Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
SINK : U-B0ATS;
SAVE TROOPSHIP
British Destroyer. Blows
Submarine Out of Water
With Depth Bomb
RESCUE U. S. TRANSPORT,
Snatch American Ships, Sep,
arated From Convoy, From
Certain Destruction
London. Sept. Z tBy I. N. s..

London, Sept. Z (By I. N. 81.
Two German submarines that were
pursuing two American transports that
nad become separated from their Brit
ish convoy were sunk in the English
Channel by British and French destroy
ers Just as It began to appear that the
american troopships were surely
doomed.
Inc transports were approaching the
English coast when the u-boats sud
denly appeared
Iwelve Of the ships headed for safety
and the others. that were cut oil, darted
for French port. FA&i
Ihe submarines and the conveying
destroyers were trailed halfway across
the channel ~
A long string Of empty transports
was moving outward en- the return voy-s
age to America and submarine was
coming up to attack them, but, when Z
Two miles away. the U-boat commander
saw the other transports and started
on to attack them. The submarine sub.
merged, but came to the surface again
about 1000 yards from the troopships..
The submersible was headed in the
wrong direction for an attack, and, as it :
started to turn. British destroyer
leaped upon the pirate and dropped q
depth charge squarely upon its bow.
U-Boat Blown From Water
The submarine was blown completely
out of the water by the explosion '
In the meantime a swift French de.
stroyer swept around the two American
! transports that were in peril. putting
down smoke screen to hide them from
| the Germans.
The French ship swung about just in
time to see second German U-boat
| coming up.
Another depth charge was then un-l
loaded from the French man-of-war and
the submarine was destroyed
Jersey Man Sees sInkInss \
John ]. Hayes, a politician from Jer-
! transports, declared afterward that the
work of the British and French destroy.
ers was wonderful s
1T looked as II we had no chance at
| ALL" said Hayes. I'VE did not think We
were going to get away. for II seemed
as il the British could not possibly reach
us in time. Eut just when 1t appeared
tIldt we were kOHlB u uc tOTpcuOcu, -
British destroyer Jumped ahead like a
| locomotive under full steam. We thought
It was going to run over the submarine.
A depth charge was dropped just in front
of the U-boat, taking 1t upon the bows.
| 1.-THE submarine rose thirty feet into
the air. in a black smoking mass of
ruins.
"The submarine then was so close to
our stern that we were almost lifted
out of the water ourselves by the otre-
mendous explosion.
| Almost Upset Transport ,.s
Then when the French destroyer set
off its charge, We were rolled over on
our beam ends by the blownzup rush OF
| water.
| "The submarine was surely gone. for
the surface of the water was thick with
oil after the explosion. There was a
| head of wreckage on the surface also. !.
| "The British destroyer looked like a,
race horse as It plunged forward. 1t
was going so fast that its nose was
! under water, aca
1.-THE British and French ships con-
=, tinued to dart around us like watch
dogs combing the water for any further
signs of the enemy.
"After seeing that We were safe, they
turned back to look after the ennpties.
Their work was done"