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Kushes Beserved

Crew, Trapped in Enemy Waters, Ran A Sweepstake

A Look Through

OF The "Telegraph”

AMAZING ESCAPE

BRITISH SUBMARINE

WHILE depth charges ex. ploded about them, one every two minutes for more than on hour, the crew of a British sub- marine, trapped In enemy waters, ran a sixpenny sweeps- take.

"Guess the time of the next shake-up," was its grim subject.

This dramatic episode, the most epic story since the war began," was offelally revented.

The subutene was slicnt, its en- gines slapped. Breuthing was painful as the air grew fout. The men lay about, waiting,

Then the explosion on which they had laid their bets suddenly come,

There was a shattering roar, all the Hights went out; machinery became twisted and crushed; air hissed from half-a-dozen leaks,

The commander called his men to- gether. "We will try to creep to the Aurface," he said. "Load your arms,"

"And prepare to blow the ship to blts rather Uinst let the enemy cap- ture her."

Slowly the submarine surfaced, the captain ung open the hatch-and found the German raiders gone.

This is the full story of the escape as told by a Naval "Eye- witness," who has just visited the Fleet:

The submarine was patrolling the; North Sea.

Her log notes laconically that full gale was blowing.

through

Valley Of Grey Water This mnde observations the periscope difficult, because at one minute it was in the depths of a val- ley of grey water'and the next in the spray of the crest,

Allied Planes Shot Down

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH"

BERLIN, Oct. 16 (UP)— The High Command on- nounced that one Brilish bombing plane was shot down near Grossgerau by anti-aircraft gun fire. One man of the crew was killed and three others were taken prisoner.

This morning 'one French reconnaissance plane was shot down near Germer-

sheim. One man was killed and two wounded, the latter being transferred to hospital immediately.

her, suggested she was in the vicinity of enemy forces.

Her captain deelded to have a look) ut them through his periscope, and put his ballast pump in action.

Another depth charge promptly exploded much closer, blowing some

of his Luses.

It was obvious that he was being

hunted.

He stopped all his machinery, and the crew lay down to conserve valu-i fable oxygen consumed by movement, Air Crows Foul

Then, the air gradually growing

themselves, the men turned-to, load- ed the torpedo tubes, Lewis gun and rifles, stacked ammunition ready for the gun.

And, as a last grim ineasure, they

demolition charge to prepared blow their ship to pieces rather than suffer her to fall into the hands of the enemy,

a

50 YEARS AGO .

Oct. 17, 1889,

WALT DISNEY

British Planes Fly Over Reich

SPECIAL, TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

In the Government. Casette topdore ure invited for re-casting the Fire LONDON, Oct. 16 (UP)—AN Alarm Hall in the Clock Tower The official report says, that despite present "Linkler is "to be taken avor

Reconnaissance

the contractor, and a new one cast adverse weather, the RAF, in its place of the same size and calibre, carried out a successful night- of good, sound bell-metal, of good tune,] furnished with all the necessary mount long reconnaissance over north- lage, and filted in place." So far, ** ern and central Germany. good. Nobody will deny that our pre- ont contral fire alarm loaves much to be desired it is, in fact, qults In adequate for the purpone Intended, and

LONDON, Oct. 16 (Reuter).—The Finally, when all was ready for it is a matter for rejoicing that the R.A.F. carried out another successful what they believed would be their Government authorities, after so many! last fight, they blew the tanks, and years of solema cogitation, have at last reconnaissance flight over Germany the submarino race foundering to recognised-a-necessity that has always on Sunday night._____

been apparent to everybody else, and the surface.

plaint by our local firemen for more

Despite bad weather they flew over In spite of their efforts to stop the has been the conslakt subject of com north and central Germany..

than a docado. But surely the Govern- Reports about the flight indiente mont does not intend to confine reforma thint they did not meet with

on Saturday

leaks, enough air had escaped from the cylinders inside the submarine to raise the pressure to u dangerous point..

So the captain, who is Hghtly built, had to guard against the dan- ger of being blown through the hatch. when it was opened.

Crawl To Safety

in this direction to merely removing the resistanco, although

nny

oid Bra-bell Has not the time arrived night searchlights and anti-aircraft when the removal of the Clock Tower are were busy around Berlin for two

et bas become a matter of public hours. Arenasity 1

We submit that it has, and would The best German explanation of enlist the consideration of the Governor, this was that a German flier had lost. and the Surveyor-General for what is his bearings and had been brought

conceded would bel

anti-aircraft by German He selected a 14-stone signalman almost universally to eling, to his legs, and thus "centrul part of town. The Clock Tower

an important improvement in the most down

balteries. chored," threw open the hatch.

may possibly have been an ornament and not an obstruction in ita present position whon first erected, but if so,,

ងធុង while

the times have changed, ornamental attributes have long since passed out of sight the obstruction, with the very largely increased popula tion and traße, has become a ́ pubilej nuisance.

So great was the rush of air that' it blew his heavy binoculars, which strap round his neck, ver- hung tlenlly above fils head.

He climbed out and looked an- xiously about him.

