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THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA. UNITED STATES SAILOR DESCRIBES RESCUE OF THE U-53'S VICTIMS Quartermaster of the McDougal Tells of Swift Race of American Destroyers to the Scene of the German Submarine's Opera tions Off Nantucket Lightship Sees Dutch Steamer Blown Up by the Giant Diver. Now York. I hnvo rend n good dent about tlio doings of the U-B3 In tlio vi cinity of Nnntucket lightship, and no ticed that very llttlo Iiiih been publish ed regnrdlng the movements of our de stroyer force nnd the part It plnycd In tho rcsctto work. I therefore tnko thin means of telling whnt nctimlly oc curred from the time wo left port un til our return, writes Qunrtcnimstcr Nathan Levy, U. S. N., of the U. S. S. McDougal, In the Now York Times. As the world now kndws, the Iffst Intimation we received of activity on tlio part of tho U-G3 was a rndlo re ceived at the naval rndlo station on Goat Island. At about lii:.r5, while on wntch, the Hlrmlngham, our llagshlp, sent n nliore messago to all de stroyers, .iidlng our mother ship, the Melvn.i-, to prepare to get under way nnd to report when ready. Then began ono of the most wonderful rnces known to the United States navy, u raco to seo which" ship would bo rendy first nnd which would bo tho first to leave. Almost Instuntly boat recalls wore hoisted; heavy blnck smoke be gan to pour out of numerous stacks so thickly that tho city of Newport was almost hidden from view. About six minutes after tho signal was mado tho Jnrvls stood out to sen, bound for Nnntucket light vessel, making nf tho start a speed of 20 knots. Tho won derful work of the Jnrvls will long bo remembered ns breaking records for getting under way. Now tho rnco wns on. In n short tlmo there ennio a toot from the tor pedo station. TIiIh wus tho Druyton tinder wny. Almost Immediately nn othcr, tho Ericsson, moved out; then another, tho O'Brien. Thrilling Race. Out tho ships stenmcd. I cannot re member tho exact order of leaving, be ing on watch, and very busy, but I do know, on account of tho return of our small boats, wo wcro fifth from tlio last to leave. Wo then commenced our pursuit of the destroyers ahead. Myt what a beautiful and thrilling rnco It wnsl About two miles away, off our star board bow, wns tho destroyer Conyng linin, and dend ahead, about threo miles, tho limit of visibility, due to heavy hazo, two other destroyers. Slow ly wo gained on tho Oonyngliam, but lost our advantngo in a fow minutes on account of slight trouble In the for ward flreroom. Soon wo wcro at It ngnln, whllo In tho meantime tho Win slow had passed us and tho Nicholson was now close off our port quartor. No. 2 boiler wus now cut In, nnd ns our speed was by this tlmo almost maxi mum wo practically How over tho wa ter. Tlio Nicholson was soon left be hind and tho Conynghnm wns rapidly being overtaken. Soon wo passed hor, Tho ship ahead drow nearer to us, the captain nt this time sighting a destroyer bearing off our port bow. With tho aid of power ful glasses I mndo her out to be tho McCnll. Sweeping around, I mndo out two more, twlitch wore soon pnssed by us. Four destroyers woro now passed, U-53 la Sighted. All told, wo pussed nt least ten do stroyers which had left Newport bo fpro ua and were capablo of ranking as much speed ns tho McDougal under or dinary conditions. Tho lust threo ships wcro overtaken within sight of tlio light vessel, of which wo were now abeam, Just threo und one-Unit hours after taking our departure from New port. A rcmarknblo run, you must ad mit, n dl'stunco of 100 miles covered In tho tlmo mentioned nbovo, from n cold stnrt nnd with half tho crow and ofil cers ashore. With tho light vessel abeam, wo lind tiio first opportunity to witness part of tho tragedy. A short dlstanco to tho cnstwnrd of tlio lightship wh a lnrgo Dutch etonmcr, tho Bloomers dljk. Sho had beautiful lines for n freighter, Flying from her stern was GATHERING KNAPSACKS OF THE FALLEN 'Ine photograph rtiuu u cuwtuiu ou the western front among the allies. After every battle tho knapsack of every fallen soldier and ull his belongings are collected and sent bnck to his honw. n largo Dutch Hag, another flew from her hlgnal stay, and on her sides was painted her nnmc, the