Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-14
sRECoGNIZED VESSEL COMING
AS AMERICAN DESTROYER

what. Aat already happened ne
e1Eisi-Is did1't bother himself about.
tESpisnst!eas wov.a come la:e.. i was
}pars 0: he days wc-., anyway. car.
Esy, wao had assn lockout. had mis-
taken the destroyer. bow CT =, some
! i,See !'ares :cT coming ;owe- and
\ had 50 reported - the officer q ne
deck. And The officer % The deck vas
about 10 sound general quarters for
a coming tower when Carney saw ~
bone in is teeth and knew IL for
destroyer and moment later. for 4
certain American destroyer in who's.
fire-room ne had a chun. So The o.,
hcer of the deck, instead OF sounding
general quarters for the Hun. sounded
II for an American and lie, the Dan.
tain do. the rest.
Now ( captains O. American sun
must decide, when they sigh, 4 d.
stroyer. between hosting the rccogrI
tion signal OF the day and subm@rr
Ing. II the destroyer has sighted ,,i,,
ne captain vii! run up tho recornJ-
non signal az once to keep himself
rom , being fred on. II the DESTROYER
6as not sighted him, he Will sub-,Nrrs
Whether the destroyer has or re-
s.shted. him, Is matter for the can.
tain to, judge. .
The summarize ha, run subnc-g.,
lor some th.te minutes when MI.
~ithout warning a terrific .yn,osiG,
pst OUT hef lights and the captain
hetnr ne ne DESTROYER had sighted him
netore ne submerged But there va.
noth!ng to do now but to sticj, +, any,,
II ne came to the surface nc 80,
ning tower would be riddled LIN
shree-inch Shells before he youis ,,ya
T Thanee 70 get up the signal
theS switched OIL the emergency
lights and found the shocl, hnG 1890
the hlaments in their MAZDA 80.
me captain called for reports ,,J
when he found they had o,nn ,U
hothing' tried 10 turn on his t.ai
$500 enough TO get away before tbn
osstroFer dropped another 5cr.$
80" SioW ahead port. slow as,ern
6sarboard," he said
In less than a minu,o :. ,,,
again. 1t shook teh suhm,rl,. ~
20 snake every rivet out ~ hcr -
your hsts As tightly as Won c,r 49,,
shaKe them with all your rni-ht' ,ha..,.''
no" ittshook her. II YOU know vh,.
ne souno OF hroadsidc of ten 10
inoh guns on battlcshiD is ,Ila -
sound of IL was sometime ,i,.S N','
5aCoMMANDs COME Tuiciy
AND FAST FROM C,pr,,
Bring her up to the surf.co co..
both motors, blow middle mat,,,s,,sSl"n
sroared the captain and called fo-
volunteers His third once $50 'o1 !,
SssIorward and Purdy said ha
s$ned go, too. Koth took tho -.
tStion signal and climbed TO in. rg,'-!..
EStower, The officer TO carry j. ana I,,,-,1.,
ssssu Pichs IL up as soon as the deslrn,,.r
IEsHot down the officer. For IN. 49,, -
Eaknew his coming tower yyo,iI, P. - n
ssdlcd with shells as soon as no -,
fEeu the surface. But he knew -
sLayed below he nigh, be opened ~,
The instant the oricey n, -.
E E the eye ports clear. the ,hi-T
esp.,Ser opened the hatch and leapet an,
sSn,s the submarines li.tle chart
ssromns s~I.h MS recognition sigma. He
ffSLo,uno himself abou; 800 yards nm =,
port beam. with ali ,n.
look outs looking ,r,r,,,..,'
tsay Tor .him to starboard
so he waited waited f,u 49,,
zsmtnute, for the destroyer 10 ana -
tSAnd that. he said aftcrward was at,a,.
ES4Ge greatest joke mat was ever nlay,
3sa on one OF those cocky, young de-.
ssss Well. the destroyer finally c.,
sshcye to and asked il the X-l7 vas T.,
kSMfeu Oh any assistance. The ca,,,rn
ARlssE4Ler GAZING for reports ana pa,,J,a
HI. AecuIei on his ballast and fuei ,arLs
SsHM air lines. and his batter, -
$sgpaliy decided he wasn't and came Nm
eA tne bridge and told the des,rovn,
LIZ ret TO hell out OF there. Wtioh g.
ut 4IlSthe way navy cap,,,ns me-" ,,s,,. y
IL converse, but in this case ,ber,
AHers circumstances.
I&*sEs TH0s destroyer stood on lie co,,.,
Apd tho submarine at IT'S leisure
EEff31Aoo more thorough examina,ion Al
1T appeared. however. after :
Rfople of hours that the broken lanp,