There are, however, plenty of places available where it would bỏ far more

It was a clear night with a moderate swell. There was noth- tne in sight. With

periscope gone, wireless raamental and certainly more pactul than it is obstructing the traffic In the communication smoshed,

pipes middle of our most crowded thorough crushed, and engines disabled, un- fare. Probably the best pits in the able to dive again, and with only city would be the vacant ground Inj

vessel front of the Central Police Station motor in uction, the one crawled away from the scene.

Below the warrant engineer began a desperate attempt to put life into his distorted and damaged machin- ery.

Three hours after they had sur-

Threats, Hopes And Fears Medley Of Reactions In Germany BERLIN, Oct. 16 (Reu-

we mean that space facing Wyndham ter).-A medley of pleas, Street which has been lying fallowi since the great fro ten years age. threats, hopes and fears is the keynote of press com- ment this morning.

25 YEARS AGO

Oct. 17, 1014. The Admiralty announces that H.M.S.

The papers continue to com- Yarmouth (of the China Squadron) has

on gine ready, and two hours later the sunk the German liner Markomaania in ment

Mr. Chamberlain's the vicinity of Sumatra and captured Aircraft Attack Crumples

The vessel observed a neutral sh-fouler, they sat or lay about, wait-faced he reported the starboard en- ing fleet ring out le gale and dived

to the surface

to avoid unnecessary publicity.

At night sho rosc and her navigator, a Royal Naval Re- zerve Canadian Pacific man, fixed her position.---------

ing.

The First Lieutenant produced a port, battle of boiled sweets and passed them round. It reminded someone The submarine's call, for help else of a bag of peppermint-drops he brought destroyers racing

the North Sea.to_a_rendezvous they possessed.

reached at midnight.

Meanwhile the Lleutenant in Cem and was deciding his course of action.

During the next hour they counted the detonations of six explosions as the enemy groped about in rentch of thern with sweep wires, electrically

As soon as he knew by the clock operated bombs, and depth charges.

The submarine could de nothing that darkness had fallen he mustered except remain silent on the bottom,ficers and men and told them of motionless.

To stay where they were meant to die like rats in a trap.

To relieve the monotony u sixpenny sweepstake was started on the time at which the next explosion would shake the hull.

An Able Scamat moved down the marrow alley-way among the melion- less men, booking their bets against next pay day.

The bombardment Intensifled; for the next hour the explosions averaged one every two minutes. They grew gradually more distant.

Then there was a lull.

Series Of Bumps

About ten-me the strained, weary men in the submarine heard a wire scraping. They listened tense, ex- pectant.

A series of bumps thudded, along,

the hull

Then what they awaited happened.

A shattering explosion seemed to contract the bull.

was everywhere the crash of broken

his decision.

If the ballast tanks still held-and

across

the Greek steamer Pontoporos, both of speech and suggest that Britain which previously Decompanied the and France must make the next cruiser Emden. Bxty German prison- political move, but with funda- mental change of views on aims; and

persons,

ers were taken.

Never has Plymouth witnessed such carrier Cruisers and an aircraft

scene as attended the reception of the appeared with the daylight.

Canadian contingent. The grent fami-) by chemy An attack

bombing lar Empress liners, painted" Navy grey, And anlntracted the entiral populace, planes crumpled under the aircraft fire of the cruisers and the cheering was kept up throughout the attacks of the fighters sent up by the, day. aircraft carrier.

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Possible Appeal To Roosevelt, Mussolini

HELSINKI, Oct. 10 (Reuter). Reports circulating in well-informed quarters here suggest that the The London daily papers may have possibility of asking President Roose- And the damaged submarine their private reaso for quarrelling veit and Signor Mussolini to assume turned to her base without further with the press censorship, but in the the role of general peace mediators.

able publie grievance. News has been, will be considered at the Four- mutilated, with-hold or detained with-Power conference of the Scandinavian mysteriesi kings and the Finnish President at oul any adequate reason: have been made where there was no Stockholm on Wednesday. occasion for any The result has boon; "We hardly realise there is a war to choke off recrisits, to create unnecess

In his heart doubled it--he in- motestation. tended to blow the water out of them and rite to the surface.

The Heutenant in command of the vessel found a letter awaiting him.

It was from a relative in the com-

Once there, although his chip was; helpless as a log, he intended to fight try. to the death,

Exchanging gasping jokes among on." read the opening sentence

German Warship Sunk In Running Battle

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

main their criticisms convey a reason-

mary anxiety, especially in soldiers'. families, and to leave the floki open forj the privite dissemination of the wildestf Tumours, which have gone over the country from mouth is mouth during the last three weeks in a manner un- known alneo the publication of nows, became an organised business.

