Show u. u S. S SHIPS PLAY LEADING PART I I Sub SuL Chasers s at zo Dura Engagement En En- lt Praised for Fine Work ork London Oct B. B A G-A A contingent of or twelve t American submarine submarIno rha ers played a R. brilliant and novel part lart In inthe tho the Durazzo engagement This chaser squadron effectively eh acted as a screen around the tho big ships cn engaged In the bombardment to I protect them against submarines The Americans were under under under un un- un- un der a heavy fire tire but had hul no casualties Capt G G. G P. P Nelson and Lieutenant Commander P P. II H. East Bastedo do commanded the squadron A large percentage of the tho officers and men of ot the tho naval reserve and reports of or tho the operation praise their work highly The Americans definitely sank one submarine and damaged ed and probably destroyed another ACt After I the engagement engage ement e- e ment they escorted a British cruiser which had boon been hit 1 by 11 a L torpedo safely to the base baso from which the expedition started An enel enemy 1 hospital ship shill was also taken In charge for tor examination Throughout the bombardment and when tho the forces were approaching approach InS InS' the harbor the chasers circled swiftly around the big ships A report received hero here sa says s 's that the men had a good time and evident evidently were pleased with tho ho success of or tho first achievement of or this character tho the chasers had attempted to work Heretofore they thc have been patrolling dropping depth depth charges chars and firing tiring on enem enemy submarines Hun Austro-Hun Hungary Austro-Hungary ar has at at the tho most only two modern left sho she Jias lost a large number of ot small craft and now Durazzo the advanced basTo basc of her depleted depicted fleet has been rendered rendered ren reri- dered useless writes the tho British naval na na- un- un val al expert Archibald Hurd In tho the Dally Daily Telegraph Continuing ho says Duraz o. o practically dominating alone al all allone all allone one side of ot tho the Adriatic was to the Austrians what Zeebrugge was once to tho the Germans No effort had been spared to make it an impregnable por port which would bo be valuable to the Austrians Austrians Aus- Aus as a base of military forces o othe or of orthe the quadruple alliance In Albania am amin and andIn andin in addition be a pistol aimed at the allies If |