Show WINS HARD FIGHT WITH SUBMARINE thrilling report of naval gun crews defense of steamer luckenbach MEN MAIMED SHIP AFIRE U S destroyer rushes to rescue just as a shell cripples engines crew fires shots to foes washington A detailed of the four hour battle on october 19 last between it german submarine and the american steamer J L luckenbach has been furnished to tile the navy department by tile the commander of the naval guard on the luckenbach which readied reached although hit several times by shells sli ells the submarine fired 2 ja shots and the luckenbach in the midst of the battle NN wireless Ireless distress calls sent out by the luckenbach were picked up by an all american destroyer which replied that it would take two tao hours to reach iecuch the scene and advised the steamer not to surrender two hours and twenty minutes later tile the deN destroyer troyer had arrived close enough to fire its first shot at the lie submarine evi ten minutes later and disappeared the report received by the navy department partIn part ment Crit says that lit at a in the luckenbach reported a steamer ithe abeam rim the commander of the armed guard sighted glicr himself about one point forNi forward ard of the port beam while le ie was vas scrutinizing the sten steamer tiner through tile the glass a sall all s appeared on oil her koth built of the Lucken bachs guns were trained on oil the vessel the guard |