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A Collins Author Mor Naval I of Heroes of Today J The J Fighting I Engineers E I Tile The Airman Etc I Ii i NJ difficult to define defino the American spirit spirit- Wo Vo Ills bow lor it to be fearless unselfish and dependable t b EIler emergency ency The Tho lo best f e definition is an exL ex- ex I L There Is a wealth of material to choose I Ufa In every service I of tho the American navy t r The Tle peril of ot the ilio submarine submarIno has brought a newt new t ration Uon loo Its missiles strike unexpectedly and l I J d Deadly effect and often orton the b blow blow oY falls faUs far tar b assistance t I i Ch The exploit e of or Osmond K Ingram chosen alfrom al- al tit it random from Crom the submarine reports will II i 5 re e tt Purpose Ingram was a gunners gunner's o r s mate matee the e dat class ab aboard ard the thc Cassin on submarine submarIno R I prof roU duly dal A U-boat U was sighted one day dart runa run run- i 3 off a the surface a at t a distance of at five m miles les In e which followed I a torpedo was wag t tn ned ed only yards ards off oft speeding directly for ihA p. p Tho me L crow wow saw its wake whiten and run mint a line on tin thA water directly toward I In ram 0 f b his bis e own safely safety rose roe to toe thoe e acts of supreme sacrifice that render reader I spirit traditional As it t became Lecan that the tor would miss Bliss the middle part ie t and d sTrike C somewhere astern Ingram i ft that V the slit Ship p was endangered by some someS or 0 S ou on U the afterdeck aCter If IC the c tor- tor I y truck Duet H ne near ear them they would destroy the ship I i t 1 Man Who Saved a Ship It scold have been a matter to r run forr for for- r vita th th the rest k t c ran ne o ol of the Ulc cr crew w and aud save sa himself n m turned turnell and ran aft aCt He Hen Hel t l S g with the torpedo I It t yr was as a question of or Th The Tho torpedo WD was only a few tew feet away sUcceeded in picking ing up and throw throw- the last or o t the tho boxes of explosives es His ice tt of min a had IT h t o truck struck saved the ship When tho the In Ingram ram was the Hie only member of or tre In in n v the viCinity ll irm ii He was thrown into lute theroan the roan ll d bet before are assistance could reach In jn I th the le e only I 10 Y man on board to lose loco his life e. e in the Ve i capture of or the first firs t German Getman re Crew Tew ex Is Ia far fn greater r than any an y its J. J i Cr re h military advantage Tho Amert showed by la a TW owell themselves fearless and gallant Tb There ere taco e are ale man many l kinds o of courage In unter n l er b the American destroyer back In ln tho the actual 0 unter er It t r. r face ace remained ct for Americans how how- death It willingly a second time In a an I form form n to silo save the men who ho had I utia t their lives H pay painful records of or treatment of or prisoners h by y the tho Gern Gern Ger Ger- be n cited a in contrast I 1 dart t was on ono n of oC the shortest and aud Ilse e in t V. V f the hi history story of oC the war While t a I 4 Thrilling Incidents in the Lives of the Navy Davy Men Who Have Been Safeguarding arding the Worlds World's Waters and Particularly the Ocean Between American Shores and England and France The Submarine and the Seaplane Se plane escorting a la lat la-ge la gc e convoy the thc United States destroyer destroyer destroyer de de- Fanning sighted a submarine submarino that had crept close in unobserved The Fanning Fannins opened with her bow gun served by picked gunners Each shot told and on the third discharge tho the hatches of the submarine flew open and tho the crow rushed rushell upon deck Th They Y crowded along alons the narrow ledge facing tho the Fanning Fanning Fanning Fan Fan- ning and held up their hands in token of surrender rhe The battle battlo had hall been fought and won in loss than 18 iS minutes from the thc time the tho U boats periscope was first sighted Keeping her batteries trained on tho the submarine submarine sub sub- marine tho the Fanning Panning cautiously approached Tho The prize was a rich one one and the thc suddenness of oC tho the surrender appeared suspicious It Il was not until the Fanning was alongside that the nature of the tho trick was discovered Before coming on deck the tho crew of tho boat U-boat had scuttled their ship thus literally burning their bridges with a Tho The submarine as the ruen men of or the Fanning were to learn leam had been struck in a vital part and could make mal no further defence if Ir she she vere c captured