Show LIFE EXPIRES WHilE MEN fIGHT TO l EXPlAIN j Japanese Submarine Commander at Bottom of Sea Devotes Last La t Hour to Letter Jj ii I I WITH DEATH NEAR PLEADS FOR CREW I In Stifling Atmosphere Atm Martyrs of Nippon Navy Remain Calm and True to Their Trust I I VICTORIA B C May 7 Commander Sakuma and his hs fourteen Courteen I men en were dying d under the sea on tho I drowned submarine submarino No 6 during tho Japanese naval maneuvers oft off Kurc Kurcon on rn April 15 tho commander wrote a aletter aletter letter etter to the emperor begging be ging forgive forgiveness ness less for Cor tho the loss of tho vessel and nd commending his officers and men mon The ne letter otter was wag found after aCtor tho submarine bad been raised and the portions made undo public wore brought here nere today by ry the tho steamer Aymeric Amerle The submarine was of o the newest type trpe ype and was engaged April 15 near neat Hiroshima Bay Ba carrying out her part Pl t tIn tn Jn In n the tho maneuvers being submerged 1800 yards east easl of or hor her parent ship Two hours passed without notice or of orthe J the he submarines failure to rise nse and the he usual naval signals being botn unan unanswered a boat was and ef of efforts efforts forts orts made to locate the submarine Seven even destroyers were ordered to tho thu scene cene and search matte made April IG 16 the tha submarine submarino was located I and next day she he was and towed to Kuro Kure KulpA liter After A tho the craft crt was docked examina examination examination tion ion revealed the tho bodies bodlos of or her bar crAW of oC if 16 15 and an also the tho record of the com corn commander candor mander telling what nhat happened from tho ho time the vessel flank sank Much Inch of the tho message was not pub pith published but It Is ib stated that Lieuten Lieutenant Lieutenant ant nt Sakuma expressed sorrow to the iho for loss of his and brother officers and crow whom ho hI praised raised for their heroism and calm wait tait for death and he be requested the tha to succor their famIlIes The Thelast last ast writing was made an nour flour and twenty minutes after the tho honi was wa submerged and conveyed messages mIB eD of to the minister or of the navy nay and ad friends stating slating that breathing had Become so difficult that further writ writing writIng ing ng was impossible The letter said sold one ne of tho the crow had tried trial trl to tho ho valve of oC tho ventilation pipe but hat the he chain had nad broken He lie tried to lose close tho valve with his hand but butI butas was as too late laic Water began to enter I by y the rear part parl of the bout boot The Tho was submerged ed and all an tho the lights went out bad b 1 gas accumulating almost simultaneously and making breathing difficult The Tho crew drove droo the he current of water from om the main tank ank and tried to get rid rIc of oC it by hand and pumps They The were drenched as 08 ashey they hey worked and chilled The mes message sage age ended with statements that all were ready for death realizing that no o more could be done dono ono and thoy t hoped aped for forgiveness for the loss of ot tho ho vesseL Tho The submarine was being tested ested on a gasoline voyage oage |