The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-09
By Ralph D. Paine.

DI Ds
 (From the Records of the Navy De- partment)
 Are American ormed ships really sinking any German submarines? If you care to believe the waterside rum devilish murauders is ramaned or blown up on every voyage across the Atlantic In saloons, where merchant seamen seek haven and pound the bar with hairy fists strong under liquors magnify the tales and one con- cludes that the Kaiser's under sea fleet must be wiped out by. now. The Navy's records are less fanciful, strictly adherirg to the motto of the man from Missouris sNasas
 Here is the account of an action fought by a cargo steamer, which leaves no room for doubt that one very busy U-boat was suddenly re- moved from the active list of the Inn perial German Navy. It is advisable to omit the name of the chief boat swains mate who commanded the gun crews. He was promoted to warrant rank as a reward for the feat and is now stationed ashore, but he may go to sea again in charge of another lot of gunners, and if he should be taken prisoner the enemy would not love him for what he did to missing submarine. In his official report he states:
 "Weather hay. Saw a submarine firing on a topsail schooner, which shortly blew up.
 Changed course to bring the subIna- rine on our starboard beam about 5000 yards distance and lost sight of her in haze Continued on this course for two hours and then resumed submarine appeared out of the haze about 2,500 yards on our starboard beam. She immediately opened fire. We changed course to bring her three points on the starboard quarter and returned fire. DOWN GOES U-BOAT. |
 The engagement lasted tAirty five minutes, during which time the sub l marine fired about forty shots, SCOT ing one hit under our port counter a foot from the water, and causing a leak. We fired twenty seven shots. The twenty sixth shot was seen to i hit her just forward of the forward ] gun. and a cloud of flame and dark grey smoke was seen to burst from | rine left the gun and ran aft. Almost instantly the submarine sank, bow first, the stern lifting high out of the ] water so that the propellors could be seen revolving. The steamer was leak | ing and temporary repairs were made 1 by the crew.
 When the ship reached her foreign | port of destination and reported the | victory an official inquiry was ordered by the French Government. A naval lieutenant conducted it with great care and confirmed the verdict of the American gunners. The steamer fought with the American flag flying, he stated in his written opinion, fir ing twenty seven shots in half an hour. The distance increased about 100 meters for each shot. The twenty sixth shot exploded producing thick black smoke, whiGr, was visable to all on shipboald Such an explosion must have been produced in the submarine itself He said, in summing up the evidence.
 The result of the inquiry is that the fight has been very well conducted and that the men have shown a very finc spirit, doing honor to the Ameri- can Navy. The conclusion may be drawn that the submarine was nit and probably sunk"
 This was first class shooting, the sumbarinc steadily drawing away un- til when struck she was 5000 yards and more, or three land miles from the steamer. Binoculars and telescope