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ir L. )f the cityssued a ding n his ranee datee fordavitrney, e de-. W. en s thethat f the logy. costswasicauy lur a new convoy. In mid-Atlantic only one cruiser remained with the transports until they got about 700 miles off ihe English or Irish coast when they again were met by a large number of destroyers which protected them against attacks by submarines until they reached their bases in Scotland, Ireland, England or France. In accompanying merchantmen the destroyer* did not go out quite so far.Mot Several U-boats wary? Several times a U-boat was seen, said Mr. Matsch. They were chased and disappeared and depth cha-ges u* to 260 lbs. to 400 lbs. were dropped These depth charges had been invented in America but were brought to perfection by the English. At one time the explosion of such a bomb shook the destroyer heavily, putting the water condensers out of commission and making a return to port necessary. In no case eould the destruction of the submarine be firmly established, he said, although the probability always was very great. The destroyer was the real enemy of the submarine, he said, and had their number been greater, all loss might have been eliminated. Seven days a destroyer usually w’as out at sea and three days in port whi h, in the pinion of Mr. Matsch, was hardly enough for the necessary repairs. They did not lose a single man on the Ammen,” either through sickness or through other causes. Line Officer His AmbitionChief engineer Matsch at present hat charge of 45 men on his boat. It has been his ambition to become a line Chief engineer Matsch at present has charge of 45 men on his boat. It ha*, been his ambition to be ome a line officer some day so as to be able to be same | placed in command of a ship. With t its I that aim in view he will report for duty tside I on February 1st, at the navy yard inlean? ey’re ;here. they d he•rvice 'r ss. point leeve eatre nths’than e of
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New Ulm Review
New Ulm, Minnesota, US
Wed, Jan 29, 1919
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