however the tho secrets of or her construction would fall into tho the hands of ot tho the en enemy em The submarine was well down as the F Fanning came alongside A lino was thrown to the men but before beCore they could escape the tho boat plunged unsell throwing them into the sea Without waiting for orders several of or tho the Fannings Fanning's men jumped into the icy ic waters Ten Germans In all were wera brought aboard They were found to bo be so weak that lines were fastened about them to lJ pull ll them diem aboard The First Officer Lo Lost t Nor did the tho gallantry or the American sailors end hero here The Tho German who had died was buried burled with full military honors honor b by the men whom they ha had sought to destroy Tho The c crew ew were served hot coffee cortee and our sailors shared their food and clothing clothing cloth cloth- ing with the tho prisoners Several of the tho men took off orr their overcoats In the biting wind handing them to the thc Germans The Tho Germans received these attentions with amazement and the captain lining up his men on tho the Fannings Fanning's deck called for three cheers for Cor the American sailors The men who jumped into the winter sea havo have been commended and promoted for their son services It Is significant that tho the first man on the list Is an anold anold anold old honor boy In tho the New York cit city schools who enlisted at the outbreak of or the war giving up a position of oC salesman al in a department store The Tho first American officer to loso lose his life In the present war will be long remembered It is not the mere his hid being tho the first officer to lo dlo die that distinguishes him Like LUte many many- man others ho displayed displayed dis dis- played a courage that is above aboyo praise His last moments sro are ro especially remarkable because orthe of or the tho serenity with which he ho faced d death ath On April 17 1917 tho the American oil tanker was torpedoed without warning b by a G German Ger Ger- r- r man maul submarine and sank in two minutes The rhe Vacuum carried an au armed guard officered by Lt C. C C. C Thomas The day was clear but cold and the sea bad had not yet et moderated its winter temperature Tho The blow came without warning Vb When en tho wake of oC tho the torpedo was observed only a few Cow seconds remained be before ore tho the impact There was no time timo to lo lower boats much less to manoeuvre the Iho ship to lo avo avoid III the tho blow Tho The explosion following the impact threw throw two men overboard one ono of whom was Lt Thomas On seeing the torpedo approach Thomas had grasped an ax axe and dashed toward one of or the boats Ho realized that there thero was no time timo for lowering It to lo lothe the water water every every second must be bo made to count Ho lie was choPP chopping Ins tho the ropes that held the tho boat when the concussion throw threw him and most of tho the gun crow Into the sea His efforts had not been useless however howe and In the two minutes s left lert boo bo- fore foro the Vacuum too took Ie her final pI plunge un go others of the cr crew W succeeded in loosening the boat and getting getting get get- Un ting her override Facing Death in Icy Water lint But for the deathly chill of oC the water most of oC the crew would probably have havo been saved The Tho sea fea was very rough and a bitter hitler wind blew blow from the north The work worl of or picking hacking up tho the crew proceeded proceeded pro pro- slowly It was found ver very difficult to keep the boat from Crom being overturned by the high seas Some Som time lime elal elapsed sed before the boat chanced upon Lt 11 Thomas lie Ho was wad already too weak from Crom exposure exposure ex ox- to hel help hely himself and had bad to bo be lifted into tho the boat When Thomas rhomas was picked up the second time timo he ho was still conscious but hut realized that his end was very near The Thc scene was ono one to daunt the strongest spirit tile spirit tho open boat buat filled with dying in men the tho waters dotted with tho lie bodies of his dead dea comrades bent ov over r tho the officer to shield him from the thc wind Thomas thanked ed him and then with an effort made a la last t request Seo See if ir you rOil can find my mr wife's picture 1 I had it in my blouse blouse The rhe next da day when whon a lifeboat from tho the Vacuum New turo rN Service ICe 1018 HIlS ISIS 1 was picked up but three survivors were found ot of the IS 18 men originally in tho the boat Many lIan of ot our sailors have havo entered service ser di dl directly from