The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-03-12
MADE AN EFFORT TO
DELIVER TRANSPORT
INTO HUNS HANDS
Native of Riga, Russia, Formerly
a Quartermaster, Charged With
Espionage Vessel Bears Silent
Testimony of Battle.

An Atlantic Port, March H. lu cone
( ucctiuu with the clS. cot Edward otis
the 30 year old native OF I..ga Itl- sac
formerly ulultcrwastcr uu 20 IitDa
states transport who Is charged V''h
espionage and Be- being held lu.I
Sg.. 900 bond. ut- hc,uu5c kuu N. .u'
details 90 lRt pcri.uus "uyarc over t-
ut the transport which, ridd.,i with
Hun s|hrapuri BEARS silent tr .murr
OF uu rctUal clash with O. Gerutu 7u'-
marine
otis. IN ls alirgvd tumpcred with th,
mechanism which controls tho trans
ports course iu the submarine zou, O.
ia charged ALSO nat he ran the Am'I-
lean flag upside down and that lac
reported q false reading of tho cave
ricr's log.
~ OTIS teal here lart Saturda,
wus brought out hat the alleged tam
perlng with what h. known as the l
zig clock OF the transport had sh itei
the zig .zaggnE oursc of the Nc-'
To- "a material degree aad that the
ship was placed thereby In grave uad-
ger Of submarine attach
Tho transport. safe az her BERN
brings with Il a crew. the member dt
vhich tel of the brush with the rn-
uor~,a vessel aud OF tn, courageous
uuduct uuu,ier fire ut,thu-c who man
ned the American guns, who f-lt.ut
against great odds had won the duN
Al stand ready 90 brave the suhmt-
zines again and the morale coz The uni'
as uuImpaircd.
The transport uado bat one TIM
O. ,rsels. After clearing rom an 81
loulio port she iu.ncd her couNoN ahd
began The trip across the Atlantic
without special incident until she near
cd the hustil, ZONE Then thlnl- pee
san Geo happen first her engine went
wrong and She Was compelled Geo di.p
behind ihc convoy. belic,ipg 'tH ir'u-
Do, could be- corrected m a shor' 'mc
Bat this wat not the cast me when
the repairs were made the TRANSPORT
was stranded. but not alone. Tor pro-
'"'dtng 1luu. her ourov tn, lu"luut
sighted l submarine dead ustciu. lees
than 20 ullc away.
The suu crew of thc trnu-pui N'-
thrown into action aud the storm %
was uprncd up at the enemy craft -
CHS time the undeIscu boat anoAcd
fight aud, remaining ON top az th"
water, began 10 drop shmpnel >hei.-
ON the transport
Jumps Into the Breach.
CLOSING her -hrtputl guns the sub
marine crew let loose one of her tor
podoes bat the transport ma%neuVorrl
in time tu lot II Eass. ~tartiluElN Close
Co her stern. ilsttinp loose agDtn With
shrapncL The German crew worked e.
lcctiycly, several shots finding ihrh'
mark The crew ON the transport 49,
having trouble win the range u"
add tu the transports predicamenN thr
rhiei guuncr's clothing was u"arl,
frum his body In a hnt ~
small shell. lie Wus wounded iu me
A. usual there Wns an American
present who Jumped into the ht'd'h
the place of the wounded olnei
gunner ana proved himself equal t.
occasion The volunteer WIS O. l'
,rnr-uld youth
Ia the meanwhile. the mem 'ralt
pu1csi ~ tu within 900 yard- unN
SAINT up the siguulSurrenccr Wt
irr ~"t.rhauliug YOU rho gun crew
'u the transport answered with th't
.irst hit.
Again came The signal surrender
are overhauiiug you from l"sr
han >oo Yards hut the t%rauspor, re-