S.S. _Tivives_ (third ship in right-hand column) signalled “Torpedo just passed our stern from starboard.” This ship notified _Aphrodite_ by radio. Went to general quarters and searched but saw nothing except whales and porpoises. Wind was light and sea smooth. French destroyer _Aisne_, which was astern of us, apparently intercepted radio as he was observed to be searching. A little later in this voyage came the following tale of disaster, as caught by the radio: Intercepted from _Marseilles_, “_Montanan torpedoed_.” Intercepted from _Noma_, “_Westbridge torpedoed_.” Intercepted from Aphrodite, “_Cubore torpedoed_, 10 P.M. _Friday_.” The _Corsair_ and _Aphrodite_ had left their outward-bound convoy at this time, according to orders, to steer for the rendezvous and make contact with a fleet of fourteen ships bound in for France. During the night a green Véry light flared against the cloudy sky to the southward. The _Corsair_ headed for it at full speed, but could find no ship in distress and it was later conjectured that the signal might have come from the French destroyers which had remained to pick up the survivors of the _Cubore_. Soon after this, several lights were sighted close to the water. It is hard to realize how unusual and arresting was such a phenomenon as this upon an ocean where ships had long shrouded themselves in darkness, screening every ray and glimmer lest it might betray them to a lurking enemy. The vision of officers and lookouts had so adapted themselves to these conditions that they were able to discern a shadow of a ship a mile away. In this instance, when vessels’ lights, several of them, were boldly displayed, the _Corsair_ approached warily until it was possible to make them out as showing aboard a little flock of Breton fishermen. It was known that a French submarine was operating in this patrol area and the officers of the _Corsair_ plausibly assumed that the lights might be a decoy for Fritz, so they concluded not to meddle with the situation. Next morning another bevy of fishing vessels was seen, and the French submarine was with them, while a steamer was also standing by. Meanwhile the _Corsair_ and _Aphrodite_ had found the inbound convoy which had also a destroyer escort, and one of these, the _Lamson_, ran down to investigate the startling picture of a submarine calmly loafing about. The Frenchman promptly exploded a smoke bomb as the proper recognition signal, for he was taking no chances with a venomous Yankee destroyer which was known to be exceedingly quick on the trigger when a periscope or conning tower was etched against the horizon. It was agreed that there were much more healthy pursuits than to be ranging the Bay of Biscay in a French submarine.