Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-08-29
Rizzo Describes How Two Motor
Boats Sank Two Austrian
BattIeships.
MOST DARING FEAT OF WAR
Whole Thing Didn't Take More IMAM
Quarter Of an hour-Motor Boats
Crew Go Mad With Joy Over
Their Success.
BY BEATRICE BASKERVILLE.

TN the new tOrh NViiusi
Ancona.-Commandn Rlzzo, who
has performed the most daring naval
feat Of the war. began his sea career
as officer In the Italian merchant serv-
ice. Not till Italy entered the war
was he acquainted with the royal
navy. He Is under thirty. dark-eyed.
quiet, has larr!sh features which look
es though they were cut out OF steel.
Q square Jaw and a slower manner OF
speaking than most Italians.
When first asked him, during
his short stay In Ancona port, for
particulars Of his sinking Of the st.
Stephen and the Prince Eugene, Aus
trials two largest ships, he modestly
replied that he was no talker. and
that for the rest he had to start on
for Genoa In . very short while. But
when he learned that The World cor
respondent had Travelled from Rome
to hear him talk and that II would
not take long. he yielded.
yin ths Creeping Dawn"
1T was on the 10th Of this month.
be said. Il was returning to por'
after one Of those humble and hard
missions which We sailors have hat
to perform all tho while these three
years. had made up my mind Il
leave the enemy's coast, when, In the
creeping dawn. l saw the smoke com
Ing out OF tunnels. about 5000 yards
of. I thought We were found on
and being chased By the enemy. j
was hopeless to try to run away, 30
turned my two motor boats. the sec
ond being commanded by Head Steers
man (now LieutenanD Aonzo. AM
made for the enemy.
.As the dawn grew ! saw we wer
In for q large convoy Of destroyer
escorting two floating cyclops, OF III
vlribus Units type. which Ia the lnrs
est dreadnaught type In the Austrian
navy. They had four ut the begin
ming Of the war; on the 9th OF Jun
they had three. Now they have onl
one left.
Hero We are at last I said to m
men. This Il Q holiday!
I'VE had not much In the way q
arms-two torpedoes on each boa
: eight, small enough to DO thrown b
hand, between US. and two machin
guns. But this was a chance we woul
never get again II we waited a tho'
sand years, no took It.
Three Clean hlts.
|. "Aonzo was to slip around to n
left and attack the vlrlbus Unit
!. drcadnaught that made up the rea
:, md which We now know was u
!, Prince Eugene. was to make Il
!, the sister ship. which we now kno
: was the 81. Stephen. ] slowed dow
= to silence my motors. but rs soon
: was well within the line OF convo.
: I went forward at full speed. D,
!, men held their breath. My MOTOR
= had a quiet at every time the engi'
: made q little noise. Another nome
!, and the enemy saw US. Then beg
:, furious cannonade.
"AonIo sent his frat torpedo, hut
!. did not work. His second bit .
y giant full In her poop. Then ! Il
I, lowed with my two biscuits, precl'
obedient and sure. The first land
between the 81. Stephens tunnels.
the boiler compartment; the seco
\, under her tower"
n, sAStse That u We hs,L"
70 The commandant paused. eviden
nv rsy,swing events. then went on: .
:, sAftsr that II was hell. ThsrS v
Il, q storm from thdr guns and . mi
"a, died crowd Of testroysrs encircled
m, two giants which were beginning
~ siak. Some chased my boat. ! cav
~ must other get out Into the open U
d q dart Or perish. with . vsoleat !
~ We turned our boat on herself I
,u made for II. But . destroyer ball
q our path. 10 jsrksd round 70
o. IN ana rushed nsAt under the ps
AZ Of the o. Stephen, now almost ~
lSowsd b. the -. Acnso took
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