Show 1 I C Courage crage raye of Crew O Torpedoed Ship Praised ed Jy by Baker Bakert 1 t By United Press ASHINGTON Sept 9 WASHINGTON vv V V Secretary of War Baker Ba 4 ker now in France has cabled Secretary Daniels Danies that he visited the transport Mount Vernon VerIon Vernon Ver- Ver non Ion when it arrived in port damaged damaged dam dam- aged ged by bya a a boat U-boat torpedo anc ancI and I p paid id a high to the morale and efficient seam seamanship of the tho ships ship's crew The cablegram foll follows ws I have just visited and viewed the tho Mount Vernon The Tho high spirit and morale of its men and masterful seamanship of its captain captain cap cap- tam tain and officers make such a stirring story of heroism that I wish all the tho nation might know th the splendid way in which th the huge transport met and foiled the attempt to o destroy it at sea r T The traditions of your our service are enriched by their ther conduct in inthis this emergency J i |