New Britain herald., 1918-06-06
Fought OFF U-B0AT
in RUNNING BATTLE
American Destroyer Arrives in
Time to Save Radioleine

81 Washington, June 6.-How the
. French steamer Radioleine enccun-
tered German submarine and was
saved by the arrival of an American
destroyer was made public by Secre-
tary Daniels last night in the follow
ing summary of the French captain $
report:
Er5The submarine was so big that at
FIRST the lookout thought it was al
American destroyer. He was about
stxs miles distant from the Radoileine
The submarine when sighted lay
about two lengths from a three-mast-
ted sailing ship, and the lookout re-
ported it TO the captain as destroy
err But the captain, with his glasses
recognized it as submarine. The
captain was in doubt as to the nation
atty, so did not fire but manned his
gums. He changed his course from
east to west and the submarin g
fred the. second time. Then he fired ;
range about $4,000 meters. The
French ship fred in all three shots.
All the subma rine's shots went over.
He kept O. direct course, and did not
zig gag. The submarine fired between
fifteen and twenty shots. The French
man heard two shots about fifteen
minutes before he sighted the subma-
rine. He believed that these shots
were fired to stop the sailing vessel
The submarine lay broadside to
the Radiolene when the captain
sighted her. Apparently some one
In Il -,
sailing ship. Whether or not their
boarding party was taking stores, he
was uncertain. At no time was the
submarine closer than six miles to the
Radioleine. The Radoleine was MAX
ing good speed while getting away.
8 No shots had hit her, no damage
was done, and there were no casual
ties. No flags were visible on the sub
= marine Before the Radioleine fired
she hoisted the French colors. The
schooner mentioned was a three
masted schooner with all sails set. No
flags were discernible, therefore the
name and nationality were unknown
to the Radioleine.
"At 9:15 a. m. June 4 the Radiol-
cine saw an English smoke box adrift
and later passed a large quantity OF
apparently recent wreckage. At / &C
D. m. he heard three shots on the
head and to the northward of his po-
-sition. He heard one more SHOT a.
2:15.
AT 7:15 a. M, apparently tIle time
: when he sighted the submarine hi
sent an S o and shortly afterwarc
someone unknown entered o K c
s. At 1855 a. M, he sighted a de
stroyer. The destroyer passed TIT
Radioleine at $40, making all speed
heading in the direction of the sub
marine. Apparently the IestroEe
did not see the submarine until TIT
Radioleine changed her course t.
starboard, as the captain of TIL
Radioleine purposely kept between
the submarine and the destroyer 81
the submarine would not see the de
stroyer.
"As soon as the submarine saw TIL
destroyer, he subm erged. The cap
tain did not see the submarine agail
and is unable to tell what the destroy
err did. because the Radioleine wa
too far away when the destroys
reached the spot where the subma
rine disappeared.
1.-THE sailing ship m entioned by tn
captain of. the Radioleine was appar
entity the Edwin Baird, which the de
gtroyer reported as bombed and sink
Ing
Te1teI Officer Saw Two U-Boats.
The summary of the report from
First Officer Nelson of the stea NJ shil
Textel sent to the Navy Department
4 H., the commander of the ourth Ma
val district follows:
'The first shot was fired at the Tex
bel at 1920 p. m. June 2. when tn
steamship was off the New Jerse
coast, about ffty-eight miles from At
tantic City. The first and secon