The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-05

Then she turned la tn" trunk ana
with on" If tn" keys IN IL r'nG she 'h,-
RCD in her handbag. Sh" unlocked ~.
Raising tn" lid $h" exposed That IN"
rntir,. rcr"rinrl. WAS illrd with GYM
drical "bj""; mai" IT aluminium. ~
was about AZ larg" in diameter "S IN
ordinary culNaniZ"d ash can. nut i
triflr shorter. Ais" thrr" was a mass
of brackets and wires and h"nd piece
Iur Il wireless "Utilt.
Working under Tho dir"cii"nS Ut
Dixie III" rhauff''urS tiN"! The hrhtK'tS
tn IN; rlnnr attached "ihrr PARTS 10
them and within II sh"ri inn" the TANK
was suspended on an arm ~ r'Elh steer
directly in back ui the window over
looking thr street. with the bottom vi
I'M, tank on n level with IN" sill. Aii"t
inSprrting the nrpHrhtu%. DIM" hiS-
missed N" Nv" men aud then S''i,'n
herself for - Ion: wait With h"r En""
directed mt Tn r""uh "nn'Si'.
Dkie's surnli-e Proves Correct.
As darkness fen tho results 81 lhNlr
ma rkSmanshir with III" pea shooter ~
III. aftrrnuum Ircamr apparent. from
IN" front to In" rear IN" mi"'ilr POI, n,!.
If tn" roof uf The grocery S'"r" VIZ
Spasll.'d with III" Iuil luminous en.M
OF phosphorus which hrral,r NOR" an"
moro visible asainSt tn" black roof hS
tho. darkness nc The night h"'ainr deeper.
II WAS nearly midnight l"lHr" lhHie -
rrivrd tn" proof that her theory IN re-
rard Ia tho roof ,'rncculinG II wireless
was correct. shortly h"fur" III" h"nr
which IS, pararr.i tn" past from 1"tur,
DAYS III" luminous spots IN IN" roof
lcgar slowly /" rais" forward ana up
ward. There VA: NOT " i""iiI '"',
Dixie could distinguish. Yet within II
few seconds the position az IN" pnoH-
nhnrus CLOVIS ,inGiratc'l that lin" Wh"'r
,.nnirr Srctiun/uf ihr roof was Slah"lhE
upright. nnd tn" it'll" S""r'i F"FN'f
Urrra i've knew that th"r" r",ild u" hu'
one purpose fur it'll" SunI"'rt ~ VIZ
messages
tho sea-. ~,
Ed was saving 1T Will tax" NJ som"
tim, to reach IN" northern steamship,
routr have her" iiSi "i NcSS"l7
clearing from New York today ann
there is plenty Of work for us in ~"
morning.
marine voyage.
pixie srrretrd herself IN on" Of IN"
lnckcrs with which the tnrprd" room
was lined rs Captain Rose entered me
room and assembled the ladder Then
came the throh of engines. thi qhiNrr-
iur.of the bout 49, il WAS put III motion
aud EiSir. Mason was starter on N"E-
aye, an unlimited passenger IN an I'M
prrial German war vessel.
FOR NOR" than an hour tn" thrnhhinE
az The engine continued. Then Their"
wa. Il chang. tn" floor seemed 'h u"
sinking under her and from the chang"
m. rsing She SurmlSrd correctly iha'
the three mill limit "r safety from
british war vrSsrls had hrcn r"arh"d
and that lhr German Suhmarin" was
going under the waves fnr safety. FOR
hours tho boat churncd along complete
" hidden from observation nu the sur
face. Then It emerged aud from
glance al her watch. aided toy crack
,nf light through the door "i tn" locker;
nixlc SAW il was nearly ten o'clock and
J,uI : Ia.
with Tho darkness NJ night through
which only IL lucky flnshliEht of Il
s,.archlight would disclose the presence
Of the low lying submarine;
nor,hward on the, surfac" of tn" ocean.
rho lorpcd" room WINS deserted ana
I,IxIe rested her crampcd muscles by
walking up and down. seeking the rci-
ugr Of tn" locker again ut the IcaS;
SOUND, Thus the night passed and
when the morning WAS announced by
tho suhmerging again. of tho boat, tho
engines wer" stillcd and Dixie could.
toll nv the roll of tho boat that II was
lullinE stationary with only INC perl
sailors. -.
STEAMER 10 the south. southeast.
came thr voic" "f one Of the sailors on
watch through the p"risc0p".
"Run closer" came tn" voice of Roy
Ed, who had evidently taken II station
4 the ground glass Of the submarines
eve. and with his words came the throh
Of the engine. Several minutes passed
and again came the voice OF I'D.
MS the Strathdtne. n British freIght-
or. To the surface. and give: them M
icnn minutes to take To the boats ana
then give. her il torpedo"
First Victim OF Tho U-s3 IN
American Waters.
rh. orders were followed. Dixie
hoard the hail IT, the hapl"ss foreigner
Evidently no resistance was thought
Of for the U-hnIt remained almost sta
tionary. Twelve minutes passed when
Captain Rose re-cntered the torpedo
room. Ono Of the six torpedocs in
racks around the compartment was
swung into the tube. Promptly nj the
end Of the quarter hour. the hand OF the
commander. who had been jockcying his
boat into position. dropped and tho
deadly weapon sprung on its course.
Dixie lea rnrd later that II struck the
Stro,hdcnr amid ships and tore such a
hole and the frriEht"r disappeared hr-
Meath the waves within another quar-
ter Of an hour.
The I'-huat rrriscd about and from
her Mace Of r"ncGalmnnt Dixie heard
the orders which spend iour more vi the