The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
RECORDS TELL HOW AMERICAN
DESTROYERS SINK SUBMARINES
Vessels Guarding Convoy Forced Germans to Surrender After Depth
Charge and Shell Fire-"MOsquto Fleet" With Crews of
Youths Does Great Work in Danger zone-Neson
TOu0h in One Fight.

cheerful disregard for anything but
/ duty For not only must our under
sea craft run the risk of being fired
on by enemy ships, but they have also
\ 10 chance shots from British cruisers
I and armed vessels, who "let fly" when
ever they see periscope which they
cannot identify.
Nelson Touch in One Fight.
There was q Nelson touch about the
destruction Of one U-boat which would
have appealed strongly TO the little adj
miral who looks down from his lofty
eminence in Trafalgar Square upon the
Admiralty building in Whitehall
Sighting the German, the Britisher
dlved and gave chase, worked blind on
the course her commander laid and
trusted somewhat to luck Now and
again her periscope broke water for
second or so--only long enough for
her skipper 70 confirm his course and
bearings. Then the British navigated
into shallow water so shallow indeed
that to avoid being seen she had to
scrape the bottom, humping uncomfort-
ably and dangerously all the while and
had also to dip her periscope
Luck was with her, and she avoided
breaking surface until she came to a
position favorable for attack, between
500 and GOO yards from the U-boat,
which. unsuspecting, was lying awash,
her coming tower open. Some Of her
crew were indeed spreading the wind
screen In preparation for a trip on the
surface.
Little did they dream that In few
seconds they would be on their way to
"Davy Joncs's Locker" But so II hap
ppned. Away with hiss went the
torpedoes from her tubes, and as they
sped on their errand the Britisher was
shifted so that another tube was
brought to bear on the enemy. The
commander was taking no chances,
ANA If the bow tubes missed he was
ready to have another 60 But the
bow tubes had been well ond truly
luid' on the target and twenty seconds
after the torpedocs had been fred a
dun explosion was heard by the Brit.
iSh crew.
oily Substance on Surface.
But there was no sign Of the U-hoat.
There was great disturbance upon
the water whore the pirate had last
been seen. and when the Britisher
reached the spot the sea was found
covered with a thick layer Of oily sub
stance. A wireless to the depot port
aud another red dot went on the chart
which records the fate Of the pirates.
In the dawn Of bright morning
British submarine sighted an enemy
U-bout running on the surface and at
once Owed to get into a favorable POI
/ stiOn for attack. AS the navy would
\ say, she proceeded as requisite" for
| fifteen minutes and rising until her
! perlscope was above water, picked up
her quarry again. The skipper wanted
to make sure Of his game.
Carefully and expertly he maneuver-
cd his boat into a favorable position.
Then a quick order and out Of the tube
shining ''tin fish" sped toward the
Hun. In less than minute the explo-
sion was heard ana up TO the surface
came the Brltisher to look for results.
Right ahead the sen wns covered with
a big patch of oil, in which three men
were swimming. Two were picked up
by one OF the submarines boats the
other sank before he could be reached
Another Of the knlser's pets had gone
west"