_Comfort, Even Gayety, Aboard Craft_
_Told by (Name Withheld by Request)_
Much of the mystery and rumor surrounding German submarine methods is
cleared away by this narrative of a steamship officer who spent many
days as a prisoner on one of the powerful new U-boats. His story was
written for the _New York Times_ on condition that his name be not
disclosed. Treated with great consideration by his captors, he had an
opportunity to learn how the officers and crew lived, to study their
attitude and manners, their work with torpedoes and deck guns, their
system of attack and defense, and their science of navigation. It is
reproduced here by permission.