Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-01-24

times T.. tOrpcdoes and then ahelled.
The men were floundcrlng around In
the water. with shrnpnel cutting the
waves all around them. Cnly n hun
drcd odd OF her crew were saved.
one day, OF Cape Helles. during
our seventh trick AZ the Dardanelles,
we sighted n sub p%erlscope just about
dinner time. The Prince George and n
destroyer sighted the sub nt the same
time. and the Prince George let 90
two rounds before the periscope dis
appeared. but did not hit the mark.
Transports. battieshlps and cruisers
were thick around there. all az anchor.
aud It was n great place for n sub
10 be.
In no time nc all the destroyers
breezed out with their tails In the
air. THROWN n smoke screen around
the larger ships. They hunted high
and low, all over the spot where she
had been sighted and nll around II.
thinking 10 ran II or bring II to tho
surface. so we could tnke a crack nc
II. All the rest OF the ii~eet-bnttle-
ships and trnnsports-welghed anchor
nc once and steamed ahead NJ full
speed.
It was n great sight. Any new ship
coming up would have thought the
British and French navies had gone
crazy. We did not have any fixed
course. but were steamlng az fast ms
we could IN circles and half circles,
and dashing mndly from port to star
board. We were not going 20 allow
that sub 10 get n straight shot at us.
but we almost rammed ourselves
doing II. II was a case OF chnse-tall
for every ship In the fleet.
But the sub did not show itself
again that day. and we anchored
again. That night. while the destroy
ers were around the ships. we slipped
our cables and phtrolled the coast
along the Australian position at Gaba
Tepe. hut we did not anchor.
The following day the Albion went
ashore ia the fog, south Of Gnbn Tepe,
and as soon MS the fog lifted the Turks
let loose and gave II to her hot. A
Turkish ship came up aud. with any
kind Of gunnery. could have raked her
fore and aft. but the Turks must
have been pretty shy OF gun sense.
for they only got In one hit before
they were driven of by II. NJ. $. Cam
opus which has made such u fine
record In this war.
Then the Cnnopus pulled In close to
the Albion. got n wire hawser aboard.
and attempted TO tow her out under
Il heavy fire, but rs soon as she started
pulling. the cable snapped. The crew
OF the Albion were ordered aft and
jumped up on the quarter deck TO
try and shift the bow OF the bank.
At the same time the fore tnrret and
the fore slx-lnch guns opened up a
hot FIRE on the Turkish positions TO
lighter the ship and shift her by the
CONCLUSIONS OF the guns. Fol n long
time they could not bulge her. Then
the Campus got another hnwser
aboard and, with guns going anC the
crew jumping and the CanOpus pulling,
the old Albion finally slid or and both
ships backed into deep water with
little harm done TO either. Then they
returned TO their old anchorages.
At Cape Helles every one was wide
awake. We were all on the LOOKOUT
for subs and you could not find one
man mapping. Anything at all passed
for II perlscope-tlns. barrels. spnrs
Deal horses generally float In the
water with n foot sticking up. and
we gave the alarm many a time when
It was only some old nag on his way "a
Davy's locker.
ON the Cassard the Old Man posted
a reward OF so francs for the first mar
who sighted a perlscope. This was q
good idea, but believe me he woult
have had trouble making the award
for every man on the ship would b'
sure TO see II ut the same time. Eacf
maA felt sure he would be the man Il
get the reward. The 1%i-pounders were
loaded and ready for action on a sec
ond's notice. But the reward wa
never claimed.