The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-06-27
Lion-Hearted British Crews Give
Good Account of Themselves
in Sea Warfare.
MANY DEEDS OF HEROISM
Led by Clever Shippers, Sailors Bat
tie Against Almost Hopeless Odds,
Winning Victory Frequently by
Scantiest Of Margins.

ing to look deeper into shipping re-
ports than the statement, for Instance,
that lin three weeks six, four ana
eleven British ships of more than 1,Ooo
tons have been sunk" Doing SO, one
finds that in one month-mid-March
to mid-April-6l vessels were at
tackled by U-boats and escaped.
From the logs of IL few tramp ships
in the custody Of the admiralty which
have comc safely to port with their
curgocs in recent days some typical
tales may be told.
a tramp proceeding ut Il %leisurcly
six knots, entered the danger zone.
All precautions were taken, extra
lOokoutS were posted and the guns
crcw-for She was drfcnSivcly armed
-werc standing round their piece"
The day had just dnwncd ana there
was every promise Of Il fine day. An
other three miles away To port, with
the red of the morning sun glinting
on her gray back, Il German Subnla-
rinc was sighted.
AS she was seen the U.boat opened
fire and shells dropped I'LL round tn"
steamship, which shifted her helm and
put the U-huat dead aStcrn, firing at
her all the time. The steamships
gun crew were very coo and planted
their shells all round the submarine;
and the U-bont did not like it Il bit.
Then the steamship put up Il smoke
screen and the U-boat divcd in II
panic, apparently expecting instant
dissolution.
Second U-Boat Appears.
She had hardly disappeared when
another U.b"at, about 300 feet long.
md mounting guns fore and aft Of the
coming tower. broke surface. The
smoke screen was no longer service
able, for the wind was blowing the
wrong way; 50 the steamship Let fly
ut her second antagonist, who replied
with viSor, shrnrncl Sprinkling the
tramp's decks. For ,.alt an hour the
fight went ON. Then one of the steam.
ships shells fell close to the U-boat
which divcd and vanished under tn,
water Just as A patrol boat appeared
OF the scene and loosed OF Il coupl,
Of devastating rounds. 1t was Il fin
performance TO beat OF two pirut
ships in such Il short space Of tim,
and master and guns crew receive,
co~mmrndution from my lords OF III
admiralty.
In another case it was Il duel botl
of gunncry and ~scnmanship. Proceed
ing StcndfaStly on her course, q Brit
ish steamship heard guntirc in the
distance, but could see nothing OF the
enemy. The propeller thrust her
ahead.
The white cliffs Of Albion were lift
Ing on the horizon when, just rs tWi-
light was falling, Il C-DOnt appeared
q point or two on the Stnrboard bow
to the n%orthwnrd. Instantly all
hands were ordered To their stations.
Helm was put full over. and the U-bout
brought aStcrn, fire being opened on
the enemy, while n tircboX vas light
ed. 1t WAS difficult to distinguish the
cncmy-n large boat, apparently
mounting two gunS-which nncu
vrrrd backward and forward across
the steamships course in an cndcavor
to bring both her guns into action at
the sam" time.
Skipper Gets Fritz in Tangie.
liul the !ritiSh skipper was Il better
seaman ;hun the German. and he skill
fully lhWartcd the rnrmy'S scheme,
and got Fritz in no end OF II tnnglc.
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