New Britain herald., 1918-05-20
BRINGING WAR ID
 EVENTS HARBORS
Hangers and Thrill in Combat | With U-BOat Peril

a8##F Wo IllC cIOIy OI bG1Caln s neeJS- simple tale of the gaunt gray
 ghting hulks that swing ceaselessly 8 ciFcles from the Arctic down to
 est end, barring effectively the egress M@om German ports of naval merchant
 aipping. Only the U-boats and an
 casional raider have been success x in slipping through the steel
 Prdon
 Although much has been told
 bout the high seas fleets, but littlo
 As been Written-and less officially NJ sclosed--about England's efficient z lbmarine navy. However there has
 een received by the committee on N#lhl1c information an official British
 atement, made public with the ap-
 Fobation of the Admiralty, telling in
 statled form of the exploits of Bri- M ns in com batting Germany with her K Avortte weapon.
 8 Leaving the home harbors on Eng #nd's east coast Or perhaps dropping &pWn some Scottish firth, the sub #8 arnes slip into the gray waters of
 e North Sea and pick their way AMlrough German mine fields so that M4ey may battle with the enemy even 5lthtn the confines of his own harbors @ One, of the most popular tales of a#4e exploits of British submarines, N h1ch, however, is not contained in #le prepared statement deals with a |#pung commander who audaciously
 @ept through mine infested waters aNhtoA the very harbor of Heligoland, @ae German Gibraltar. AS he allowed MS periscope to show above the sur Naee for an instant, he caught glimpse of an enemy U-boat riding s#Wash While the crew, lined up on #eck, smiled a greeting to the crowds #n shore and aboard harbor shipping # #hoi were noisily welcoming the Mheroes" returning from a raid on the @tlanttc. A torpedo from the British wait summarily cut short the celebra- #on and eliminated the U-boat as a @lture menace to Allied vessels The Brilliant phase of the achievement is @ae fact that the English vessel suc- Seeded in escaping and returning to Mort unharmed. Besides detailing various engage #hents in which British submarines gave accounted for one or more enemy l Far vessels-it is stated that more l pan forty German warships have ! $een attacked successfully-the re- l FeW tells of the hardships incident to l Batrols in bad weather In winter a cold, clammy chill per edes the submarine and at times the l Perometer drops so low that the crew l Rd 1t difficult to sleep. Spray freezes eVeSa1 inches thick on the wireless htennae, rendering radio communi- htlon impossible, while the periscope ecomes useless at times because of frosty mantle.
 The submarine rides very heavily in # nd l ultA to maintain even many fathoms elow the surface When running on ap for the purpose of replenishins 1e supply of electric motive power, ne Ventilators must be kept open 'tth the result that water is shipped in eavy quantities.
 A Submarine Attack Described. How much respect for the British nderseas navy is entertained in Ger aany is told best in the official narra- we, which runs as follows:
 Venturesome as the enemy is ,ith his U-boats, he rarely allows his ooVe-water craft beyond the confines hls harbors. He well knows that ir submarines are ever on the prowl IT him, and how vigilant and aorough is the watch kept may be athered from the fact that though few opportunities are afforded them ] ir submarines have successfully at l .cksd no less than 40 enemy war gips.
 Night and day the search is con- hued, according as circumstances ay dictate. The watch is kent on
 e surface, or submerged save for the eriscope, or maybe the vessels are on le diving patrol, only coming to the lrface every now and again to scan le2 horizon for any hostile craft hich may come within reach. '"A ship being sighted the sub afine dives to the attack. As the lip is probably steaming fast on l g-zag course a long time may elapse sfore the submarine is in a favorable 1sftion to fire her torpedoes. While is Is going on she must ascertain neither the ship is friend or foe and
 all costs she must avoid being seen,
 the periscope is sighted the hostile lip will make off with all speed and e odds are that she will get away. n irregular course and great speed ake her a difficult target and if the a is smooth she may see the track
 the torpedo fired at her and steer to roid 1t.
 "But in spite of all the difficulties e submarines manage to drive home cir attacks and a few of the suc- sses may be here recorded.
 While patroling between the East n Ems and the Weser river a sub- l artne sighted two lots of destroyer noke to the southeastward. Two x1ous hours were spent maneuver- g for position to attack, and then,
 a. range of 800 yards two torpedoes sre fired, one at the bow and one
 the stern, of one of the destroyers. aying fired the torpedoes the sub- arine dived to avoid being detected, t loud explosion told without doubt at one of the torpedoes had reached
 mark, her bows still standing rtically out of the water.