PIRATE SUBMARINE IN TROUBLE
TOWED TO DUTCH WATERS. By Telegraph—Press Associat: Copyright Amsterdam, November 4. A Dutch lifeboat tov. r cd to Terschelling Island a German submarine, which had sent up roc':ets. Two Dutch torpedo-boats escorted tho submarine to an anchorage, where she is being guarded. A TELL-TALE WAKE. The tell-tale wake they leave behind is responsible for the losses of German submarines, according to the "Daily News" of September 14, which adds:— "Tlio lossc.-. liavr, hoen more tlwii for•uidablo. Tfeextava bean irreparable,
Tho submarine leaves a peculiar trail on the surface, marked by air bubbles. Auxiliary _ boats follow this curious wave, which seamen ..soon learn to recognise, although it is not easy to distinguish in rough weather. Twentythree hundred trawlers now arc engaged in the submarine hunt, constantly patrolling the waters around tho British Isles. 'Die writer in tho "Daily News" describes standing on the sea coast, watching through his binoculars three destroyers, which wero steaming at halfspeed. two abreast., and ono behind. "Suddenly," ho writes, "tho rear destroyer spurted forward, and gathered speed, foam dashing over her bows; while tho others zigzaged, and guns cracked. Soon the firing ceased, and tho destroyers steamed on again as before.. When, the nest tkln uiao in the water was seated .with oil,'*
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2612, 6 November 1915, Page 5
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211PIRATE SUBMARINE IN TROUBLE Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2612, 6 November 1915, Page 5
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