The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-11
THROWS BABY" 4
AT SUBMARINE
woman" on British Decoy Ship
Decorated for 0utwitting
Germans.
BLOWS Up THE w. BOAT
Interesting Revelations Made Regard
Ing Work Of British Mystery Ships
Which Play Important Part In
Anti-Subn1arine Warfare.

SN"es-SNOsIWSSiOo W&TIAT0s
notwithstanding revelations re-
garding the work of British mystery
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 20" ships,
4 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.
"saby" Blows Up Diver.
How woman and baby" accounted
for U-boat is told by the correspon-
dent. The submarine ordered YES
sci to surrender and fred few shells
into it. The boats then left the ship,
leaving on board a woman who ran up
and down the deck with baby in her
arms, as If mad.
The U-boat came alongside the YES
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 mystery ship was in the
case of the Baralong, which on August
10, 1915, sank 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 waritke character. The Bara-
long case was probably not the first
In which ruse was used, and since
then the Disgusting of armed vessels as
innocent merchantmen for dealing with
submarines has attained considerable
dimensions.
"Howls and moans," adds the naval
correspondent "went up in Germany
about the treachery Of British seamen,
but the German allegations curiOusly
ceased at the beginning Of 1916. These
afforded typical example
OF German mentality, for they ignored
the fact that in every case the U-boat
was an actual or potential ,assailant
and any ruse Of war Is considered legit-
mate by them except when employed
against Germany" ~
It should not be forgotten, he con-
dnues, that the Germans designed
MYSTERY ships for commerce destruc@t
ION. The British commanders showed
much ingenuity In devising plans for
rapping submarines
Heystack IL Floating Fsrt.
In addition TO the woman ana baby
ase, the correspondent mentions the
tory Of a retired admiral, serving a.
captain, who placed 4 haystack on
oard an ancient-looking craft When
be U-boat ordered her to surrender
he Germans were astonfshed to re
eve broadside from the haystack.
On another occasion 4 sea-wof1
uAnR oICoAnCA " - C3ObSIu6 Allc XNOItA
ca when submarine ordered the
rev to abandon ship. So sure was
he German of his prey that the bombs
18th which he intended to sink the YES
81 were brought on deck around the
onning tower. % ar LIT
The commander Of the tramp steam
: by careful maneuvering brought the
lbmarine within range of his conceal
armament so that 1t required only
she'll or two to explode the bombs
nd blow the U-boat out of the water.
Capt. Gordon O. l.. Campbell, then
commander, was decorated with the Z
lctoria cross and the D. s. o. in 1915 :
,ing the first to receive these orders
ithout the nature of his heroic deed
ling made public. 1t was announced 81
lrly in 1917 that the reason for his u
,corations would be made public af- fi
r the war. He was given special pro- 81
otion over the heads Of about 700 Off II
RS, and current rumor in London in l
lily, 1917, ascribed his rapid rise to i1
ork against the submarine. Captain ~
lmpbell gained the military cross for Isl
avery in handling tank when that Y!
eapon was first used by the British 0f
the summer of 1916. ~