Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 263, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1917 — Expert U-Boat Trapper. [ARTICLE]

Expert U-Boat Trapper.

There is a Gordon Campbell who is the “mystery man” of the British navy. He has been given the D. S. O. and the V. C., and now he has five silver bars on his ribbons. But not a word of explanation has ever appeared in the official gazette. His name and tris new honors have been printed, and that is all, writes a correspondent. - The explanation is that he is engaged in U-boat trapping. The stories told of his exploits are intensely interesting and amusing, but must not be repeated as yet. In a general way it may be said that he is almost absurdly without fear, and that the devices by which he catches the Hun are Immensely clever. “He came in the other day from a cruise,” said a navy man. “One-third of his crew was on strike. They said they would never put to sea again with such an absolute madman. “The remaining two-thirds said they would not put to sea with anyone else.”