PATROLS GET TWO U-BOAT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14593, 1 May 1918, Page 8

PATROLS GET TWO U-BOAT.

' LONDON, March 13. ; ' The British 'destroyer Ariel recently overpowered 11^1 destroyed 'a German^ supmarino und^aptured "eight of ■ the crew. Thrf Ariel was 1 on pa,trol duty when she deceived a report of a submarine m northern waters.

Siglitirtg the; periscope of the submarine at a distance of nearly a milei tho Ariel maflo for ■ the enemy crafty firing as she approached. Tlie gunner^ made good px'actice and the periscope of tho submarine was struck fairly. Going at full speed, the Ariel attempted to 'ram the Gorman and passed rightover her. The' 'submarine! 'was damaged and came to the surfacp. Faeod witii destruction, tho crow of the U-boat' attempted to tiso their gun on the destroyer. After two or three shots from the bow gun of the destroyer, however, the crew, of th© submarine }iegiin to appear 011 deck with their lands above their heads' m toktjn of • Surrender. Several, boats, we're lowered and eight men of the. submarine- crew were rescued. The other members of the crew, 13 m number, were drowned. Near Bl^ck^Qd Pay^ pn the. western coast of Ireland, an armed patrol steanier was victorious m a fight with a submarine m British coastal waters. While tho armed steamer was m Blacksod Bay word was brought that a German •submarine was firing on' a merchant ship just outside Achilles Head. Tlib patrol ' steamer went right out, and an hour later sighted a submarine painted black, about two miles off. When

ilie patrol sl?;utn'r \v;is about 000 yards '■

jiwny she began (<> use her gnus. All the shots wi-re infective iinrl the submarine attempted to get away, but the patrol steam nr maintained its fire.

Suddenly a lot of smoke was seen coming from tho aft side of the conning towor of the submarine and it stopped.; Its stern then began. to sink. Soon the conning tower disappeared and only the forepart of the submarine was above water. After a moment the submarine disappeared entirely, leaving a large cloud of smoke. The patrol steamer waited m the vicinity for two hours, but saw no trace of the submarine.