Show SUBMARINE MINEI LAYER CAPTURED german craft Is caught ulf off east coast of england PARING DARING DEED BY OFFICER goes down in diving suit and detaches detonators from mines novel boat Is 1 laid up in the thames london A queer german submarine caught just as it was about to lay jay mines oft tile hast eust coast has been placed on oil exhibition in the thames onil and viewed by hundreds of thousands of sightseers tills this Is not ono one of the fast big U bouts which have preyed on oil shipping but a little fellow without guus gutis or torpedo tubes built solely for mine laying some weeks ago a british destroyer was out exercising oft off the const coast when she sighted this submarine the german boat was tn in it was misty weather the destroyer drew close and tile english seamen noticed that nil all the crew of the U boat seemed to be on deck the british commander colled called out for the bermans ler mans to surrender tile latter hauled down their lag flag and put their hands above their heads at n word vord from their commander they jumped into the writer ator and swain for dear life awny away front from the ship saves the ship internal explosions followed and at convy Y oll engines and electric accumulators at charged before leaving port bho 1 1 cravi along at a speed of only six knots tier her of officers ficera and crew numbered 10 persona person ij in nil all end and they were very uncomfortably crowded when their boat was under waier water 1 4 1 14 44 4 4 J IS ilk 4 x r ap V J german submarine mine layer lying in the thames off temple pier london tho the lost and heaviest a n cascade of hammocks and other debris shot out of tile open conning tower to a height liel plit of 40 feet that there was this vent tor for tho the explosive forces probably saved tho the ship but as it was sho alto took a good deal of water I 1 although the submarine had laid no mines two had been released by tho the force of tho the explosions and were foul of the bottom of the ilia vessel con tact with the horns which jutted butted out all around tho the mines would hilve have set cat oft off enough high explosive to wreck a battleship A young oung officer now performed it a highly difficult and dangerous task lla ile went vent down in a diving suit and made hindu the mines safe by bi detaching tho the detonators afterwards securing the mines in a safe position this submarine la Is tile tho UG UC B 5 and carried 12 mines in lui she was built lu in avo sections in germany brought to zeebrugge Zee Zevi brugge rugge on tho the belgian coast in freight cura cars rind there put together she displaces tons floating and lilo submerged glio aie submerged by blow lag ipg out certain tanks tanka and aind by tho the uso of hydro hydroplanes planes her length Is feet carries mines amidships la Is tile the contil conning tig tower with alth periscope slid and wireless mast forward of the conning tower tire aro six shoots or air lictka in which tho the minea are adored two to w b shoot the dittes were vore electrically from the muning conning tower thew weigh clah 1 1200 1 M pounds loaded annd cost about SOO each when onu olic of their horns horni Is jarred by a elps hull a v lal in the interior or ts is broken letting louse i liquid whid energizes a battery antl nn thu mine ine explodes et lodes with terrific violence the craft la Is propelled by diesel |