Show U. U S. S GUNNERS MEET DEFEAT Put Up Game Fight Against SubmarIne Submarine Submarine Sub Sub- marine But Conic Come Out Second Best Washington American naval nun gun un- un iciB nert have e met their first defeat in open pen fight with a German submarine Official dispatches on Tune June 15 announced announced announced an an- the tine destruction of the tank steamer teamer abandoned ablaze June line 12 l h by the crew antI and armed guard after aftel a desperate running t tight fight ht In the war var zone which cost the lives Jives of four of her crew Half an hour after the tanker until hUll hadeen been heen een sent ent to the tIne bottom her fort forty forty- three bree survivors tn Including all nIl of he the members of the armed guard were picked up with their lifeboats by hy a mu 1 Hissing assing n steamer The German commander com com- nander mander had set them adrift after congratulating con con- the American skipper upon UlOn his game fight and anal ill having the tIne wound men treated h by the sub stun 1 marines marine's s surgeon The Tho submarine began begani the tile action at nit nita I Ia a ru range n e of yards four nautical i when hen she hardly was visible to toI I th the steamer without glus glasses f PresentIng Present Present- In lag Ing virtually no her herself elf sIne she sent fent shells at the tine hl big tanker makIng making mak mak- ing many hits lulls v the lie American gunners J wasted ISO HO hots without I harming the speck from which the deadly badly hall hull came cume I |