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Show I THE SALT LAKE TRIBE NE, SU.NDAV iUJK.MNU, MAY 16, 1920.' . Crews of Submarines: .: in Navies of Allies Lead Strenuous Life - uccess ' 9 Vessels Stay Beneath Surface During Most of J Daylight; , Men Exhausted fter Eight-da- y Cruise; Underseas Fighting Proves Exciting. By ADMIRAL j -- the diytlmc the allied submarine sailed nearly all the time under the water, maintaining 'what aas known as jterlsroift dopUi," that Je, It had merely a few Inches of Its periscope exposed for a short time every fifteen minutes or so, sweeping the sea for a distance of many miles. As soon as darkness set In, the boat usually emerged, began taking new air and recharging Its batteries, the crew seizing ths opportunand catch a welity to stretch their come glimpse of the legs external world. The simple fact that the allied submarines spent the larger part of their lime under water, while the German spent the of their time on the surface, gave our boats a great military advantage over the foe, but It likewise made existence In our submarine service more arduous. Kven on the coldest winter days mere could he no artificial heat, for the precious electricity could not be spared lor that purpose, and the temperature Inside the submarine was the temperature of the water In which It sailed. The close atmosphere, heavily laden also with the smell of oil from the engines and the odors of cooking, tl e necessity of going Tor days at a time without a bath or even a wash, added to the discomfort. , Vessel Rolls Constantly. The stability of a submerged aubma-iln- e Is by no means perfect, the vessel is constantly rolling, and a certain num-"of the crew, even the experienced men. are frequently seasick. This movement sometimes made It almost Impossible to stay In a bunk and sleep for any leasonable period; the poor seaman would perhaps doze off, but a lurch of th vessel would send him sprawling on ths deck. One could hardly write, for It was too cold, or read, for there was little light; and because of the motion of the vessel, it was difficult to focus one's eyes on the page A limited amount of smoking was permitted, hut the air was sometimes so vitiated that only the most vigorous and incessant puffing cuuld keep a eigaret alight. One of ths most annoying things about tne submarine existence Is the fact that tne air condenses on the sides as the (Oldness Increases, so that practically becomes wet; as the sailor lies in his bunk, this moisture ia precipitated him Ike rain drops. This comblna-t'o- n upon of discomforts usually produced, :.fter spending a few hours under the surface, that mental state commonly known . . as dopey. Cruise Lasts Eight Days. The usual duration of a "(rulse'1 was fight days, and by the end of that time many of the crew were nearly alt tn, and some of them entirely so. Hut tire physical sufferings were the least discomforting Any moment the boat was Ikily to hit one of the mines the Germans were alwavs planting. A danger which was particularly vexa-I'ou- s was that a British or an American submarine was just about as likely to be attacked by allied surface craft as the Germans themselves. At the beginning, recognition signals were arranged by which It was expected that an allied r-water craft, coming to the atrface, tould make its identity known to a fr'endlv warship; sometimes these signals succeeded, but more frequently they filled, and the attacks which British American made rnd upon their destroyers own submarines demonstrated that there was no certainty that such signals would offer anv protection. rather grim order directed all and other patrol craft to sink on sight, unless there was submarine any roe tlve Information that a friendly submarine was operating In the neighborhood. To a large extent, therefore, the life of our submarine sailors was the same as that of the Germans. Our men Knew how It feels to have a dozen depth i barges explode around them, for not they have had to endure this sort of thing from their own comrades. unde- first maneuver waa 'to diva aa quickly and as unostentatiously as possible. If It succeeded In getting under before the discovered Its presence It then crept up. guided only by the periscope, until It had reached a spot that waa within range. The combat, as was the case so freThe quently In this war. waa enemy submarine seldom knew its assail ant waa anywhere in the neighborhood; a merchant ahlp, from iti relatively high bridge, could eometlmee see The torpedo approach and turn out of Its way; it was almost lmpoaslbla to see a wake from the low conning tower or periscope of a submarine, and no one except the- observer But- - the had glimpee of the surface. small size of the 'submarine was In itwe launched self a great protection; man) torpedoes, but only occasionally scored a hit. The missile would usually pass a few feet ahead or astern, or would rllde over or under the submerged hulk, perhaps a few Inches only saving it from at Attacked by Friendly Boats. Mistakes of this sc-- t were so common that whenever an allied submarine saw ail allied destrover