name of her home port, and the Dutch ling, all In conspicuous letters. To the left of her and close to us the German sub marine U-03 was sighted, towing a ship's boat, painted white, l-nter our captain hailed this boat and Invited Its occupants to come aboard. The Hlommersdljlc appeared to be deserted. In splto of this fnct her lights were all burning. The Invited boat crime alongside, and her occupants were helped on board by our crow. They wcro tho chief odicer. G. Klaasso; liontswnln P. N. Vnn der Sluys, and Seamen II. 11. Kschbach, O. Zeevanrt, Q. Ileddenia, nnd G. Van Oost. iCln qui to needless to say that they were all received with welcome. Does 8ome Tall Diving. Tho boatswnln, Vnn der Sluys, could spenk English very well, having served on board English ships, arid from htm we received news ns to whnt nctunlly happened. I will not repeat his exact words, but will give u brief descrip tion of whnt took place. They hud taken their depnrture from tho light ship, when a submarlno was sighted flying tho International T. A. F., ("Bring your papers on board.") Tho Hlommcrsdljk, being n slow-moving vessel, lowered n boat, whose crow were tho olllccrs and men nnincvl above Chief Officer Klnasso was Infvrrned by tho submarine commnndur tUat his ship was to bo blown up ex 8:30. During the tlmo that the two offi cers woro parleying tho U-53 sighted ono of our destroyers standing toward her. She Immediately dived. I nsked the man who told mo this if It took her very long to dive, and ho answered, In n very sober manner: "Oh, no; only about 80 seconds. Yo gods I but sho can do some tall diving," Shortly af ter this occurrence wo enmo upon the scene, sighting the submarine with tho Illommcrsdljk's boat In tow. At this tlmo there wcro about four destroyers close aboard tho light vessel, appar ently taking off survivors. Quito a number of small boats were tied up astern of tho lightship. Wo stood over toward tho submarlno until wo hailed tho bout's crow, as I haVo already stated. Wo then stood toward another ves- soli tho Stepliuno, about two miles awny from 'tho Dlonunersdljk, to ron- dor assistance to her survlvorB If nec essary. This vessel, like tho Dutch ship, wns ready for slaughter, abso lutely deserted, but with nil her lights burning brightly. To mnke sure that there wus no ono left on board our captain run close to hor and had our forwnrd searchlight turned on. The light wns swept foro nnd nft without n living soul being visible. Dutch Ship Dies Hard. At this tlmo tho U-53 was running back and forth between tho Hlom mcrsdljk and tho Stcphano, followed closely by ono of our destroyers, which apparently did not wish to miss any thing. Tho submarine kept continual ly moving about. Whether it wns In decision on his part I cannot say ; any way, at nbout 7:10 our time (seventy fifth meridian) tho U-G3 took station about 800 yards off tho port beam of tho Hlommersdljlc, bow on. Expect ing ho would fire, our captain (many thanks to him) decided to .run over and observe the effect. Wo hnd taken station nbout l,f00 yards astern of tho doomed Bhlp when, at 7:20 (our time) wo heard a terrible report. Look ing townrd tho Ulonimersdljk I saw n high cloud of water shooting up In tho air, lijghor than tho ship, but she didn't sink. Fooling cocksure that their torpedo or was It n bomb, or perhaps a mine? would finish the Scotch-built ship, tho German turned her back and steamed away. I watched tho Hlom mcrsdljk like n hawk, rooting for her - TO REPOPULATE TAHITI Mine. M. A. israult, n member of un aristocratic family of France, now In tlUs country, will return to France to seek out war orphans for the purpose of sending them to Tahiti Island, now lacing depopulation from tho henvy drnftthe war has made on the young men. yes I did praying that if sho must go down sho would nt least give her executioners n run for their money. Still tho German continued steaming awuy. Did she, I thought, Intend to allow tho Dutchman to remain afloat? Hut no; when within n few hundred ynrds of tho Stcphano she turned nbout nnd stood bnck to tho Blommers dljk. Taking station this time nbout 1,000 ynrds from tho Blommersdljk, which had listed to port slightly from tho effects of the" explosion, that wns ull, with her port running lfght toward