The most obvious

Air Mission To Canada Arrives

OTTAWA, Oct. 10 (Reuter),—The) und practical British Air Mission has arrived. remedy for this state of things is tal reinforce the official Press Bureau with A communique states that it is Rame Jouranlist of approved editorial confidently hoped to devise plans for experience. It is impossiblo-to under

stand why this steps has been rejected. building up a combined Empire Air The editing and publication news Force, which will play a decisive role is a technical art. It is not to be ex-in the war.

ected that eigh: military and navel The New Zealad and Australian warriors, however warlike, directed by Missions are

n K.G, MP, however learned in the

this art by the light of nature.

expected

to arrive!

would be more reumonable to entrust nine newspaper, editors-men wão, ex; omela, knuw

everything with the The Management of the Lido ad- vizes, that the usual Dinner Dances duties of the Army Council.

at that Establishment will be dis- continued as from to-morrow until further notice.

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The German cruiser Emden, which has been creating auch havoc among the merchant shipping at the mouth of the Hoochly and on the Burma coast,

ns the cliizens of Madras now know: President Hladenburg is the honorary to their cost, for she visited Nadras, prasident of the organḥantion, necompanied by the Markemannia, anil

BERGEN, Oct. 16 (UP)—Fishermen returning from the Vaagoe Islands off Stadlandet described a two hour All lights were extinguished; there running battle last Saturday in which three battleships glass, and, in the silence that follow- and several airplanes, believed to have been British, attack-w and palities, can master the nice shortly. ed, the sound of war spurned and apparently sunk a single warship, believed to have the hits of air escaping from the

been German. high-pressure air-system.

Portable electrle lights revealed Le both

They said that they had been the reports regarding the Repulse, branding them as a "further piece of catastrophe. One motor and

forced to detour the battle zone German propagando." engines were but of action.

"Soveraly Damaged" From half a dozen leaks in the air but watched the running battle

BERLIN, Oct 16 (UP).—The Wigh system, air hissed as from a punc- through telescopes. They said 'lured tyre.

Command told the United Press" Working as noiselessly as possible that the warship which was that the amended communique re- is still at large in the Day of Dengal. Minister of the Interior for Prussia. the men contrived to restore the light attacked, attempted to escape garding the Repulse was not un Ing and stopped the air leaks as best into the coastal three mile limit PLEASE Turn To Page 2. they could.

zone, but was heavily damaged indication of weakening the original proceeded to bombard the port as sho The appearance of the exhibits pro- steamed past at a rapid rate. One et rakad a pandemonium in the Diet, and Fight To Finish In the dawn the wireless operator attackers returned to the west-strongly worded. The fact that the

and badly waterlogged when the claims.

They said: "If anything, it is more the very first shots fell in the bod- the Speaker was forced to order a tem

room of Mr. Ellie, the Manager of thoj porars suspension. reported that the radio had been re-

ward.

ship was torpedoed means it was beach, who was in the ream at the Burma Of Company's oil tanks on the

When the Diet resumed its witting, paired.

Seen By Fishermen

severely damaged."

time, Illa wife and children were also Herr Grensinaki warmly defended his The captain's first thought was to

Ono. Ship. Attacks Throo In the hou OSLO, Oct. 10 (Reuter)-Are- send a warning to sister submarines

Subangdont shots set the strastie action, which he said was taken, to avoid temporarily the danger area. port that a German warship was sunk STOCKHOLM, Oct. 18 (Router)-A Lanka on fire, and the all immediately on the ground that the organization has Aghiing After that he radioed hta base comes from shermen, who stalo warship was seen firing" on three blazed up, rendering the sea face of undoubtedly Leon training a asking for help.

that three British warships and a others off, Nordfjord, according to the the town as brilliant as day, alding military force.

probably in the subsequent short, sharpl lis, uttered a stern admonillan to the In the afternoon a flight of enemy Bellish plane attacked a German "Aftonbladet." bombers approached. Wearily the worship fa neutral waters off the wast One ship was hit and observera annonade that took place. But this enemies of the Republic, arying that was hardly necessary, at the Emden "These who refuse to hear my warn- men again made preparations for the coast of Norway on Saturday. saw spectators report clouds of smoke used her wearchlights, so that every ing munt feel"...

detail of the foreshore was distinctly fight that must finish them.

Shots were fired, after which aaseending from it

visible. But the planes passed a couple of column of mole roso from the water

Amended Version and the British ships called away, miles to seaward and disappeared.

LONDON, Oct. 18 (Reuter).-The An hour later they returned. Once

Latest Ropulse Claim

German claim with regard to H.M.S. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Repulse was Inler amended more the gun was inanned, rifles dis- tributed.

BERLIN,

(UP)—The following: - "The High Command of Oct.18 The enemy disappeared, again Suprema Command, without the German Navy announces that the without seeing them. A

planation, amended their corn-1U-boat which sack the Royal Oak, These uneventful happenings munique, stating that the Repulse had attacked and torpedoed the battleship brought her, early one morning to been attacked and torpedoed.

Repulse," her allotted patrol area in enemy Toth the High Command and the No mention was made in the waters, and at the Bret hint of dawn Ministry of Propagands said that amended version of having badly in motion of sun-conndence over the Hongkong. And Shanghai Banking Cor- sho dived.

they know, nothing regarding the damaged and disabled the Repulse, Shortly before breakfast the de- casuallles, esta *- which incitieniaily in a battle/erulzer tonation of a depth charge close to In London, Nayal circles, ridiculed and not a battleship.

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