The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-12-26
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SYNOPSIS.
A European power faces disastrous
war with England. Captain Sirius tells
his king OF plan which will bring Eng
land to her knees. He goes 70 the British
coast with . submerins-
Near the mouth Of the Thames he sinks
Z big steamer loaded with mutton ana
several other food ships An aviator hurls
bombs at the submarine without success.
CHAPTER III.
The Fall Of 1lanksnbsrg.
l~IHE channel was covered with
It'll English torpedo boats. buxxing,
whirling like cloud of midges.
- How they thought they could
hurt me cannot imagine, unless by
accident were to come up underneath
one Of them. More dangerous were the
aeroplanes. which circled here and
there
The water being calm, had several
times to descend as deep as 100 feet
before / was sure that 1 was out OF
their sight. After had blown up the
three ships at Boulogne saw two
aeroplanes flying down the channel,
and knew that they would head on
any vessels which were coming up.
There was one very large white steam
er lying or Havre, but she steamed
west before could reach her. / dare
say Stephan or one of the others would
get her before long. But those Internal
aeroplanes spoiled our sport for that
day. Not another steamer did see,
save the never ending torpedo boats.
consoled myself with the reflection,
however, that no food was passing me
on its way to London. That was what
! was there for after all. i'll could
do It without spending my torpedoes
oil the better. Up to date had fred
ten Of them and sunk nine steamers, so
l had not wasted my weapons. That
night l came back to the Kent coast
and lay upon the bottom In shallow
water near Dungeness.
We were all trimmed and ready at
the FIRST break Of day, for expected
to catch seine ships which had tried
to make the Thames in the darkness
and had miscalculated their time. Sure
enough, there was great steamer
coming up channel and flying the
American dag. 1t was oil the same to
me what flag she dew 80 long as she
was engaged In conveying contraband
of war to the British isles. There Vere
no torpedo boats about at the moment,
80 ran out on tho surface and fred
q shot across her bows. She seemed
inclined to 60 on, 80 I put second
one just above her water line on her
port bow. She stopped then and
very angry man began to gesticulate
from the bridge. / ran the Iota al
most alongside. "Are you the cap
tainf' asked.
"what the I won't attempt to
reproduce his language.
"You have foodstuffs on boardT
said.
"Its an American ship, you blind
better he cried. Cant you see the
hag? It Il the vermondia Of Bos-
tom"
"Sorry, captain" I answered. II
have really no time for words. Those
shots of mine will bring the torpedo
boats, and dare say at this very mo-
ment your wireless Is making trouble
for me. Get your people into the
boats"
had to show him I was not blufing.
30 drew on ana began putting shells
into him Just on the water line. When
I had Knocked six holes In bis ship he
was very busy on his boats. fred
twenty shots altogether, and no tor
pedo was needed, for she was lying
over with a terrible list to port and
presently came right on to her side.
There she lay for two or three minutes
before she foundered. There were
eight boats crammed with people ly-
ing round her when she went down.
believe everybody was saved, but ]
could not wait to inquire. From all
quarters the poor old painting, useless
war vessels were hurrying. filled
my tanks. ran our bows under and
came up fifteen miles to the south. o.
course I knew there would be big
row afterward--as there was-but that
did not help the starving crowds round
the London bakers, who only saved
their skins. poor devils. by explaining
to the mob that they had nothing to
bake.
BY this time I was becoming rather
anxious, a. you can imagine. to know
what was going on in the world and
what England was thinking about II
all. ran alongside fishing boat
therefore, and ordered them to give up
their papers. Unfortunately they had
none except a rag Of nm evening paper.
which was full Of nothing but betting
news. In second attempt ! came
alongside q small yachting party from
| Eastbourne, who were frightened to
death at our sudden appearance out Of
the depths. From them We were
| lucky enough to get the London Chron-
| icle of that verg morning
Il was intoreoting readine-eo intsr'
| eeting that had - anneuoce Il 81 90
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