Show ci 1 cruh conservation I I 1 little bits of bacon I 1 i little grains of v heat f 1 give a soldiers body ft energy and heat j a 3 commander then went aloft to obtain a n better view when he was halt half way up the hie esal NoDs es Sel cl now discovered to bea submarine opened ire fire the luckenbach immediately replied with both guns the first two or three shots fired by the submarine fell about 2000 yards short she was firing nt at long range tile the lucken bachlor shots bots also fell short As the appeal appeared ed to be closing in the captain was told to put the stern or of tile the luckenbach to her chich lie he did it was then that distress signals were sent out jut wireless shell starts fire aboard tho the submarine closed closed in to about 2000 yards early in the battle a shot from the submarine landed on the deck forward on oil the port side and exploded in the gun crews quarters starting a fire flinch partially destroyed tho quarters and d burned the effects of the gun crew A shot landed near the stern and e exploded putting the after gun out of commission at least rounds were fired by tile submarine out of idich thero were only nine clean hits the commander reports pieces of shell were falling all around the deck two shots landed on the port side forward striking the room and putting a large hole in the side one landed on the port side tit nt the water line hitting t alie e fresh frech water tank and destroying most of the fresh water supply another landed in the petty officers and exploded putting the ash hoist out of commission and bursting the steam pipe also wounding two men one mess boy and one fireman one shot passed through the weather screen on the bridge and landed in the cargo exploding but not starting a fire pieces ot of shell lilt hit V louther one of the armed guard in three places one of the ships crew who was carrying ammunition forward was wai mt hit another shell exploded in the engine gin e room wounding the first and third engineers ind and putting the engine out of commission bell one of the gun crew was going up the forward ladder carrying ammunition when the shell that landed in the quartermasters room exploded the fumes from the shell blinding him for about two hours would never surrender the distress calls were answered by a united states destroyer at the destroyer was asked how quickly it could arrive at the scene two hours was the reply the captain of 0 the luckenbach said too late look for boats dont surrender came back the nies message sage and the lucke luckenbach replied never at about 11 a m smoke that of the destroyer was sighted on the horizon the luckenbach was headed toward 1 the smoke it was shortly after this that the engines were temporarily put out of commission by a shell at about 11 1130 10 the destroyer tred fired her ter first shot at the submarine nhia submerged ten minutes later tile the ships crew behaved bly no trouble being experienced in getting them to pass ammunition the commander of the armed guard reports the firemen stayed below great praise is due the armed guard for or the manner in which they performed their duty the men stationed nt at tit the guns never fi flinched luched when the after afler gun was put out of commission tile lie after pointers came to the forward gun and relieved one another as rounds were fired out of the forward gun the destroyer stood by until the engines were repaired which took about two hours find and a half and then escorted the lukenbach to a convoy which was reached about 5 p m |