Show BOAT WITH FOUR PERISCOPES PROVES HOAX V V By WILBUR S. S FORREST V United Press Staff Correspondent Correspondent LONDON March faich 26 By 26 By mail British naval naval circles cirdes in London and elsewhere today are laughing at the experiences of a a certain British war war vess vessel l in the Mediterranean recently Steaming about on patrol duty and in search of the troublesome enemy submarine submarine sub sub- mal marine ne the warships warship's lookout observed a suspicious appearing object several thousand ya ds away It looked remarkably like e one of those new German submarines with four businesslike periscopes just clearing clear clear- ing lug the tIle surface of the water The lookout t gave the alarm and instantly guns gins gims were throwing shells and shrapnel shrapnel nd nel in the direction of f the enemy As all good war vessels do in the face of danger this warship forged ahead at full speed though zigzagging a bit to minimize the danger of a possible tor tor- Drawing nearer the enemy pungent gases were sere found to o be permeating permeating permeating per per- the air and there was need o of respirators which were bi brought ought with all speed sped d from below Then the vessel rushed at atthe atthe atthe the four periscopes in an effort to ram the fearless The enemy was rammed according according- ly More gases contaminated the air but there was a suspicious lack of chlorine which is usually employed by the tle Germans 0 J V It was not for some time say the re reports reports reports re- re ports in naval cir circles les here before all aU allon allon on board were aware that the enemy was was in fact a deceased mule evidently thrown overboard from some transport carty carrying g artillery units V Then someone on the warships happened happened happened hap hap- to remember reading In a book somewhere that dead mules always float with heels In the air no matter whether it is in war or peace |