at a distance. It usually behaved just as a German would have done under the game conditions; It dove precipitately to the safety of deep water. Our men, that is, did not care to take the risk of a discussion with the surface more prudent to play the i raft; it was part of an enemy. One dav one of the American stibma-- i nea, lying on the surface, saw an Amer an destroyer and, cheered In their lone, lines by the sight of such a friendly ves el, waited for It to approach, making ell Identification signals so carefully set town in the books. Instead of a cordial greeting, however, about twenty rounds if projectiles began falling about the which an hastily as possible dropped to sixty feet under the surface. minutes few p Ii. depth charges began exploding around him In profusion, the dates of the vessel shook violently, the lights went out and the end seemed near. Making a last effort, the American rose to the surface, sent up all c recognition signals the officers could i Ink of. and this time with success. The the commander di cover approached, limiting from the bridge: Who are you7" "tmerlean submarine A "Good lurk, old man," came a now This IS voice from the, bridge. . -- eub-.larl- I -- -- ." ar Bi'l The commander -- of the destrover and .commander of the submarlnehad been roommates at Annapolis. Tire Merchantmen Easy to Sink. force ways our submarine passed, through the same experiences aa Its adventures shed the t ie Germans. iti most light upon this campaign against merchantmen which the Germans had depended upon to win the war. The ob. servtr at the periscope was constantly a huge allied merchantman maksetting ing Its way Into port. The great ship on. sailed entirely oblivious of the perl' seope and the eve of the British or American watcher fixed on her. llow easy to sink her!" he woulth say to himself This game in which the mans were engaged was a dangerous one, because of allied antisubmarine craft; hut, when It eime.tq attacking merchant In the ships, it was the easiest thing world After a few weeks In a submarine It grew upon our men that the wonder was not that the Germans had sunk so many merchant ships, but that they had sunk so few. the Such an experience emphasized conviction, which was prevalent In both the British and American navies, that the Germans were not particularly skilful at th occupation which seemed to be so Indeed, there are congenial to them: few things In the world that appear ao a great merchant as absolutely helpless ship when observed through the periscope of an underwater boat. In other Fight Under Water. Whenever an allied submarine met its enemy tha rontest was usually a short The Issue, one way or the other. one. ai determined In a few minutes. On rare occasion there were attempts to It was tarn; almoat Invariably, however. th buxines. the 'torpedo which nettled be on to the boat hapiiened our If when It sighted th German, which, however, wa very seldom the case, the. edr-.fa- ce I Keen, experienced business men have long ago realized these truths, and take pains to fit their offices with distinctive yet practical equipment in desks, filing cabinets and tables;, and to buy the sort of printing that will creditably represent them. The Arrow Press is tho largpst house supplying these things in the intermountain district, with four- - major de- - v partments Office Furniture, Office Supplies, Pointing and Binding. We endeavor to understand your needs so that we can intelligently supply the exact articles your 'business demands. Problems arise in your work from time,. to . time that require additional equipment. Your knowledge of. these problem combined-- with- tlve help we can. .give., . you, should enable a quick, practical solution.' A point is made of carrying at all 'timeg the . most modernised office equipment possible; and our knowledge and experience in printing, engraving and binding, will help you get the best results from your' printed one-side- d. One Hit Sufficient. Once an American torpedo, hit Its enemy squarely on the side, but .failed to explode. If the torpedo once trpek and functioned, however. It waa an over In a A huge geyser of water few .seconds. would leap into the sir; the submarine would sometimes rise at tha asms time, or parts of It would fly In a dozen directions; then the water would gradually subside, leaving a mammoth oil patch. In which two or three members of the crew In the might be discovered struggling waves. Most of the men In the doomed veswel never- knew whet struck them. Thus, early one evening In May, 1913, the a British submarine, was patrolling Its billet In the Atlantic, about two hundred miles west of Gibraltar. About two or three miles on the port g beam a long, object was distinguished on the surface; .the appearance was nondescript, but to the practiced eve at the periscope It quickly took shape as an enemy submarine. Ae the sea wa S dived to forty rather rough, the feet; after a little while It ascended to twenty-si- x the up feet, put periscope. nd Immediately saw, not far away, a huge enemy submarine, proceeding north at a leisurely pace, never once suspecting that one of Its own kind was on its trail. - matter. Our facilities are good personnel always courteous our experience long and our and anxious to please. 