1940-10-12 — Page 17

"U-BOAT- ATTACK!"

A graphic story of War at sea

British destroyers were at sea on an inde- pendent search for German submarines.

The weather was typical for the time of year --a shrewd wind from the north-north-east caus- ing the little seas to break on top of a heavy swell from the south-westward.

LHONGKONG I

DESTROYER CIRCLES TO ATTACK

The sky was grey and overcast with a low cloud ceil- ing. Occasional squalls of rain blotted out the horizon ordinary dustbias seemed to squeeze Vain hope. The unseen impalpa- to the surface to give the crew a and shut down the visibility to about seven miles.,

or two.

the the air, and caused the sea momen- ble fingers of the Andics were soon chance for their lives, which

beneath the waters. commander decided to do. iarily to shimmer as it beaten by groping nguin

The rest of the story's been told. Down below in a wireless lond; but an aircraft had sighted heavy rain.

The propellor sounds became louder

"Attack successful", said the wire- the conning-

more depth charges. again, then

1 -cabinet a young man in the what was probably

of

destroyers. the Brilish Exploding at various depths below close... frightfully close. carly twenties stiffened and sat tower of a U-boat, and had hastened

That second attack put out lights, "Twenty-three survivors rescued.” A hundred and fifty miles away forward in his chair as a faint to report it after dropping a bomb water, they shook the ships from

which they were projected, and shattered delicato instruments, and crackling started to come The destroyers guns were manned raised huge mushroom-shaped domes caused worse flooding. Very soon in an office ashore a British officer through his earphones.

and their depth charges ready, of while water which burst upwards the U-bont's stern was full of was wearing the gold stripes of an Ad- Ha band moved to a knob on the Extra lookouts were on the bridge, in gouts of spray tinged grey by the ter, which care spurting through miral leant over a chart spread out

the pipes and rivet holes in the bulk- on a table. Instrument board in front of him, and the ships componies keyed up high explosive.

They all knew

head. She developed a heavy list. "Here's the position, sir", said his and the sound become Intensified, to the idea of action.

The explosions died away. There More water storted to seep into the Chief of Staff, dabbing with a pen. what was in the wind, Though it Ellening he started to write.

submarine had been re- was afternoon, and those who had came the inevitable suspense as to interior through the damaged con- cil.

"The boys are surpassing them- the Commander-in-Chief ported some distance to the south- kept watches the night before might whether the attack had been sue- ning-tower,

The compressed air was leaking, selves",

the third for the signs of a submarine breaking Soon there was only enough pres- answered. "That's ward. She hind torpedoed a neutral reasonably have been asleep, there cessful. Many eyes searched the sen

camer, and the crew were taking were few men on the mess-decks

surface, or oil or wreckage denting sure left to blow the tanks and come week." their boats.

A German

to

Within few minutes the den- troyers were stearning in the diree-

On The Scent

tion indicated at something over thirty knots.

for the

up from the depths. But time nothing appeared.

The destroy left behind to picky The search continued, For some Lime nothing happened. Then, quite the survivors of the sunken ship facing to the scene at full speed. Three men, she reported.

It took them some time to reach suddenly, a flag hoisted by one of the

Clithe

the reported position, marked for all destroyers Indicated that the scent had been killed when the steamer the world to see by three boatloads had been picked up.

of survivors and a litter of Banting Asdles were at work. wreckage tumbling about in the grey less hunt began.

кеп.

Second Attack.

Canada Has

thin

Million

Bachelors To Fight

The deadly

was turpedoed. Twenty-two others) The reporse had been rescued

Depth charge after depth charge One destroyer was detalled to res- was dropped or projected from the

AN analysis of the recent registration is expected to haphazardly, but che the men, the others passed on throwers --- not

senio show that Canada has a million single men aged between ahead and then slowed down and according to schemes invented and

Collecting tils flock The umeer started to quorter the sea according tried out long before the war.

ondered another attack 21 and 45 available for military service. The thudding detonations of those Once more the depth charges were R to plan. They were well over

of Camillien Houde, Mayor of Montreal, Three hundred thousand hundred miles from the nearest massive canisters about the size of dropped according to plan-this time

with success,

them will be trained in the first who is now interned, had no effect, except in the St. Mary division of About half-a-mile astern of one twelve months.

Montreal, which Houde represents in of the destruyers the canning-tower

Almost everywhere there was 100 the Quebec provincial legiélature. and long hull of a submarine sud-

The response there was about 00 denly broke surface bow Grst in per cent, response to the registration.

The outburst against it of Mr. per cent, swirl of water. The U-boat's stern was still under water when her con- ning-tower lid opened, and men started to tumble up on deck, She might have a sting left. Nobody was to know if she intended to sur- render, and risks could not be taken. But it was a case of surrender. Some of the U-bont's crew could be seen to be leaping overboard. Others were holding up their hands. Her bows started to lif as the stern

Depth Charge Exploding

slowly went under.

the

Destroyers approached, stopped, and went astern to check their way Boats were lowered. They rescued the entire crew, BOMIC from

the some from water,

submarine herself. They were described as youngish men and bearded, some still self-possessed; but others obviously shaken by their ordeal. They were sored for by their rescuers, who gave them Navy rum, and warm clothing.

"Inside"

Story

Those U-boat men described what had happened inside the submarine irst the bombs from the atreraft, and then, after on interval, the 'sound of the hunting destroyers' propellors becoming Touder and louder. Next the thudding detonn- Lion

of the first depth charges, closer, closer all the time.

The first attack caused serious damage to their submarine and made her leak. There came a short re

during which the propellor

pite.

sound could be heard receding. Mer) breathed again, persuading them- selves that the hunters had given up the chase.

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