Show I U. U S. S Tanker Sinks Diver In Thrilling Sea Battle Lasting More Than Hoar Hour By International News Service AN AX ATLANTIC TIC POUT PORT March larch 17 After a fierce battle which lasted lusted more mOl than limn an hour an American tank lank steamer sank a German submarine It became known today tOllay Bearing earin thi th tho scars of or the fighting tho the steamer with one wounded sailor aboard ar arrived arrived nr- nr rived at al this port nion The sailor was struck b. b by a fragment frag frag- ment menu of ot a a. L shell fired from the V- V boat Little damage was done lone to lo the Ilia steamer Two shells hells had hall taken ef effect ef- ef feet but hut the tho hl Jilts hits were not serious enough enouch to make tho the tanker i worth worthy The fhe steamship left a British port l February 23 3 according to lo member of or he crew and was attacked In the time British channel by a submarine the tIme following day As s soon as the undersea craft was Wll si sighted the cr tried to make mako her escape fearing a torpedo would lu hu launched The boat U-boat captain ap apparently all all- decided to reI rely on gunfire A shell from time the submarine walent was wal sent ent s the bows of or the time tanker and she abandoned her flight to return re return return re- re re- re turn tho time fire For more more- than thon an Hn hour the Iho armed guard Juard aboard the steamship exchanged tl shell for Cor shell hell with the the- theU U- U boat boal In imm a fierce battle bailie Finally one of the gunners aboard tho the tanker made a square hit amidships amid ships of or the U boat U-boat which sent nt her Immediately beneath the time surface All 11 ll the time circumstances would in indicate that the tho shell struck tho the vital parts and amt completely destroyed tho ho enemy craft |