Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-20

| S4NSt Sdlu ITlNdte owes to-day.
Has Thrilling Story
IN speaking of his exciting ex-
| perlences on. the high seas, Private
owes told one of tho most thrilling
stories that has been given out by
any local man in the service. He
Iett Boston July 81, and arrived in
bristol, England, somewhat over
two weeks later. After embarking
at Boston. we sailed for Halifax,
where we were Joined by the balance
OF the tive EIGHT transports ac-
companied by a United States battle
cruiser" related Mr.. Owes.
Going over, about five DAYS this
side of England, we were met nv n
convoy of twenty-five English and
United States submarine chasers,
shortly after that, we ran into a
nest of submarines, two of which
were later sun. The first sub was
sunk by a depth bomb. A moment
after the bomb had been dropped I
saw a spectacular sight such as I
had never seen in my life! A let
of water shot into the air like q
huge gyser, and later subsided.
The first Tin Fish had scarcely
been done away with" continued
Mr.. Owes, before we had n real
thrill. The second sub appeared on
the surface between one of the
transports and a battle cruiser. IT
was so close to the cruiser that the
latter could not fire upon it, and
must also have been too close for
the sub to fire n torpedo. The tense
situation was relieved by the rush of
a sub chaser which made q dash for
the tin fish, The chaser made a
clean. job of 1t, ramming the sub in
such way that it sank in q few
minutes"
Praise For Red Cross
Mr.. Owes also told of his expert
ences in camps in this country. After
enlistin gin December, 1917, he
went to the barracks at Columbus,
Ohio, where he was inducted into
foreign service. He first went to
Camp Grant, Northern Illinois, and
later to Scottfeld, near st. Louis.
He was at Scottfield until July -,
1918, and during his stay there did
plumbing work, ran a road roller,
and was made assistant fire chief
of the camp.
From Scottfield Mr.. Owes went to
Camp Mills, Long Island. and a few
days later left for Boston, from
which place he sailed for England.
In England he was located at
various places. At Waddington,
near Lincoln. he was put into an
airplane repair shop where he
learned sheet metal work. He was
then sent to Wendover. where he
was taught copper work. Later,
with the rest of his contingent. he
was sent OF Liverpool. where he
embarked on the MaureatanIa.
Speaking of the work of the Red
Cross. which he praised highly,
Privates Owes said: "In England
the Red Cross was in constant touch
with us. offering to do our mend
ing. giving us cigarets and tobacco.
and giving works of kindness and
encouragement. They kept many
boys from becoming 'homesick." He
cited an example of the feeling of
all soldiers OF the Red Cross. "I
met an English soldier" said Private
Owes, "who was returning from
France to recuperate. He stopped
at Lincoln. and had magnificent
helmet taken by himself from the
cousin of the Crown Prince whom
he had captured, An American Y.
M. c, A, worker offered the Eng
lish soldier five pounds for his prize.
But the Engiishman refused stating
that he intended to present the he'll
met to the Red Cross, as a slight
tribute of his high appreciation for
it's services to him in France"
Private also told of some of his
experiences in trips made in Eng
land in an airplane. He recounted
the sensations one goes through in
making flights, Even at n height
Of $500 feet, In a flight which he
took in England, he declared that
the only sensation of movement
which he experienced was through
the wind blowing against his face.
He described the feeling of exhiler-
alton one experiences in n flight,
and the general appearance of the
country, the flat appearance of
everything below and the thread-like
| roads.