The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-21

(Continued from Page D a tell-tale glow give away position to . potential enemy.
 Lurking Subs Spotted
 Sensitive listening devices protect against any lurking submarine or unknown airplane.
 Even the sea itself, devoid of all activity save that connected with the struggle, gives constant evi- dence of the war.
 Eight days out of port q destroy CT lookout reported he believed he had seen Very light (a fiare). In- Stantly, guns were manned and searchiights swept the sea. Nothing was sighted and the patrol pro- ceeded on it's course, but the next day an empty Mfeboat fioated past and few hours later 8 mans body clad in oil skins was sighted in the water. s#
 Another day, three British de- stroyers were sighted. They nosed up until certain Of our identity, then signalled . greeting and went on.
 Naval regulations forbid the use of names or the coEnpleme1tS of vessels involved in this patrol, but they are a formidable display of naval might. Onicers aboard believe they are sufficient to blast from their path any potential enemy.
 Protesting the main force, destroy CTS cut foamy path on each side and at the stern, while another dg- zags on 24-hour vigil across the bow.
 Scout Planes Busy
 Each dawn, scout planes leave their catapultS to cruise in every direction, ready to signal to the nearest destroyer the presence of any lurking shadow under the sea or mine which might have broken loose from its nloorings to menace the patrol force.
 Aboard this ship, rated one of the most powerful in the navy, all hands daily are summoned to battle stations to stand guard during tine dangerous hour before dawn when each blackpainted vessel Is Sil. houetted against the sky. Watertight matches arc closed in readiness for instant emergency and all guns, from the smallest anti aircraft weapon to giant rifles ca. pablo of hurling a heavy shell against an enemy, are manned.
 Before leaving port on her last cruise all essentials below deck were eliminated, including wooden furniture which might shatter in death-dealing Splinters under a heavy explosion.
 All except the ships official radio receivers have been removed lest 8 piece of unauthorized. equipment r. gnrate a bam by which the force might b located.
 With the exception of the cap tain, none of those aboard knew when the ship Moeed cut to see through the harboe Of her home port the mission to which they had been assigned or how long they would be gone.
 No New Experience
 It was not, however, 6 new ex- perience.
 Navy men leave 1t up to the navy department and the chief executive to decide policy, but it is obvioul that whatever it Is they intend to carry it out.
 officers, their official attitude One of strictest neutrality. say private ly the yexpect the United States eventually to take an active part in the conflict.
 Both officers and men are fully confident of their own ability and that of their ships to take the worst any other nation may offer.
 Among the men the feeling for in- tervention is stronger. On tour o handling room below the turrets thu day. I saw a number of giant she'll on which messages to Hitler, Goer. ing and Goebbels had been scrib- bled. The inscription one shell said:
 'This one is for Hitler"