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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 195, 28 July 1916, Page 2 (Supplement)

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THE DIARY OF U-2 CLAIMS WONDERFUL FROM DESTRUCTIO ("N°\v York Herald," Ju A sensational episode of ine warfare is told by Capt manc'snt Freiherr Spiegel "uiary of U-202," which 1 been published by August ! Berlin. It gives some idea dangers encountered and 1 the c-202 was caught in a managed to extricate hersell ei j if.!-oeuvring. "it was three minutes o'clock, and in half an hour be sunrise," writes Captain ' Sky and sea were enveloj dark grey mist and no hor! visible. Suddenly my glasi cerned a dark shadow, whi like a ghost out of the mist, ally the shadow took more form—l saw a dark hull, and then one, two, three i funnels. It was a torpedo 1 troyer.

"I gave the alarm and she order "Submerge at once." the water began rushing ii tanks, and then it seemed a interminable interval until t were filled and the submarii to sink. Never In my life seconds pass so slowly. The er. of course, had sighted came speeding on with all tl of her 40,000 horse power Her forward guns began firii "Great God! I hope they hit us. One single shot, ani lost. Our tower was now aln merged, but I could still see shadow growing nearer. TY were falling all around us< they dropped in the water thl a noise like a hammer comii with full force on a steel plat

"One shot came so near lifted our boat half way al surface of the water. Anot' anc'. he will surely strike us. "Slowly we sank, and th< submarine responded to th< ment of the deep sea rude we dived quickly. "The red-globed electric showed that our manometer ed eight metres, then nine and quickly mounted to fourt tres. We were safe. What ing of relief to know that penetrable wall of water p us now from the destroyer hearts that had almost stopp ing began to send the wari again through our venis. 0 sank deeper and deeper, res to every movement of the rij a faithful horse dees to the r were now thirty metres undi surface. • "We could still hear the c the shells overhead. I looke; man at the wheel and poin wards with my thumb, smili the while. He smiled back a CAUGHT IN NET.

"Suddenly we were throwi long in all directions. The a ine trembled like a mal. For a few seconds we w conscious, and our heads and ders and all our bones ached had happened? It was pflftfor all the lights had gone on i\ we really alive?

"I shouted to the men tc their stations. The lights w again. All this happened quickly than I can tell it.. "What has happened? Is over with us? Did we hit a ]

' Then the men reported that thing was in excellent shaj leaks were found. "The submarine, however, almost right angles. " 'Captain, there's son wrong," cried the lieutenant. " caught in a net, and attach*! upper part of the net are mine is enough to drive a man era: " Don't lose your nerve,' I eJ. "We'll get out of this. K< submarine submerged. Back i then with all the power of a gines, go ahead. But don't ] inch. Remember the mines us.'

"The engines worked pei The submarine, when she movi ward, bored right into the-ne tore it into bits, and as our si little craft responded again t helm_ we gave a shout of joy, knew that we had extricated o es. -a

" 'Go deeper.' 1 cried. -en to thirty metres.' "I sat down and held my head in my hands. .My brain ed to be whirling like a wii Needles >~eemed to be -stick' my forehead, and there v.as a r in my ears which 1 tried to s placing my hands over them. " 'Luck has been with us,' to myself, 'or we would nevei got out of this hell.' "It was some time before able to think clearly, and ther cognised the fact that we had deep enough just in time. T emy had no doubt figured th would alight right into the net, would explode the mines and hilate us. As it was, we passe ectly under the net, so that the exploded in the direction of led sistauce, doing no more damagJ to knock us unconscious mom iiy

"No doubt the ui:troyer wh< mines exploded, cheered our ap] destruction and informed the that another German submarin been caught ina net and blown the mines. Well, lam willing the enemy think he got us, but that we will neve,? ha_*c anothei experience. Ontr was iTHJtigl was a nerve-racking ordeal, we never can forget."

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