The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-19

to ram him. But no shock was felt when the
shin passed over the spot, so in all probability the
submarine was able to dive deep enough to escape
being hit"
There was precious little room to spare IN this
adventure, but 1t was surpassed by a liner, for
merly a favorte ship among Atlantic pilgrims now
carrying cargoes to the allies. A blanket OF tog
covered the sea in the early morning. 1t lifted a
trife, and a very much surprised submarine popped
up dead ahead of the lunging prov. She let fly a
torpedo in a wild furry, at the steamers side with
out exploding. A moment later the submarine
itself went pumping and scraping along the other
side of the vessel, whose officers, sailors and gun
ners stared straight down at 1t and uttered the
deep and hearty curses of the sea. They would
have snapped their souls for q few bombs to drop
in remembrance. Grimy stokers poked their heads
through the open ports and spat at the coming
tower, or passionately scrambled for Jumps of coal
and slice bars to heave at the blankety-blank thing.
Then the fog swallowed 1t up and the incident was
closed.
For hard fighting and the logged courage that
we rightly ascribe to the men of the American
navy, the story Of the Moreni and Chief Petty Off
Ger Andrew Copassaki, commanding the armed
guard, is one of those which shines undimmed in
defeat. German sailors cheered him and his men
from the deck of a submarine when he finished
with his ship on fire and q cargo of gasoline about
to blow him to kingdom come. He was made a war
rant officer for devotion to duty and determination
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report to the navy department was given out short
ly after it was received.
For wanton brutality there is the report of the
loss of the American schooner Chllde Harold off
the French coast. Unadorned, the episode is thus
described:
vas believed to be the square sails of a ship hull
down. The glasses showed it to be the superstruc-
ture of q submarine one mile away. (The Childe
Harold was unarmed) The submarine opened
fire, and the shells ripped through the schooner's
hull and sails. The master ordered the crew into
the motorlaunch and lowered away. This was
plainly visible TO the submarine, which had come
much nearer. She continued to fire, however, evil
IDENTIFY at the boat in the water, which escaped be-
ing hit. The captain and his crew were ordered
aboard the submarine and noticed that the cap
ribbons of the sailors bore the letter 'U-19' and
'U-11' Two of the officers spoke excellent English,
and Captain Byrne of the schooner informed them
that the firing was totally unnecessary and that
he had not expected such dastardly treatment from
any white men.
1.-THE conversation developed the fact that the
commander of the submarine knew the date of sail
ing of the Childe Harold from an American port
and was on the lookout for her. He had also re-
ceived Information of the departure of the four
master Alicia B. Crosby and the three-master A. v.
Sherman on the same date, all three vessels hay
ing passed out to sea together. He wanted to
know where the other schooners were. According
to his schedule they should have shown up by this
time.
1.-THE Germans looted the Childe Harold and
seemed very hungry. They had only coffee and
dry bread for breakfast aboard the submarine.
After fetching all the stores in the launch, they
put the captain and his crew in the boat again,
which was stove and half full of water. The
schooner was set on fire. Her people were res
cued by a steamer. Captain Byrne is anxious to
try 1t again."
A robust American shipmaster, this skipper of
the Childe Harold, who told the Germans to their
faces what he thought Of them and was eager to
have another fling at it!