us, which convinced us that she had stern tubes, tho U-53 fired another tor pedo, striking tho Hlommcrsdljk nft, under the living quarters and the fire rooms. The second explosion wns far moro violent than the first, tho cloud of water nbout twlco ns high, tho vibra tion caused by tho explosion being felt very distinctly onour vessel. This tlmo wo could plainly see that the good ship wns doomed. Makes Sure of Victim. Mnklng sure thnt her victim was finished, tho German doused all lights and stood awny. For n short tlmo wo lost her. Wlillo seurchlng to pick her up again I sighted the sidelights of n ship about four miles away. Sho seemed to bo rakish In appearance, but I am sure that she wns not another submnrino ; but why, if sho wasn't, did not tlio U-C3 hall her? Always will this remain n mystery to mo. Sho was easy prey, and there wns no dan ger of tho Stcphano running away, as sho wns deserted. A short tlmo Inter tho U-53 wns sighted with her bow against tho starboard quarter of tho Stcphano, apparently having sent some members of tho crow on bonrd. Patiently wo waited, but tho men on tho Stephnno woro in no hurry. At nbout 0:80 .(our tlmo) wo steamed nwny. Looking around, wo saw a number of ship's boats floating about J with no ono in them. Going close to tho Hnlch tho senior officer of our force being, her captain wo received orders to proceed to Newport nt dis cretion. Taking our depnrture from tho light vessel, which had figured so prominently In tlio rescuo work, we ar rived at Newport at nbout threo n. ni October 0. The rescued men wero sleeping soundly below nnd wcro not culled un til five n. m., nt which time a smnlt boat como alongsldo to carry them to tho training station. At B:30 they left us, first slinking hands and thanking everyone In sight. I must pay n trib ute to tho wonderful optimism of tho rescued men. Not ouo complained ci ther against their fnto or tho Qcrman submarine. ELECTRIC FAN FOR FOWLS California Ducks Quack With Joy When Water Is 8prayed Over Them. California, Mo. Tho birds on a poul try plant hero nro real high dors. They Imvo one couvenlcneo thu no monarch could lmvo enjoyed 50 years ago. That convenience Is electric fans. Tho fans and running water hnvo been Installed In tho largo feeding stution nf the A. B. Colo & Sons plant, Under tho spray of n fountain In tho feeding station is tho fnvorlto haunt of the ducks nnd geess. Tho manage ment has found tho fans nnd wutcr of economic vnluo, ns It saves tho lives of many fowls and makes them fatten faster In tho hot weuther, THE KITCHEN CABINET Unskillful or elovcnlj cooking, or un unwise selection of food, may neutral ize a vigorous nppctlto, or even breed dynpcpsla. Jordan. GOOD EATING. A quick and delicious salad dressing Is made as follows: Rub ton paste the yolks of three hard-cooked 'eggs nnd two tuble spoonfuls of olive oil ; add salt, papri ka nnd white poi per to taste, then add slowly two ta hlcspooufuls o f good vinegar; add gradually half u cupful of crenm, und when well mixed bent It two minutes with nn egg beater; set on the Ice un til thoroughly chilled; this Is particu larly good for potato or any vegetablo sulnd. Tongue Is recommended to bo used In plnco of suet In mince pies; then they may bo served cold and nro equal ly ns good as hot. French fried potatoes, If rolled In cornmenl before frying will be found much Improved. When boiling hum ndd n few cloves nnd whatever canned fruit Juice Is at hand, such ns pencil, penr, quince, nprl cot or tho Julco from pickled peaches or pears. Patty shells seasoned with grated cheese make a delicious change from tho plain, evcrydny kind. New York Sandwich. With threo in blespoonfuls of finely minced hnm blend two tnblespoonfuls of finely minced onion. Add one well-beaten egg, and when well mixed, drop by spoonfuls Into not drippings; pat In shape, and when delicately brown on ono side, turn and saute on tho other, then place between slices of bread, buttered and cut In sandwich form. Servo on lettuce. Pecan Pralines. Boil together two cupfuls of brown sugar, a quarter of a cupful of boiling water, until thick, then ndd four tnblespoonfuls of butter nnd cook five minutes; remove from the stove, ndd n cupful of pecans nnd bent for ono minute, or until thick enough to drop by spoonfuls on a but tered pan. Applo Pudding. Put Infers of but tered toast In n bnklng dish, cover with chopped npple,' n llttlo sugar nnd cln nnnion, then another layer of tonst, buttered. Pour over a custard, using u pint of milk nnd two eggs, a little salt and sugar. Bako until the custard Is set. In tho school of experience every body puyB his own tuition and nobody ever graduates. Judge. Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their 'tremendous difficulties. Bpurgeon. AUTUMN FISH. Now that oysters arc again In sen son n nlco dish to serve Is tho follow ing: Take a cupful of rich white sauce and two cupfuls of flaked cooked fish, and u cup ful of oysters chopped fine. Butter a dish, put In tho fish, then n layer of white sauce, then the oysters; seasoning well, cover with white sauco and buttered crumbs. Brown well In the oven. Clam Pie. This Is n good dish for n chilly night. "Cut off tho blnck pnrt of the clam If the soft-shelled ones arc used ; chop tho clums ami fill after being seasoned Into smnll ramekins, cover with a rich piecrust and bako brown. Spread oysters with Tartar sauce to servo as first course. Add ono table spoonful each of chopped parsley, pickles, capers and olives to a cupful of mnyonnnlse dressing. Hot Shrimps. Let tho shrimps sonk In ice water, dry and clean them, but ter n baking dish and put In a layer of white sauco made with crenm, then n lnyer of shrimps, salt and pepper; repent until tho dish Is full, cover the top with Sauce, sprinkle with buttered crumbs nnd brown In tho oven. Clnm chowder Is another cold eve ning dish that touches tho spot. Use a can of clams, added the Inst 15 min utes to the hot soup. Fry a slice of salt pork, cut In dice; add an onion or two, a fow sliced potatoes and water to cover and cook them until tendor1; then add milk, the clams and crackers, allowing tho clams to cook without be coming tough. Clam Fritters Bent the" yolks of two.eggs, add snlt and pepper, n table spoonful each of butter and lemon Juice. Beat It up woll and let stand two hours. Then add chopped clams ho that It will bo a thick drop batter; fry two or three at a tlmo to avoid cooling the fat. Drain on paper In the oven. Crab mont added to rich whlto sauce nnd served on toast makes u nice luncheon dish. Crab meat and chopped hard-cooked eggs makes n nlco sand wlch filling. Llttlo oyster crabs nro delicious served as nn entree or for luncheon as a moro substantial dish. Wits'! and dry thorn, dip each In milk and seasoned (lour and. try tn hot fat. Lay on a pa per dolly nnd surround .with lemon I pray not that men fctnblo at ny ponfif uf place and lordly way. I only pray for simple graco to look my nelRhbor In the tn.ee full honestly from day to day.-J. W. tllley. WHEN HONEY IS PLENTIFUL. Honey deserves more uttentlon In cookery thnn It now occupies. In many places whero honey Is abundant It is already holding Its place with sugut which it surpasses In sweetening pow er. Baked Apples. Peel and core n ' half dozen fait sized apples. Mix ono cupful of fine brend emmbs, three tnblespooufuls of honey, a half tcaspoonful each of cin namon and lemon extract. Fill the centers of tho apples with tho mixture and bnko In a well greased baking dish. Honey Corn Bread. Thoroughly mix two pounds of cornmeul and a qunrter of a pound of Hour; ndd four cupfuls of water. Stir well for threo minutes; beat two eggs, udd two tea spoonfuls of honey, two of salt, one tablespoonful of melted butter nnd ono and n half cupfuls of liquid yeast; mix and stir all tho Ingredients to gether, beating occasionally for' n hnlf hour. Pour Into rfdeep, greased pan nnd set in a warm place for two hours to rise. Bako In a moderate oven until the top Is a golden brown. Honey Spice Cake. Stir together until creamy one nnd n hnlf cupfuls of honey and three-quarters of a cup ful of butter, add gradually two well beaten eggs, one-hulf cupful of milk, alternating with threo cupfuls of flour In which two tenspoonfuls of baking powder has been sifted. Add a cup ful of currants, tho same of raisins, nnd n tablespoonful of allspice. When all mixed turn Into a deep, well greased pan and bako In a moderato oven. Glnuersnaps. Into a double broiler put three-quarters of a cupful of but ter, one cupful of honey nnd two tea spoonfuls