the schools and colleges An interesting interest Interest- ing lag experiment is thus made possible In testing the efficiency of at tho lie American school bo boy boV Gen von on Hin Hindenburg has spoken en disparagingly disparaging of or tho the untrained d louts of or America whom he prophesied would turn and run once a gun was pointed at nt them There hero is of or course a wealth of evidence to confute this hopeful German outlook Eve Every reader read read- er of or this tills pago page will doubtless havo have some relative or on friend who fails aits to fit this description It is Interesting to find a largo large proportion of or tho the men mentioned for Cor conspicuous bravery among the tho recent recent re re- re cent school boys bos There Thero is the tho case of Henry Honry W. W T. Robinson the hero of or submarine-chaser submarine 1 1 A hurry call was issued one day clay for tor submarine chasers to put to sea Tho The was as far Car out when a dangerous firo fire was discovered in tho the engine engino room Robinson rushed below to Und had that the gasoline had holl flashed up and the llamas were licking the floor and walls calls alls While tho the crew ran to safety Robinson stood his ground He Ho fought against terrifying odds Tho Tiro flames lIames soon reached a can of ot gasoline which went wentorf off orf with a roar and aull a moment later spread to Robinson's Robinsons clothes rho Tho situation might haye kayo driven the thc strongest man to panic His uniform was saturated with gasoline The heat In the thc narrow hold was suf sur locating The only means of escape was by a n asleep steep sleep ladder leading to the deck To abandon the tho engine room meant the loss of the tho ship Robinson stood stool his hr round calculating chances with a sl skilful j ful eye ee Making his way to a rack of hand grenades ho swung tho the globes with i a q sure aim at the burning burnIng- Udal and walls walts Several grenades grenades gre nades were required but tho lie fire tire on the floor noor and walls was finally put out Tho The oil can however was still sUll aflame and Robinsons Robinson's clothes were burning burning burn burn- ing in in several places A Fire Heros Hero's Fight First making suro sure that the fire Ure in the tho room was out Robinson picked lIcked up tho the burning hurning oil can anti and started for or tho tiro deck Ho lIo was already alread badly burned about his neck and face Struggling to tho the deck he hurled the blazing can call overboard and himself plunged into tho the son SOil It was wa the tho quickest and safest method of putting out the tire fire on his burning clothing and he lie had just enough strength left to carr carry It out Some minutes later he lie was picked up in a semi conscious condition by bya a tugboat and nd taller taken ashore for Cor treatment When ho was dismissed from Cram the hospital Robinsons Robinson's Rob Rob- masons mason's taco lace was shit badly disfigured b by burns a part of or one ear car was gone and two 1 had been grafted on the tho ones he had lost in the engine room From the hospital he was ordered to report to Annapolis where ho was examined for promotion to ensign With the appearance of at the seaplane In In- our A navy has come a new test of at courage The pilot J Jand and observer aboard these frail aircraft in their long scouting trips at sea face a unique danger In case of accident on a surface craft the lifeboats give Sivo the sailor a fighting chance chanco of escape The worst catastrophe to ordinary craft crall too falls t less swiftly The airman Irman finds gravity a very exacting exacting exact exact- ing master Let his engine stall or any anyone one of at a hundred possible accidents befall his delicate craft complicated machinery and his descent Is ia j j g measured by seconds only Even it ho carry wireless wire wire- 1 less equipment Were there is likely to be little chance to use it to summon help and the aircraft carries no lifeboats f for r navigating either air or water vater After lUter a rapid to the surface the tho avi aviators aviator's aviators aviator's ator's plight is likely likel- to be serious Tho The trag fragile lie pontoons on which his aircraft rests offer otter very J slight support His airplane Is in no sense seaworthy sea sea- seaworthy worthy orth and he is at the mercy morcy of ever every wave Heis He Heis t is without oars or other means of or propulsion and must lie He chained to his curious wreck The wreck of or the seaplane carrying Ensign E. E A A. A Stone U. U j. j S. S naval reserve is unique in naval history Forced N Nto to |