The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-23

broke out and the smoke obscured som,
What the view Of the submarine com.
/ mander.
IL is significant to note that. although
me German embassy at Washington
| had notified travellers not TO saji or
the Lusitanla, the U-20 was not undo,
speclhc orders to sink that shin
German submarines were too few and
| precious to the German admiralty n
Getall them to hunting down and sink
ing a single vessel
Technical Terms.
As the log OF the U-20 conAlsta nj
technical and nautical terms, ana n
translation into American naval Ian
gauge would be mostly uninteligible 10
me average reader 1 win paraphrase
parts OF 1t except those relating to
May q and T. For these were the days
when the U-20 sank three large passen-
ger vessels, including the I,usitania
and tho reader Is given the words 81
SehWieger as he set them down with
his own hand.
The inscription upon the little paper-
pound volume containing Schwlegers
War diary.
III. M. u. boat U-s0, for the time from
March is, 1915, to August g. 1918.
ger"
story In Detail.
Schwleccr thus tells of the start,
April 30, 1915, Z am. Put to sea from
Emden on long distance mission TO
irish sea. lOi0-30 am. Try test drive.
Il noon. Steer carefully to avoid sus-
pected mine folds. Afternoon spent
irving out radio equipment and in send
ing ana receiving messages from H. NJ.
5. Arcona. pm, pass several flshlne
boats flying Dutch flag on Dogger
bank"
Written on the edge of the log was
the penciled marginal note: (Stcamcr
May 6, 1915 p. m. Thick fog"
Verbatim Text.
The text from this point on is vorba-
i'm and In complete detail
May G, 1915 pm, Submerged 20
lwenty-four meters and steered $40 de-
yrees so rs to hold into sea. Thick fog.
further advance towards Liverpool,
he proper district for operations, is
given up for the following reasons; IN
Because OF thick fog during the last
wo days OF calmness and the reading
II tho barometer, II is not to he expected
hat It VIII be clearer during the next
ew days. (2) In tho foggy weather,
sighting on time OF the strong en-
my watch fishing snnres and destroy
FRS. In the Georges channel and Irish
sen, Is not possible, resulting in con-
tlnual danger aud underway travel: (3)
Night not quite Clcnr, watching above
surface outside OF Liverpool for out
bound transports is out OF the season,
accompanying destroyers cannot be
made out. and Il Is 10 be supposed that
tventual transports are leaving Liver
lool at night and are accompanied: 90
IN the trip up to Georges channel the
Use OF fuel oil has already been 30 great
nat n return TO Liverpool around the
iouth OF Ireland would not be possible,
md | VIII start on the return trip
when two-fifths OF the fuel oil has been
consumed. avoiding. II possible, the
quite through tho north channel, be-
'ause Of the kind Of water the U-2O
net with up there on the last long
distance voyage; 90 There are only
three more torpedoes Mt our disposal,
two OF which, II possible win save for
The return trip. II Is decided to re-
main south Of the entrance TO the Bris-
tol channel and 60 attack steamers until
Iwo-hfths Of the oil has been consumed,
ms here are greater oppor-
lunltieh for attacking with less danger
Df counter effect than IN the Irish sea
near Liverpool. 7.lO pm. Thick fog
Went 10 eleven meters then inflated
tanks; took look md, visibility thirty
meters. Therefore went TO twenty-four
meters and kept into the sea during the
night so as 60 be able TO load up the
batteries in tho morning far away from
he fire ships"
Diary Continues.
Tho namc "schwicEer" appears writ
ton at tho bottom OF the above para
graph hut the diary continues;
May 7, G am, North Atlantic.
Thick fog then sunshine Wind north
hrce, Blew out tanks. Course $40 de-
srces; loaded Now and then 1t 10
clearing up. 10 am. As the fog does
not lit I decide now 10 begin the re-
Turn trip IN order 10 push from outside
into the northern channel in good
weather II, am lt clears UP. \
1shiug steamer watch vcsscld) comes
toward MS from land; II Ia yet far Off
II .oa nm. Very good visibility Went
to eleven meters depth; watched n