3, OFFICE FURNITURE low-lyin- A Desks E-3- Torpedo Misses Object.' j is , d Mail Orders Shot Proves Boomerang. Listening with the hydrophone, the A could hear, now the whirring of propellers, which Indicated that the submarine waa attempting to gain the surface and having difficulty In doing so, and now and then the call letters of ths German underwater signal set, which seemed to show that the vessel was in distress and was sending appeals for aid. , According to the admiralty records, a German submarine operating In that area never returned to port;' lo It seems clear enough that this German was lost. Commander H, C. Grade, Who commanded the American submarine division, believes that the German spotted the American boat before It wa Itself seen, that It launched a torpedo, that this torpedo made an erratic course (a not Infrequent trick of a torpedo) around our hip, returned and hit the vessel from which It started. There are others who think that there were two Oerman . submarines in the neighborhood, that one fired at ouf boat, missed It, and that Its torpedo sped on and struck its mate. Probably the real facts about the happening will never be explained, t L--2 (Copyright, '1320, by the World Work. The oopvrtght of these articles In Great Britain Is strictly reserved by Pearson's Magazine,' London; without their permission no quotation may be made. Published by special arrangement with the the McClure Newapaper syndicate.) Morgan Service Station Build $ Up Business j 5 Our styles are varied flat, roll-toand typewriter, in different We have carefully satisfied ourselves sizes, grades and finishes. regarding their construction. p, Our knowledge that they will add distinction and tone to your offices is based on the fact that the Cutler ideal is to build them so that men will say of them prompt and careful attention,' Write rtf for information on any item, of .office equipment or printing you are interare Is Destroyed. 5 had crept stilt closer and Boon the fired two torpedoes simultaneously from its bow tubes. Both hit at the same time. Not a glimpse of the German submarine was seen from that moment. A terrific explosion was hsard. a mountain of water rose in the air, then In a few seconds everything was still. A small patch of oil appeared on the surface; this gradually expanded In size until It covered a great area; and then a few German sailors came up and started swimming toward ths British vessel. We Americana had seven submarines based on Berehaven, Ireland, whose billets were located in the approaches to the Irish sea. The most spectacular achievement of any one of our boat wa a curious mlxup with a German submarine, the details of which have never been accurately ascertained, but the practical outcome of which was Indisputably the sinking of the German boat. After a week's hard work on patrol, the A L-- 2 was running back to her base on the surface when the lookout sighted a periscope. The A L-- 2 at once changed her course, the torpedo was mads ready to fire when the quiet of the summer afternoon wa rent by a terrific explosion. It was quite apparent that something exceedingly distressing had happened to the German submarine; The American turned, and made a eteep dive, in an attempt to ram the enemy, but failed. They have been made ever since we have satisfied ourselves that the greatest skill in designing, eare in selecting woods and in workmanship, go into each one. 124 and E-3- at Ilave you ever investigated YOUR DESK! We know from personal observation that not one man in one huncomfort and dred uses a desk particularly adapted the work he has to do, ..Lots of mtn are actually-sloweup in their work because their desks are not adapted to the work to be done over them. Look dver your desk write on a piece of paper just what it fhould have to best handle the work you do. Then come over to our display rooms and see if we " have what you need. Desks are so constructed today that you probably will find your problem has already been worked out. Long life and good looks are also combined. to-h- In order to get wdthln range and cut the German off, the Britisher dived again to forty feet, went ahead with all the speed It could muster for twenty mln- -. ules. and again came near enough the surface to put up Its periscope. Now It was directly astern; still the British submarine was not near enough for a sure shot, so again It plunged beyond periscope depth, coming up at intervala during the next hour, each time obaervlng with satisfaction that it was lessening the distance between Itself and Its prey. When the range had been decreased to 5 250 yards, and whsn ths had sucsuch a position that ceeding In getting-I- n It could fire Its torpedo, the missile was launched In the direction- - of tha foe. But this was only another of the numerous occasions when the shot missed. Had the German submarine been a surface chip. 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