Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-31 | Page 8 | U-Boat Attacks Yankee Tanker

Hffli Details of Sea Fight Made Public at Atlantic Port. ATLANTIC PORT, Oct SO.-A Or and shell-fire attack by a German snbm-rine snbm-rine on an American tanker, a Bhtia freighter and Norwegian freighter, Om-ber Om-ber 21, 700 miles from the French coir, in which the American tanker stopped 3 engage and apparently outfought h U-boat, was described by the crevutfli Norwegian ship, which arrived here fc day. The three vessels were traveling gether, the Norwegian crew said, ita the submarine made its presence tarn by launching a torpedo at the Bribes The enemy then appeared on the seta and with two deck guns opened fireocL three ships. The vessels scattered a the Britisher, being the fastest, was he hull down on the horizon. The Nohrce ship, unarmed, moved off in an opjoa direction, whi'.e the American tufc turning so as- to present siern tcsL opened fire and in short order ma&ai U-boat submerge.