Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17

+ saw the enclosing wake as the ship
swept past.
at crossed the bridge to the star
board control and directed the captain
to Zigzag. The helm was put hard a
| starboard and as I expected the sub
to be maneuvering to attack from our
starboard quarter, directed the after
gun to train on that zone and report
when they sighted and bore on a SUBJ
| marine periscope or coming tower.
The coming tower was never seen, but
| the after guns crew was able to follow
an alternately appearing and disappear
ing periscope as the submarine crossed
our stern from port to starboard.
"'At 5:23 sent range and scale
! to the guns, and opened fire. The first
| shot struck in the center Of violent
commotion, as If periscope had quick
| ly telescoped. Immediately, the entire
slick was covered with cloud Of blue
gray smoke that did not dissipate
readily, but hung like pail.
"a ragged splash, presumably the
periscope knocked of on shell contact,
was seen Immediately behind the point
of aim, and another ragged splash was
seen SO yards behind. knew this shell
did not break up in fight, as I was
able to follow it through the air.
saw the hit, too. and directed no
change In range.
al searched again for the submarine.
| And tried to dodge a torpedo, II one
had been fired. It was reported to me
over the phones that q large quantity
of oil gradually came to the surface.
81 believe the submarine was struck,
and discharged gas bomb to evade
further attack. The presence OF Oil on
the water shows that her outer skin,
at least, was punctured. do not be-
lieve she sank, or that the shell ex-
| ploded, but the object OF driving away
| / saw no signs Of torpedo, and do
not believe one was fired at the Mon
| golia.
"'It is probable that on hearing our
propellors, she came to the surface and
showed her periscope so close aboard
| that to turn and fire would have
wrecked her also. She had but one
choice, and that was to porpotse. and
attack from greater distance of the
| starboard quarter or beam.
1.-The truth OF this prediction de-
veloped. Swinging with starboard helm,
her periscope appeared, directly under
our after gun. The whole encounter
lasted less than 2 minutes. The fact
that the captain, gunner Of the armed
guard, guns crew and 81 lookoutS were
and had been constantly alert, dressed
and on their stations since passing
latitude SO NJ, longitude 81 W., with
guns loaded and manned, made 1t pos
sible to put the attaching vessel under
fire.
Neither this vessel nor crew suf-
fered casualties.
at recommend that each man of
the armed guard be advanced one rate
for expert performance in preparing
their guns and for GOODNESS in battle.
Officers and crew of the Mongolia
we're cautioned not to mention this Incl
dent
at am mailing one copy of this
report confidentially in the United
Friday, April ~, 1877.
Docks, England.
| "(Signed) BRUCE r. WARE.
Now, this lays in its grave the story
that the submarine sank. According to
Lieut. Ware, Americas first shot In the
World War did not sink submarine
just scared her of.
This gun" he said, laying an affec-
tionate hand on her range scale, was
christened by her crew when she left
America. They called her Theodore
Roosevelt There was no guessworl
Teddy on a mathematical principle
And Teddy's was the first shot and first
voice heard on our side in the World
War. Historians will wonder.
U'THIRTY cannon all told" he said
= marching of, guard the State
I R1rfldfHn
every day they look out on the city's
people, with wide, gaping mouths; stanc
guard as the Secretary of State and
Secretary of War mount the granite
steps; they pay silent respect to PERISH
ing, general of the armies. They
overlook the White House portico."
These hoary, aged pieces! Grown
green with age. For when "bronzer'
Tusts, the color of It's oxide is green
The connoisseur of cannon led the way
to the east side of the north main en-.
trance.
Meet La Farouche, the Fierce
he said, pointing to the engraved let.
tiers. She Is ultima ratio regum.' Seei
There 1t Is, In cold bronze. In Ameri
can vernacular, that means La Fa
rouche is the last argument of kings.
After she speaks-the argument ha
ended. She's almost IL feet long ant
weighs about 5000 pounds.
This piece was cast In q studio, no
q foundry. An artist, one Jean Martiz
cast 1t in 1748. Kings ruled France
He presented La Farouche as an argu
ment for the Louis to use agains
pompous enemies of Bourbons.
La Farouche, the green-mouthet
devil, was born long before Americ,
ever had independence. The Bourbon
loaded her on q man O. war and Sh
coughed thunder. first, against Medi
terranean pirates, who preyed on tn
shipping of Marseille, and then agains
the Prussians under Frederick tn
Great. What q battlel That super
man. Frederick. awning 12fl00 aoldiaH