South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-01
By \ T.. Beach.


marine last Thursday morning aboard
the Dutch liner Batavier y on which
was a passenger bound from Rot
tcrdam for London. -Four hours later
hundred joyous German Jackies
were making ready TO stOWaWay a.
vast quantity of pigs. beer. cheese
and butter IN the kaisers larder at
Zeebrugge
At the same pier another hundred
Jacilies were performing a similar
operation on the Dutch steamer Zaan-
stroOm, Amsterdam for London on
the promenade deck of each vessel
long line OF bewildered passengers.
q molly crowd OF French, Dutch. Bel
gians and Americans handed over
passports and OLher convincing papers
they possessed 10 German COM
mander and staff. 10 was big day
in Zeebrugge.
The two young daredevil lieuten-
ants who brought he prizes TO port
stood erinning at the proceeding from
the shelter OF huge range finder
Submarines and tenders iounRcd Ian
guidly By. An occasional tug ap-
lpeared out OF the mist TO purr over
the appetiZing spectacle OF pork and
beer
Naval and army officers v-hizzed up
TO the ships in powerful military auto
mobiles to congratulate the men who
turned the trick-also to cast longing
glances at the pork.
Captured ON Belgian Coast.
The Batavier Y and the Zaan-
stroom were captured Thursday morn
ing off the Belgian coast by sub
marine and taken 10 Zeebrugge and
interned. An armed guard was placed
aboard each vessel and the passen-
gers detained aboard. Capt. Fischer,
In charge of Zeebrugge. Immediately
Informed Berlin Of the capture and
decided 10 defer unloading the car
goes until officially advised to do so.
The order came Sunday morning and
sailors and marines set to work.
In the meantime a special train Of
captured Belgian coaches had ratified
down the Eter 10 he ships and the
passengers after moro examination OF
papers hustled aboard. OF the 60
1uckless vOyagers aboard the Batavier
Y. and the u on the ZaanstrOOm, IS
were Belgians and Frenchmen of
fighting age and physique. This squad
was dropped at Client and taken to
prison. there TO remain until the end
Of the war.
The other passengers, Of whom
Anzel Wallace. an International News
Service staff photographer. and my
self were the only Americans were
taken TO the frontier At the border
the German troops left the train and
we ratified away again, finally TO be
put off at Terneuzen, a Dutch town
OF 10000. to shift for ourselves. This
Wallace and / started to do early
Sunday morning. being admirably
aided by the Dutch army. We soon
discovered Holland is a country OF
barbed wire and suspicion. But that's
getting ahead Of the story.
German Submarine Appears.
Wallace and L. bound from Berlin
TO London, via Rotterdam, had just
come on deck after breakfast Thurs
day when we saw a German sub
marine of the largest type. the U-36.
cutting across our stern at n 20-knot
gait Wallace dived below To get
kodak and cinema camera and the
fun was on. The captain of the
Batavier V. had ordered the engines
stopped and was standing aft TO re-
ceive the Germans.
The submarine raced in perilOusly
close 20 our stern and the lieutenant
commanding took the ladder at
leap and clambOred aboard. Already
ne was grinning, his black oil skins
were dripping like a wet knife and a
45 revolver swung free from his girth.
He coDrteously informed the captain
the ship was a war prize with n new
commander. Mounting the bridge
and grabbing two flags he soon was
signalling 10 the submarine now circl-
ing around US.
Captain Took No Chances.
All this time Wallace was grinding
away at the cinema from the shelter
OF the aft deckhOuse. taking snap
shots wherever an opportunity af
forded Next TO the German visitor
he was the busiest man on the North
sea The Batavier V. now stopped,
heaved her anchor and the submarine,
shaping a swift course TO the south
few minutes later. struck course
due east I'm the direction Of a blOtch
OF black smoke directly off our stern.
It seemed as though this victim-tO-be
had time 10 make a run for it. but
as he told Us afterwards. her captain
long ago decided to take no chances
with the Germans in an encounter
The ZaanStrOOm was soon 400 yards
astern and then began the dance of
the mines Zeebrugge Is protected
by as chick a mine field as was ever
planted, and IL was now the sub
marines duty TO pilot us through 10.
This the Germans did with the most
amazing display Of maritime celebrity.
We soon were under way behind the
submarine and no man ever Steered
n dizzier course. Turning around TO
81 south by southwest course. that sub
marine wound its way in every dreC1
ton. now lying fiat across our bow.
again zig-zagging IN and out or MAX
ing wide sweeps 10 avoid those hell
balls of the deep.
Several miles OF this and we were
met by n few submarine tenders
G. T and W-3. The six OF us did
some OF the most pulling maneuver-
ing before the tender finally came
s4tng side the Batavier Y. and the
VS. tied 20 the ZaanstroOm. Twelve
marines with bayonets came aboard
They were commanded by an officer
who said:
This is a fine haul YOU have here g"
The officer I'm charge replied:
Yes indeed. we have pork beer
eggs. cheese and F'renchmen on
board "
Standing directly under him ON
deck I added And two Americans "
rms brought happy laugh from the
lieutenant and the remark. Eyes. and
YOU have taken pictures OF the whole
performance"
The Films Escape
CONSIDERING thar wallace ou7 1,i-