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Show FRUITLESS CHASE OF A SUBMARINE Bordeaux, via Paris, Dec. 5: 12 20 a m The German submarine U -21, which sank the steamers Malchite and I'rimo off Havre recently, a state ment ipsued by the ministry of marine ma-rine fcays. demonstrated the import ant possibilities of submarines as commerce destroyers Actively pursued by a French tor pedo llotilla after the sinking of the Malchite on November 23, the statement state-ment eays, the U-21 was sighted on November 25. but got away after she Pad fired throe torpedoes without result re-sult at the French ships. The next day the suhinarine set fire to the FTimo. Again she was caught up with on November 28 near Cape Antifer, but escaped to the northward after an unsuccessful attempt to torpedo in. r pursuers, |