Identifier: literarydigesthi09hals (find matches)
Title: The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting), 1851-1919, comp
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: New York, London, Funk & Wagnalls Company
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Sound. There a single British submarineengaged the squadron. The German vessels moved in circlesin an effort to avoid the attack of the enemy, but the Britishcraft followed closely. The Germans, equipped with heavyguns, directed a continuous fire at the raider, but did notsucceed in hitting her. Finally the submarine, after continuous maneuvering, gotinto position to discharge a torpedo, which struck one of thedestroyers in the bow, and the vessel foundered almost im-mediately. After the other German warships had retreatedto the southward, the submarine rose to the surface and re-mained on the scene for some time before it disappeared.Information indicated that all members of the destroyerscrew had been lost. That thirty-four German trawlers had been captured andtaken into Grimsby since September 15 was disclosed in anofficial statement printed in London on October 15. Fourdays later word came from Stockholm that four Germansteamers, the Pernamhiico, Soderhamm, Johannes Buss, and 232
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SIR JOHN (AlTKUWAUDS T.AROX) FISHER Soinotinios Fishor Ims boon rnlled the creator of the modern British navy. Jellicoo was trained nndor liini. Altlio over 70 and retired, lu was callfl into sorvieo again during tlio war as First Sea Lord SUBMARINES AND WAR-ZONE DECREES Delfshaven, had been torpedoed in the Baltic off Oxlesund.The Pernanibuco and Delf shaven were sunk, but the Soder-hamm and Johannes Russ remained afloat. All the crewswere saved. The Soderhamm, loaded with wood, and thePernambuco, with a cargo of iron ore, were bound for Ger-many. Four other German steamers were reported to have))een sent to the bottom by British submarines outside the.southern Stockholm archipelago within the previous twenty-four hours. The British sank them by opening their sea-valves, after giving the German crews plenty of time inwhich to leave their vessels. There were at this time forty-one German ships, mostly iron-ore carriers, blockaded inSwedish waters. The Pernambuco was a vessel of 4,788t

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