Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 205, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1918 — Drew Tribute from Enemy. [ARTICLE]

Drew Tribute from Enemy.

The armed guard of the .American tanker Morenl had the unique distinction of being commended for bravery by the enemy. The Moreni made a running fight of two hours against a German submarine and was only abandoned when she had taken fire. The commander of the German “U” boat approached the lifeboat in which some of the men were escaping, congratulated them upon their game fight and treated two of them for wounds. The Morenl gun crew was In charge of Chief Boatswain Andrew Copassakt, U. S. N., who lives at 2096 Dailey avenue. New York city.