Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 262, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1918 — Drew Tribute from Enemy. [ARTICLE]

Drew Tribute from Enemy.

The armed guard of the American tanker Moreni 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 lire. 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 treateu two of them for wounds. The Moreni gun crew w-as in charge of Chief Boatswain Andrew Copassakl, U. S. N.,^who , lives at 2096 Dailey avenue. New York city.