Interesting Revelations Made Resard.
ing Work Of British Mystery slaIpa
Which Play Important Part In
Anti-Submarine Warfare.

London.-Interesting revelations re-
garding the work Of British mysteryE
ships which have played an important
part in antisubmarine warfare are
made by the naval correspondent OF
the Times. They show how British
seamen have met German craft and
cunning with British craft and cum
ming.
Until this week the public has known
nothing about the mystery ships,
known in the navy as the 70" ships,
although several officers. notably Capt.
Gordon Campbell, have been decorated
for their services On these vessels. De-
tails now can be made public, as the
Germans are becoming aware through
bitter experience of the methods used
against them.
"saby7 Ble~s Up Diver.
How woman and baby" accounted
for U-boat is told by the ccrrespon-
dent. The submarine ordered a ves-
sci to surrender and fired few shells
into It. The boats then left the ship,
leaving on board a woman who ran up
and down the deck with a baby in her
arms, as If mad.
The U-boat came alongside the ves-
sci and the woman hurled the "baby"
into the open hatch. The ''baby" ex-
ploded and blew out the bottom Of the
submarine. The woman" was deco
rated with the Victoria cross.
The correspondent says that the first
mention of a mystery ship was in the
case Of the Baralong which on August
10, 1915, sank a U-boat after the tor
pedoing OF the British liner Arabic
1t will be remembered, he says, that
the German government protested that
there was nothing to indicate the Bara-
longs warlike character. The Bara1
long case was probably not the fri
In which a ruse was used, and sin
then the Disgusting OF armed vessels
innocent merchantmen for dealing
submarines has attained considers
dimensions.
"Howls aad moans," adds the nd
correspondent, "went up in Germ
about the treachery of British seam
but the German allegations curiq
ceased at the beginning Of 1915. q
allegations afforded a typical exa
Of German mentality, for they ia
the fact that in every case the
was an actual or potential ass
and any ruse Of war is considered
innate by them except when enn&
against Germany" Il
It should not be forgotten,
tinues, that the Germans
mystery ships for commerce
tion. The British commanders
much ingenuity In devising
trapping submarines.
Fiaystaek Is Floating e
In addition to the woman an
case, the correspondent mention
story of retired admiral, serving
a captain, who placed haystack OF
board an ancient-looking craft. WhenN
the U-boat ordered her to surrender
the Germans were astonished to re-
ceive a broadside from the haystack.
On another occasion a sea-woris
tramp steamer was crossing the North
sea when submarine ordered the
crew to abandon ship. So sure was
the German of his prey that the bombs.
with which he intended to sink the ves-
sci were brought on deck around the.
coming tower.
The commander Of the tramp steam
er by careful maneuvering brought the
submarine within range Of his conceal
ed armament so. thgt 1t required only
a shell or two p explode the bombs
and blow the U-boat out Of the water.
Capt. Gordon o. L. Campbell, then
a commander, was decorated with the,
Victoria cross and the D. S. o. IN 1915.
being the first to receive these ordeS
without the nature Of his heroic dd
being made public. It was annouH
early IN 1917 that the reason fq
decorations would be made pub
ter the war. He was given spec n
motion over the heads Of about
GERS, and current rumor in Lond
July, 1917, ascribed his rapid ris
work against the submarine. CapY
Campbell gained the military cross
bravery in handling tank when ths
weapon was first used by the British
in the summer Of 1916.
NEVER TARDY IN so YEARS