Evening star., 1915-04-07
FIRST WAR PHOTO
OF GERMAN PLUNGER
U-36, Built Since Conflict Be-
gun, Snapped as She Cap
lures Dutch Ship.
new SUBMARINE TYPE
HAS 3,OOO-MILE RADIUS
Takes Vessel and Cargo to Zeebruge.
American Newspaper Men
Aboard.

The accompanying photograph Is the
| hrst. SO far as Is known, ever taken
of German submarine with her ten
der. The ship in question, the U-36.
built since the beginning of the great
| war and remarkable for her extreme
length. was snapped while signaling
stop" to the Dutch liner Batavier v
by NJ. P. Wallace Of the International
News Service Company, who. with A
F. Beach. an American newspaper cor
respondent. was a passenger on the
ship.
Early one morning while off the Bel
gian coast Wallace and Beach had just
appeared on deck after breakfast when
they saw large German submarine
cutting across their stern at q speed Of
both thought the vessel, on account of
her great size, must be q new kind OF
torpedo boat destroyer. The incident Is
described by Beach himself in the fol-
lowing words:
The captain of the Batavier had or
dered the engines to be stopped and
was standing aft by a rope ladder to
receive the German. The submarine
tenant commanding took the ladder at
leap and clambered aboard Already
he was grinning. His black oilskins
were dripping wet, and knife and
.forty-fve' revolver swung free from
his girth. He courteously informed
the captain that his ship was a war
prize with a new commander. Mount
ing the bridge and grabbing two flags
he was soon signaling to the sub
marine, which was now circling around
US. All this time Wallace was grind
ing away at the kinema from the
shelter of the aft deckhouse.
Piloted Into Port.
The Batavier had now heaved up
her anchor. and the submarine was
shaping a swift course to the south.
Zeebrugge Is protected by as thick a
mine field as was ever planted, and
the submarine piloted US through 1t.
We were soon under way behind the
submarine. and no man ever steered a
dizzier course. A few miles Of this and
We were met by three submarine
tenders. the F, W. and W-3
Twelve marines with fixed bayonets
came on board and our German guide
his superior on board the tender. This
report was a gem. In the most exuber-
ant German he said: "A fine haul. cap
tain-pork. cheese. butter, beer. sauer-
Standing directly under him on deck. 1
added: And two Americans This
brought happy salute from the lieu
tenant and the remark: Yes. and you
formance.'
Considering that Wallace and his out
mt had completely disappeared after tho
beginning Of this final act. began to un-
ject of the mysterious signaling. Also I
had visions Of seized cameras and Aims.
This, however. was not to be the case,
owing to a peculiar combination of Ger
man oversight and American ingenuity"
3,OOO-Mile Radius.
THE submarine. according to the
eyewitness, is as long as modern
destroyer and displaces nearly thou
sand tons. SO that she is practically a
submarine cruiser. She Is equipped
with a complete wireless outfit. A
gun can be seen on her deck abaft the
coming tower. the masts are hinged
and fold along the boats deck when
capture of the Dutch steamers 1t was
stated that they had been taken by the
U-28. Mr.. Wallace. however, gives her
number as U-36. and his evidence is
the latest submarines built by the Ger
mans since the war. Their existence
has been more or less a strict naval
secret. and it is surprising that the
photographer made good his escape
with the pictures. This latter type Of
German submarine has a radius of
5000 miles or more. and can dive to
$50 feet. They are driven by oil en-
gines on the surface and by electric
motors below. as are the smaller types.
Nineteen men may be counted on her
deck
For weeks now. the world has read of
the attempted blockade Of England by
German submarines. and heard stories
of the tenders by means of which the
submarines were able to keep away
from port a month at time. The ten
ders have continually replenished them
with the oil used as fuel and the stores
necessary for the feeding of the crews
With Germans In East.
Mr.. Wallace. prior to sailing on the
Batavier v. had spent several weeks
with the German army in the east,
making both still and moving pictures.
He was ordered to England. whence he
was to go to the front with the allies
in France. Mr.. Wallace and Mr. Beach
were en- route to this new assignment
when the submarine appeared.