Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-07
MYSTERY SHIPS PART
AGAINST SUBMARINES
British Seamcn Have Met Enemy
with Cunning Which Has
Brought Results.
HAHALoNG CASE is RECALLED
Unique Story of Destruction OF un
Enemy Craft by Il woman and "a
LADY" the Latter Having Been "a
Eomb Dressed Up.
lBy Assoc.a,cn Press.

LONDON by A s1sai, P5sss.l erss,,ry
.''"iations regarding the work OF
hTi'sh mystery ships. which have
h.ayed an important part in anti
submarine warfare are made by the
naval correspondent OF the Times
iney show how British seamen have
me- the German craft and cunning with
cFafi and cunning.
ta'.! ihis week the public has known
h0'"ing abou; the mystery ships. known
AZ me navy as the &c" ships although
seEeia. officers. notably Captain Cor
"o'' Campbell. have been decorated for
'"e'' services on these vessels Details
no" can be made public. as The Ger
mans are becoming aware. through
outer experience. Of the methods used
against them.
HOY woman and ba6?" accounted
."' C-boat IS told by the corrcspon-
deHt The submarine ordered a vessel
- surrender. and nrcd few shells
inio Ae-. The boats then loft the
snip. leaving on board a woman no
''H up and down tho deck with q baby
:" hcr arms az II mad The u boat
cane alongside The vessel. ana the wo-
man hurled the BAH" into 'Ae open
ha,cn The BABY exploded aul bicw
- N''' bottom OF the SnD:CtF. TNe
woman" was decorated Win VIC
iocia Cross
FIRST IENTI0N MADE IN
FAMOUS BAtALONC CASE
The correspondent says tina, tho frs,
mention OF a mystery ship was IN the
case o: the BaralonG. which. on Angus:
J: 1918, sank u-boa, after the tor
pedoing Of the British liner Arabic.
II VIII be remembered. he says. that
the German government protested that
there was nothing to indicat" the
Ba!alongs warlikc character The
ba'a!5nE case was probably not the
N'st IN which i ruse was used. and
since then the Disgusting OF armed YES
.e.s as innocent mcrchan,nen for deal
Ing with submarines has attained con-
s.deraole dimensions
"Ho~ls and moang." adds the naval
corTe5pondert. went up N Germany
about the ireachery o: British sea-
men. ogt the German allegations curl
ously ceased at the beginning OF 1915
These allegations Afforded a typical
example % German mentality. FOR they
ignored the fact that ~ every case
the C-boat vas an actual potential as
bai!ant. and any ruse q way is con.
tIdered legitimate b. them except wh-.
employed against Germany"
GERMANS DESIGNED MYSTERY
SHIPS To DESTROY C MNIERCE
/, should no, Sc .orsottc re con
,tnuos that ,he Germans designed mys-
te-y ships for commerce, destruction.
TIE British comm andcrs showed much
ingenuity IN dcvls.ng plans for trap
PING submarines.
In addition 20 the WON'T and baby
case" The correspondent mentions the
s.o!y OF a retired admiral. serving as
captain, who placed haystack on
BOARD an ancient, looking craft. When
the u-boat ordered her TO surrender.
the Germans were as,onished 20 re-
,eive a broads!de from the haystack-
On another occasion sea-wovn
tramp steamer was crossing the North
Sea. when 4 submarine ordered the
crew TO abandon the ship. So sure was
the German o. his prey that the
bombs with which he intended 20 sink
the vessel were brought on deck around
the coming tower. The commander
of the tramp steamer. by careful! ma
neuverinE. brought the submarine
within range OF his concealed arnia-
men,. SO that IL required only :, she'll
o. two to explode the bombs and blow
the C-boAt gu; OF the water
Captain Gordon .. l.. Campbell. then
a commander. was decorated with the
Victoria Cross and the y. s. O. in 1916
being the nrst TO receive these orders
wi,hou, the nature OF his heroic deed
beng made public. II Was announced
carly IN 1917 that the reason for his
decorations would &c made publ!c after
,he war. He w-s given spec!a! pro-
motion over the heads about 100
Offices and current rumor. in London in
July. 1917. ascribed his rapid rise TO
work against the subm r:ae Captain
Campbell! gained the Military Cross for
bravery in handling a tank. when that
weapon w2s frs; used y" SO British
n the summer o. 1916.