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350 MacDonnell, Lt. - Commr. E. O., in charge of flying Caproni bombers from Italy to Flanders, 285 MacDougall, Capt. W. D., at London headquarters, 204 McBride, Capt. L. B., at London head- quarters, 212, 214 McCalla, Capt., meets Adm. Jellicoe in China, 44 McCormick, E. H., volunteers services at London headquarters, 206 McCullough, Commr. Richard P., recommended for decoration, 136 McDougal, in first American destroyer contingent, 42 ; highly commended, 139 McDowell, Commr. Clyde S., work on listening devices, 178 McGrann, Commr. W. H., at London headquarters, 212 McNamee, Capt. L., at London head- quarters, 215 McVay, Capt. C. B., commanding the Oklahoma, 305 Magruder, Rear- Adm. T. P., good work in convoying subchasers, 178 Mannix, Commr. D. Pratt, with mine- laying squadron, 264 Marshall, Capt. A. W., with mine- laying squadron, 264 Mary Rose, welcomes American des- troyers at Queenstown, 41 Massachusetts, converted as mine-layer, 254 Melville, " Mother Ship " of the des- troyers at Queenstown, 58, 62 Millard, H., volunteers services at London headquarters, 206 Milner, Lord, on convoy system, 95 Mine barrage, at first not effective against submarines, 20, 24 Mine barrage in North Sea, American, 245 ; immensity of, 252 ; how laid, 257 Mine laving by German submarines, 51, 273, 274 Mines, Americans perfect new type, 250 ; immense organization of supply and transport, 252 Moewe, commerce raider, 95 Murfm, Capt. Orin G., designer and builder of mine-assembly bases in Scotland, 256 Mystery ships, greatly aid in com- bating the submarine, 103 ; ac- companying convoy, 118 ; method of operating, 118 ; operations of, 142 ; technique, 148 ; difficulty of identifying, 151 ; number in opera- tion, 152 ; heroic fight of the Dun- raven, 157 ; exploit of Prize, 165 ; American ship Santee, 166 ; Stock- force destroys submarine, 183 Nautilus, submarine of Robert Fulton, 226 Naval guns, German, bombarding Dunkirk and Paris, 290 Naval guns, U.S., used on the Western Front, 289 Nelson, Capt. C. P., good work in con- voying subchasers, 178 ; command- ing subchaser squadrons at Corfu, 194; in bombardment of Durazzo, 199, 200 Neptune attacked by LT-29, 84, 85 Nevada, guarding transports, 304 New York, on duty with Grand Fleet, 303 Niblack, Rear- Adm. Albert P., com- manding forces at Gibraltar, 134; asks that subchasers be sent to Gibraltar, 195 Nicholson, in submarine chase, 123 ; on convoy duty, 129 ; assists Fan- ning in capture of submarine and crew, 130 ; highly commended, 139 Noma, goes to relief of sinking mystery ship Dunraven, 163 Northern Bombing Group, established, 284, 285 O'Brien, highly commended, 163 Oil, scarcity of, for Great Britain's fleet, 34 Oklahoma, guarding transports, 305 Orama, torpedoed, 125 Ostend, bombing of submarine base at, 285 Otranto barrage, the, 181, 195 Page, Ambassador Walter Hines, asks that high naval representative be sent to England, 1 ; states that England faces defeat by submarines, 8 ; on critical submarine situation, 38 ; advised of submarine peril, 52 ; a tower of strength, 207 Pargust, " mystery ship," destroys submarine, 147 Parker, in hunt for submarine, 119 ; highly commended, 139 ; support- ing ship for subchasers at Plymouth. 182 ; seriously dam ages the C7-53, 189 Pauillac, France, U.S. aviation centre at, 284 Pennsylvania, transmits mobilization orders to destroyer division, 42 Pershing, Gen., request for naval guns at St. Nazaire, 290 ; report of their skilful use, 293 Pescara, Italy, U.S. seaplane station at, 284 Pisa, in attack on Durazzo, 199 Pitt, William, early opinion of the sub- marine, 226 Planning Section at London head- quarters, 215 Pleadwell, Capt. F. L., at London head- quarters, 212 Plunkett, Adm. Charles P., command- ing naval guns on Western Front, 289 ; aids in designing mobile rail- way batteries, 290 Plymouth, subchaser base at, 182 Pocahontas, converted from German liner to transport, 302 Porter, in first American destroyer con- tingent, 42 Porto Corsini, Italy, U.S. seaplane station at, 284 Poteet, Lt.-Commr. Fred H., with first American destroyer contingent, 42 Potter, Ensign Stephen, fight with enemy seaplane, 288 Powell, Lt.-Commr. Halsey, of de- stroyer Parker, 119 ; highly com- mended, 139 Princess Irene, converted into trans- port, 302 Pringle, Capt. J. R. P., at Queenstown, 58 ; commended by Adm. Bayly, 139 Prize, mystery ship, damages sub- marine and captures captain and two of crew, 165 Q-ships, see Mystery ships