of powdered ginger, Allow the mixture to cook three minutes nfter the boiling point Is reached, lle movo from tho fire nnd set nslde to cool. When ulmost cold, stir In enough flour to mnke the mixture quite stiff. Roll out thin nnd cut In smnll cookies. From four things God preservo us; a painted' woman, a conceited valet, salt beef without mustard and a late dinner. Italian. f "One likes the pheasant's wing, and one the leg." BRACE OF BIRDS. In cooking game It must be remem bered that such birds as quail and partridge, like chicken, being whlto meat, should never be served under done, whllo duck, snipe, woodcock nnd pigeon are dnrk meat and they nre best served rare and very hot. If there Is n fishy fla vor or odor to wild duck which Is objectionable, parboil them tn n little sodn wnter with n plcco of "charcoal and If roasted, place' a few stalks of colery In tho bird. As most game lacks fnt this is supplied by larding with fat salt pork nnd bnstlng well during the cooking. As the seasoning of game makes or mars it, care should to taken not to overdo tho seasoning. The dish to be served, no runtter what it Is bird, fish, flesh or vegetable should not bo so deluged with flavors that tho distinct and characteristic flavor of tho food itself Is lost. Wild Ducks With Turnips Cut up tho bird In neat pieces for serving. Slice, one lnrgo onion and ono carrot. Melt four tablespoonfuls of drippings or butter In a saucepan nnd put In the .duck nnd vegetables; cook until nicely browned. Strnln off the fnt, ndd a cupful of stock and ono bny leaf, piuco in me oven nnu cook for ono heir. Ueel eight turnips, cut four of them Into quarters nnd fry them brown In hot butter; put them with the duck to finish cooking. Boil tho other turnips In salted water until soft, then rub them through n sieve; put them In n saucepan with one table- spoonful of butter und season to tnsto with snlt and pepper, stir In four ta blespoonfuls of hot cream and heat ngnln. Take up the duck, dish It ou the hot mashee turnips and arrange the fried quarters around It. Strain tho liquor from tho duck, remove tho fnt, nnd thicken with a tcaspoonful or flour. Pour It oyer tho duck nnd serve, or servo tho sauce separately. Hot Pot This is n good way to serve a cheup cut of lnmb. Cut pieces of lamb taken from the neck or shoul der In convenient tlzed pieces for serv ing. Roll each plcco in seasoned flour nnd lay in a dish ; add snlllclent pota toes, minced onion, In layers; fill the dish with stock, having tho potatoes on top. 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Wo print tills brief excerpt: "He talked of socialism from 8:30 to 0 :30, of tlio war from then till 10 :30, of Bernard Shaw and how he Is dif ferent from Chesterton till 11:30 and then of psychic therapeutics. '"I am, you know,' he Interjected, 'connected with the Emmanuel move ment.' "'You surprise me,' I murmured. "'Why should you be surprised that I am Interested In so absorbing a sub ject?' he demanded. And I'm afraid I glanced at the clock as I an swered : " 'I didn't lmnglne ypu could be con nected with any sort of n-er-roove-ment I' "But Isn't It too bad? I think he would have proposed If I'd let him talk for another hour or so 1" Confirmed Suspicion. Uncle Mose was one of those omnis cient persons who always refuse to ac knowledge either astonishment or Ig norance. When tho circus nnd the sideshow came to town nnd tho pres tidigitator called for someone to go up on the stage, Mose was pushed for ward. Presently the mnglclnn wns tak ing various wonderful articles out of Mose's garments. Lnstly.Jio extracted n pair of whlto rabbits from Mose's bushy wool. "Weren't you surprised at the rab bits, Mose?" asked his muster, after ward. "No, sah," Mose nnswered. "Fact is, sah, I'd been suspectin' dey's some rab bits up there fo' some time." To avoid criticism say nothing evil abou4- your neighbors. A Growing Custom! The custom of placing Grape-Nuts on the table at all meals is growing in American homes. Both children and grown-ups help them selves to this delicious food as often as they like. It contains the entire nutri ment of wheat and barley, 'digests quickly, and is wonderfully energizing. Every table should have its daily ration of Grape-Nuts "There's a Reason" tod parsley.
