New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 4, 1917, Page 5

'LURKING IN NESTS _ Sarvivors Tell Remarkable Tales of Their Experiences London, May 4.—American surviv- ors of vessels sunk at sea landed re- cently tell remarkable tales of the exploits Of the U-boats. In one case three undersea boats appeared sim- ultaneously alongside the ship, one Deing a submarine cruiser, 300 feet _long, and the others old :fashioned submarines, with & length of about 330 teet. In another case a German subma- 11&. wore an elaborate disguise of a fishing boat. This submarine carried & gun which -had a range! of nearly five miles. In the last two cases the crews of vessels sunk by submarines were res- cued from open boats by a passing ship, only to suffer a repetition of the disaster when the ship on which they A Handsome Line of Community, Rogers Stérling Silverware Reed Jewelry Co. Ree of this District. lud taken refuge tell _prey to.an uns der water boat. A peaman from Pensacola, who was a member of the crew of a Swedish ulllng vessel, said: “We were almost within sight of land laté in the afternoon when we observed a Norwegian sailing vessel in an encounter with a submarine eight miles away. Apprehending that our turn would come next, we prepared a lifeboat. A 300- foot submarine came up to us‘ih due course and fired three warning shots from its heavy gun. “We pulled our boat over to the lifeboat from the Norwegian ship pre- viously sunk and a dozen hours later were picked up by a British steam- ship. We had only a brief stay on the British boat, as she was torpedoed the same morning. After a few hours in the boats we were found by a Brit- ish patrol and landed.” Busy Dey for Submarine Captain. A Baltimore seaman from a Danish sailing vessel said: ““We abandoned ship in response to three shots from a submarine. There- upon the submarine fired twenty-two shots into the hull of the ship, sink- ing her. We tried to speak with the submarine commander. but he fold us he was in a hurry, as he had to at- tend to a Norwegian bark which was waiting a short distance off. “We pulled for the nearest land OMY ri"RALD FRIDAY MAY 4, 1917 .ll, our.. twenty-five men. got ‘Fashore safely, although both lifeboats | were smashed up in the surf as we were beaching them.” A Philadelphian described the man- ner in which his steamship escaped being sunk: 3 “We were attacked by a submarine disguised as a fishing vessel,” he sald. “She opened fire on us at five miles, sending fifteen shots at us and smash- ing our wireless. She pursued us for | an hour. We did not use our gun. Finally a British patrol boat appeared. The submarine submerged, disguised | and all, presenting a ludicrous sight as the carefully prepared equipment ' simulating a fishing boat sank beneath the waves.” The captain of an American sailing | ship which was sunk ten days ago |- said: “Submanines are lying along the sea lanes in regular nests. They keep well under ' the 'water most of the time, comimz. up now and then for. periscope observations, or on hear- ing the approach of merchant craft, which can be identified readily by | the sound of the engines. . By thus conserving fuel the submarine are able to remain away from their base a long time, and also they find means of renewing their stores from ships which they sink. “The U-boat which sank us had heen out for six weeks. Bhe had on British ‘captain on board.” She ' Fe- | newed all her supplies from our boat | and took all the nautical instruments. The submarine gave us a sharp signsal to halt with a shell from a distance of two: miles.. It - was good .marks- manship. The shot hit the ship squarely, but caused no casualties. We stopped and took to the boats. “The submarine came up in leisure~ ly fashion, sank the ship with bombs and passed the time of day with our boats. She had a crew of thirty-sev:n and was 250 feet long. “We were picked up by a Nor- wegian sailing vessel, ,on which we spent six day: th%vu ‘then at- submarine commander decided to laok at the Norweglan captain’s papeps.” GALLED A MURDERER ’So Mymmum and Finally Ends Up Sublued Bes | fore Police Court Judge. Because persons whom he supposed to be friends taunted him %ith having killed seven men in Itily before com- ing to this country, Tony Pitonia of i SPECIAL! For SATURDAY, MAY 5, we olfer on sale, one lot of Ladies’ Hnndsome Bme- jewelers or dealers of any kind. This Si;le for Saturday Only 10 Jeweled § letWatchesmGuaranwedGoldFllledCasesandhraeelet The movements are full 10 jewels, and timed and regulated before being - placed in stock. These Watches are for the purchasing public only and we reserve the right of selling to Bracelet Watch - Guaranteed 10-¥ears - MEMBER SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED FOR d Jewelry Co. THE NEW BRITAIN NATIONAL BAN Myrtie street b,ocllho vexed Sunday night and begkn to ‘work out his dis- Dleasure by ‘“doing things.” During the affray, it was testified, he broke down a door, frightened several wom- en in that vicinity and otherwise caused much inconvenience. ‘He,was fined $7 and costs by Judge James T. Meskill in police court - today - for breach of the peace. Tony has been in trouble with the authorities before, having been In’ custody of the Plain- 'ville ‘authorities on an assauit charge 'recently. After court, his landlady and one of the Wwitnesses expressed a fear to the police that he will “square things with them’ 'because of the ar- ram and characterized Tony as a “bad one to oppose.” They were as. sured that Tony will behave or e: perience another appearance in court. Breach of the peace chirges against Mrs. Pauline Arena of 170 Ellis street and Mrs. Flora Retanio of 100 Cherry street, result of picking dandelions at the Town Farm yesterday and argu- ment with Superintendent George I. reprimand prior to.court. Their of- fense was not considered in a serious light. AUTO BREAKS BOY’S LEG. Son of Dr. Swain Run Down on West Struck a ‘glancing blow by a mud- guard of an automobile operated by Andrew S8ejerman, Edward compound fracture of the left leg, ! Javerated scalp and multiple abraisions and lacerations shortly after 4 o’clock Vesterday afternoon on West Main street near Park place. Picking up the little victim, Sejer-. man hurriedly placed him in the auto- mobile and made a rush trip to the office of Dr. H. T. Bray. 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