Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1917 — U. S. WARSHIP SINKS U-BOAT [ARTICLE]

U. S. WARSHIP SINKS U-BOAT

American Destroyer Rams Diver and Sends It to Bottom. SHIP USES SECRET DEVICE Teuton-bom Tar Directs the Attack —British Ship Torpedoed While Belug Convoyed by Destroyers. Base of the American Navy Flotilla* in England, June 22.—A German submarine was rammed and sunk by an American destroyer after a German* bom American bluejacket had spied out the underwater craft, according to belief expressed by the crew of a certain American sea watchdog which returned to port. This is the first German submarlpo the word of whoso sinking has been'reported by crews of the American patrol flotilla. The destroyer In question was cruising through a calm sett. Directly ahead the forward lookout sighted a perl* scope. The submarine to which it wafl attached almost immediately submerged. By that time the destroyer) was so close to the spot where the periscope had shown that its gunfl could not be depressed sufficiently to fire. Every member of the destroyer's! cr< z crowded the rails, eagerly nil ■; the water foi- the subsurface shadow which would reveal the craft. Swing Ship to Ram Diver. S In the midst of this iwrgfcr watch, d German-born sailor In the crow’s nest frantically shouted, “There she is!" pointing directly alongside the destroyer. The American commander ly swung his ship, and those on board declared they felt the impact of a collision. But even if the submarine was not rammed, those who told the story said, It was likely “another anti-submarine device” which was immediately brought Into play by the American destroyer, finished the Job. ! Folks “back home” in the United States can be sure that the American flotilla here is in the thick of things. Torpedoed When Under Convoy. Wednesday a German U-boat torpedoed a British ship at the very gates of the port where the American destroyers make their base —and at a time.when two American vessels of the fleet were convoying it. The American destroyers were swinging In a circle about their .charge when the submarine suddenly popped a torpedo and immediately, disappeared beneatli the surface. One of the crew of the vessel was killed by the explosion. One of the American ships landed the remainder. U-Boat Shells Survivors. Paris, .Tune 22. —The German submarine which torpedoed a British steamer turned its guns on the lifeboats and killed eight of the occupants, the admiralty announced.