SUBMARINE WARFARE

Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1918, Page 2

SUBMARINE WARFARE

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COPENHAGEN, July 12

Gorman submarines off Risor, inside territorial waters, stopped the Norwegian steamer Hank and placed a prize crew aboard, but a Norwegian torpedoor came up and replaced the German crew aboard the submarine and towed the steamer t-o harbour.

u-boats again operating NEW YORK, July 12.

Warning has been issued to mariners that an unusual amount of wreckage has been seen off Cape Henry. The presence of wreckage supports recent reports that U-boats are again operating off the Coast. OTTAWA, July 13.

•Survivors have arrived at an Atlantic port from the Norwegian barque Manpking, which was captured by n U-boat off Cape Race. The crew escaped in the boats.

FIGHTING U-BOATS. LONDON, July 12. Sir Eric Geddcs, in a recent speech, said that gradually out mines ore hemming in the submarines. I am glad to say I havo two photographs taken by Gormans which showed the blockships arc still blocking the entrance to Zoeferuggo canal. . Recently a submarine attacked six British trawlers off Iceland. Ihe submarine had two big g«™, probably six inchers, and fired a hundred shells. The battle lasted an hour, until one of tho submarine’s guns and the submarine herself was hit, when she dived. Regarding depth charges, a submarine operating off a seaside resorthad been hunted for seventy-two hours, and thirty-five depth changes had been dropped near her. Eventually she rose and surrendered to the drifter .