The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-16
. SERIAL STORY
Murder in Convoy


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nary work had been cen plet-d.
Headquarters Companies % ths
various units would no" ase
over. and Rollins found hin'ee II
reading notification from nr
% { that would ordinarily have
brought cheer 70 his Fps hs
had been granted Ms - hours
iesse effective Immediately IN.
stead of having 10 wait for the
expected 10 days.
With grim smile. he fingered
the brisk army note. A iook-Aes
at London would have beer a new
high for him Il II He
shook his head.
Seated IN London bound
tram. Greg read With interest
delayed newspaper report ~
the landing 81 another contin-
gent from Canada this time
complete division Al an m
named scottish port.
Another headline caught his
eye. NAILS BLITZED IN CON-
NOY ATTACK. Under II head
ing read: U-BOAT TRAP BACK
FIRES WITH HEAVY LOSSES.
1t was announced today oy
the Admiralty thst major a.
sau1t on an incoming convoy was
repulsed with heavy losses sur
fered by the Nszis. Al least fivs
U-boats were destroyed. the se-
count stated, and IL enemy
bombers and fighters downed IN
enc Of the flercest engagements OF
short duration seen IN the war TO
date.
The Admiralty admitted that
the force and coordination Of the
enemy attack would indicate that
trap had been set for the COM
voY. out the Navy had no inten-
ton Of allowing any more Jervis
Bay tragedies.
No indication was siven az the
size ~ the british s.cor, or ~
the wherea bouts Of the attack. but
II was stated that acme of tn.
planes shot down carried r. A p.
markings which is alleged 10 hav.
been the reason for the sinking
Of liner some week. ago n
would appear. therefore. that tho
r. A r. has devised SIGNAL
system that has checkma,ed IN.
latest Hitlerian device
"Except for one fiebte, which
failed to return from, the eneaoe-
ment. the only lose s,,fferod hy
the British forces force, ~ .o,,.
damage TO a destrove, ana N.
sinking of a trswler the Iocb
Lomond. The gallant sLinnor
whose name had not vat 49,
ascertained as tb,. .ditio, ,or,
to press found hinse,, n
U-boat that had annaren,Iy hoe,
driven to the surface hy den,b.
charges.
Instead Of yeerns awsv from
the U-boat and allowing nearby
warships to attack the Ioob 10.
mond turned her hou d,r.o,,v :,
the Nazi and ann,oachoa an
speed ahead A british de.,ro,.r
was forced to hold is fire in f.s,
Of hitting the trswler while III.
U-boat opened fire o, the Loeb
Lomond. II was noint.blanL
range. and the travIer was 49,
verify hit several times sinking
before achieving its evident nur-
nose 10 ran, tn Tho, ,,.hi,h -.
later captured nv the destr,>.ey
No SURVIVORS Of the Loeb Iomond
have been reported"
Rollins smiled sadly - himself
He was recalling the r,a,v.fac.d
Scot who had stood on tho br,doe
and waved merrilv as ne nass.d
the troon sbins bacL !, ~. r..
madam mort while tho men zane
the song suggested nv N. ,si,t.
ed over name on The hou
II was evening when Gree
landed IN Waterloo Station For
the first time tn. lisuten.n,
found himself in aonetb,ns ~
Where wouId =. 20,
London wss cloaL.d in =. rish,.
" blackont shadows and there
was nothing 10 no .aer hv ,.do.
TRANS A roast hse, d;,ro, a,
He felt his way gingerly into a
cab